Sony HDR-HC3E
Sony HDR-CX405 Black
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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 MPEG1, PCM AAC-LC, LPCM
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 Memory Stick DUO, Memory Stick PRO DUO SD, SDHC, SDXC
Camcorder Tape Type HDV N
Camcorder Type Handheld camcorder Handheld camcorder
Camera Shutter Speed 1/2 - 1/425 s 1/25 - 1/10000 s
Camera Type Camcorder -
Charging Source - AC, USB
Compatible Memory Cards - MicroSD (TransFlash), MicroSDHC, MicroSDXC
Composite Video Out - 1
Continuous Shooting Mode - Yes
Depth 139 mm 128 mm
Digital Zoom 80 x 350 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) 41.3 - 485 mm 26.8 - 804 mm
Focal Length Range (f-f) 5.1 - 51 mm 1.9 - 57 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 78 mm 595 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 JPEG EXIF
Image Processor - BIONZ X
Image Sensor Size 1/3 1/5.8
Image Sensor Size (W X H) 4.80 x 3.60 mm 2.5 x 1.85 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) 485 mm 804 mm
Maximum Image Resolution 2304 x 1728 pixels 4032 x 2272 pixels
Maximum Video Resolution 1440 x 1080 pixels 1920 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) 41.3 mm 26.8 mm
Minimum Illumination 5 lx 3 lx
Optical Sensor Size 1/3 " 1/5.8 "
Optical Zoom 10 x 30 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) 2304 x 1728, 2304 x 1296, 640 x 480 640 x 4801920 x 10803024 x 22724032 x 2272
Total Megapixels 2.1 MP 9.2 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 HDV, MPEG2 AVC, AVCHD, H.264, MPEG4
Video Recording Yes Yes
Video Resolutions 1440 x 1080 pixels -
Viewfinder Resolution 123200 pixels -
Viewfinder Type Electronic -
Weight 500 g 215 g
White Balance Outdoor, Auto, Indoor, Onepush Auto, Indoor, Outdoor
Width 82 mm 540 mm

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