Sony HDR-CX405 Black
Sony HDR-HC3E
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Camcorder
Basic Skill Level (Photo)
Basic Skill Level (Video)
Intermediate Skill Level (Video)
Everyday Life Photography
Events Photography
Underwater Photography
Travel
Live Streaming
Event Videos
Home Videos
Vlogging
Time-lapse Videos
Low-light Videos
Landscape Photography
Regular Looks
Bluetooth Connectivity
Camera Body with Lens

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Technical Specifications

Aperture Priority AE Yes -
Aperture Range (F-F) 1.8-4.0 -
Audio Formats Supported AAC-LC, LPCM MPEG1, PCM
Audio System Dolby Digital 2.0 -
Auto Focus Yes Yes
Battery Technology Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) -
Battery Type NP-BX1 -
Built-in Display Yes Yes
Built-in Flash - Yes
Built-in Microphone Yes Yes
Built-in Speaker(s) Yes Yes
Bundled Software - USB Driver
Cables Included - AV, USB
Camcorder Media Type SD, SDHC, SDXC Memory Stick DUO, Memory Stick PRO DUO
Camcorder Tape Type N HDV
Camcorder Type Handheld camcorder Handheld camcorder
Camera Shutter Speed 1/25 - 1/10000 s 1/2 - 1/425 s
Camera Type - Camcorder
Charging Source AC, USB -
Compatible Memory Cards MicroSD (TransFlash), MicroSDHC, MicroSDXC -
Composite Video Out 1 -
Continuous Shooting Mode Yes -
Depth 128 mm 139 mm
Digital Zoom 350 x 80 x
Disc Types Supported N N
Display LCD LCD
Display Aspect Ratio 16:9 -
Display Diagonal 2.7 " 2.7 "
Display Resolution - 211200 pixels
Display Resolution (numeric) 230400 pixels -
DV Port - Yes
Effective Megapixels (image) 2.29 MP -
Effective Megapixels (movie) 2.29 MP -
Electronic Viewfinder - Yes
Face Detection Yes -
Fastest Camera Shutter Speed - 1/425 s
Filter Size - 30 mm
Flip-out Screen - Yes
Focal Length (35mm Film Equivalent) 26.8 - 804 mm 41.3 - 485 mm
Focal Length Range (f-f) 1.9 - 57 mm 5.1 - 51 mm
Focus - Full Range Auto, Manual
Focus Adjustment Auto/Manual Auto/Manual
Hand Strap - Yes
HD Type Full HD -
HDMI (Micro) Ports Quantity 1 -
HDMI Ports Quantity Yes Yes
Height 595 mm 78 mm
I/O Ports - Audio InAudio Outi.LINK (DV) Ini.LINK (DV) Outi.LINK (MICROMV) Ini.LINK (MICROMV) OutS-Video InS-Video OutUSBVideo InVideo Out
Image Formats Supported EXIF JPEG
Image Processor BIONZ X -
Image Sensor Size 1/5.8 1/3
Image Sensor Size (W X H) 2.5 x 1.85 mm 4.80 x 3.60 mm
Interval Recording 1 -
Lens System - Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T
Light Exposure Modes Auto -
Live stream capable 1 -
Manual Exposure Yes -
Manual Focus Yes Yes
Maximum Aperture Number - 2.9
Maximum Focal Length (35mm Film Equiv) 804 mm 485 mm
Maximum Image Resolution 4032 x 2272 pixels 2304 x 1728 pixels
Maximum Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels 1440 x 1080 pixels
Media Types Supported - Memory Stick DUO
Microphone Operation Mode - Stereo
Minimum Aperture Number 1.8 1.8
Minimum Focal Length (35mm Film Equiv) 26.8 mm 41.3 mm
Minimum Illumination 3 lx 5 lx
Optical Sensor Size 1/5.8 " 1/3 "
Optical Zoom 30 x 10 x
PCM Digital Audio 16-bit/48 kHz -
PictBridge - Yes
Power Consumption (typical) - 8.1 W
Product Colour Black Black
Progressive Scan - Yes
Resolution - 2304 x 1728 pixels
Scene Modes Fireworks, Landscape (scenery), Portrait, Spotlight, Beach, Snow -
Scene Modes Present Yes -
Self-timer Delay 10 s -
Sensor Format Cropped -
Sensor Type CMOS CMOS
Shooting Modes Auto, Movie, Scene -
Slowest Camera Shutter Speed - 1/2 s
Speakers - 1
Stabilizer Yes -
Still Image Resolution(s) 640 x 4801920 x 10803024 x 22724032 x 2272 2304 x 1728, 2304 x 1296, 640 x 480
Total Megapixels 9.2 MP 2.1 MP
Touchscreen - Yes
USB 2.0 Connectors - 1
USB 2.0 Type-A Ports Quantity 1 1
USB Charging Yes -
Vari-angle LCD Display - Yes
Video Formats Supported AVC, AVCHD, H.264, MPEG4 HDV, MPEG2
Video Recording Yes Yes
Video Resolutions - 1440 x 1080 pixels
Viewfinder Resolution - 123200 pixels
Viewfinder Type - Electronic
Weight 215 g 500 g
White Balance Auto, Indoor, Outdoor Outdoor, Auto, Indoor, Onepush
Width 540 mm 82 mm

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