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Sony FDRAX53/B 4K HD Video Recording Camcorder (Black)
We have analyzed 146 reviews and found:
27% of users say that:Product is perfect, is amazing, is very bright out, looked cheap. Camera is amazing, is by far the safest high bit rate video camera, will work fine, is very underrated. Camcorder is just plain, was amazing to use, is light, will transfer photos and video wirelessly. Video is nice when handheld, looks really good, is excellent, got that on.1% of users noticed that:Viewfinder has no eyecup, is difficult to use. Focus is a mess, is incredibly slow. Aperture will be closed down to f/11. User interface is horrible.
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product
18076
is perfect • great • is amazing • is very bright out • good • easy things • looked cheap • fit the bill • good camcorder • works out • is worthy of more stars • makes precise framing difficult and unpredictable • works • is upscaled • awesome • added to the length • kept the battery • does a phenomenal job • works well • okay for indoor videos
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positive180
is perfect • great • is amazing • is very bright out • good • easy things • looked cheap • fit the bill • good camcorder • works out • is worthy of more stars • makes precise framing difficult and unpredictable • works • is upscaled • awesome • added to the length • kept the battery • does a phenomenal job • works well • okay for indoor videos • is such a well deserved upgrade • much cheaper than industry standard video cameras • great job • before anything critical • only works in 1080p mode • is easy to use • alright • is alright • has been great • was easy • worth • has the best in-camera • good a picture • really shows in low light • not jerking • shoots 4k • was easy to deploy • will chop up your longer clips into smaller chunks • run for an hour and ten minutes • just worked • worked great • fantastic unit • very good • gets in the way • could very well • should be a feature • was a gift • has several features • direct sunlight • very nice • is top quality • really that easy • very easy to use • do an amazing job • does an amazing job • was advertised • night shot mode • be fixed • pretty good • is working great • is great • is quality built • came with a remote control • right • is a very well known issue with this camera • is easy to operate • has firmware 1.02 • easy to focus • was first available in amazon • looks like that sony
negative76
does not work • is awkward • shoots at 50 mbps • may work in some applications • would not buy • ends up a pretty big tile-ing • was really bad • doesn't catch much wind noise • fails miserably at this task • failed as well • would not have purchased • difficult to find manual settings • was horrible • kept throwing errors buffer overruns • wouldn't be so bad • replace • is a known problem • is almost completely mistake • unusable • looses 2 stops during the 20x zoom • doesn't offer very good manual control • turns on selective focus • should have been near the left edge • not going to be used very much • will not give you exact manual control • just leave • will not work with playmemories mobile • automatically turns it off • replaced an older sony model • is that old • not worth • must be me • is still terrible • on mac • not the same • is slightly annoying • sticks out a lot • didn't see • worse • would lose focus • during down time • sounds petty • was a very noisy image • didn't seem to be all that helpful.)bottom line • is not a great camcorder • takes 13 taps on the screen • still would not focus on it • totally reframe • is not easy to control basic settings • takes several menu selections • hate • until after returning home • not what • never used • didn't even test • wasn't interested • bad • out • was on or off • don't use • hard to quantify • would look bad • is the worse one ever • was very difficult to navigate through compared to most other camcorders • i noticed immediately • not magic • does cut down on glare on sunny days • must be purchased separately • couldn't get • was very frustrating
camera
10338
great • love • very nice • very pleased • amazing • is amazing • high school baseball and basketball • very impressive • nice • did not disappoint!**fyi • would be appreciated • easy to use • is by far the safest high bit rate video camera • nothing beats • fits into my workflow • really excels • steady-cam • nich • really like • shines for vacation use
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positive103
great • love • very nice • very pleased • amazing • is amazing • high school baseball and basketball • very impressive • nice • did not disappoint!**fyi • would be appreciated • easy to use • is by far the safest high bit rate video camera • nothing beats • fits into my workflow • really excels • steady-cam • nich • really like • shines for vacation use • not much else • will work fine • is very underrated • can't get any noise • perfect • more usable • look incredible • blew my expectations • phenominal • rest easy • fine • works flawlessly • came with just a power cord to power the camera • get a lot larger physically • best products sony produced • has been improvements • best • real • are great • is capable of shooting 4k • have lasted nearly 8 years • is the best camera • is the best • has the very latest • works great • has some features for transferring video wirelessly • actually takes its time • does a surprisingly good job • fantastic • is sitting on a professional gimble • produces the truest color replication • excels in all 3 over the competition • buy it • good • is awesome • very portable • is of course • great price • terrific little • awesome • is great • ultra 4k • can't avoid • family vacation to disney world • familiarize myself • excels at what i needs to do • is small • lots • steady • easy
negative38
