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Sony HDR-CX100 AVCHD HD Camcorder with Smile Shutter & 10x Optical Zoom (Black)

by Sony
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (102 customer reviews)

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Color: Black
  • Capture 1920 x 1080 HD video to built-in flash memory
  • 10x optical zoom, 120x digital zoom; Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens with SteadyShot image stabilization
  • 2.7-inch wide touch-panel Clear Photo LCD Plus display
  • 4-megapixel still image capture; Face Detection
  • 8 GB built-in memory; compatible with Memory Stick PRO Duo Media (not included)

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Sony HDR-CX100 AVCHD HD Camcorder with Smile Shutter & 10x Optical Zoom (Black) + Opteka OPT-SC37FE Platinum Series 0.3X HD Ultra Fisheye Lens for 25mm, 30mm, 30.5mm & 37mm Digital Video Camcorders
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Technical Details

Color: Black
  • 2.7" wide touch panel3 Clear Photo LCD PlusTM display
  • 10X Optical / 120X Digital Zoom
  • Carl Zeiss® Vario-Tessar® lens with SteadyShotTM image stabalization

Product Details

Color: Black
  • Product Dimensions: 6 x 7.6 x 4.1 inches ; 2.4 pounds
  • Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
  • ASIN: B001PY41YQ
  • Item model number: HDRCX100/B
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (102 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,046 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
  • Date first available at Amazon.com: February 8, 2009

Product Description

Color: Black

The Sony HDR-CX100 is a high definition Memory Stick Duo media Handycam camcorder that offers 1920x1080 Full HD video recording and 4.0 megapixel still image capture in an ultra-compact, affordable package. While the HDR-CX100 packs a healthy feature set, including a 1/5" Exmor CMOS sensor, BIONZ image processor, Face Detection and Smile Shutter technology, and 8GB of embedded flash memory, its most differentiating characteristic is its ultra-compact design. The small size and light weight of the HDR-CX100 allow for easy portability, and the choice of silver, black, and red color variations give consumers the opportunity to pick the color that best suits their tastes. The HDR-CX100 appeals to consumers who are interested in HD quality video and who desire a compact, portable design.

Customer Reviews

HD video quality is very good. Eric Babcock  |  40 reviewers made a similar statement
During very low light shooting it can get a little grainy. Justin513ac  |  14 reviewers made a similar statement
It's very easy to use. Breno Neri  |  13 reviewers made a similar statement
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
71 of 72 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Great quality camera for the price! March 29, 2009
Color Name:Silver
This camera is amazing. Once I charged up this puppy and fired it up it looked awesome. I filmed my dog and you could see every strand of hair on his body and the texture of the hair. It also has the smiling sensor technology that is really neat. Put it in video mode and when someone smiles SNAP!....a photo is automatically taken (you can set it on or off). I like that its flash memory as well (hard drives dont survive drops so well). I gotta say Sony put out one sexy stylish camcorder. It looks great in the hand and it definitely got some peoples attention. Once you get this camcorder you'll never want to go back to SD recording. Here are my PROs and CONs:

PROS:
+ Amazing quality video
+ Lets you take a photo while filming
+ Smile detection
+ Ready to film once screen is open
+ Small and compact
+ Very good looking camera comes in three colors
+ Flash memory (bad/good you decide)
+ HDMI support

CONS:
- Not just any HDMI cable will work
- Proprietary memory stick format (memory sticks are expensive)
- Low 10x optical zoom
- 3 hours recording time

Love this camera and highly recommend it.
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260 of 280 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Truly HD camcorder in pocket size! Buy, Buy Buy! June 9, 2009
A Kid's Review
Color Name:Black
Excellent EXMOR Sensor and image processing engine, the BEST as for today! Small size. Full HD. Fast start. Even with "Limited" features has a lots of them. Camera instantly detected in PC-XP Pro and Mac-OS/X. I do not care about 4MP still shots, so won't even bother to talk about it.

