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- In this Sony FDR-X3000 Action Camera (bhpho.to/2EiZsPI) Review Conclusions video, I will give you the low down on this camera from my real world perspective approach. Full Review Here: www.sonyalphalab.com/my-sony-... I talk about the features that matter and compare to the GoPro Hero 6. Gear and Support Links Below:
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The built in colour screen on GoPro also uses more battery power. I simply cut a strip of wind muff fur put it across the front of the mic holes & around each side a bit & wrap a rubber band around the camera to hold it in place. Works like a dream.
What some people are forgetting, is the advantage of the remote on your wrist is if you have it helmet mounted, and you're not 100% sure on the angle you'll be shooting at, its easy to adjust when you can see through the lcd on your wrist, It goes without saying Sony's optical stablization is now only matched by the GoPro 7. but I still prefer the Sony.
Very good points Danny, thanks for the comments!
Hi
Jay, I was given this camera as a surprise gift and what a wonderful surprise. The gift giver also got me the mini tripod/pistol grip which I love as I use an
aftermarket one with my current small point-and-shoot Canon camera. Your skin tone from this SONY camera image is more natural than this CZcams video recording, hence the color quality. Your explanation is excellent so much so that I don’t really have any pressing question and feel confident of using this camera. I will watch this video again, like reading a book; the more times you watch it the more you learn from it. I am just glad I came across this video of yours. Thank you very much.
Wonderful review. Thanks for showing and explaining in greater detail some of the features that the manual just touched on. Much appreciated.
Wow. I’ve watched many videos about this device and yours was easily the most thorough. Just put this camera on my list. Thanks. Timecode and 3.5mm stereo microphone jack!!!
probably the best review I've seen so far.Bought yesterday this gear as my gopro hero5 black unfortunally fell down during hicking session last week.I've collected some video and photo basic samples and I'm really impressed with this unit even if I'm learning how to use it,obviously.I must say there's a big difference comparing it with gopro,this camera is just so good enough to set the bar even today july 2019 ! thanks for sharing
I know this is like 2 years ago, but does anyone know where to buy the camera? Impossible to find it
Very helpful analysis --- this is helping me to decide on what I will buy next
Thank you and best of luck in your search ;)
Thank you for this detailed review and conclusion. Does the cam output 4k on the HDMI? Did you have the chance to compare it to the older VR1000?
Awesome review mate! I have one myself and I agree 100% with you - LOVE THIS LITTLE CAM! I'm yet to edit the snowboarding videos of my Japan trip, used a board mount on my snowboard and got some pretty cool footage, will let you know when I finally edit and publish it (I'm a lazy bastard lol, first ever camera I have and didn't do video editing before)
Thanks for the comments and let me know about the video!!
great review. I have a mountain bike channel and I used to use the GoPro, I would get comments all the time from people about my footage being shaky, I didnt want to buy a gimbal because it would get in the way when riding. I ended up getting the Sony X3000 last year and I have no regrets. The BOSS image stabilizer is amazing. The Sony's picture quality, color, sound and image stabilization is so much better than GoPro. As far as fixing the wind noise all you need to do is tape a small dead cat over the mic (under the lens) and the wind noise is eliminated. Its called Rycote windjammer you can buy them online a pack of 6 is about $15. It has completely changed my channel, I mount the Sony on my helmet and it gives the viewer a more realistic view of what I see when riding.
Thanks for thew comments and thanks for the excellent tip about wind noise!!
Love the series and Well Done!
Thanks ;)
Great video, does the internal mic cut out if an external mic is used ?
Perfect review. See you from Brazil.
Hello and thanks for great review. Is this camera suitable for filming nature , time-lapses etc..? I consider to either buy this camera or Lumix FZ 300 (much bigger though ). Thanks!
Very useful. Actually the best I saw
Superb review/action camera.Thanx.
Thank you very much for the comments :)
Is there any pausing on the remote screen, i use my iPhone and it pauses many times and its very annoying thanx for the review,.
