Canon
XA45
vs
Sony
fdrax700
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Canon XA45 alternatives
Sony fdrax700 alternatives
specs
Canon
XA45
Special Features
compared
Sony
fdrax700
not available
Time Lapse:
Yes
Canon
XA45
Technical Details
compared
Sony
fdrax700
not available
Number of Diaphragm Blades:
7
not available
Playback Modes:
Fast, Slow
not available
Power Supply Type:
Rechargeable Battery
not available
Shutter Speed:
1|60th - 1|10000th Secs
not available
User Guide:
Yes
8
Number of diaphragm blades:
not available
Canon
XA45
Other Features
compared
Sony
fdrax700
not available
Accessories Included:
Yes
not available
Dimensions (WxDxH):
89.5 x 116 x 196.5 mm (H x W x D)mm
not available
Interface:
USB - HDMI
not available
Lens Cap Included:
Yes
not available
Lens System:
ZEISS Vario-Sonnar T*
not available
Night Mode:
Yes
not available
Other Features:
Dual Memory Card Slots
not available
Recording Format:
AVCHD Format Ver.2.0 Compatible:MPEG4-AVC|H.264, XAVC S Format: MPEG4-AVC|H264, XAVC S Proxy: MPEG-4 AVC|H.264
not available
Recording Media:
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), XAVC S 4K(100Mbps) : SDXC Memory Card(UHS-I U3), XAVC S 4K(60Mbps) : SDXC Memory Card(Class10 or Higher), XAVC S HD : SDXC Memory Card(Class10 or Higher)
not available
Waterproof:
No
Lens cap included:
not available
Canon
XA45
Packaging Content
compared
Sony
fdrax700
not available
AC Adapter Included:
Yes
not available
Batteries Included:
Yes
not available
Handheld Remote Control:
Yes
not available
Lens Hood:
Yes
not available
Memory Card Included:
No
not available
Number of Batteries Included:
1
AC adapter included:
not available
AC
Cables included:
not available
Lens hood:
not available
1 pc(s)
Number of batteries included:
not available
Canon
XA45
Weight & Dimensions
compared
Sony
fdrax700
182 mm
Height:
89.5mm
84 mm
Depth:
196.5mm
109 mm
Width:
116mm
Canon
XA45
Battery
compared
Sony
fdrax700
not available
Battery Recharge Time:
2.5h
not available
Battery Technology:
Lithium
not available
Battery Type:
NP-FV70A
not available
Battery Voltage:
7.4V
BP-820
Battery type:
not available
1780 mAh
Battery capacity:
not available
2.9 h
Video recording time:
not available
Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)
Battery technology:
not available
Canon
XA45
Network
compared
Sony
fdrax700
not available
Wi-Fi Standards:
Ieee 802.11b, Ieee 802.11g, Ieee 802.11n
not available
Near Field Communication (NFC):
Yes
not available
Wi-Fi:
Yes
Canon
XA45
Ports & Interfaces
compared
Sony
fdrax700
not available
Composite Video Out:
Yes
not available
DC-in Jack:
Yes
not available
Headphone Connectivity:
3.5 mm
not available
Headphone Output:
Yes
not available
Microphone In:
Yes
not available
S-Video Out:
No
not available
XLR In:
Yes
DC-in jack:
not available
3.5 mm
Headphone connectivity:
not available
Microphone in:
not available
1
Mini HDMI ports quantity:
not available
1
Mini-USB 2.0 ports quantity:
not available
USB connectivity:
not available
XLR in:
not available
HD-SDI output:
not available
3G-SDI
HD-SDI output details:
not available
True
HDMI:
Yes
not available
PictBridge:
No
Canon
XA45
Audio
compared
Sony
fdrax700
not available
Audio Formats Supported:
Pcm, 48 khz, Aac, Linear pcm, Mpeg
not available
Built-in Microphone:
Yes
not available
Microphone Connectivity:
3.5 mm
AAC
Audio formats supported:
not available
3.5 mm
Microphone connectivity:
not available
Canon
XA45
Still Image
compared
Sony
fdrax700
not available
Image Formats Supported:
Jpg
not available
Maximum Image Resolution:
5024 x 2824 pixels
not available
Still Image Resolution:
12 Megapixels
Canon
XA45
Design
compared
Sony
fdrax700
not available
Colour:
Black
Black
Product colour:
not available
Canon
XA45
Camera
compared
Sony
fdrax700
not available
Back Light Compensation:
Yes
not available
Camcorder Type:
Handheld
not available
Image Processor:
Bionz X
not available
Minimum Illumination:
1.7lx
not available
Photo Mode:
Yes
not available
Remote Operation:
Yes
not available
Shooting Modes:
Beach, Fireworks, Landscape, Portrait, Auto, Scene, Sp
not available
Supported Aspect Ratios:
4:3,16:9,4:3,16:9,4:3,16:9,4:3,16:9,4:3,16:9 (16:9)
Remotely operated:
not available
not available
