Name: Sony FDR-X3000 4K Action Camera, with Balanced Optical SteadyShot, Wi-Fi and GPS - Bundle With 32GB MicroSDHC U3 Card, Camera Case, Cleaning KIt, Card Case, Card reader
Brand: Sony
SKU: SOFDRX3000A
Price: 398.00 USD
Availability: Discontinued
Rating: 4.06 (106 reviews)

Sony FDR-X3000 4K Action Camera, with Balanced Optical SteadyShot, Wi-Fi and GPS - Bundle With 32GB MicroSDHC U3 Card, Camera Case, Cleaning KIt, Card Case, Card reader

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Buy: Sony FDR-X3000 4K Action Camera, with Balanced Optical SteadyShot, Wi-Fi and GPS - Bundle With 32GB MicroSDHC U3 Card, Camera Case, Cleaning KIt, Card Case, Card reader Color: White, Kit Style: Free Accessories, Memory Card: microSD

 Sony FDR-X3000 4K with Balanced Optical SteadyShot.    4K movies. Less shake.   See how Action Cam opens spectacular new vistas with mesmerizing, 4K high quality and steady action. Capture your best moves in unforgettable 4K movies.   Reduced shake with Balanced Optical SteadyShot   This feature is an advanced form of image stabilization where internally, the camera's lens and sensor are joined and moved together to compensate for camera shake caused by excessive motion, whether shooting handheld with optional accessories or during a fast-paced sporting activity. This is a particularly effective technology when paired with a POV action camera design as it ensures captured video footage is smooth and stable - even in 4K or high-frame-rate shooting modes.   Exmor R CMOS sensor with enhanced sensitivity -  Shoot in the dark with very subtle light using this cutting-edge sensor.   BIONZ X image processor -  Record fast moves and smooth action up to 4K at 100 Mbps.   ZEISS Tessar lens -  Capture landscapes with less distortion.  The FDR-X3000 utilizes full pixel readout without pixel binning technology to produce exceptionally high resolution and accurate colors in both 4K and Full HD videos. This allows it to read and process data from all of the sensor's pixels, producing highly detailed video content with minimal noise and 'jaggies' in a variety of formats including the high data stream XAVC S codec (100Mbps in 4K and 50Mbps in Full HD).  The FDR-X3000 can also shoot 120p in Full HD for impressive slow-motion footage. This camera offers a new angle of view adjustment, with a 3x smooth zoom or preset "wide", "medium" and "narrow" settings. This allows shooters to get even closer to the action during movie recording, and reduces barrel distortion common with wide view POV cameras.   Built-In Stereo Mic   The FDR-X3000 has a built-in stereo mic with wind noise reduction to reduce the impact of wind interference on overall audio quality, and is equipped with stereo microphone input for advanced recording.   Time-lapse Capture   The FDR-X3000 includes a unique Time-lapse Capture feature that shoots still images in pre-set intervals that can later be transformed into a stunning 4K time-lapse movie utilizing the Action Cam Movie Creator software. The Action Cam App can also create time-lapse movies in Full HD.   Built-in GPS   Built-in GPS inherited from previous models is available, allowing location tracking and speedometer to be added to the video file when Action Cam Movie Creator is used. This also allows GPS Data Overlay on video to read your speed data and generate another video file that includes your route, speed information, etc.   Highlight Movie Maker   An updated version Sony's own in-built movie creator - Highlight Movie Maker - is available in the FDR-X3000. The innovative feature, which now utilizes face detection technology, automatically assembles footage into a video highlight package and pairs it with custom music for the ultimate viewing experience.   Advanced Features   For the more advanced user, there are an expanded scope of manual controls and setting adjustments including white balance, and auto exposure shifting. Loop recording is also available, allowing users to maximize usage of available memory card space to ensure they get the exact shot they are looking for.   Rugged shielding for real-world conditions - For shooting as unlimited as your imagination   You're ready to shoot with the right protection. The Action Cam body alone is splashproof and freezeproof, and supplied Underwater Housing is dustproof, shockproof and waterproof to 197 ft/60m.   Customize and build Action Cam for your needs   A new range of accessories for Action Cam are also available (each sold separately), including the Finger Grip (AKA-FGP1) that is an ideal travel accessory as it enables flexible one-handed shooting and the MC Protector (AKA-MCP1) for extra protection from lens scratches and dirt.

So I have now had this for quite a while and on balance really like it. Its compact and produces consistent good quality image and sound when used on its own. What I mean by that is the internal; mic is good but I like to use ot also on my motorbike helmet and when plugged into an external mic the sound recording is very much too loud. I have overcome this by using and inline attenuator. (About £20 from amazon). This should be built into software but is a failing. The battery life I feel could and should be improved as this is a great compact vlogging camera but let down by that.
Other than thaat all else is great. I also adapted the underwater case to provide a brilliant case that keeps out all the elements when riding in the rain.
I would buy again!

Great film camera. A few improvements would make

excellent cam, needs better motorcycle helmet fixings

better than go pro

Thoroughly enjoying the camera. Small and easily portable, video quality is great. Comes with everything you need, but I did add an external mic.

Sony Action Cam

Quality - price worthy. Sony camera is competitive with others out there

Quality - price worthy

am so happy ,verfy good action cam, Excellent product!!!

ok,very good.

very high quality video shooting.  comfortable.  easy.

