I am really on the fence whether or not to buy this camera. Some shots require the speed of operation and zero-rigging such a camera as the AX100 can offer. Unfortunately direct manual control over the image is painfully slow and fiddly. In one sense it is convenient to carry around a camera with a very high quality sensor more in-line with a DSLR than a camcorder, 4K, XAVC, small file sizes, built in ND filter, 9-111mm zoom, very effective stabilisation and 20MP stills mode all in one. Stick it all in auto and just go and shoot. There is appeal in this but the ergonomics of the AX100 spoil the fun. The touch screen is truly diabolical. You can’t even swipe up and down on menus like on a phone. It’s almost in need of a stylus, so small are some of the buttons.
If the RX10 successor gets 4K, I may consider adopting this technology. Until then, I feel 4K alone is not enough to revive the Handycam for anything more than consumer point & shoot.