Hi Jay, thanks for your review. I've never owned an action cam and about to make the first purchase for our USA Vacation (Disney, Vegas, Sea World, Universal Studios, Fresno, Sacramento and San Francisco) in August. I have narrowed down my selection between GoPro 6 and Sony FDR-X3000. Overall, what is your expert opinion on what should I buy? Many thanks again.
Thanks for the info, good video work.
Ek Chuah Studios hi. Where you get the black protection?
perfect review
Highly Appreciated your response,I am new subscriber from India
Thanks for mentioning that you need to purchase BOTH the camera and the Love View remote at the same time. No one else has mentioned this. That is too, too bad for this new owner. Do you happen to know if there Is there any way the Live View Remote can be purchased separately directly from Sony, or does the camera and Live View Remote need to be somehow programmed at the factory? Doesn't make sense to me that you can not buy the LVR after the fact. Thanks.
Great camera. Everybody talks about camera batteries. What about the remote viewer battery? thanks for posting
I own and l love this camera... the lens protector you mentioned fogging up is never off my camera, since my one complaint is the lens has no protection without it. the lens bulges out from the front with no protective bezel, which I think is sorta dumb. a strange design... otherwise I love the camera.
I run around with my kids at the park with it or on hikes and I sometimes am sprinting after them holding the camera at arm's length, the footage is great, that stabilization system is a marvel on it
thank for review
REALLY NICE VIDEO! thanks
QUESTION: Can I buy this LIVE Monitor separately? and if YES. would the FDR-X3000 be compatible with it? (because there are actually at least two versions of this camera. I'm refering to the one which comes without this Live Monitor Bracelet Thingy)
Is this not an older camera? Does anybody know when Sony will come out with an updated version of this excellent camera?
Yes it's older, and no word yet on a new model...
I can’t find a handlebar mount for the remote.I thought Velcro solution but then I couldn’t use the charger.Any ideas?
Hei! Nice video and camera. I have It myself and bouth It fore about 2 week ago. I want It fore long time but price was high and I have many camera from before. But Its a fantastic camera from Sony. And I have Sony RX100 from before and It use the same battery pack and Its super cool))) I also have Sony FDR-AX53 and Its a fantastic video camera. Sony Is super good. Them deliver sensor to all drone from DJI I fly Inspire 1 V2.0. and now I bouth Mavic Air Combo flame red. It was Intresting to se your video)) Very good work!
Dude you crack me up. I have the older models and am getting this one this week. You do all the shit that I do LOL.
Thanks / great video.
For 4K I heard to shoot in Wide and if I'm in 4K how many Mega Bits per second and frame rate????
Thanks
thak for review
Can i ask if this action camera is available in the market anywhere. And this is cheaper than Gopro hero 6..
wow amazing.
Now ciming any new model same camera.
I want one for my motorbike helmet and read that if put in the underwater case you cannot attach a mic. My question is how waterproof is it say on a helmet in the rain. Does it need the underwater housing?
I like the features of this unit over the RX0...stabilization looks better than decent.
This Camera is way better than the GoPro. I really love the live cam wrist bc it's a battery saver. I'm going to wait a year for an updated version.
Already gopro8 released, what about sony update version, plz inform me i am waiting to buy sony latest version
gopro battery with video go fast like i drink cup of water , how about sony battery is it good ?
Where do i find that support?
Hi , when I use the camera under water turns off the live view monitor, why? how do I fix it ?
What sort of mic can u get that’s small and stops the wind like a small bit of fur with rubber strap it to front ??
how to cover the lens while transporting it ? why sony do not include a lens cap for free?
WHAT ABOUT extended warrany, will they stand behind it ?
I just found out that this camera will fit the average size vaginia. quite nicely and allow one to video the grand entrance multiple times at 1080 p
Hello Jay, do you have a video demonstrating how to do the live stream on this camera? Thanks in advance
@JBG Travels hey
IS THE LIVE VIEW WORTH HAVING ? WHAT ABOUT ACESSORIES MUST HAVE ?
I love my Sony FDR-X3000, all my videos I made with this camera.
I have one of these and I feel you should mention the battery life which is abysmal, also the buttons on the unit and the menu function it clumsy but apart from that it’s a good action cam
A terrific review.
