A:Answer You really can’t compare a 4K image to a 1080 image; more is almost always better... I bought and returned just about every top 1080 (consumer not pro) camcorder until I tried this one. It is a keeper but different from 4K. The Sony 4K camera can produce amazing images but has a few downside: 1) The Sony viewfinder doesn’t show well in bright sunlight, IMHO the Canon’s OLED display is better, 2) the Sony doesn’t pan well (known problem), 3) 4K is more difficult to work with (large files take much more time to manipulate and upload)... You can work around most of those issues by buying a good computer; most any high end gaming machine would work fine.