Panasonic
hcvx1

vs

Sony
fdr ax43

Panasonic hcvx1

Sony fdr ax43

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Panasonic hcvx1 alternatives

Sony fdr ax43 alternatives

specs

Panasonic
hcvx1

Special Features
compared

Sony
fdr ax43

Yes
Time Lapse:
not available

Panasonic
hcvx1

Technical Details
compared

Sony
fdr ax43

not available
Display Brightness Control:
Yes
Yes
Lens Cover Included:
not available
not available
Number of Diaphragm Blades:
6
Yes
Self-Timer:
not available
1|25th - 1|8000th Secs
Shutter Speed:
Standard: 1|50th - 1|10000th - Auto: 1|6th - 1|10000th - Manual Iris: 1|25th - 1|10000th - Manual Shutter: 1|6th - 1|10000th - Smooth Slow: 1|215th - 1|10000th
Yes
USB Charging:
not available

Panasonic
hcvx1

Other Features
compared

Sony
fdr ax43

Yes
Accessories Included:
not available
1hour
Battery Life:
not available
141 x 77 x 68mmmm
Dimensions (WxDxH):
80.5 x 73 x 142.5 mm (H x W x D)mm
USB 2.0 X 1
Interface:
Micro USB
not available
Lens System:
ZEISS Vario-Sonnar T*
Yes
Night Mode:
Yes
AVCHD AVCHD Progressive MP4 MP4 | MPEG-4 AVC|H.264
Recording Format:
not available
SD|SDHC|SDXC Memory Card
Recording Media:
not available
not available
Resolution:
3840 x 2160 (4K) pixels
not available
Waterproof:
No

Panasonic
hcvx1

Packaging Content
compared

Sony
fdr ax43

not available
AC Adapter Included:
Yes
not available
Batteries Included:
Yes
Usb, Micro-hdmi
Cables Included:
Ac, Micro-hdmi, Micro-usb
not available
Memory Card Included:
Yes
not available
Quick Start Guide:
Yes

Panasonic
hcvx1

Weight & Dimensions
compared

Sony
fdr ax43

77mm
Height:
80.5mm
141mm
Depth:
142.5mm
68mm
Width:
73mm

Panasonic
hcvx1

Battery
compared

Sony
fdr ax43

1,940mAh
Battery Capacity:
not available
not available
Battery Recharge Time:
3.5h
Lithium-Ion
Battery Type:
Lithium-Ion NP-FV70A
Ac, Battery
Charging Source:
not available
0.75h
Maximum Battery Life:
4h
1.05h
Video Recording Time:
not available

Panasonic
hcvx1

Network
compared

Sony
fdr ax43

Wi-fi 4 (802.11n)
Wi-Fi Standards:
Wi-fi 4 (802.11n)
No
Near Field Communication (NFC):
Yes
Yes
Wi-Fi:
Yes
No
Bluetooth:
No

Panasonic
hcvx1

Ports & Interfaces
compared

Sony
fdr ax43

not available
Composite Video Out:
Yes
not available
DC-in Jack:
Yes
Yes
Headphone Output:
Yes
not available
Micro-USB 2.0 Ports Quantity:
1
Yes
Microphone In:
Yes
not available
S-Video Out:
No
1
USB 2.0 Port:
not available
No
USB Connectivity:
not available
Usb 2
USB Connector Type:
not available
Yes
HDMI:
Yes
not available
PictBridge:
No

Panasonic
hcvx1

Audio
compared

Sony
fdr ax43

MP4, Aac
Audio Formats Supported:
Lpcm, Pcm, Aac, Mpeg
Dolby digital 2.0/5.1
Audio System:
Dolby digital 5.1
not available
Built-in Microphone:
Yes
Yes
Built-in Speaker:
Yes
not available
Microphone Connectivity:
3.5 mm
not available
Wind Filter:
Yes

Panasonic
hcvx1

Still Image
compared

Sony
fdr ax43

Jpeg
Image Formats Supported:
Jpeg
6784 x 3816 pixels
Maximum Image Resolution:
5440 x 3056 pixels
1920 x 1080 (Full HD), 3808 x 2856, 4992 x 2808, 5216 x 3912, 640 x 480, 6784 x 3816
Still Image Resolution:
5440 x 3056p

Panasonic
hcvx1

Design
compared

Sony
fdr ax43

Black
Colour:
Black

Panasonic
hcvx1

Camera
compared

Sony
fdr ax43

not available
Back Light Compensation:
Yes
Handheld
Camcorder Type:
ZEISS Vario-Sonnar T lens
not available
Camera Playback:
Slide show
not available
GPS:
No
not available
Image Processor:
Bionz X
not available
Minimum Illumination:
1.2lx
Ara, Chi (SIMPL), Chi (TR), Eng, Hin, Per, Tha
On Screen Display (OSD) Languages:
not available
Yes
Photo Mode:
Yes
Yes
Remote Operation:
Yes
not available
Shooting Modes:
Beach, Fireworks, Landscape, Portrait, Snow, 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), 4:3,16:9,4:3,16:9,4:3,16:9,4:3,16:9,4:3,16:9 (4:3)
No
3D:
No
Yes
On Screen Display (OSD):
not available