Great review and info. I've had the FDR for a while now but I didn't get the remote and am regretting it. Does using the remote affect the battery life? Both while recording and while off/standby? Can the remote wake the camera if the camera is powered off? With my old GoPro the remote was pointless but if the Sony remote works similar to the android app I'll upgrade to the remote kit. Thanks.
The wrist controller liveview wristlet, has his own battery inside and the other cool thing about the wristlet is that you can use it with any Sony alpha!
Still wish i could transfer video to iphone storage the new file format XAVC-S won’t transfer
There is a way. I was also having the same problem as you. If you install the app called Pinnacle Studio, and have it on your device, then you can use the ‘multi out’ on your camera to a USB cable adapter on your iPhone to copy the files. I’m not sure how it works but it does...lol You don’t even need to have Pinnacle Studio open for it to work. It’s a little over my head why it works, sorry I’m not very technically savvy.. If it doesn’t work, try different USB cables. Some of them won’t transfer the file for some reason.. Hope this helps!
Which Green Screen soft ware do you use? Looks pretty good. Thanks.
Final Cut X
what about a superview like feature?
Is this good for motovlogs (motorcycling) rain?
R J Yes, it’s got a waterproof housing but without is shower proof, buy a cheap adapter off Amazon and you can use all the GoPro accessories...
Great video. One question - While using the live remote, after hitting the record button, why does the screen on the remote go blank after 7-8 seconds? Is that normal? How do you know what you are filming? Please explain. Thanks
You can turn that so it stays on or turns off ;)
Sounds great but how is this done? Can you give me the steps involved to keep the live remote on? Thanks
"Auto monitor off while shooting" is enabled by default. You need to turn that feature off in the menu on the monitor, and then it will stay on the whole time your recording. See here: helpguide.sony.net/cam/1650/v1/en/contents/TP0000960337.html
*If the remote control has not been operated for more than 10 seconds while shooting movies, time-lapse capturing, or loop recording, the LCD screen display of the remote control is turned off automatically to reduce battery consumption. Operate the remote control to turn on the LCD screen display again.
Press the MENU button.
Press the UP button or DOWN button to select (Remote control settings) - (Auto monitor off while shooting) - setting value, then press the REC/ENTER button.
(default) (The LCD screen display is turned off automatically, if the remote control has not been operated for more than 10 seconds while shooting)
(The LCD screen display is turned on while shooting)
ANYBODY HAVING PROBLEM WITH FOCUS? I was almost convinced to order one FDR-X3000 BUT. today I've read that whenever the camera heats up, it has some focus issues. and sometimes the focus issues will not be normalized even after the camera cooling down
Hi Jay. Thanks for the great review. I see a few people saying their image is out of focus beyond 30 inches from the camera.... have you experienced this? .... should everything be in focus? I'm noticing everything is in focus near the camera but distant objects are not. Some people are saying there is some sensor glue expansion issue that results in far field objects being out of focus, when they should be in focus.... do you have any thoughts on this?
Hi, if you have the camera really close to something and it chooses to focus on that close-up subject, then stuff in the distance might be slightly out of focus. This is called depth of field though, and not a flaw with the lens or anything. You need to make sure the camera is focused on what you want in situations like this. It's not always easy, but you can try and make sure that whatever is close to the camera is away from the lens enough to not accidentally be chosen as the focus point by the camera. Does that make sense? I hope that helps!!
@@Jason_Hermann many thanks Jay. I agree with your points on depth of field, and generally when you get close to a subject the depth of field becomes more shallow ( for a fixed f number). But I finding many people saying " everything should be in focus , both near field and far field" . They were claiming the glue holding the sensor was expanding and resulting in the camera only focusing on near field , and far field going out of focus.
Thanks again for taking time to reply. Great channel by the way!
@@beefybeef1326 No problem and the sensor glue scenario sounds crazy to me, but theoretically that could be true.
Hi. Question: Is there an HDMI cable for TV output included in the box?
No
dose it have a linear mode?
