Name: Sony HDR-AS300R 8.2MP Action Camera with Live View Remote
Brand: Sony
SKU: SOFDRAS300R
Price: 448.00 USD
Availability: Discontinued
Rating: 4.55 (20 reviews)

Sony HDR-AS300R 8.2MP Action Camera with Live View Remote

Sony HDR-AS300R

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Top Rated Gear: Sony HDR-AS300R 8.2MP Action Camera with Live View Remote Color: White, Kit Style: Pro Bundle, Memory Card: microSD, Resolution: 1080, Special Features: GPS, NFC, Waterproof, Wifi, Type: Action Cameras

I bought this SONY AS300 and mount on helmet with internel mic, Amazing video recording!

Great recorder for motorcycles!

Bought this action cam mainly to relieve from use of phone video and battery, the cam is water splash/proofing which i can deploy during bad weather. Cam can power up fast enough to capture action but remote view connection does take abit of time. One IMPORTANT upgrade is to have one button for toggle between still capture and video rather than using menu.

Image stable, light-weight

Am so happy could buy this, due could give great result.

Simple, easy to operate, great result

Ease of usage
Quality of motion files are great and live up to expectation IMO

As always never fails me when it comes to Sony.

first time using it and everything is great... i notice the the battery drop a little fast but everything else easy as pie lol!

Great

I have been using Gopro Hero 3 and bought Sony As300 several weeks ago and tested in my fishing boating trip. I am very satisfied with the camera:

1. Longer battery life compared to my Gopro
2. Useful viewer watch style
3. Good optical stabiliser
4. Nice looking image colors without post processing
5. Easy to use eg button n features

Things to improve:
1. Add continous photo shoot until we manually stop like Gopro, easy for Kayak Fishing activity, no need to bring viewer and can take shot when holding fish. Owner will select the best shot. (High priority for me)
2. To add feature to select natural color mode in photo shot. Because the photo shot is too saturated and difficult to do post processing and play colors.
3. No video sound at all when using casing
4. Thats all.

Been using Gopro & Now Sony As300

Full hd, 60 fps and BOSS of this action cam are the best in the market out there especially for the price. I will be so glad if sony can make the design to be less protruding, less worry to use with my helmet with center chin mount.

Best Quality!

i had bought this sony hdr as300 action cam last month, simple to use,sharp quality picture, good video and durable body due to water resistance cover. overall simple. and best.

great picture and video quality

The menu functions are not friendly. Navigation through the different modes is confusing.

HDR-AS300 Action Cam

I was comparing this action cam with go hero pro and eventually decided to go for sony. What attracted me ia the image stabilization on this gadget. As well as the shape. It is shaped as a small video cam and most accessories make it easy to operate and adapt

Handy camera for events with action

Comparing apple to apple in value and function, ActionCam HDR-AS300 has much better performance in it video and audio recording. I can't wait to test the time lapse but I am sure it will be fun.

Value for the price

Attachments are not easily interchangeable. Example, handheld to finger grip to hand strap.
Difficulty in activating buttons on Live view needs a "harder push".
Good quality video. 
Needs Live View to support if use like a "video camera" (though not the intention).

Challenges

I bought this camera on the 13th of May 2017 and have been using it for about a month. Was getting another action camera for a long cycling trip around Europe that I'm doing in June, so wanted something good. Previously using other brands of action camera (not the market leader). 

I researched between the AS300, the X3000 and other action cameras on the market. Initially I didn't find much information on the AS300, most of the reviews online and YouTube were about the X3000. 

The price point for the X3000-R was abit more than I was willing to spend (especially with the Live View Remote I was planning on getting (as you couldn't buy it separately - at least then). The AS300-R was at a good price point for me, and what really sold the camera was that the stabilisation for both the X3000 and AS300 was the same, Sony's Balanced Optical Steady Shot - aka B.O.S.S. 

And it works, like a BOSS! No gimbal needed (although, you'll get even smoother footage with a gimbal). But the stabilisation was important for me, as shaky footage is nauseating and unwatchable, but a gimbal was yet another device to charge, and lug around. 

Video is stable and good outdoors, audio is OK, not great, but good enough for amateur video production, should be good enough for most holiday videos. Timelapse is good, although, you need to use the Sony's Action Camera Movie Creator to stitch the photos together. My smartphone can do that without any additional programs. If Sony's reading, please update this. 

I've used the Live View Remote all of once! There's an app (I use Android, but I think there's one for iOS too) to do most of the things the LVR does. Just that the LVR is waterproof to a few metres, and I rather have that wet than my phone. The Field of View is wide enough that you get what you're aiming for, besides, you'll know roughly where the centre of the lens is pointing. Spend the money upgrading to the X3000 (without remote) instead. 

Or on accessories. I bought the lens protector (MCP1). Apparently it was so popular that the Sony shop I went to had only two left. It's cheaper getting a replacement lens protector than to change the lens. Although the waterproof housing does the same job, but it's bulkier and will affect audio quality. One downside of the lens protector is that the shape makes it abit more awkward to fit into my pocket, but better that than a scratched lens. 

If you're looking for an action camera for sports, or just to capture daily life, you can't go wrong with the AS300. Or bump it up to the X3000 if budget allows. The BOSS system really works wonders.

Good Action Camera

Very good for vlogging and other outdoor activities and capturing precious moments.

Great product

Definitely anproduct worth buying. Very easy to use

Great features!

I bought it on 23rd of march and the only issue is, when viewing the recorded clips, there are no sound even when I had go the setting and click the sound to ON.

Great video recording. Stabiliser are excellent.

I'm very impressed by the image stabiliser. It has surpassed even it's rival competitors on this technology. However, battery life could be better.

Impressed with video anti-shake stability!

Item very handy.with all the acessories attached. like back pack harnes easy to move around

Super compact

Should buy go pro. Used at wild wild wet. Did not record video. Clumsy to handle 0n wrist strap. Camera battery run out so fast.

Sony HDR-AS300R 8.2MP Action Camera with Live View Remote

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