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Review on Sony FDR-AX53 Black Camcorder: High-Quality Recording and Stunning Clarity by Jnis vele ᠌

Revainrating 5 out of 5

The right product for me, there were no problems.

1. Good picture quality - ? v=N16fWMLkcrA (handheld). You can take good freeze-frames. Example - pictures from July 11 . Php? id=100007867846223 3. Exceptionally tenacious stabilizer. You can shoot handheld even at the long end of the zoom (shooting at night) – ? v=LkhzU2_c30I&t=1s 6. Good quality in low light. Here is a shot at dusk, and handheld - ? v=UjfiY_Fjg6o 7. Good quality built-in microphone - ? v=bDpcChh3dpE 8. Attracted by 4K, because in theory, it should allow you to expand the zoom to 30-40x without losing 1080 quality. But I haven’t used it yet. 9. Sound writes in PCM format. This is very important if you shoot with several cameras, record the sound on the recorder and then synchronize and process it in a video editor. I shoot mainlycomncerts - ? sort=dd&shelf_id=1&view=0 (here are all frontal angles from February 2022 - Sony-53). Before buying Sony, I shot the video on a Canon-6D camera (Canon 24-105 and Tamron 70-300 lenses). There was not enough long focus (300 mm was not enough). Tired of focusing. Yes, and shutdowns after half an hour of video shooting are inconvenient. Canon-6D became the "second point" of shooting. Sony-53 bought in February 2022 from a dealer - 80,000. Before buying, I carefully analyzed 8 models of different cameras in the price range up to 100,000 - Canon LEGRIA HF G40, Canon XA20, Sony FDR-AX53, Sony FDR-AXP55, Sony FDR-AX100E, Panasonic AG-AS9000, Panasonic HC- VXF990, Panasonic HC-W850. I am quite satisfied with the purchase, the camera fulfills my taskscommpletely. Recently I bought another video camera (for the "third point"), simpler - Panasonic HC-V770. It does not have a viewfinder, a very weak battery (it is possible to power it from an external one). But autofocus seems to be quicker (I haven’t really shot it yet). Canon-6D will be for wide shots, where the sharpness of video cameras is a bit lacking.

Pros
  • 1. Good picture quality. 2. Large zoom range (20x) 3. Extremely grippy stabilizer 4. Reliable tracking autofocus 5. Capacious NP-FV70 battery (standard) - up to 5-6 hours with active zooming and monitoring on the display 6. Good quality in low light 7. Good quality built-in microphone 8. There is a viewfinder - in bright sunlight it is indispensable 9. Sound writes in PCM format. 10. There is an auto exposure correction 11. Small size and weight - can be carried in your pocket 12. You can connect an external monitor, microphone, headphones 13. Not buggy
Cons
  • 1. Autofocus is a little slow. This is especially noticeable at the long end of the zoom. 2. Information "recording" on the display in bright sunlight is hard to see. It would be nice to duplicate it with a bright LED on the case, and flashing (it's more noticeable).