doesn't happen to guess • stupid • is just a blank space • noise for the indoor shots • is a disaster for steady recording • makes a noise while recording • is going back to sony • isn't a professional • likely 800 hours • isn't a better • very disappointed • lectures • worst • has a very difficult time focusing • has a very difficult • cannot focus on the screen • is really the lack of settings • ended up being so terrible • from a brick and mortar store • does not do well is auto focus • turns • not enough manual controls • resets everything • causes shake in video need firmware update • shake • came with a remote • doesn't come with a remote • i never used it on the trip • no custom shooting modes • does have ir input for using a remote control • shows just over 3 hours • will give you an error message • overwhelmed by wind noises • hassle to lug around • not possible • has stopped accepting sd cards • nothing • is worthless
camcorder
427
great • best • looking to replace • awesome • excellent • would have been perfect • high quality • is just plain • simple • performed very well • really liked • gives me 2.5 hours of battery life • over the competition • easy to use • very nice • really great • great little • was amazing to use • high end hobbyist • is light
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camcorder
positive42
great • best • looking to replace • awesome • excellent • would have been perfect • high quality • is just plain • simple • performed very well • really liked • gives me 2.5 hours of battery life • over the competition • easy to use • very nice • really great • great little • was amazing to use • high end hobbyist • is light • comfortable to hold • will transfer photos and video wirelessly • lot of technology packed • is small enough to tote • in your right hand • is that nice • nicest • has manual control of the balance • is absolutely phenomenal • surprisingly great • is simply outstanding • good • have to carry
negative7
doesn't cut it • outputs via hdmi or sdi for streaming • doesn't overheat • blew me away • has very limited manual control • will never go back • can take 16.6 mb
video
3213
great • amazing • very stable • pretty amazing • good • is nice when handheld • looks really good • superb • edit • is excellent • nicer • better • exceptional • editing • does look very good • great quality • awesome • quality better • high-quality • got that on
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video
positive32
great • amazing • very stable • pretty amazing • good • is nice when handheld • looks really good • superb • edit • is excellent • nicer • better • exceptional • editing • does look very good • great quality • awesome • quality better • high-quality • got that on • beautiful • was noticeably better at 1080p • could tell a difference • with our parents • is of such high quality • i've shot • easy sharing • is super hd • is amazing • clear
negative13
shaky • does not seem so good • awful • full blown 4k • too blurry • is using slightly less area on the sensor • will not be as noisy.2 • will be very noisy • creates shaking • into other programs for editing • in low light
zoom
132
tiny bit of shake • higher • is certainly better • full • turned off • is great • maximum • keep clear • is good • is so crisp • is amazing • are great • is much cleaner than digital zoom
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zoom
positive13
tiny bit of shake • higher • is certainly better • full • turned off • is great • maximum • keep clear • is good • is so crisp • is amazing • are great • is much cleaner than digital zoom
negative2
very quickley • impossible to adjust
battery
96
extends equally • pushing your cheek • extra • 3.5 hours • does the job • had plenty of time left • last a long time • shorter batteries • can swap out
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battery
positive9
extends equally • pushing your cheek • extra • 3.5 hours • does the job • had plenty of time left • last a long time • shorter batteries • can swap out
negative6
lasts 4 hours • main con • sticks out further than the viewfinder • seems like it's in an awkward place • took a video of one of my cats • lacks
sony
76
shoot trains and airplanes • better job • less impressed • has been little help • get this fixed • three cheers to • has optimized the sensor
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sony
positive7
shoot trains and airplanes • better job • less impressed • has been little help • get this fixed • three cheers to • has optimized the sensor
negative6
fail • very disappointing • will try • could not fix under warranty • removed the built in usb • completely skipped over the crowd
stabilization
121
best • mechanical • is pretty smooth • fairly clear • makes it work • well as optical with standard • boss • has always been very important • was perfect • was fine • works great • is amazing
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stabilization
positive12
best • mechanical • is pretty smooth • fairly clear • makes it work • well as optical with standard • boss • has always been very important • was perfect • was fine • works great • is amazing
negative1
isn't really useful
4k
103
huge • is awesome • impressed • are clear • colorful even handheld • is so amazingly clear • is 4 times the resolution of hd • is the way to go • nice to have 4k • does a mighty good job
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4k
positive10
huge • is awesome • impressed • are clear • colorful even handheld • is so amazingly clear • is 4 times the resolution of hd • is the way to go • nice to have 4k • does a mighty good job
negative3
does not let you record • not really • not terribly impressed
picture
111
amazing • very pleased • superior • come out nice • great • stayed very steady • are amazing • very good • clear • beautiful
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picture
positive11
amazing • very pleased • superior • come out nice • great • stayed very steady • are amazing • very good • clear • beautiful
negative1
is a touch grainy
image quality
11
is great!the • superb • was perfect • great • is beyond what i expected • best • was a little better • positives • is superior • strong • is really amazingly good
lens
71