3D:
No
DIGIC DV 6
Image processor:
not available
4.2 lx
Minimum illumination:
not available
Handheld camcorder
Camcorder type:
not available
Canon
XA45
Viewfinder
compared
Sony
fdrax700
not available
Viewfinder:
2,359,296 Pixels
not available
Viewfinder Screen Size:
0.39"
not available
Viewfinder Type:
Electronic
0.24"
Viewfinder screen size:
not available
Canon
XA45
Display
compared
Sony
fdrax700
not available
Built-in Display:
Yes
not available
Display Aspect Ratio:
16:9
not available
Display Diagonal:
3.46"
not available
Flip-Out Screen:
Yes
True
Touchscreen:
Yes
Flip-out screen:
not available
not available
Display:
Oled
Built-in display:
not available
7.62 cm (3")
Display diagonal:
not available
Canon
XA45
Shutter
compared
Sony
fdrax700
not available
Camera Shutter Speed:
1/10000
1/6 - 1/2000, 1/2 - 1/500 s
Camera shutter speed:
not available
Canon
XA45
Flash
compared
Sony
fdrax700
not available
Built-in Light:
Yes
Shoe mounting point:
not available
Cold shoe
Shoe mounting point type:
not available
Canon
XA45
White Balance
compared
Sony
fdrax700
not available
White Balance:
Auto, Indoor, One push, Outdoor
Auto, Daylight, Tungsten
White balance:
not available
Canon
XA45
Exposure
compared
Sony
fdrax700
not available
Scene Modes:
Beach, Fireworks, Landscape (scenery), Night, Portrait, Spotlight, Sunrise, Sunset
Canon
XA45
Focusing
compared
Sony
fdrax700
not available
Auto Focus (AF) Lock:
Yes
not available
Closest Focusing Distance:
0.01m
not available
Face Detection:
Yes
not available
Focus Adjustment:
Manual
0.01 m
Closest focusing distance:
not available
Face detection:
not available
Auto/Manual
Focus adjustment:
not available
Canon
XA45
Storage
compared
Sony
fdrax700
not available
Camcorder Media Type:
Memory card
not available
Camera File System:
Dcf 2, Exif 2.3
not available
Compatible Memory Cards:
Memory stick pro, Memory stick xc, Sd / sdhc / sdxc / sdio
not available
Memory Slot:
2
2
Memory slots:
not available
SD,SDHC,SDXC
Compatible memory cards:
not available
Memory card
Camcorder media type:
not available
Canon
XA45
Image Sensor
compared
Sony
fdrax700
not available
Effective Megapixels (Image):
14.2MP
not available
Effective Megapixels (Movie):
14.2MP
not available
Optical Sensor Size:
1"
not available
Sensor Type:
Cmos
8.29 MP
Effective megapixels (movie):
not available
25.4 / 2.3 mm (1 / 2.3")
Optical sensor size:
not available
CMOS
Sensor type:
not available
21.14 MP
Total megapixels:
not available
Canon
XA45
Video
compared
Sony
fdrax700
not available
Bitrate At Maximum Video Resolution:
100 Mbit/s
not available
HD Type:
4K
not available
Maximum Frame Rate:
120fps
not available
Video Formats Supported:
Avchd, H.264, MPEG4
not available
Video Resolutions:
3840 x 2160 (4K) pixels, 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) pixels, 1440 x 1080 pixels, 1280 x 720 pixels, 640 x 360 pixels
150 Mbit/s
Bitrate at maximum video resolution:
not available
not available
Full HD:
Yes
MP4
Video formats supported:
not available
1920 x 1080,3840 x 2160 pixels
Video resolutions:
not available
3840 x 2160 pixels
Maximum video resolution:
not available
4K Ultra HD
HD type:
not available
Canon
XA45
Lens System
compared
Sony
fdrax700
not available
Digital Zoom:
192x
not available
Filter Size:
62mm
not available
Focal Length (35mm Film Equivalent):
29 - 348
not available
Focal Length Range (F-F):
29 - 348 Mm
not available
Image Stabilizer:
Yes
not available
Image Stabilizer Type:
Optical
not available
Maximum Aperture Number:
2.8
not available
Minimum Aperture Number:
2.8
1.8
Maximum aperture number:
not available
2.8
Minimum aperture number:
not available
Optical Image Stabilization (OIS)
Image stabilizer type:
not available
5.8 cm
Filter size:
not available
29.3 - 601 mm
Focal length (35mm film equivalent):
not available
Image stabilizer:
not available
20x
Optical zoom:
not available
Canon
XA45
Operational Conditions
compared
Sony
fdrax700
0 - 85%
Operating relative humidity (H-H):
not available
-5 - 45 °C
Operating temperature (T-T):
not available
Canon
XA45
Key Features
compared
Sony
fdrax700
not available
Max Video Resolution:
3840 x 2160 (4K) pixels
not available
Optical Zoom:
12x
not available
Total Megapixels:
14.2MP
740 g
Weight:
1kg