Is the SONY DSC-HX400V good for filming birds? | 50x OPTICAL ZOOM TEST - CAMERA REVIEW - BIRDING
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- This is me testing and reviewing Sony's DSC-HX400V camera. It's a great camera for birding but does have a few drawbacks. Enjoy!
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Good job. I subscribed and hope to see more birds from your part of the world. All the best. Carl
Thanks, Carl!
Nice job mate. Just bought one. Have it's great grand son DCS-HX1 and liked it, so decided to upgrade. Keep up the good work. Subscribed.
Thank you! It's a great camera, let me know how you get on with it! Like I mention in the video though, I like to work with a tripod, so don't really need the image stabiliser. Still haven't found out how to deactivate it. Take care and thanks for the sub!
I’m glad this guy exists
Thank you! Pleasure to be of help!
Guillaume Doerig keep up the classy work 🙌
Yo thats how to do a review !! Thats the best i have seen yet clean and clear to the point. Keep it up.
Thank you very much, Rohit!
Yes a good straight forward review and to the point, very well done.
I find this camera really nice for bird photography. It got DMF, which is Direct Manual Focus, and in that mode, you can use both auto and manual focus, without having to shift from one another.
Yes! It's really served me well until now. The zoom is exceptional! Thanks for commenting. :)
@@guillaumethomasdoerig no problem
Great stuff mate...am thinking to buy this for wildlife
Thanks! I would definitely recommend it, the zoom is amazing and the image stabilizing technology performs well. One thing I've really appreciated is the direct USB connection-- no need to hassle with taking the SD card in and out every time you want to transfer the photos and videos to your computer. Take care and thanks for the comment!
Great video Guillaume!
Thanks!! Glad you think so! ;)
I have one and the zoom is one of the functions I love most.
Thank you very much for your great review. I just bought one here in Germany today for only 160 Euro, almost new! Lets see how it will behave!
Привет 👋🏻 ты все еще используешь?
1) можно ли подключить павер банк и продолжать снимать?
2)На сколько часов видео 1080р хватит аккумулятора?
3) Какого качества фотографии - стоп-кадр из видео? Сколько мегабайт весит скриншот?
4) для съемки видео при зум х20 на концертах - в темноте и в движении - без штатива смогу снимать 2-3 часа?
5) максимальная 1 видеосъемка сколько минут?
Может, посоветуешь что-то другое для моих нужд?
Заранее благодарю, друг ☺️
Zoom impressionnant, super vidéo!
Merci Sarah! En effet, c'est une caméra super utile pour filmer les oiseaux!
Great work Guillaume! Your videos are exactly what youtube is all about.Thank you! I have a question. Are the birds you show us in this video at 50x optical zoom or digital zoom?
Thank you, Andreas! Glad you enjoy my content! The birds I am showing here are at the maximum zoom, so adding the optical 50x zoom plus a bit more digital. I'm not sure what the full zoom adds up to be-- but the birds you see are shot with the maximum zoom the camera is capable of. Cheers!!!
I love the Sony Cybershot cameras. I bought my first one in the early 2000s. I don’t remember the model name, but it has just over 10 mega pixels.
I have the HX400v now, and it’s even better. The zoom is amazing, and I’ve had plenty of zoom shots that are stunning, without having a tripod with me.
I generally keep it on manual mode, and have found it to be an amazing camera for many reasons.
I love this camera.
Thanks for commenting! Yes, a great camera indeed. All the best!
How long does your battery last,when filming????I have bought a Sony hx400v but haven't used in the field yet.any tips most wellcome,great video thankyou
Thanks for you kind comment! The battery life is okay, could be better. It will last a day out in the field if you aren't continuously using it
Noticed you have some considerable judder at near full zoom. Is that the camera or yourself even though the camera is on a tripod?
Thanks for watching! Yeah, that's mostly me I'd say. The zoom is so powerful that any small movement or handling will result in the image juddering if it's at max zoom
I recently bought this camera. Mainly to click birds and other animals. Initial photos are not so good.. I guess it will take time to learn. Hope I can make best use of it. Keep uploading more😍
Thanks for the comment! For my part, I mainly bought this camera for its video recording capabilities paired with the great zoom. I almost never use it as just a 'photo camera', if that makes sense. Let me know how you go with the photos! Cheers!
@@guillaumethomasdoerig What do you use for photos?
@@TheFatPriest I still use this camera for photos occasionally, if I find a rare bird! But only after I've filmed it. To 'get' a photo, I usually just extract a frame from the video...
Thanks for the video .my friend recommended this camera for me too but I haven't bought it yet as I wanna know which year this camera came out .
May I ask when this camera came out ?