Hacerte un video de esta camara ahora en el 2022,y daños tu opinión acerca de los bits, edición del archivo 4k
Hi thanks for posting. I'm a big SONY fan too with one broadcast camera plus many other things from them. I'm at a cross roads between this and the GoPro Hero 7. I'm not a fan of GoPro's as I've had only trouble with them in the past. This SONY, the specs look pretty good, especially the bit rate up 100Mbs. My only gripe (and it could be a deciding factor is the lack of a monitor that can go under water, unlike the built in one in the Hero 7. I know the RX0 probably would be a better contender for my work (nothing to do with the YT channel (LOL) and add that chunky looking Aluminium UW housing, but at a bigger cost than the camera to get it down close to 100m. Mmmm and the Go Pro supposedly can handle down to 60m with optional (too) UW housing. The other thing going for me is the support from SONY and the fact that it actually has a brand name lens system in the camera. How do you find the low light situation with this SONY?
Hi Bush, for your situation I honestly don't know. 100M is really deep and the pressure is very high at that depth. The Sony is not good in low light, but neither is the Hero 7. The Sony has overheating issues with extended recording at 100MBS as well, so it's not the best option for critical must get footage recording. I did not have any issues with the overheating, but several people have reported problems to me since I published this review. Honestly I think the Hero 7 might actually be a better option over this currently. For your situation, the RX0 would be much better in the low light department, but it also suffers from heat issues. I don 't think it would underwater though consider how cold it is at those depths. At the end of the day, I really don't know and I would hate to recommend the X3000 or GoPro Hero 7 without some actual knowledge in this unique area. It really sounds like you will need a proper heavy duty housing, and for low light, the larger the sensor the better...
@@Jason_Hermann Hi, thanks for your great reply. Yeah I have just found some crazy depth rated housing for the FDR (rated to over 2km!!!!) big chunky aluminium construction, so it would be a good heat sink. Anyway, I really appreciate your views here with this regarding both of these cameras. Yes, maybe a specialist low light camera (I've worked with them for many years)- LOL but never hd to buy them personally now and now it's my own company money LOL, hence considering a cheapo camera. The heating issue I was not aware of, fair enough running at 100Mbs with aplastic body.
does this have a zoom feature?
I'm wondering how this video got the vp09 codec in 1080p. I can't seem to make that happen.
Update: I see that CZcams went back to some of my old 720p and 1080p videos and gave them the vp09 codec. I guess YT is improving.
I honestly did not have an answer for your question, sorry...
@@Jason_Hermann I figured it out. Monetized channels with many subs get priority for the vp09 codec. It makes sense.
Hola ,Está es la última que salió de accción cam ? Saldrá otra para no compra esta y salga una nueva , con case pierde audio ? Gracias .
Yes, this is the latest model and no word from Sony on when a new unit will come out....
Thank u
How much is the price Sony fdr-x3000 gimbal?
which editing software are you using in this video?
Final Cut Pro
This camera is in need of upgrading because the GoPro Hero 6 has it beat in so many ways. With camera you have to by a case to take it under water and you have to spend $150 for a monitor to see what you're recording and the Hero 6 records 1080p at 240. As to image stabilization, as long as the image is stable and of good quality it doesn't matter to me if it's optical, digital or by black magic. All care about is a good stable image. The Hero 6 does a very good job in this regard.
Yeah, the Hero 5 and 6 are also great options as I said in the review. Hopefully Sony will come out with and update soon!!
Jay, would you still recommend this Sony video camera? If not, what do you think is the best vlogging camera for around the same price point? Thanks.
Hello and No, I would recommend the GoPro 8 over this camera these days for the price/ value ;) amzn.to/3rQmrtt
@@Jason_Hermann thank you!
No night shots or reviews? Low light?
Hi, has anyone managed to find any high quality ND-filters for this camera? -T
Nice review! Would you still recommend this for 2019? Thanks!
Recently I have buy that camara
Can you suggest a good microphone to attach to this cam?
rode videomicro
what about the over heating in 4k, did you experience this? I want to be able to vlog and record up to at least 30- 40 mins at a time?
I did not have any issues, but I did not do any long term 4k video recording tests. Sorry, I really don't know for sure....
