Sony AX43A 4K Handycam with Exmor R CMOS Sensor

Name: Sony AX43A 4K Handycam with Exmor R CMOS Sensor
Brand: Sony
SKU: 50959
Price: 1249.99 CAD
Availability: InStock

Model: FDRAX43A/B

$1,249.99 CAD

Find it for Less? Let us Know.

Free Shipping!
Available - Approx 3 Day Lead Time
Not yet reviewed

About: Sony AX43A 4K Handycam with Exmor R CMOS Sensor

Capture your world in stunning colour and detail on the Sony 4K Handycam, with Balanced Optical SteadyShot and 20x optical zoom. Fast Intelligent AF and a sophisticated built-in multi-capsule microphone, plus powerful in-camera video processing, make it a compact content-creation powerhouse.

4K 16:9 video optimized 1/2.5” Exmor R low-light CMOS Sensor
Built-in gimbal - Balanced Optical SteadyShot image stabilizer
20x optical zoom and Clear Image Zoom of 30x for 4K / 40x for HD
Fast Intelligent AF tracks focus to captures decisive moments
26.8mm wide-angle ZEISS Vario-Sonnar T* zoom lens
High-bitrate XAVC S 4K up to 100Mbps / HD up to 50Mbps
Realistic audio with clear 5.1ch and 2ch sound
Highlight Movie Maker automatically creates short movies to share
Flip out tilting 3" Xtra Fine touch screen LCD - ideal for vlogging
Produce high quality 4K Time Lapse for an immersive experience
Dedicated button starts Highlight Movie Maker to create short movies
Wi-Fi for One-touch remote and One-touch sharing using smartphone

Gimbal mechanism inside

Sony’s Balanced Optical SteadyShot is a unique image stabilizer with a gimbal mechanism about 13 times more effective than other optical systems. Capture smooth professional-looking images even at full zoom or while running with no need for bulky external gimbals. In HD shooting mode it further reduces the effect of camera shake with 5-axis Intelligent Active mode compensating for vibration across pan tilt roll pitch and yaw.

Accessories for every shooting style

Open up new storytelling possibilities with a range of accessories from microphones to grips—all designed for professional results and seamless compatibility.

4K image quality

Capture your movies with the stunning realism and detail of 4K (3840 x 2160). With four times more detail than Full HD all your images are enhanced by the subtle qualities that bring images to vibrant life.

The latest-generation image sensor exclusively for 4K

The new-generation sensor is designed for optimal 4K recording. With pixel sizes around 1.6x larger than previous models the AX43 captures beautiful images with less noise even in the extremes of low and bright lighting conditions.

ZEISS Vario-Sonnar T* lens for 4K

The AX43 features a custom lens developed for the highest-quality 4K imaging throughout its entire wide-to-telephoto range. The use of AA (advanced aspherical) lens elements ensures each scene is faithfully captured even with the compact design while ED (Extra-low Dispersion) glass delivers accurate colour without aberration. The ZEISS T* Coating further enhances image quality by reducing unwanted reflections including ghosting and flare.

Up to 26.8mm wide angle lens

Whether you’re shooting movies or still images the class-leading wide-angle lens can help you capture more of landscapes and indoor scenes when you don’t have enough room to step back. Even without a wide conversion lens the camcorder shoots as wide as 26.8 mm (16:9 aspect ratio) in movie mode.

Super-sampled Full HD playback

Enhance your viewing experience even without a 4K television. Using super-sampling the camera automatically down-converts 4K footage to exceptionally detailed Full HD.

Rapid AF response to capture decisive moments

Fast Intelligent AF achieves speedy accurate contrast-detection auto focus by minimizing lens motion predicting the AF range and accelerating lens drive thereby improving response so you can capture more fleeting moments.

Lock-on AF

Enhance your tracking of moving subjects with a simple touch. Simply select your subject on the LCD touchscreen and the AX43 will automatically adjust the tracking frame and lock onto even fast-moving targets for precise auto-focusing.

