📹 Sony HDRCX405 Black Handycam Camcorder - High-Definition Video Recording Review
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Very good
Rating
4.1
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Description of 📹 Sony HDRCX405 Black Handycam Camcorder - High-Definition Video Recording
50Mbps XAVC S1 1920x1080 at 60P, AVCHD and MP4 codecs. 30x Optical / 60x Clear Image Zoom to get closer to the action. 26.8mm wide angle ZEISS Lens. Automatically creates highlight video in MP4 from multiple clips. Optical SteadyShot image stabilization w/ Active mode. Built-in USB cable for easy file transfer/charge. Face Detection with voice enhancement and noise reduction. Get creative w/ 7 picture effects for video and still photos.For windows computers, details vary according to OS (Windows7/VISTA/XP). View on 2.7” Clear Photo Plus LCD display. Intelligent Auto (60 different scene combinations possible) , Focal Length (35mm) (Video) f=26.8 - 804.0 mm (16:9) Focal Length (35mm) (Still Image) f=26.8-804.0mm (16:9), f=32.8-984.0mm (4:3). This product does not have an external microphone input.
Pros
- good stabilizer
Cons
- the camera is not suitable for shooting in cloudy weather (not to mention twilight or darkness), it makes a lot of noise, in some places it loses sharpness when zooming. In addition, when setting the camera to the maximum video quality, the camera writes the mts. format, which is also very inconvenient to work with: you have to convert the video to a normal mp4 format. Inconvenient manual settings that are deeply hidden somewhere in the middle of the menu (sometimes sometimes you have to press the joystick as many as 12 times to get to the desired menu and manually adjust the desired video parameters)
Pros
- +++ excellent: optical stabilizer / smooth optical 30x zoom / ergonomics / nimble / battery for about 2 hours of continuous recording / (these are the properties of all normal camcorders) +++ also excellent white balance / autofocus / automatic operation +++ Excellent Macro + manual shooting control (exposure, A, S, focus, white balance) for study and creativity + good sound recording (comparable to Sony nex 5T camera) + acceptable daylight detail (comparable to Sony nex 5T) for a budget camera + small and light, almost pocket-sized + cheap (can be found for 14-15) + other nuances
Cons
- - noticeable noise (grain, color distortion) in dark conditions, because small matrix and budget. lens (take into account, increase illumination) - preferably more detail, sharpness (treated by the editor) - not designed for light filters (called Sony support, no thread) - brightens a little, especially in the dark (treated in the editor) - there is no fully manual mode (but what is there is also not enough) - not very convenient menu (get used to it) - not a touch screen (for 2.7 "it's even a plus) - other disadvantages disappear due to the budget of the camera
Pros
- - Price - Very light and comfortable, nice to hold
Cons
- - Video/photo quality - Video / photo settings are not as many as I expected
Pros
- Good sound, easy, understandable, 50p.
Cons
- Soaps and makes noise, even in street lighting.
Pros
- I really liked the stabilizer. You can really take a non-twitching picture from your hands with a 30-fold approximation. Turns on by simply opening the screen. Good zoom, including its smoothness.
Cons
- - Noticeable graininess when shooting indoors, even under normal lighting conditions. - No webcam mode. - No wifi