Sony HDR CX405 HD Handycam Camcorder with Exmor R CMOS Sensor, Free Carrying Case, 30x Optical Zoom - Black

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

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.RegardsJohn

Pros:- Very easy to use- Battery Life is good, around 1 hour 15 minutes of Recording (which is a lot for casual use)- Manual controls are there if required- Compact and lightweight- GREAT optical stabilization (better than any smartphone)- Absolutely no complaints about video and audio quality. It will not be DSLR like, but this is not a professional camera. Its primary use is to quickly capture moments of time which you can cherish forever.Cons:- Manual controls are very cumbersome to use- Camera turns off if you close the screen module- Interface to playback the recorded videos is slow and complex. Better just copy the files to your PC and watch.Other things to note:- Good quality videos (1080p50) take a lot of storage space. Get atleast 64GB card for this.Also make sure you have enough space on your hard drives because they will be filling fast if you shoot regularly.(Though you can save a lot of space by converting the videos to a lower bit rate at the cost of video quality and your CPU's time)- It doesn't have a microphone input.Bonus:Seller 'Appario Retails' was generous enough to provide me a carrying case and an extra battery free of cost. Thanks a lot!

The media could not be loaded. Very bad plastic box camera not worth. This product frame rate is not 60 but 50 frames.

The display screen of the camcorder is too small, so the user gets only a vague idea of the environment while viewing through the LCD. Also, if we increase the zoom beyond a particular level, the quality of the picture reduces accordingly. And, there is no Memory Card and Carry Case in the packed box I have received, a similar experience to my recent purchase of the Canon EOS M200 Camera from Amazon, where there was no memory card and carry case in that box also !!

You won't get such a best camera under this budget. And you can utilize this for making short films and action videos and also for vlog.I have returned this product just because my brother has already bought A5100 Sony so that' s the only reason I returned.If not I would have kept this with me. Don't miss this product guys it's awesome.

Great camera, but i can't understand why they're mentioning the added memory card if they aren't adding it. A bit disappointing...

This is great little camcorder for everyday useage, though its released in 2015, this cute little camcorder is great for capturing full hd videos even today!