Sony FDRAX53 4K Ultra HD Handycam
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Sony FDRAX53 4K Ultra HD Handycam

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4K Ultra HD (3840 x 2160) recording of more subtle detail and colour ?Balanced Optical SteadyShot� with Intelligent Active mode ?26.8mm ZEISS Vario-Sonnar T* lens with optical 20x zoom range

1 Year RTB Warranty!

4K image quality

New image sensor exclusively for 4K

New ZEISS™ Vario-Sonnar T* lens for 4K

Up to 26.8mm wide angle lens

Balanced Optical SteadyShot™ 

Rapid AF response to capture decisive moments

Extensive zoom shooting capabilities 

Realistic recording of voices, music and other sound

High Speed REC in Full HD for high-quality slow motion7

4K Time-lapse Capture7

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Size & Weight
DIMENSIONS (W X H X D)
Approx.73 x 80.5 x 166.5 mm (including supplied battery)
WEIGHT
Approx.635 g (including supplied battery)
Sensor
SENSOR TYPE
1/2.5 type (7.20 mm) back-illuminated Exmor R™ CMOS Sensor
EFFECTIVE PIXELS (VIDEO)
Approx. 8.29 Megapixels (16:9) 2
Approx. 8.57 Megapixels
EFFECTIVE PIXELS (STILL IMAGE)
Approx. 8.29 Megapixels (16:9)/Approx. 6.22 Megapixels (4:3)
Lens
LENS TYPE
ZEISS Vario-Sonnar T*
FILTER DIAMETER
55 mm
APERTURE TYPE
F2.0-3.8
FOCAL LENGTH (35MM) (VIDEO)
f= 26.8 - 536.0 mm (16:9)
FOCAL LENGTH (35MM) (STILL IMAGE)
f=1 1/16 - 21 1/8 inch (16:9), f=1 5/16 - 25 7/8 (4:3), f=26.8 - 536.0 mm (16:9), f=32.8-656.0 mm (4:3)
MINIMUM FOCUS DISTANCE
Approx. 1cm (Wide), Approx. 80 cm (Tele), Approx. 13/32 inch (Wide), Approx. 31 1/2 inch (Tele)
Zoom
OPTICAL ZOOM
20x
CLEAR IMAGE ZOOM
4K : 30x;HD : 40x 3
EXTENDED ZOOM
4K : 30x;HD : 40x 3
DIGITAL ZOOM
250x
Image Stabilization
STEADYSHOT
Balanced Optical SteadyShot™ with 5-axis Intelligent Active mode 4
Exposure
EXPOSURE MODES
Auto, Flexible Spot (Touch Panel), Manual (Menu/Ring)
EXPOSURE COMPENSATION
AE Shift (Touch Panel/Ring)
BACKLIGHT COMPENSATION
Yes (Auto)
MINIMUM ILLUMINATION
4K: Low Lux 1.8 lux (1/25 Shutter Speed), 4K: Standard: 9 lux (1/50 Shutter Speed), HD: Low Lux 1.2 lux (1/25 Shutter Speed), HD: Standard: 6 lux (1/50 Shutter Speed), NightShot:0 lux(1/50 Shutter Speed)
METERING MODES
Multi-segment/Spot
White balance
WHITE BALANCE MODES
Auto/Onepush/Outdoor/Indoor
Viewfinder
VIEWFINDER TYPE
0.6 cm (0.24 type)/Color,  1 555 200 dots equivalent
LCD
SCREEN TYPE
7.5 cm (3.0 type) Xtra Fine LCD display (921 600dots) Wide (16:9)
ANGLE ADJUSTMENT
Opening Angle: Max.90 deg., Turning Angle: Max.270 deg.
BRIGHTNESS CONTROL
Yes (Menu) 5
TOUCH PANEL
Yes
Shutter
SHUTTER SPEED
Auto Control Range (1/6-1/10000), Standard (1/50-1/10000), Manual Iris Control (1/25-1/10000), Manual Shutter (1/6-1/10000), Smooth Slow (1/215-1/10000)
Focus
FOCUS TYPE
Contrast AF
FOCUS MODE
Auto/Manual (Touch Panel/Ring)
FOCUS AREA
Full range Focus / Spot Focus
FAST INTELLIGENT AF
Yes
LOCK-ON AF
Yes 6
Shooting
IMAGE PROCESSOR
BIONZ X image processor
HIGH SPEED REC
Yes (100p 1920x1080,100Mbps/60Mbps)
TIME-LAPSE CAPTURE
Yes 7 (Shooting Interval (1/2/5/10/30/60sec), Shooting number (1-999), Capture Image Size, (4K:L(8.3M;3840x2160)/HD:S(2.1M;1920x1080)), AE Mode (AE Lock/AE Tracking))
SELF-TIMER
Approx. 10sec.(Still Image/Golf Shot)
SCENE SELECTION
Auto/Night Scene/Sunrise & Sunset/Fireworks/Landscape/Portrait/Spotlight/Beach/Snow
