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SONY HDR-CX 305

alaTest has collected and analysed 62 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers really like the portability and connectivity. The usability and zoom also get good reviews. The features and viewfinderget negativereviews.

image quality, zoom, usability, connectivity, portability

value for money, viewfinder, features

We analysed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Camcorders the SONY HDR-CX 305 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 84/100 = Very good quality.

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(Based on 62 reviews)

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Amazon review summary for the SONY HDR-CX 305

 

alaTest has collected and analysed 14 user reviews of the SONY HDR-CX 305 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other Camcorders on Amazon.co.uk.

portability, image quality, zoom, usability, connectivity

value for money

79% of reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

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Excellent video; mediocre photos

 

I've had this Handycam for 8 months now and have used it in various situations, including outdoors, indoors including in low light, whenriding a bike, at school plays and on rollercoaster rides etc etc. It is light, compact, easy to hold and operate...

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Excellent video; mediocre photos

 

I've had this Handycam for 8 months now and have used it in various situations, including outdoors, indoors including in low light, whenriding a bike, at school plays and on rollercoaster rides etc etc. It is light, compact, easy to hold and operate...

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Great quality video and I want better !!

 

This camera will produce great quality footage especially when played back on a TV via a HDMI cable. A very compact unit when compared to my old Hi8 and mini DV camcorders. Had to buy a new i3 core laptop to handle HD video editing using PowereDirector...

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Amazing camcorder!

 

This camcorder from Sony is an astonishing bit of technology that delivers superb, high quality, high-definition video. The colours are natural looking and not over saturated. To appreciate how good it really is, you need to see the results on a HD...

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Excellent Camcorder - Terrible Reliability

 

This is a really lovely camcorder. Very easy to use, excellent picture quality and seems (at first) to be very well made.

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Excellent Camcorder - Terrible Reliability

 

This is a really lovely camcorder. Very easy to use, excellent picture quality and seems (at first) to be very well made. Unfortunately, after shooting less than an hour of video and a few still shots, the LCD screen on mine failed completely. The...

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Awesome Camcorder

 

This is simply a stunning camcorder from sony. For the size the output quality is stunning. Like another reviewer mentioned its great for the price. I also chose this over the 350 model which is much more expensive and only has extra memory and sat...

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Stunning HD camcorder at a great price!

 

I'm going to keep it short and sweet. This is the same Camcorder as this one Sony HDRCX350VET High Definition Handycam Camcorder - Black so will have the same image quality. The ONLY difference is the colour of the Camcorder, the internal memory size...

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Amazing camcorder!

 

This camcorder from Sony is an astonishing bit of technology that delivers superb, high quality, high-definition video. The colours are natural looking and not over saturated. To appreciate how good it really is, you need to see the results on a HD...

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Product Specifications

Audio

Audio Dubbing: No
Sound:Stereo

Connections

Firewire in (IEEE 1394): No
Firewire Out (IEEE 1394): No
HDMI Connection: Yes
Headphone Jack: No
Line-In Audio: Yes
S-Video Inputs: No
S-Video Output: Yes
USB Connection: Yes

Display

Screen Resolution:230400 pixels
Screen Size:2.7 in
Screen Type:LCD

Image resolution

Digital Still Pictures:Photo
Progressive Scan for Photos: No
Still Picture Resolutions:640x480 pixels
Total MegaPixels:0.0042 Megapixels

Lens/Zoom

Aperture (Wide-tele):F1.8-3.4
Auto Focus: Yes
Digital Zoom:160 x
Filter Size:30 mm
Focal Length (35mm equiv):36.5-438 mm
Focal Length (Wide-Tele):2.9-34.8 mm
Image Stabilization:Yes (Optical)
Manual Focus: Yes
Night Shot: No
Optical Zoom:12 x
Shutter speeds:1/8-1/1000 s
White Balance:Auto, Outdoor, Indoor, One-push

Measures

Dimensions (HxWxD):64x112x52 mm
Weight:320 g
Weight (lb):0.705 lb

Related

Miscellaneous:PictBridge compatibility, DVDirect Compatibility

Sensor

Sensor Size:1/4 in
Sensor Type:CMOS

Storage

Built-in Memory: Yes
Built-in Storage Size:16 GB

Video

HD Recording: No
Recording Format:Internal flash / MemoryStick / Secure Digital / SDHC
Video Resolution:1920x1080, 1440x1080
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