Sony HDR-CX405
Sony HDR-UX3E
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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
Event Videos
Home Videos
Vlogging
Low-light Videos
Landscape Photography
High FPS Videos
Regular Looks
Bluetooth Connectivity
Camera Body with Lens

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Technical Specifications

Aperture Range (F-F) 1.8-4.0 -
Audio Formats Supported AAC, LPCM -
Audio Noise Reduction - Yes
Audio Output - Y
Audio System Dolby Digital Dolby Digital
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
Camcorder Media Type Memory Stick, Micro SDXC, SD, SDHC, SDXC DVD-R/-RW/+RW/+R DL, HD: AVCHD / SD: DVD-Video/-VR/+RW Video, Memory Stick DUO
Camcorder Tape Type N -
Camcorder Type Handheld camcorder -
Camera Shutter Speed 1/25 - 1/10000 s 1/2-1/800 s
Camera Type Camcorder Camcorder
Charging Source AC, USB -
Compatible Memory Cards MicroSD (TransFlash), MicroSDHC, MicroSDXC -
Composite Video Out 1 -
Depth 128 mm 142 mm
Digital Zoom 350 x 80 x
Disc Types Supported N -
Display LCD LCD
Display Aspect Ratio 16:9 -
Display Diagonal 2.7 2.7
Display Resolution (numeric) 230400 pixels -
Effective Megapixels (image) 2.29 MP -
Effective Megapixels (movie) 2.29 MP -
Face Detection Yes -
Fader - Yes
Fastest Camera Shutter Speed 1/10000 s 1/800 s
Filter Size - 37 mm
Flip-out Screen Yes 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 Adjustment Auto/Manual Auto/Manual
Full HD Yes -
Hand Strap Yes Yes
HD Type Full HD -
HDMI (Micro) Ports Quantity 1 -
HDMI Connector Type D -
HDMI Ports Quantity Yes Yes
Height 59.5 mm 87 mm
Image Formats Supported JPEG 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
Lens Focal Range - 1.8-2.9
Lens System - Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T
Light Exposure Modes Auto -
Manual Exposure Yes -
Manual Focus Yes Yes
Maximum Focal Length (35mm Film Equiv) 804 mm 485 mm
Maximum Image Resolution 4032 x 2272 pixels -
Maximum Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels 1440 x 1080 pixels
Media Types Supported - DVD-R/-RW/+RW/+R DL, HD: AVCHD / SD: DVD-Video/-VR/+RW Video
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 2 lx
Night Mode - Yes
Operating Temperature (T-T) 0 - 40 °F -
Optical Sensor Size 1/5.8 " 1/3 "
Optical Zoom 30 x 10 x
PCM Digital Audio 16-bit/48 kHz -
PictBridge - Yes
Playback Zoom (max) - Y x
Product Colour Black Black, Silver
Progressive Scan - Yes
Scene Modes Auto, Night Scene, Sunrise & Sunset, Fireworks, Landscape, Portrait, Spotlight, Beach, Snow -
Scene Modes Present Yes -
Self-timer Delay 10 s -
Sensor Type CMOS CMOS
Shooting Modes Auto, Movie, Scene -
Shutter Speed 1/8 - 1/10000 -
Slowest Camera Shutter Speed 1/30 s 1/2 s
Speakers 1 1
Stabilizer Yes Yes
SteadyShot - 1
Still Image Resolution(s) 640 x 4801920 x 10803024 x 22724032 x 2272 -
Supported Aspect Ratios 4:3, 16:9 16:9
Total Megapixels 9.2 MP 4 MP
Twilight - Yes
USB 2.0 Connectors 1 1
USB 2.0 Type-A Ports Quantity 1 1
USB Charging Yes -
USB Connector Type A -
USB Version 2.0 2.0
Vari-angle LCD Display Yes Yes
Video Formats Supported AVC, AVCHD, H.264, MPEG4 AVCHD
Video Recording Yes Yes
Video Resolutions 1280 x 720, 1440 x 1080, 1920 x 1080 pixels 1440 x 1080 pixels
Viewfinder Resolution - 123200 pixels
Weight 215 g 530 g
White Balance Auto, Indoor, Onepush, Outdoor Auto, Outdoor, Indoor, Onepush
Width 54 mm 72 mm

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