Panasonic
hcvx1

Viewfinder
compared

Sony
fdr ax43

24x
Magnification:
not available
3"
Viewfinder Screen Size:
58"
not available
Viewfinder Type:
Not available

Panasonic
hcvx1

Display
compared

Sony
fdr ax43

Yes
Built-in Display:
Yes
not available
Display Aspect Ratio:
16:9
3"
Display Diagonal:
2.95"
not available
Display Resolution (Numeric):
460,800 Pixels
Yes
Flip-Out Screen:
Yes
Yes
Touchscreen:
Yes
Lcd
Display:
Lcd

Panasonic
hcvx1

Shutter
compared

Sony
fdr ax43

not available
Camera Shutter Speed:
1/50-1/10000
1/2 - 1/2000
Shutter Speed (Photo):
not available

Panasonic
hcvx1

Flash
compared

Sony
fdr ax43

No
Built-in Flash:
Yes
No
Built-in Light:
Yes
not available
Flash Modes:
Auto, Flash off, Flash on
Yes
Shoe Mounting Point:
Yes
Cold
Shoe Mounting Point Type:
not available

Panasonic
hcvx1

White Balance
compared

Sony
fdr ax43

not available
Indoor White Balance:
Yes
not available
Onepush White Balance:
Yes
not available
Outdoor White Balance:
Yes
Auto, Cloudy, Indoor, Sunny
White Balance:
Auto, Indoor, One push, Outdoor, Push

Panasonic
hcvx1

Exposure
compared

Sony
fdr ax43

not available
Light Exposure Modes:
Auto, Manual
Beach, Creative control, Fireworks, Low light, Night, Portrait, Scenery, Snow, Soft skin, Sports, Spotlight, Sunset
Scene Modes:
Auto, Beach, Fireworks, Landscape, Night, Portrait, Snow, Spotlight, Sunrise, Sunset

Panasonic
hcvx1

Focusing
compared

Sony
fdr ax43

0.1m
Closest Focusing Distance:
0.01m
not available
Face Detection:
Yes
Manual
Focus Adjustment:
Manual
not available
Smile Detection:
Yes

Panasonic
hcvx1

Storage
compared

Sony
fdr ax43

Memory card
Camcorder Media Type:
Memory card
Sd / sdhc / sdxc / sdio
Compatible Memory Cards:
Memory stick pro, Memory stick, Sd / sdhc / sdxc / sdio
128GB
Maximum Memory Card Size:
not available

Panasonic
hcvx1

Image Sensor
compared

Sony
fdr ax43

8.29MP
Effective Megapixels (Image):
8.29MP
8.29MP
Effective Megapixels (Movie):
8.29MP
1"
Optical Sensor Size:
1"
Mos bsi
Sensor Type:
Cmos

Panasonic
hcvx1

Video
compared

Sony
fdr ax43

not available
Dual Shot (Video & Photo):
No
4K
HD Type:
4K
2160p, 1080i, 1080p, 720p
Supported Video Modes:
not available
Avchd, MP4, MPEG4
Video Formats Supported:
MP4, MPEG4, Avc, Avchd, Mpeg, Rm, Xavc, Xavc S
3840 x 2160 (4K) pixels, 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) pixels, 1280 x 720 pixels
Video Resolutions:
3840 x 2160 (4K) pixels, 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) pixels, 1440 x 1080 pixels, 1280 x 720 pixels
Yes
Full HD:
Yes

Panasonic
hcvx1

Lens System
compared

Sony
fdr ax43

70x
Digital Zoom:
250x
62mm
Filter Size:
55mm
25 - 600
Focal Length (35mm Film Equivalent):
not available
4.12 - 98.9
Focal Length Range (F-F):
4.4 - 88 Mm
Yes
Image Stabilizer:
Yes
Hybrid
Image Stabilizer Type:
Optical
1.8
Maximum Aperture Number:
2
not available
Maximum Focal Length (35mm Film Equiv):
536mm
not available
Minimum Aperture Number:
2
not available
Minimum Focal Length (35mm Film Equiv):
26.8mm

Panasonic
hcvx1

Key Features
compared

Sony
fdr ax43

3840 x 2160 (4K) pixels
Max Video Resolution:
3840 x 2160 (4K) pixels
24x
Optical Zoom:
20x
8.57MP
Total Megapixels:
8.29MP
428g
Weight:
510g