Face Detection and Smile Shutter

Use Face Detection to optimize focus exposure and colour for key people in a shot even in selfies so you only need compose and narrate the scene. Prioritize a face simply by touching it on the LCD. And with Smile Shutter you can set the camera to automatically capture still shots of those magical fleeting smiles even while recording movies.

Golf Shot

Capture and analyze high-speed motion with no need for fancy equipment. Golf Shot mode lets you capture video and a series of stills revealing each step of the action.

Extensive zoom shooting capabilities

With the high-quality stabilized 20x optical zoom there’s plenty of range to capture your subject. And when shooting far away our Clear Image Zoom uses a proprietary algorithm to deliver optical-zoom quality even at up to 40x (30x in 4K mode).

Realistic recording of voices music and other sound

Thanks to the three-capsule mic the AX43 microphone gathers sound from five directions and with advanced audio processing results in dramatically better built-in audio recording. Around 40% less background noise is captured and you’ll enjoy better stereo or 5.1ch surround (AVCHD) separation for more faithful capture clearer dialogue and more compelling soundtracks.

High Speed recording for high-quality slow motion

With support for high-frame-rate capture up to 100fps/120fps in Full HD you can create slow-motion recordings elevating every movement in startling detail. Simply import your video into PlayMemories Home (free) or other popular editing software to reveal smooth sharp action in even the most everyday activities.

4K Time-lapse Capture

With Time-lapse Capture shoot stills of a scene over a period of time with a chosen interval between shots. The resulting images can be combined at high resolution into a time-lapse movie on a PC and viewed with a simple variable-speed preview function on the camera even in high-quality 4K.