Jay SonyAlphaLab are you going to buy it? I'm amazed it has the same senor as my AX53 but with it being smaller the X3000 would be perfect for vlogging, my sony ax53 is but this looks even better
. does the zoom work while recording video ? TY
You can't change the zoom while recording, but you can set the zoom and then record at whichever you chose.
@@Jason_Hermann ; ty 4 speedy response . set zoom 1st . ty
How would u live review ur footage now a days since u can't get the live review remote anymore?
You would need a device to read the memory card so you can view the photos. I use a Mac for that stuff... That sucks you can't get the live view remote anymore... These days I would go for the GoPro 9 or whatever it's up to, because it is better than this now much older design.
Up date , in this video I see an option to flip the filming on and off, I’ll check my settings, I’ll update my comment if it doesn’t work.
Help please nothing on youtube, my bran new FDR-x3000r only shoots footage upside down, how do I fix this? It’s driving me crazy. I can’t find anything on CZcams to fix this, and I have fiddled around with the settings so much now, I have lost myself in grief. Can you give me a few tips about where to look in settings? Thank you. I’ve made one video on CZcams and I had to flip the footage in post took forever, and I’m glad I had one program to find the flip footage option. Gee wiz! Thank you . Subbed!
I'm sure you got itm If not let me know! ;)
Thank you I shall, just with my mom right now.
I have another question. I was recording in Mpeg format at 1080 but when I uploaded it to CZcams it looked horrible. Any suggestions ona better recording format? Will this happen if I record in 4K as well? Very disappointing
4k will look much better, but the 1080 I recorded looked pretty good I thought?
@@Jason_Hermann I was editing it on my Powerdirectie software. Do I need to upload it a certain way? Not sure why it looks to distorted
I would say it's the software, I never used Powerdirect so I can't say one way or another. Try to export the footage in the best quality option and see if it makes a difference I guess. I use Final Cut Pro and had no issue with quality.
@@Jason_Hermann Jay, I actually found on a my video edit software an upload setting dedicated to CZcams uploads and it looked much better. Thank you for always answering questions. I appreciate it.
This is a awsome camera . But not sure why everyone seems to be doing reviews now about it. Only grip i have is the screen dosnt work under water. It does not have manual controls for photo like iso , shutter speed exposure for low light timlapses . Thats about it everything else is pretty good. Also the side screen needs to be back lit its really hard to see in low light.
Thanks for the comments ;) The screen does work underwater? It has physical buttons you need to press, the screen does not do anything when you touch it... It does not have manual controls for shutter speed and stuff, but does offer exposure comp and white balance at least ;) I hear ya man, a new model from Sony is over do for sure!! I reviewed this last winter and the camera was already pretty old, but I really wanted to see what it could do. Action cams are fun!
He could mean the live view remote. I found this out the other day when I threw the camera in the water to test it. The live view didn’t work
any heating problems ?
No, but I was using it in the winter mostly....
What’s the best SD card that can do 1080 p 100 fps
SanDisc Extreme Plus V30, it is red and tan colored.
How about ALL THOSE connecter sockets Ie HDMI ect….
Why on earth did they not make it black? White really?
I think to help reflect heat away, but I'm not really sure...
yes black would be nice
How about max capacity of memory?
256 Gigas.
it have zoom on remote?
Si.
It will be great if they provide built in screen
It would be great, but it also would increase the size and decrease the battery life. One huge advantage to the portable design is you can see the screen easily when it is mounted to a helmet for example. So the view the the camera see's you can see without looking at the camera itself. DOn't get me wrong, a screen on the camera would also be nice! Hopefully Sony will come out with a new model soon ;)
@@Jason_Hermann Thanks Dear for details answer...
Great video, Thank You !!!! Debating between the FDRX300 and GoPro 7, will use it more for vlogging than action stuff. If anyone could give their opinion on which one I should get that would be appreciated CHEERS :)
I would go with the Hero 7. The new stabilization system works awesome and it's the latest and greatest. The usability is also way better on the Hero 7 as far as the menu system type stuff in my opinion. The only down side is the lack of wrist remote option, but you can use a smart phone for that...
