Given the spec you might be hard pressed to justify spending more, making this one of the best camcorders for filmmakers on a budget. We particularly like the tethered USB cable, which makes it a doddle to recharge the camcorder and copy footage to a PC. The camcorder even has 5.1 audio capture. There’s a Carl Zeiss Vario Tessar 30x optical zoom, with an impressive 26.8mm wide-angle setting. Optical SteadyShot, with effective Intelligent Active mode technology, goes some way to combating handshake. You can even apply various visual effects without having to faff around with separate editing programs. The camcorder records records simultaneously in XAVC S or AVCHD format and file-sharing friendly MP4 format, and you can edit in-camera using the onboard Highlight Movie Maker. Sony’s HDR-CX405 sells for under £200, but comes with a host of sophisticated tricks to help you make extremely polished movies. You don’t have to spend big to make great movies.
Expect some noise from the small sensor -SDXC card required for 1080p
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