wide angle • is excellent • shoots so wide • is variable aperture • is amazing • achieve custom focus • fantastic
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lens
positive7
wide angle • is excellent • shoots so wide • is variable aperture • is amazing • achieve custom focus • fantastic
negative1
fiddly
shutter speed
63
should be fine • natural looking blur • fast • very fast setting • wasn't ever slower • professional
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shutter speed
positive6
should be fine • natural looking blur • fast • very fast setting • wasn't ever slower • professional
negative3
unnatural sharpness • will be set to twice the frame rate • dropping to slower
shot
81
steady • works great steady • easy excellent • great • wide • works wonders • very steady
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shot
positive8
steady • works great steady • easy excellent • great • wide • works wonders • very steady
negative1
use standard steady shot
image stabilization
71
maximum • is absolutely incredible • excellent • is excellent • is terrific • is best • is seriously awesome
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image stabilization
positive7
maximum • is absolutely incredible • excellent • is excellent • is terrific • is best • is seriously awesome
negative1
didn't work
audio
71
rather than 16-bit • rec level • professional quality • sounds good • not spectacular • good enough • is very clear
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audio
positive7
rather than 16-bit • rec level • professional quality • sounds good • not spectacular • good enough • is very clear
negative1
is not as good
autofocus
52
is fast • aggressive • usually accurate • is so amazingly quick • shifts focus near
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autofocus
positive5
is fast • aggressive • usually accurate • is so amazingly quick • shifts focus near
negative2
is absolutely terrible • is a touch slow
light
51
low • has minimal
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light
positive5
low • has minimal
negative1
does not have much range
size
5
same • was over 43gb • filter • large
review
61
were very good • directly reflects my experience • super long • professional • see numerous • nice
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review
positive6
were very good • directly reflects my experience • super long • professional • see numerous • nice
negative1
positive and negative
feature
52
great • so many • nice • lots
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feature
positive5
great • so many • nice • lots
negative2
stability • can't mix many
quality
7
great • high • rendered out • is outstanding • low light • is exceptional • is that great
image
7
come out slightly warm • perfect • is second to none • bit more pleasing • bright • are incredible • great
sound
6
decent • good • professional • bright • is very good • was great
it's
42
got 4 modes of stabilization • tripod • nice • been working fine
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it's
positive4
got 4 modes of stabilization • tripod • nice • been working fine
negative2
mostly menu • obsolete
screen
32
multiple • for quick access • guides for focus peaking and zebra stripes
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screen
positive3
multiple • for quick access • guides for focus peaking and zebra stripes
negative2
will not focus • not shown
batteries
6
i was able • extended • work • are a few years old • extra • spare
results
51
pleased • satisfied • great • were stunning • professional
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results
positive5
pleased • satisfied • great • were stunning • professional
negative1
shaky
everything
5
else works fine • pretty much • will be in focus • turns green • looks great
image zoom
5
clear
conditions
5
low light • very good • great • is behaves similarly
picture quality
41
is beautiful • is amazing • is awesome • is as well
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picture quality
positive4
is beautiful • is amazing • is awesome • is as well
negative1
was very grainy
battery life
41
is good • was better • holds up in that respect • seems quite good
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battery life
positive4
is good • was better • holds up in that respect • seems quite good
negative1
isn't stellar
microphone
31
pretty good.-4k • highly recommend • sound with less noise
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microphone
positive3
pretty good.-4k • highly recommend • sound with less noise
negative1
is not excellent
viewfinder
27
literally obstructed • cannot see • has no eyecup • no way to quickly close these warnings • can't use • only works • is difficult to use
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viewfinder
positive2
a bit tougher to use • daylight
negative7
literally obstructed • cannot see • has no eyecup • no way to quickly close these warnings • can't use • only works • is difficult to use
focus
23
seems slow • is a mess • is incredibly slow
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focus
positive2
is good • spot
negative3
seems slow • is a mess • is incredibly slow
auto focus
22
is always searching for focus • is slow
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auto focus
positive2
very fast • did really well
negative2
is always searching for focus • is slow
issue
22
isn't that bad • is not completely going away
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issue
positive2
no • worked as advertised
negative2
isn't that bad • is not completely going away
fold-out screen
22
is a real disappointment • much too small
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fold-out screen
positive2
attracts dust • not easy to clean
negative2
is a real disappointment • much too small
ax53
22
is slightly behind the competition • is no exception
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ax53
positive2
blows • rx10iii
negative2
is slightly behind the competition • is no exception
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