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Capture special moments in 4K video with this Sony Handycam AX33 camcorder, which features a NightShot infrared system and Balanced Optical SteadyShot image stabilization to ensure quality footage in a variety of lighting conditions.
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Excellent all round camera
on November 16, 2015
Posted by: dpeterson97526
After using this camera for 2 weeks I LOVE it. It is just as many reviews have stated a great camera that does more than expected. What I would like to share is a few things that other reviews do not really mention some of which are limitations the camera has but given the current technology available were not too surprising. The 4K is excellent. It should be noted though that if you decide to go the highest quality setting, you cannot take stills on the fly. This goes for both 100mbs 4k and Hd AVCHD recording modes. In 4K the audio is only stereo while full surround does become available in Standard HD. During shooting the max still capture is 10.3mp while in dedicated still mode you can do 20mp. Something that other reviewers did not cover is how great of stills this camera captures. It is very fast response and takes very clear pictures in good light. Light sensitivity is where things get interesting. At lower light still do show some minor noise and 4k video is the same in this manner. The nightshot function is about the same as my DCR-TRV in 4K mode. Reducing down 1080 significantly improves the light response. I have yet to get the IR lamp which I do have for my old DCR-TRV which helped that model considerably in night time shooting. Lastly what was not mentioned on many reviews was how great all the manual controls are for those of us that are control freaks. While the manual ring can only have one of 6 settings at one time, that is okay. So far I have found that the ring is best set to focus or exposure control. This still does not stop you from having other settings manually set at the same time as you can set almost all setting manual through the touchscreen. I honestly thought that the touchscreen would place some barriers to ease of use but that is hardly the case. If it could have one feature that is lacking that would be the ability to scroll by swiping through settings like a smartphone. This might be a moot point though if in fact the NFD remote app does exactly that on one's phone. If there was any one fault with this camera that really bugs me is that it does not have the environmental protection that older models like my DCR-TRV has. I have had that out in wind, rain and even dust which out of all dust concerned me the most due to the tape mechanism. With this camera one purchase you should do immediately is a clear 52mm UV filter to protect the lense unit from dust and moisture as the camera is probably the most vulnerable to damage through the opening. I highly suggest taking precautions in rain and wet due to the design of the zoom controls and hot shoe on the top. I do hope that maybe Sony will get back to a few good protective features that were on my DCR-TRV like rubber jack plugs and sealed control surfaces on the top.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Capture special moments in 4K video with this Sony Handycam AX33 camcorder, which features a NightShot infrared system and Balanced Optical SteadyShot image stabilization to ensure quality footage in a variety of lighting conditions.
What is the maximum size SDXC card that can be used with the Sony FDR-AX33 camcorder (128? 512? Other?)
The user's manual indicates 'up to 128 GB' for 4K (@100Mbps). Is this a 'hard' limit?
I was under the assumption that it was. Frankly unless you are doing some seriously long continuous shots, you are better off buying several 64gb cards and swapping as needed because the big ones are very pricey for Class 10 U3 at this time which you must have to shoot full quality 4K.
8 years, 5 months ago
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Capture special moments in 4K video with this Sony Handycam AX33 camcorder, which features a NightShot infrared system and Balanced Optical SteadyShot image stabilization to ensure quality footage in a variety of lighting conditions.
Is there a specific DVD recorder to use with the Digital Handycam / Sony 8 700x Digital Zoom steady shot.?
We need to purchase another dvd recorder and the one we have is ancient and instead of buying a used one, I wanted to know if this handycam can be used with any brand of dvd recorder.
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Provided your Sony 8 has RCA connectors (which if I remember most do) and the DVD recorder has RCA in connectors you should be in great shape to transfer them.
8 years, 5 months ago
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Capture special moments in 4K video with this Sony Handycam AX33 camcorder, which features a NightShot infrared system and Balanced Optical SteadyShot image stabilization to ensure quality footage in a variety of lighting conditions.
Recording in 4k sound is on 2 channel audio
Recording in 4k video, Can you record on 5.1 audio??? If so how it is setup???
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Due to the high data capture to the SD card by design this is not possible. Perhaps with future models as SD cards get faster.
8 years, 5 months ago
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