Jay SonyAlphaLab Thank You 🙏☀️
How do you record in slow motion. I dont understand this
You create the slow motion footage in post processing software like in this tutorial here: czcams.com/video/x61INdvIJGI/video.html
@@Jason_Hermann ahhh...no wonder I couldnt figure that out. Thank you!
If you don't mind one other question. What kind of SD card do I need for 4k?
You are very welcome and by all means ask away!! As far as micro SD cards go I purchased this Sandisk: amzn.to/3cw9nnC It's been working flawless for a very long time for me, so I highly recommend it ;) All the best, Jay
@@Jason_Hermann thank you sir. Much appreciated
If it's fogging just remove the plastic clear cover on the front.
Yes, that is what I ended up doing.
"Sony The One and Only"
I own mini Sony action cam this is definitely one to buy but I highly suggest to avoid the RM-LV3!!
It's trash, only get if you can the RM-LV2V. So much better and you don't need to that god awful cradle to charge it
It's a good camera but Sony just love to do something goofy which spoils the experience.
Two things on this:
1) The wonderful external mic output.
What a great feature, but try to use it with any normal mic and the gain is internally set up to go so high the audio is ruined.
There is no simple fix for this, without spending on a much more expensive powered mic with it's own adjustment to turn levels way down so the X3000 can boost it up again.
This simply must be a deliberate ploy from Sony. (so you buy their own recommended mic for 4x more?)
2) Live streaming.
Not something you might use often but maybe you could stream to a computer and use like a webcam?
Nope you can only do it via 'Ustream' (Who?) - oh, they have changed names now and you can't have a free account, and no one is going to view your stream on there anyway.
How hard can it be to have this work with youtube or even Facebook.
And a bonus one
3) Helmet mounting.
This really should not be so hard, the camera is a similar size and shape to the Ghost HD?
Sony sell a fairly simple mount, OK it costs about 4 times as much as it should - but hold on it's almost impossible to set it up in a suitable position with a lot of helmets?
And don't forget if you want audio using that handy external mic socket it will be unusable due to unexplained extra audio gain you can't turn down.
You couldn't make it up, why do this when the camera and inbuilt stabilisation is so good otherwise.
It is still very competitive with Hero7 but the stupid intentional faults which could likely be fixed by firmware just make you sick.
4video Just buy an in-line volume control off Amazon for headphones, solves issue.
Where can I buy this camera, it is nowhere to be found!
Ebay maybe? It is pretty old by todays standards...
@@Jason_Hermann I found one on eBay! It just seems to fulfill most my requirements since I don't enjoy vlogging with a massive camera. Keeping it low profile keeps it a lot more natural in my experience.
Thank you for the answer!
It's a great camera and I really enjoyed using it when I had it. I have the goPro 10 now, and it's great, but I much preferred the shape of the Sony so I could snug it up to stuff easier. Not really the biggest deal, but it is what it is....
Try new firmware then report on gps overlay performance
Hi, Is it passable to connect some monitor thru HDMI and see what the camera recording?
Like here with GoPro - czcams.com/video/o44ZaRt3-A4/video.html
Thank you!
Yes, you can do that and record externally using the HDMI out as well.
Stabilization and picture quality are great, but user interface sucks, big time. It feels like I´m programming my 15yo air-conditioning. I don´t want external, tiny screens on my wrist either, thankyouverymuch.
By comparison, the Hero6 can have slightly worse stabilization (much improved from the Hero5, though) but it´s a pleasure to use, not requiring neither a tiny, dingy external LCD, nor the case, to make it waterproof and forget about it. It also makes it much easier to use as a photo camera, as well.
IMO, Sony´s electronics with Hero6's design would be the way to go...
Cheers!
Very good points and thank you for sharing your thoughts and experience ;) The Hero 6 is also a great action camera solution for sure. Can't go wrong!!
no 4k60
could be black
It is a great camera, but the stabilization of the gopro 7 is better.
Buzzzzz your wrong there bud.
Tom Scott czcams.com/video/VD27nmQxFhM/video.html
Tom Scott i start filming with the gopro and at 2.01 is the sony. And i had a lot of footage with the sony but i used more of the gopro