SONY HDR-CX405 Handycam® with Exmor R® CMOS sensor

Keep valuable memories fresh for everyone to enjoy with the solid integrity and all-around ease of the CX405 Handycam®. Optical SteadyShot™ with Intelligent Active Mode prevents camera shake and blur from ruining pictures. AVCHD and XAVC S formats ensure faithful and vibrant recordings. It's all so compact and always ready to go.

Optical SteadyShot™  with Intelligent Active Mode

XAVC S (HD 50 Mbps) and AVCHD recording

Exmor R™ CMOS sensor

26.8mm wide-angle ZEISS lens with 30x optical zoom

60x Clear Image Zoom

SENSOR TYPE

1/5.8 type(3.1mm) back-illuminated Exmor R CMOS Sensor

EFFECTIVE PIXELS (VIDEO)

approx.2.29 Megapixels(16:9)⁷

LENS TYPE

ZEISS Vario-Tessar

OPTICAL ZOOM

30x

CLEAR IMAGE ZOOM

60x⁸

SCREEN TYPE

6.7cm(2.7 type) Clear Photo LCD display (230 400 dots) Wide(16:9)

Sensor

SENSOR TYPE

1/5.8 type(3.1mm) back-illuminated Exmor R CMOS Sensor

EFFECTIVE PIXELS (VIDEO)

approx.2.29 Megapixels(16:9)¹

EFFECTIVE PIXELS (STILL IMAGE)

approx.2.29 Megapixels(16:9)/approx.1.71 Megapixels(4:3)

Processor

IMAGE PROCESSOR

BIONZ X image processor

Lens

LENS TYPE

ZEISS Vario-Tessar

LENS COVER

Manual

APERTURE

F1.8-F4.0

FOCAL DISTANCE

f=1.9-57.0mm

FOCAL LENGTH (35MM EQUIVALENT) (VIDEO)

f=26.8-804.0mm(16:9)¹

FOCAL LENGTH (35MM EQUIVALENT) (STILL IMAGE)

f=26.8-804.0mm(16:9), f=32.8-984.0mm(4:3)

MINIMUM FOCUS DISTANCE

approx.1cm(Wide) , approx.80cm(Tele), approx.13/32inch(Wide), approx.31 1/2(Tele)

Zoom

OPTICAL ZOOM

30x

CLEAR IMAGE ZOOM

60x²

DIGITAL ZOOM

350x³

LCD

SCREEN TYPE

6.7cm(2.7 type) Clear Photo LCD display (230 400 dots) Wide(16:9)

BRIGHTNESS CONTROL

Yes(Menu)⁴

MARKER/GRID DISPLAY

Grid Line⁵

ANGLE ADJUSTMENT

Opening Angle:max.90 deg., Turning Angle:max.270 deg.

Image Stabilisation

IMAGE STABILISATION TYPE

Optical SteadyShot image stabilization w/ Intelligent Active mode (Wide to Tele)

Focus

FOCUS TYPE

Contrast AF

FOCUS MODE

Auto/Manual(Menu)

FOCUS AREA

Full range Focus

Exposure

MODE

Auto, Manual(Menu)

METERING MODES

Multi-segment

LOW LUX MODE

Yes

AUTO IRIS CONTROL

F1.8 - F10

MANUAL IRIS CONTROL

F1.8 - F10

BACKLIGHT COMPENSATION

Yes(Auto)

GAIN CONTROL

Auto

MINIMUM ILLUMINATION

Standard:6 lux(1/25 Shutter Speed), Low Lux:3 lux(1/25 Shutter Speed)

Shutter Speed

AUTO CONTROL RANGE

1/6 - 1/10000

STANDARD

1/25 - 1/10000

MANUAL IRIS CONTROL