The Sony FDR-AX100 4K camcorder is a lot more than simply an affordable 4K camcorder. It contains many prosumer 4K camcorder features but can be used in a minimalist way to not draw the “film crew” look that many larger prosumer camcorders and professional camcorders do. The Sony stereo external mic is a must for this camcorder. It sounds great and is powered by the Sony AX100’s shoe, so no batteries are required. The Carl Zeiss lens in the AX100 is super sharp! It comes with a handy remote, as well as extended USB cable, wall charger cable, HDMI cable and lens hood. This camcorder films 4K video at 30FPS as well as several HD recording settings. I prefer to record in 4K because it always looks sharper than video recorded natively in HD in my opinion.