PICTURE EFFECT
Yes
OTHER SHOOTING FUNCTIONS
AGC Limit, Face Detection 6, Smile Shutter 689, Cinematone, NIGHTSHOT, Golf Shot, Intelligent Auto, Red Eye Reduction 10, Smooth Slow Rec 11, Fader Effects 12
Flash
FLASH METERING SYSTEM
Pre-flash TTL
FLASH MODE
Auto / On / Off
FLASH COMPENSATION
Yes (3 steps)
Storage Media
COMPATIBLE RECORDING MEDIA
XAVC S 4K(100Mbps): SDHC Memory Card(4GB or over,UHS-I U3 or Higher)/SDXC Memory Card(UHS-I U3 or Higher), XAVC S 4K(60Mbps)/XAVC S HD: SDHC Memory Card(4GB or over,Class10 or Higher)/SDXC Memory Card(Class10 or Higher), AVCHD,Still: Memory Stick PRO Duo (Mark 2), Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, Memory Stick XC-HG Duo, SD/SDHC/SDXC Memory Card(Class 4 or Higher)
Recording
RECORDING FORMAT (VIDEO)
XAVC S format:MPEG4-AVC/H.264, AVCHD format ver.2.0 compatible:MPEG4-AVC/H.264, MP4: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264
RECORDING FORMAT (STILL IMAGE)
DCF Ver.2.0 compatible, Exif Ver.2.3 compatible, MPF Baseline compatible
VIDEO RESOLUTION
XAVC S 4K : 3840x2160/25p, 24p, XAVC S HD : 1920x1080/50p, 25p, 24p, AVCHD:1920x1080/50p(PS), 24p(FX,FH), 50i(FX,FH), 1440x1080/50i(HQ,LP), MP4: 1280x720 25p, MP4: 1280x720 25p
VIDEO RECORDING RATE (ABR / VBR)
XAVC S 4K: Approx.100Mbps/Approx.60Mbps, XAVC S HD: Approx.50Mbps, AVCHD PS: Approx.28Mbps/FX: Approx.24Mbps/FH: Approx.17Mbps/HQ: Approx.9Mbps/LP: Approx.5Mbps
STILL IMAGE SIZE (PHOTO MODE)
L: 16.6 Megapixels 16:9 (5440x3056),12.5 Megapixels 4:3 (4080x3056), M: 8.3 Megapixels 16:9 (3840x2160), 6.2 Megapixels 4:3 (2880x2160), S: 2.1 Megapixels 16:9 (1920x1080),0.3 Megapixels 4:3 (640x480)
STILL IMAGE SIZE (MOVIE MODE)
M: 8.3 Megapixels 16:9 (3840x2160), S: 2.1 Megapixels 16:9 (1920x1080)
STILL IMAGE SIZE (PHOTO CAPTURE)
XAVC S 4K: 8.3 Megapixels 16:9 (3840x2160), XAVC S HD: 2.1 Megapixels 16:9 (1920x1080), AVCHD: 2.1 Megapixels 16:9 (1920x1080)
STILL IMAGE SIZE (DUAL RECORD)
M: 8.3 Megapixels 16:9 (3840x2160), S: 2.1 Megapixels 16:9 (1920x1080) 8
PROGRESSIVE MODE
AVCHD: 50p/25p/24p progressive recording, MP4: 25p progressive recording, XAVC S 4K : 25p/24p progressive recording, XAVC S HD: 50p/25p/24p progressive recording
Audio
MICROPHONE
Built-in 5.1ch Zoom Microphone
AUDIO RECORDING FORMAT
XAVC S: MPEG-4 Linear PCM 2ch(48kHz/16bit), AVCHD: Dolby Digital 5.1ch, Dolby Digital 5.1Creator, Dolby Digital 2ch Stereo, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, MP4: MPEG-4 AAC-LC 2ch
MIC LEVEL CONTROL
Yes (31 steps)
MY VOICE CANCELING
Yes
AUTO WIND NOISE REDUCTION
Yes (On/Off)
WIND NOISE REDUCTION
Yes (On/Off)
SPEAKER
Monaural Speaker
Interface
INPUT AND OUTPUT TERMINALS
Accessory Shoe (Multi Interface shoe), HDMI (micro) Terminal, Remote(integrated into Multi/Micro USB Terminal) Terminal, Stereo Minijack
WI-FI®
Yes
NFC™
One-touch remote, One-touch sharing
LENS COVER
Multi Camera Control
Playback
PLAYBACK MODES
Highlight Movie Maker 11, with background music (Preinstalled 6 music files, Music transfer compatible 13, Motion Shot Video 14, Slide Show (Still Images)
Power
SUPPLIED BATTERY
NP-FV70
POWER CONSUMPTION (VIEWFINDER)
4K: 4.9W 15
POWER CONSUMPTION (LCD SCREEN)
4K: 4.9W 15
What's In The Box
  • Rechargeable Battery Pack (NP-FV70)
  • AC Adaptor
  • Power Cord
  • Operating Guide
  • HDMI(micro) Cable
  • Micro USB Cable
 

