HD Video Recording HDRCX440 Handycam Camcorder

I'm really amazed at how much they can put into such a lightweight camera these days. I have owned several Sony camcorders over the years. This one isn't my favorite but it's damn nice. The manual lens cover works fine (my other opens automaticly) and it turns on and off by opening and closing the view screen (no independent on/off switch or viewfinder). I knew that when I bought it so I was ready for that. I used it for my nephew's wedding and the footage looks great. I installed the app and it's great. It gives the capability to zoom in and out and, if you have up to six working together, you could control them all. There's a live broadcast feature I didn't use but should be great too. This is a good alternative to the more expensive GoPro IF you aren't wearing it. It's extremely light and seems cheap but works very well for me.

I haven't had any problems with this camera. This is my second one (first one stolen). I had my first one for a couple of years, same camera. I like how small and light weight it is. Also, using the tiny micro SD is nice. The video quality is pretty good. I mostly use it outdoors and this is where it shines. Indoors with low light, the video is grainy. Sound quality is very good and it picks up even low dialogue. Getting around the menus isn't great, when you first start using it, but you figure it out quickly where to go. I've tried the wireless streaming to a TV and it works just fine. Runs pretty smooth.

I have had a lot of video cameras, my previous camera was a Canon and the sky always looks like a strong blue, even on cloudy days. I tossed that camera and purchased this no-frills SONY camera. It is an Excellent camera. no frills but gives you great movies, long battery life and does not explode your icloud account.

This was a gift for a middle-school-er. She was able to start using it right away. The videos are very clear and the stabilizer keep things from bouncing around as she panned over everything. The grip and screen make the camera easy to use and she had the menus down in very little time. The videos displayed directly from the camera to the HD TV easily. Individual pictures are equally good. This is a very good value for someone who wants videos more than individual shots.

After attempting to figure out why I kept getting a message "only playback possible during use power supply". So, if you want to use this to livestream or if you're a teacher and want to use this with your online classes just attach the USB cable that's sticking out of the right side by the power light to a USB cable and then use the AC from Sony - only the ones from Sony work. This will keep your camera powered. In the secret door to the left behind the screen door is where you find the HDMI input port. Purchase a HDMI cable that has a mini HDMI and a full size HDMI male plugs. After that I got an adapter " A USB Video Capture " external device. This system fired right up. It took time to figure it out. Works Great. Frustrating, though to go all through this.

TRY TWO BOTH OFFER NO ZOOM I WAS ABLE SEE MY DOG AT 28 FT MAX ZOOM STILL WAS ABLE TO SEE HIS HEAD IF THEY WORK PROPER U SHOULD BEEN ABLE ZOOM IN ON A FLEA GOT ME 2 LEMONS ON SAME WEEK HALF OR THERE NOT GOOD CAMERA I WAS NOT ABLE TO ZOOM IN ON MY 50 YD RANGE TARGET TO SEE ON PAPER WHERE MY 12GA SLUGS HIT SAD 50 YARDS 60X ZOOM I WAS NOT ABLE SEE MY 1'' HOLES IN SHEET PAPER HAD ON FULL SHEET OF PLYWOOD DID OFFER GREAT FEEL IT IS VARY LITE OVER MY OLDER SONY HDR 290B ONE THING I DID NOT LIKE USE THEM TINY MICRO SD CARDS AND BATTERYS ARE TINY NOT SURE HOW SMALL BATTERY WILL HOLD UP IN COLD WEATHER USED TO TYPE CLIPS ON REAR OF CAMERA MUCH LARGER THESE YOU FORCED TO OPEN UP THE CAMERA THEN OPEN THE BATTERY DOOR PUSH TINY BUTTON POP OUT DEAD BATTERY JUST SWITCH TAKES MORE TIME THEN OLDER SONY CAMS I OWN IN PAST 3 YRS IM NO WAY IMPRESSED THIS DUE FACT BATTERY SIZE // USE MICRO SD AND LACK OF ZOOM DOES NOT OFFER DIGITAL 320X ZOOM THEN CHEAPER CAMS OFFERS THIS CAM AT WALMART SALES $198 HERE $300+ THATS $100 I COULD HAD SAVED IF I WENT TO WALMART

This camera is made VERY cheaply compared to my old DCR-SX63. This one feels as if they doubled the amount of plastic as it weighs probably half of my old one which is the same size. My old cam had touch screen as this one is a joystick button combo. This cam only comes with an 8GB internal drive, old one had 16GB, so make sure you get an additional memory card. Reason I bought this was to upgrade to at least 1080p video for my son's football games. I will edit my review again after a few games. For now though it feels almost like a toy camera its so light and plasticy feeling like one drop would kill it for sure. Glad I bought the Asurion warranty. Edit 1: Ok after three weeks of filming with this I am willing to up it 1 star to 3 total. The first time filming I wasn't sure how it worked so ended up with a low quality video. Also this camera records 2 versions. One(Lower quality smaller file) for sharing and one for you. Just make sure, if you are not into sharing to disable this. Also make sure you are recording in AVCHD with the highest setting to be sure you are getting 1080p. The videos are decent quality at best when I play them back on a 4k Vizio 58". Still a bit grainy especially at longer zooms but for someone who isn't in the film and video industry(which I am not) it has a decent picture for its price point. Remember, you are buying Sony's lower end of the barrel camera here. You get what ya pay for. I feel like the more and more pixels tv's put in em, the less and less options we will have for good video anymore. If you are going to watch all your videos on a 4k tv....spend the extra bucks and get yourself a 4k camera. Sony 4k version the AX models looked quite promising, but the prices are still way too high for me($700 and up from there range).

J'ai une sony de quelques années et la qualité du boîtier est de beaucoup supérieur à celle-ci. Elle fonctionne très bien et la qualité de l'image est bonne. Je suis déçu qu'il n'y a pas de sortie pour le son et que l'écran n'est pas tactile. Mais pour le prix je la recommande. Elle fonctionne en streaming avec le logiciel OBS Studio.

I use this all the time. Works well, great video quality.

Great video camera only downfall is its quite fuzzy or Pixelated during the evening and night. Daytime video is decent for the price you're paying. The sound quality is there for sure.