Specifications

Sensor
- Sensor Type - 1/2.5 type (7.20 mm) back-illuminated Exmor R CMOS Sensor
- Effective Pixels (Video) - approx. 8.29 Megapixels (16:9)
- Effective Pixels (Still Image) - approx. 8.29 Megapixels (16:9) / approx. 6.22 Megapixels (4:3)
Image Processor - BIONZ X image processor
Lens
- Lens Type - ZEISS Vario-Sonnar T*
- Filter Diameter - 55 mm
- Lens Cover - Auto
- Aperture - F2.0–3.8
- Focal Distance - f = 4.4 to 88 mm
- Focal Length (35 mm equivalent) (Video)
  - f=26.8–536.0 mm (16:9)
  - f = 1-1/16 to 21-1/8 inch
- Focal Length (35 mm equivalent) (Still Image)
  - f = 26.8 to 536.0 mm (16:9), f = 32.8 to 656.0 mm (4:3)
  - f = 1-1/16 to 21-1/8 inch (16:9), f = 1-5/16 to 25-7/8 inch (4:3)
- Minimum Focus Distance - approx. 13/32-inch (Wide), approx. 31-1/2 inch (Tele), approx. 1 cm (Wide), approx. 80 cm (Tele)
- Iris Diaphragm - 6 blades
- ND Filter - -
Zoom
- Optical Zoom - 20x
- Clear Image Zoom - 4K: 30x, HD: 40x
- Digital Zoom - 250x
LCD
- Screen Type - 7.5 cm (3.0 type) Xtra Fine LCD display (921,600 dots) Wide (16:9)
- Touch Panel - Yes
- Brightness Control - Yes (Menu)
- Marker/Grid Display - Grid Line
- Angle Adjustment - Opening Angle: max. 90 deg., Turning Angle: max. 270 deg.
Image Stabilization Type - Balanced Optical SteadyShot w/ Intelligent Active mode (5-axis)
Focus
- Focus Type - Contrast AF
- Focus Points - -
- Focus Mode - Auto / Manual (Touch Panel)
- Focus Area - Full range Focus / Spot Focus
- Fast Intelligent AF - Yes
- Lock-On AF - Lock-on AF
- Manual Focus Assist - Peaking Display
Exposure
- Mode - Auto, Flexible Spot (Touch Panel), Manual (Menu)
- Metering Modes - Multi-segment / Spot
- Exposure Compensation - AE Shift (Touch Panel)
- LOW LUX Mode - Yes
- Auto Iris Control - F2.0-F11
- Manual Iris Control - F2.0-F11
- Manual Exposure Assist - Zebra Pattern Display
- Backlight Compensation - Yes (Auto)
- Gain Control - Auto
- AGC Limit - Yes
- Minimum Illumination
  - 4K: Standard: 9 lux (1/50 shutter speed),
  - 4K: Low Lux 1.8 lux (1/25 shutter speed)
  - HD: Standard: 6 lux (1/50 shutter speed)
  - HD: Low Lux 1.2 lux (1/25 shutter speed)
Shutter Speed
- Auto Control Range - 1/6-1/10000
- Standard - 1/50–1/10000
- Manual Iris Control (Photo mode) - 1/25–1/10000
- Manual Shutter - 1/6-1/10000
- Smooth Slow - 1/215–1/10000
White Balance
- White Balance Modes - Auto / Onepush / Outdoor / Indoor
- White Balance Shift - Yes
Flash
- Flash Metering System - Pre-flash TTL
- Flash Compensation - Yes (3 steps)
- Flash Mode - Auto / On / OFF
Storage Media
- Media Type
  - XAVC S 4K (100 Mbps): SDHC Memory Card (4 GB or over, UHS-I U3 or higher) / SDXC Memory Card (UHS-I U3 or higher)
  - XAVC S 4K (60 Mbps): SDHC Memory Card (4 GB or over, Class10 or higher) / SDXC Memory Card (Class10 or higher)
  - XAVC S HD: SDHC Memory Card (4 GB or over, Class10 or higher) / SDXC Memory Card (Class10 or higher)
  - AVCHD, Still: Memory Stick PRO Duo (Mark 2)
  - Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo
  - Memory Stick XC-HG Duo, SD / SDHC / SDXC Memory Card (Class 4 or higher)
- Internal Media - -
Recording
- Recording Format (Video) - XAVC S format: MPEG4-AVC / H.264, AVCHD format ver. 2.0 compatible: MPEG4-AVC / H.264, MP4: MPEG-4 AVC / H.264
- Video Resolution
  - XAVC S 4K: 3840 x 2160 / 25p, 24p
  - XAVC S HD: 1920 x 1080 / 50p, 25p, 24p
  - AVCHD: 1920 x 1080 / 50p (PS), 25p (FX, FH), 24p (FX, FH), 50i (FX, FH), 1440 x 1080 / 50i (HQ, LP)
  - MP4: 1280 x 720 / 25p
- Video Recording Rate (ABR/VBR)
  - XAVC S 4K: approx. 100 Mbps,
  - XAVC S 4K: approx. 60 Mbps,
  - XAVC S HD: approx. 50 Mbps,