FEATURES

4K image quality

Shoot 4K footage that contains about four times more detail than Full HD (3840 x 2160 pixels vs. 1920 x 1080) footage, and capture more of the incredible qualities that bring images to vibrant life.

New image sensor exclusively for 4K

A newly developed image sensor, with pixels of approximately 1.6 times bigger size16, offers superior sensitivity for capturing beautiful high-quality images with less noise under dark as well as bright shooting conditions.

New ZEISS™ Vario-Sonnar T* lens for 4K

This new lens helps to depict remarkable details of high-quality 4K images throughout its wide-angle-to-telephoto range. The use of an AA (advanced aspherical) lens not only keeps depiction faithful — it also keeps the lens unit compact. ED (Extra-low Dispersion) lens helps to ensure accurate reproduction of colour. Multilayer ZEISS T* Coating further enhances image quality by reducing unwanted reflection, such as ghost and flare.

Up to 26.8mm wide angle lens

Whether you’re shooting movies or still images, the class-leading wide-angle lens can help you capture more of landscapes and indoor scenes, when you don’t have enough room to step back. Even without a wide conversion lens, the camcorder shoots as wide as 26.8mm2 (16:9 aspect ratio) in movie mode.

Balanced Optical SteadyShot™ 

Advanced image stabilisation suppresses camera shake to stabilise a movie as it is being shot within the wide-angle-to-telephoto zoom range. In HD shooting mode, it further reduces effects of camera shake even under unstable conditions with 5-axis Intelligent Active mode compensating for vibration in five different directions, so you can shoot stable high-quality movies even while running.

Rapid AF response to capture decisive moments

Fast Intelligent AF achieves very speedy, accurate contrast-detection autofocus by minimising lens motion, predicting the AF range, and accelerating lens drive, thereby improving response so you can capture more fleeting moments.

Extensive zoom shooting capabilities 

20x optical zoom lens and Clear Image Zoom of 30x/40x (for 4K/HD) allow you to shoot faraway subjects and capture memorable moments.

Realistic recording of voices, music and other sound

Its new structural design enables the microphone to gather, from five directions, clearer sound with approx. 40%16 less noise and twice as effective162ch stereo (for XAVC S shooting) and three times as effective16 5.1ch surround (for AVCHD shooting) sound performance. This makes it possible to faithfully reproduce audio with clearly defined separation.

High Speed REC in Full HD for high-quality slow motion7

Shoot in Full HD at 100fps (NTSC/PAL), edit the footage after shooting, and the resulting slow-motion images of the movie will look startlingly smooth and sharp in playback. This is excellent for reviewing, in greater slow-motion detail, sports and everyday action that can occur too quickly in real time for you to see clearly.

4K Time-lapse Capture7

You can capture 4K size still images continuously over an extensive period of time at a selected constant interval from each shot to the next, edit the entire sequence of still images in post-production, and enjoy playback of that series of images as a time-lapse movie.