Native MTS camcorder format is not supported by many players. It needs to be converted to H.264 usable by BlueRay players ...
I was reading reviews before buying this camcorder, and was just amazed how much ridiculous stuff people were saying. Some have no clue what to do with this (or Canon...) HiDef camcorders! Speaking about this CX100 - there is nothing to be scared about. Nor about Canon's or others Sony, Canon Panasonic's ... all using slightly different flavors/methods of recording AVCHD. Sony happen to mark their movies with MTS extension. I have ~6 years old Pentium 4 2.8HT/2 GB RAM/XFX with NVidia7600GT card/DirectX 9.x. (Window Media Player +Xvid plugin) playback is not perfect, a little choppy but acceptable. Please note, that if you computer preview is smudgy and choppy, this is NOT a CAMERA fault! Same video is played perfectly fine on Blue Ray player when converted to H.264. I also have new unibody 2008 Mac Book pro OS X - laptop detects camera right away and launching iMovie08, offering video transfer. If you have older, non Intel Processor Mac - forget about this camera - and ALL OTHER's AVCHD/H.264 camcorders - most likely they will not be working for you. So, please, do not write negative reviews, do not confuse people, OK?

I do not use Component and AV cables (they still in the box). If you do, you are downgrading HiDef video to patetic Analog quality. I refuse call it a "Standard Definition". HDTV is new STANDARD! And that other thing is, Analog.
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90 of 94 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Great for outdoors, not so good otherwise August 13, 2009
Color Name:Silver
Recently bought this camera with same results as review by E. Sharon. Great for outdoors in good light, otherwise it is so grainy you might as well not bother with HD. Even with 100 W light bulb in a 10 x 10 room, picture was so grainy I thought the product was defective. I brought the camera back to the store, and one of the salespeople said that that was pretty much going to be the picture quality with such a small sensor size. I then returned the camera for a CX 12, which was head and shoulders above the quality of this camera, which it should be given the higher price point and larger sensor. Overall, it's a great camera outdoor use, however I would not recommend it for indoor use. If you need a camera that works indoors and in lowlight, go with the CX 12. Hope this is helpful.
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57 of 60 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT HD QUALITY FOR THE SIZE March 12, 2009
Color Name:Black|Amazon Verified Purchase
Right out of the box this Handycam Rocked my World!
I was looking for a camera that was:
-Small for traveling
-Does not use tapes
-Great HD quality.
The Sony HDR-CX100 was just released. I usually do a lot of research when it comes to technology, but the handycam fit exactly what I was looking for:
-Small
-Card Based Media
-Great HD Quality
I really took a chance on Quality, without testing at local store first..
(impulse buy)
But it worked out great the camera Is AWESOME. I even put it to a test.. I used the Handycam (all set in auto mode) along with the Sony HVR-Z1U 3CCD High Definition Camcorder to record a theatrical performance.. The quality matches perfectly.. cutting between the two cameras is seamless..

The size and superb HD quality, makes this a Must have for any one looking for compact HD handycam.
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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Sony HDR-CX100 Almost perfect! June 24, 2009
Color Name:Black
If you are reading this, you are probably seriously shopping for a compact HD camcorder. Simply put, look no further. Buy it now!!

The camera itself is tiny - you could easily fit it inside a 12 ounce drink can. This means you can take it just about anywhere. All camera recording and playback controls are available via a touchscreen on the flip-out widescreen display. I was hesistant about this initially, having big hands, but it is very easy to navigate once you get used to it.

The video quality of this camera is simply amazing! You will not be disappointed, I assure you. Played back on an HDTV, the video quality is jaw dropping! It has several video compression modes, both in HD and SD. Other brands such as Canon don't have both HD & SD modes. The HD video files are highly compressed (AVCHD) and don't take much more disk space than SD video.

The included software is pretty slick. One caveat - the software is Windows-only. Using a Mac, you can import your HD video to iMovie, but the workflow is easier using the Sony software. One cool thing about the Sony software is that it allows you to burn HD disks using regular (and cheap!) DVD-R disks, which will playback on a Blu-Ray player. Or, you can convert your HD video to SD quality and burn a regular DVD disk that will play on any standard DVD player. I have done this, and the converted video looks fantastic!

The camera comes with 8gb of installed memory, and has an expansion slot to add more. However, the Pro-Duo "Mark 2" memory cards you will want to use are expensive. They cost about 50% more than a similar SD memory card. Don't buy a card without the Mark 2 designation, as these are much faster and rated for HD video.
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Published on November 27, 2010 by Hyades
3.0 out of 5 stars cx100
product was in great condion although the charger was not the original one that charges directly into camera. Read more
Published on November 23, 2010 by customer in fountain valley
1.0 out of 5 stars Unable to figure it out
I own this item but never have been able to figure out how to upload the videos to my computer, it may just be me, but I think it is hard to figure out.
Published on November 11, 2010 by rachel
4.0 out of 5 stars Sony HDR-CX100
Pretty solid camera, very portable and easy to use. My only complaint is the short battery life. The internal memory is large enough for around 3 hours of video. Quality video.
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