Sony FDR-AX53 UHD 4K Handycam Camcorder with 55mm Filter and Accessory Bundle

Your moments deserve the stunning clarity that only 4K Ultra HD can provide.   With wide-angle lens, a 20x zoom and the unrivaled stability of Balanced Optical Steady Shot, you'll always get the perfect shot. Fast Intelligent Autofocus and new 5-direction microphone ensure clean and crisp video and sound, all in a compact body.

Stunning video in both 4k/24p/30p and Full HD 60p/30p

Capture the finest details in 4k (QFHD: 3840 x 2160), 4x Full HD resolution. A newly developed image sensor, with pixels of approximately 1.6 times bigger size, offers superior sensitivity for capturing beautiful high-quality images with less noise under dark as well as bright shooting conditions. The XAVC S\codec and incredibly high resolution produces vibrant and extremely realistic images. What's more, the blazingly fast image processor is the same one employed in professional Sony models, making it possible to record 30p movies in 4K and 60p in Full HD 1080 resolution for incredibly smooth and sharp playback, with no loss in realism, even when panning the camera and shooting moving subjects.   Shoot in Full HD at 120/100fps (NTSC/PAL), edit the footage after shooting, and enjoy incredibly smooth and sharp slow-motion video.

Balanced Optical SteadyShot image stabilization w/ Intelligent Active Mode

On standard Optical SteadyShot camcorders, a single “shift lens” is moved in the optical block to offset camera shake. Balanced Optical SteadyShot moves the entire optical block at once, maintaining the integrity of the optical path and reducing shake and distortion in videos and still photos.

BOSS has now been improved to offer 5-xis stabilization from wide angle to telephoto.  

Fast Intelligent AF captures the decisive moment

Fast Intelligent AF achieves incredibly rapid and accurate contrast-detection.   It minimizes lens motion, predicting the AF range, and accelerates the lens drive, thereby improving response so you can capture precise moments.

Get wider on and closer to your subjects and scenery with a 26.8 mm ZEISS lens with 20x Optical Zoom

This new lens helps to depict remarkable details of high-quality 4K images throughout its wide-angle-to-telephoto range. The use of an AA (advanced aspherical) lens not only keeps depiction faithful — it also keeps the lens unit compact. ED (Extra-low Dispersion) lens helps to ensure accurate reproduction of color. Multilayer ZEISS T* Coating further enhances image quality by reducing unwanted reflection, such as ghost and flare. Whether you're shooting movies or still images this professional wide-angle 26.8 mm  ZEISS lens captures more breathtaking  landscapes and indoor scenes, when you don't have enough room to step back. With a 20x Optical zoom.

Pro features such as manual control ring and time code

Enjoy total customi z ation with ergonomic manual controls.

Use the intuitive multi-purpose manual ring to adjust zoom, focus, exposure, IRIS, shutter speed, AE shift, or white balance shift mode after using the manual button to select the mode.   Time Code and User Bit can be added to movies as data elements. Time Code function records hours/minutes/seconds/frames on image data for precise advanced video editing. User Bit function records information such as date/time/scene number, etc. in eight-digit arbitrary numbers, and is useful for editing movies using two or more cameras.  

Versatile shooting w/ XAVC S3, AVCHD and MP4 codecs

By employing XAVC S format, which was developed from the XAVC format for professional use, 4K 100Mbpsand Full HD 50Mbps high-bitrate recording realize incredibly high-quality images. Yet, XAVC S data is compressed so that it is more manageable for general consumers.