Thanks for commenting! I think this model came out in 2014. :)
Does the camera has any drawbacks or anything you don’t like? I have the same camera but I only use it when I don’t use my huge cameras and lens. I don’t shoot birds with it, because I think the camera can’t create blurry background.
Buen video, muchas gracias, en qué país tomaste esas fotos?
Muchas gracias! En Chile!
Just found your channel, excellent video, thank you!
Thank you for your kind words, Jennifer! Happy the video was useful!
Thanks man appreciate it, seen one of these second hand online and I reckon I might snap it up. I do cycle trips and want to capture more of the nature, birds, lizards, snakes, kangaroos, butterflies etc. Anyway thanks for your video, very informative and has helped with my purchase decision. Have a look at my channel for some adventure vids mostly in Aus. Cheers.
Hello, l would like to buy this sony but l would like to know if we can mount it on a gumball stabilizer ( zhiyun, dji ) and which ?
Thank you for your answer.
G'mate nice video, I also saw that u used a Colombian t shirt? That's right?
Thanks! Yep, I am wearing a Colombia T-shirt, although this was filmed in Chile! :)
very helpful video, can I ask if it is compatible with an apple phone?
Hi Roslyn, glad you found the video helpful! About your question, I'm not sure what you mean - are you referring to it being able to link up with a cable to an iPhone?
@@guillaumethomasdoerig sorry I meant are you able to easily download the photos onto an iPhone ? I’ve read mixed messages about whether it’s possible with apple products. It’s more aimed at android. Thanks…
@@roslynbrewster3330 thanks for clarifying! I can't think of a reason why it wouldn't work with Apple products. You can take the SIM card out of the camera and slot it into your Mac's SIM card reader. From there, you can download the files straight onto your Mac - and then upload them from Mac to iPhone in the cloud... Hope that helps!
wow thank you very much I learned a lot of things
Good effort bro , but it is old superzoom cam. It was launched 6 years ago.
Why not u try canon sx60 or Nikon B700
Thanks for the tip! I didn't think the DSC-HX400V was that old. I'll check out those other ones you mentioned! :)
Did'nt you have a lot of trouble/annoy with not being able to shut off the Stabilisation? I intend to record/film birds in wetland area... just bought the camara 2nd hand, for study, was not enough aware of this ... given aspect.
Hi Jitske! Yeah, for sure. I couldn't figure out how to completely turn off the stabilisation, I'm not sure you even can. I mostly work with a tripod so I don't usually need any stabilisation... Thanks for commenting!
@@guillaumethomasdoerig You cannot shut it off: see the option, there are 3: Intelligent Active Stab., Active Stab. and Standard. The latter seems to be most minor stab. A guy made a testfilm with max zoom, tripod, and held for some time it there: some shaking was visible.
Many people complain about it, I must see what will happen in my situation: wet-lands/birds. Sorry, could not find the movie back, saw too many :). May be it'll be a flaw....
Its urgent I'm about to buy one...
Which one would you prefer?
sony cybershot dsc-hx400
or
canon powershot sx-430is
hope you gonna reply this
Hi there! I have tried and tested the Sony DSC-HX400V and I am very happy with it. I have not tried the SX-430is, so can't speak to that model. Hope that helps ☺️
Great video - thanks. Having spent several hours trying I still haven't managed to download videos from my camera to my PC (windows 10). I have downloaded the software which is supposed to enable it but still no luck!
Hi there! Thank for watching! The simplest way to import photos and videos from this camera is to take out the SD card from the camera and slot it into your PC. Your PC should immediately recognise the SD card and you'll be able to copy the files onto your PC. Hope this helps! Cheers! -G
@@guillaumethomasdoerig That as the first thing I did. Then I tried connecting it directly. It does my photos but doesn't recognise the movies!
@@Boveyphil Try going into the folder called PRIVATE, then AVCHD, then BDMV. Finally, go into the folder called STREAM. Maybe the movies are there!
@@guillaumethomasdoerig Thanks for the response - I have tried that as well but no joy. I'm going to check with the shop where I purchased it.
Just found some of them in ROOT - but not all!
If my caméra Sony Hx400v have the numérique bruit how can i fixe it please?
Is it possible to change lens on this type of a camera?
Does it still work? Or image stabilisation error?
cool i subscribed where is that place to make bird photography
hi bro, can you help me how to blurry background using DSC Hx400V using manual mode.
In this camera any noise to capture the image
I photograph birds but find it to be slow before allowing another shot. The continuous shooting is not what I want. Is there a setting to allow faster shooting or processing of shots?