  - AVCHD PS: approx. 28 Mbps / FX: approx. 24 Mbps / FH: approx. 17 Mbps / HQ: approx. 9 Mbps / LP: approx. 5 Mbps, MP4: approx. 3 Mbps
- Recording Format (Still Image) - JPEG (DCF Ver.2.0 compatible, Exif Ver.2.3 compatible, MPF Baseline compatible)
- Still Image Size (Photo Mode)
  - L: 16.6 Megapixels 16:9 (5440 x 3056), 12.5 Megapixels 4:3 (4080 x 3056)
  - M: 8.3 Megapixels 16:9, (3840 x 2160), 6.2 Megapixels 4:3 (2880 x 2160)
  - S: 2.1 Megapixels 16:9 (1920 x 1080), 0.3 Megapixels 4:3 (640 x 480)
- Still Image Size (Movie Mode) - M: 8.3 Megapixels 16:9 (3,840 x 2,160), S: 2.1 Megapixels 16:9 (1,920 x 1,080)
- Still Image Size (Time-Lapse Capture) - 4K: L (8.3 M: 3840 x 2160) / HD: S (2.1 M: 1920 x 1080)
- Still Image Size (Dual Record) - M: 8.3 Megapixels 16:9 (3840 x 2160), S: 2.1 Megapixels 16:9 (1920 x 1080)
Audio
- Microphone - Built-in Zoom Microphone
- Audio Recording Format - LPCM 2ch (48 kHz / 16 bit), Dolby Digital 5.1ch, Dolby Digital 5.1 Creator, Dolby Digital 2ch Stereo, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, MPEG-4 AAC-LC 2ch
- Mic Level Control - Yes (31 steps)
- Auto Wind Noise Reduction - Yes (On / Off)
- My Voice Canceling - Yes
- Speaker - Built-in Zoom Microphone, Monaural Speaker
Advanced Feature
- High Speed Rec - Yes (100p / 1920 x 1080, 100 / 60 Mbps)
- Time-lapse Capture - Time-Lapse Capture, Shooting Interval (1/2/5/10/30/60 sec), Shot Number (1-999), Capture Image Size (4K: L (8.3 M, 3840 x 2160) / HD: S (2.1 M, 1920 x 1080)), AE Mode (AE Lock / AE Tracking)
- Scene Selection - Auto / Night Scene / Sunrise & Sunset / Fireworks / Landscape / Portrait / Spotlight / Beach / Snow
- NightShot Infrared System - -
- Time Code/User Bit - Yes
- Other Features - Face Detection, Cinematone, Golf Shot (Yes), Smooth Slow Rec (Yes), Fader Effect(s) (White / Black), Intelligent Auto (Portrait / Baby / Walk / Tripod / Backlight / Landscape / Spotlight / Twilight / Macro / Low-light / Auto wind noise reduction), Smile Shutter (Off / Dual Capture / Always On), Red-Eye Reduction, Direct Copy
Playback
- Fast Playback - About 5 times / 10 times / 30 times / 60 times
- Slow Playback - Forward: 1/5 speed, Reverse: 1/2 speed
- Trimming Playback - Yes
- Highlight Movie Maker - Highlight Movie Maker, highlight background music (6 preinstalled music files, music transfer compatible)
- Motion Shot Video - Yes
- Slide Show (Still Image) - Slide Show
Wireless Function
- Wi-Fi - Yes (Wi-Fi Compatible, IEEE 802.11 b/g/n (2.4 GHz band))
- NFC - Yes (NFC forum Type 3 Tag compatible)
- Multi Camera Control - Yes
Terminal / Shoe
- Accessory Shoe - Yes (Multi Interface Shoe)
- HDMI Terminal - Yes (HDMI micro)
- Projector Input - -
- Multi/Micro USB Terminal - Yes
- Remote Terminal - Integrated into Multi/Micro USB Terminal
- STD Output - Composite Video Out (AV CABLE (sold separately))
- Microphone Input - Stereo Minijack
- Headphone Jack - Stereo Minijack
- Memory Card Slot - Memory Stick PRO Duo and SD / SDHC / SDXC compatible
- DC In - Yes
Power
- Battery Type - InfoLITHIUM with AccuPower Metre System (V Series)
- Power Consumption (LCD) - 4K: 5.1W
- Power Consumption (Viewfinder) - -
- Power Requirements
  - 6.8 V/7.3 V (battery pack)
  - 8.4 V (AC Adaptor)
- Charge on camcorder (charging time with supplied battery) - Yes (approx. 3h 25min)
- USB Charging - DC 5V 1500mA
- USB Power Supply - -
Dimensions (WxHxD)
- Camera Only - Approx. 2-7/8 inch x 3-1/4 inch x 5-5/8 inch (73 mm x 80.5 mm x 142.5 mm)
- Camera w/ Supplied Battery - Approx. 2-7/8 inch x 3-1/4 inch x 6-7/8 inch (73 mm x 80.5 mm x 173 mm)
Weight
- Camera Only - Approx. 1.12 lb (510 g)
- Camera w/ Supplied Battery - Approx. 1.32 lb (600 g)