Sony – HDRCX405 HD Video Recording Handycam Camcorder (black)

Easy to use camcorder, we can easily carry this device while traveling and USB for easy charging using Power Banks. Features are limited and some settings can be manually adjusted which I really liked. The stereo audio clarity and quality is Very Good.

Note: There are different varients in CX-405 model this I came to know while discussing with Sony Tech support. This model does not have 60i / 60p frame rate.

I taught it will have FH option and tried it with SanDisk Xtream (64 GB) Class 10 micro SD and It did not show up the FH 60i / 60p options.

Hope this review is helpful and one more thing it has only 1 year warranty not two years as advertised.

This product is manufactured in China.Got the free bag with original packaging and accessories.

Regards

John

i am a vlogger making lot of youtube videos. only small difficulty is there is no external mic option. even the inbuilt mic have super sound quality. and low light performance little down, if you increase room light it can resolve. but i am sure after i got this camera i taken around 60 youtube videos with super clarity with this camera. in this price this kind of camera is very good . i am not going to buy an expensive camera this is ok for me another couple of years as welll as the battery life and zooming quality is very very good. if you need to do vlogging this is the best camera

It is a great product. I like everything about the camera so far !!!

I bought this camera to replace a camera that was being used in a studio situation and there was a huge color difference. This camera matched the other camera perfectly so no there’s no difference when switching between cameras.

Small compact and lightweight. Size is both good and bad. Stable shots are harder, size helps when putting in coat pocket at football games. Use mostly filming football games, monopod required for good videos. Worth the value for price.

I’ve given this five stars because I really do think this is a dandy little camera, but it wasn’t the right purchase for me, and I gave it away to a friend for an early Christmas present. I think you should know:

1. This is a very small camera. It is not the size of a Coke can, think more the size of a little V-8 can. It is entirely plastic and it weighs practically nothing at all. Really, it weighs less than my television remote. That can be good or bad. You can shove it into the pocket of a jacket and forget you are even carrying it, so it’s always with you. Like a TV remote, you can probably drop it without damaging it because it has so little mass. But, if you have unusually large hands, like mine, or arthritis, like me, or your hands have become insensitive through age or manual labor, also like mine, you may have trouble picking it up or holding onto it. I can only get three fingers of my hand through the strap up to the middle knuckle, and that is with the strap adjusted all the way out, as loose as it will go. The menu button, a four-way rocker with an “enter” or “OK” button in the center is about the diameter of a garden pea. Not only will my big thumbs not operate this button, but the switch that changes from “video” to “playback” is directly below the rocker switch, and my thumb covers them both and I end up pushing both at the same time. If you leave this sitting on a restaurant table, you may not even notice that it is no longer in your pocket, because it only weighs a few ounces.

2. If I am reading the display correctly, a 64GB micro SD will hold 7+ hours worth of video. The batteries last about 2 hours and a dead flat battery will take the better part of 3 hours to recharge. Get the Powerextra 2 pack replacement Sony NP-BX1, also sold on Amazon. It has two extra batteries, and a charger that you can charge from a wall socket or from a car 12v outlet. I can testify that it charges faster than the wall charger that comes with the camera, and if you are at an all day event you will need those extra batteries.

This is a very nice camcorder. It has an excellent lens, the digital zoom is just spectacular. It will take still pictures as well, even while you are making a video. I gave it to a gal who is very small, has small hands, and can text on a mini keyboard cell phone with both thumbs. She navigates menus within menus like it was second nature. She loves it. It just wasn’t made for a fella like me.