This was a used item as I was not wanting to spend to much and as I'm getting on in years, may be a bit to tech for me,
I was all so a little concerned that I may not get all the back up that came with a new one 
So when it arrived and I started to look at what I had got, I was very impressed, yes it did take me a little time and a lot of practise goes to get things right, and I know there are things that I should be able to do, which I have not worked out yet but what I wanted it for is fare better than I was expecting with a little help from YouTube and a lot of help from Sony I am over the moon with my FDR-X300 Action Cam

It's take time

The challenge with anyone going underwater and resisting the massive camera housing and lighting equipment of marine photographers is having a small compact and ultra smart, versatile device to use, with fairly good daylight capture and colour correction capabilities. The X3000 has that plus audio capture through the housing, GPS data and settings for wide or narrow angle. You can improve some of your video and still shots with bright illumination, or simply tail someone with those lights! I took it to 40m depths at Raja Ampat and Palau with little preparation and the professionals were great in offering tips. It is sn action camera and you want to keep the video clips short to make editing easy, and for shooting stills, keep the camera level at eye level underwater so your focus on what you are capturing is always the same. Forget shooting those wide angle large empty spaces of blue... it's more like Street Photography 35mm underwater... stick to the same focal length and you get better results. Again, it's an action camera! The land shots (stills and video) with and without monitor were terrific, if not flawless. The wide angle shots did suffer from lens curvature distortion... you can correct that on Lightroom, easily.

Excellent build, lens quality and performance

A great actions cam.... Amazing underwater quality. Easy to use n small footprint to hold n shooting amazing videos.

Amazing action Camera

Start using it two months ago, it is very clear vision if shoot at daytime but the vision of the night time is not clear. After charge the battery can't use longer than two day.

Review after using FDR-X3000 4K Action Cam

Very compact and easy to carry around, with great features and come with many accessories.

It is easy to handle and operate the action cam.

Small camera which makes traveling with it easier. Great features which i can use it for normal video recording or as action cam on land or underwater.

Great features.

I bought the action cam in October 2019 and used it for my Europe holiday. Sometimes used it as my car dashcam. Great videos.

Great action video

The camera itself is pretty fantastic.  The menu on the camera is terrible and the available accessories are lacking.  But it's an excellent alternative to the GoPro.

Almost perfect, but not quite.

The camera goes heads on even with the latest GoPro Hero 8 in terms of image quality and stabilisation. The software and overall UX is a bit outdated and difficult to use. Sound is acceptable even without an external mic. Finally need backlight on the device's screen and the power button responsiveness fixed.

Great Hardware still in 2019 but mediocre software

Bought this about a month ago and used in to film my travels in Indonesia and Cambodia. The image that it yields are outstanding and in my opinion surpasses the GoPro hero 7. The optical stabilisation can be better in the next generation (hopefully Sony will come up with the FDRX4000). Overall, very impressed.

Great Image Quality in 4K

Do not like the features or the way the camera works.  Needs a lot of accessories that I was unaware of.

Wasn't what I was told it was

I bought this for about 3 weeks and am still testing it out; have not tried all features yet.

Handy and good features

Good quality when day or night shot~
I like FDR-X3000 so much!

Good night shot~

I use once only. I try to sell..
This cam can't use at night time.. My seller also never explain when buy this can..

OK la

great camera ..I'm very happy sony fdr-x3000 !!!!

Sony fdr-x3000

Battery life is bad...
Slow to connect to live view device
still need to improve ease of use of the buttons

Design and Concept were good BUT....

I am so happy that I've made this investment. With the extremely good Balanced Optical Steady Shot (BOSS) I can simply remove the hassle of bringing a "Gimbal" around. The quality of the video taken is just excellent for an action cam with the price point. Well, on the other hand, the frame-lapse feature can be a little annoying as it captures them as images (300++) but the included Sony Action Camera software does makes everything easier to create high quality frame-lapse video. Overall, this camera defined BANG FOR THE BUCKS.

A Powerful Video Camera That Fits In Your Palm

good quality of the pictures and videos were taken.

great features!

A very capable video camera, image stabilisation is excellent. Get a 90mb/s micro SD card, otherwise you'll be limited to low res video.

Good stabilisation. Buy the right micro SD card!

Great camera.  Great stabilization.  Great picture quality.  Wish there was a newer model with a bigger sensor.

Great product.  A little outdated?

Function working well, love the stereo mic feature. Just the battery drained out very fast. Hope can improve this part. Also sometime live remote cannot found the camera.

Nearly perfect

WHAT A LOAD OF RUBBISH, CANNOT CONNECT TO A LAPTOP. FULLY CHARGE BATTERY TURN IT OFF NEXT TIME I USE IT BATTERY FLAT (I HAVE TO BATTERIES) CANNOT UPLOAD VIDEOS, CANNOT BE BOTHERED TO REVIEW ANY FURTHER. PS GET A GOPRO

FDR-X3000

The quality of the photo taking is good, but the video is just above average, quite shaky even 'anti-shake' feature is on.lot of Noises while recording at night at 1080p 240fps.

Good quality

Great and very satisfied with this action cam features

Sony FDR-X3000 4K Action Camera, with Balanced Optical SteadyShot, Wi-Fi and GPS - Bundle With 32GB MicroSDHC U3 Card, Camera Case, Cleaning KIt, Card Case, Card reader

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