Super-sampled Full HD playback

Enhance your viewing experience even without a 4K television. Using super-sampling, the camera automatically down-converts 4K footage to exceptionally detailed Full HD. 

Trimming Playback

You can select a specific portion of the picture and play it back in Full HD, thanks to 4K high resolution. Also, you can change trimming size17 with the zoom lever or on-screen display icon.

Advanced shooting features

Enjoy total customisation with ergonomic manual controls. Use the intuitive multi-purpose manual ring to adjust zoom, focus, exposure, IRIS, shutter speed, AE shift, or white balance shift mode after using the manual button to select the mode. The electronic viewfinder offers accurate image preview.

Time Code / User Bit

Time Code and User Bit can be added to movies as data elements. Time Code function records hours/minutes/seconds/frames on image data for precise advanced video editing. User Bit function records information such as date/time/scene number, etc. in eight-digit arbitrary numbers, and is useful for editing movies using two or more cameras. 

Exceptional image quality

By employing XAVC S format, which was developed from the XAVC format for professional use, 4K 100Mbps18 and Full HD 50Mbps high-bitrate recording realise incredibly high-quality images. Yet, XAVC S data is compressed so that it is more manageable for general consumers.

Superb night shooting

This feature uses infrared light to take images even in complete darkness. By using NIGHTSHOT, parents can easily capture children’s cute sleeping faces.

Face Detection and Smile Shutter689

Use Face Detection to optimise focus, exposure and colour for people who are the most important subject of a shot. You can prioritise a subject’s face by touching it on the LCD. And with Smile Shutter, the camera can also automatically capture still shots of great (but fleeting) smiles, even while recording movies.

Lock-on AF6

Enhances the tracking of moving subjects by using the optimal AF point at all times, and adjusting the target frame size to match your subject’s characteristics. Just touch the subject on LCD to lock on fast-moving targets precisely for shooting. 

Golf Shot11

Analyse your swing with no need for fancy equipment. Golf Shot mode lets you capture video and stills of each step of your swing.

5.1ch surround19 sound microphone

Record clear sound that accurately captures the atmosphere of the scene, and enjoy surround sound playback on your home theatre system. Level meters on the LCD panel provide visual monitoring of each channel’s levels.

My Voice Canceling

Reduce the intensity of the voice of a user shooting from close behind the camera, whether the user is talking to subjects or cheering them on.

Motion Shot Video14

This convenient feature allows playback of a dramatic sequence of superimposed images to trace every split second of action, a powerful tool for analysing sports motion on screen. During playback, you can adjust the interval between images, or pause to capture still images to share with friends.

Highlight Movie Maker11

A versatile function to streamline movie editing, Highlight Movie Maker offers several time-saving features. Add highlight points to key moments while recording, and let the camcorder automatically sync movie transitions to your chosen soundtrack. 

Dual Video Recording20

Record two movies at the same time — one in the maximum-quality XAVC S or AVCHD format and another in MP4 format. That way you’ve got a small file ready for instant sharing, plus a professional-grade file for further editing.

Live Streaming21 via USTREAM®

From performances to sports events, some things are best seen in real time. Share scenes as they happen with high-quality picture and sound. 

Multi Camera Control

More shots mean more editing opportunities. Easily record footage from a variety of angles, whether using cameras mounted directly to the Handycam® or triggered wirelessly. Multi Camera Control makes it easy to sync shooting settings on compatible Wi-Fi connected devices.

One-touch remote and one-touch sharing

One-touch remote lets you use your smartphone or tablet as a viewfinder and remote control for a digital camera, and One-touch sharing lets you transfer your photos and videos from your camera. Either way, by installing PlayMemories Mobile app to your NFC enable Android smartphone or tablet, you can avoid complex set-up sequences and establish wireless connection simply by touching your device to the camera. You are now ready to control your camera from your smartphone to take a photo from a previously out-of-reach spot, or simply be in your own group shot, as well as transfer them instantly to your smartphone for sharing on SNS. No NFC? No problem. You can also pair the devices manually.

Xtra Fine LCD with WhiteMagic™

The high-precision Xtra Fine LCD features a WhiteMagic display that uses white pixels in addition to RGB pixels to boost screen brightness, allowing users to see subtle details and tones on the screen in all types of shooting environments, including outdoors in bright sunlight.

Works with iMovie and Final Cut Pro X

This product is compatible with Final Cut Pro X and iMovie22.

 
 
 
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