Hi Norma! I agree, this is NOT the best camera for photographing birds. I've also tried out the continuous shooting, and it's really slow and not nearly responsive enough (it takes ages to "process" all the photos you've just shot in that mode, meaning you have to wait a fair few seconds before you can actually use the camera again for that). As far as I know there isn't any way to rectify this. For a similar camera with good continuous shooting, the CANON Powershot models are quite good, I think. But for filming, which is what I'm most into, this one here is excellent.
@@guillaumethomasdoerig Thanks I was afraid of that.
Hello, I want to shoot a bird, which device would you recommend?
I have this camera and cannot find a pause button when using the video mode. Is there a pause button on this camera ?
Hey Laurie! I don't think there is a pause button for recording video, I think you just use the red REC button to stop and start recording...
*How far downward in degrees approximately does the screen flip ?* ...... It looked to be about 30-45. ......How far off is my guess....
The screen flips at a full right angle when you're looking down on it (for when the camera is near ground level or generally just directly below you), so 90º that way. It's a bit less the other way round, say when you hold the camera up with your arm and you want the screen to flip down towards you. It's not quite as much that way, say maybe 50º. But I generally use it way more looking down on it for filming from near-ground-level. Thanks for commenting and hope that helps!
@@guillaumethomasdoerig *thank you* and do you know if you can *record while hdmi-output ?* I was looking into the Panasonic FZ80 with similar zoom but doesn't record while hdmi-out. The Panasonic FZ1000 has a fully articulating screen like newer GH4 GH5 or Sony's own A7SIII DSLR's but only has a 16X zoom, less than a 1/3 of this. So I am on the fence, because the FZ1000 does have a full 1" sensor and does 4K up to 120fps, and 100mbs bitrates, but of course those have length limits and restrictions, and I think that's to safeguard against overheating and toxicly ultra-rapid battery consumption. Overall, without it being a beauty contest, I'm still impressed by this particular model the most, apples to apples, feature for feature, penny for penny. I've seen a few of these on ebay for as low as $270 ( _pre-owned_ ). If I can HDMI-out while recording it would be best, however if not wouldn't be a dealbreaker if I can WIFI out to a tablet without significant latency lag or annoying buggy quirks. I could live with that. Concluding, Repeating my original follow-up question :: do you know if you can *record while hdmi-output ?* thanks for ur prompt reply so far, *very much*
@@trendscoutplus4584 That's a subject I'm less familiar with, maybe someone reading this can help me out in responding to you. Although after a quick search online I'm pretty sure it should be possible. Check here : www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/sony-hx400v/sony-hx400vA.HTM , it says towards the bottom that "The HDMI output is capable of outputting 4K still images on compatible displays." Not sure about actually recording + HDMI-output though. But like you say, this camera is quite affordable and is perfect for my needs as a birder and videographer. Cheers!
Thank you for sharing video👍
Thank you for visiting!
Birder or Twitcher?
I would say birder...!
How many years have you owned your 📷 camera,I've only had mine one week
I have owned my DSC-HX400V since about July 2020, about a year and a half :)
Is this camera good for clicking photos of snow mountains or hills??
Yes, I would say so!
the mode wheel has option for SCN scenario select where you can find snow scenario, could be something to try out
Do you still use your Sony 400v today
Yes I do indeed! I've had it almost two years now and still works fine. Sometimes it has trouble reading or recognising my SD card though - but not sure if that's because of a faulty SD card... Thanks for watching!
@@guillaumethomasdoerig what is your next super zoom camera? I thought of buying a Panasonic Lumix DMC fz80 but i am not sure because some people said this Sony dsc hx400v is better than fz80.
@@guillaumethomasdoerig hi. Can i use 128gb extreme pro sdxc card? Thanks for help 👍
So amazing 😍😍😍 omg.
Thank you very much!
A short answer to your title: Yes. Got a couple of bird and wildlife videos on my TH-cam channel too.
Thanks for the visit!
Muchas gracias
De nada amigo!
This camera has an internetwide rep for breaking down after 2.5-4 years.
Just bought an 18 month old one which has been used twice - what camera would you recommend instead?
For me gps and a 50+ x zoom important.
Thanks Andrew
The name of your trepod please ?
Hello! Sorry to be unhelpful, but I don't actually know the name or brand of the tripod I'm currently using.
best cheap bridge camera ive ever owned...nice review buddy :)
Thanks a ton!
Can i make a pre wedding shoot by using it ?
I just need some filters. To shot the moon better
I've never tried filming the moon with this camera... great idea!
Hi bro this camera hasn't raw image settings
Es genial
Gracias Carlos! Saludos 🙌
Sony focusing fast !
Can you give free aur exchange Sony DSC h300 camera
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lol So much bad and incorrect information on here. You need manual focus for birds? BS.
Sometimes! :)