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SonyHDR-CX400E

A Full HD memory-card Handycam with a 30× Sony G zoom, Balanced Optical SteadyShot, a 3-inch flip-out touchscreen and microphone and headphone connections.

Sony HDR-CX400E black Handycam with its LCD panel opened.
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Sony HDR-CX400E black Handycam with its LCD panel opened.

Official Sony HDR-CX400E product photograph.

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Camera details

Recording media & formats
AVCHD / Memory card
Era
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Manufacturer documentation
[9]
Rental availability
Available to rent

Verified features

LCD screen
Yes

3.0-inch (7.5 cm), approximately 230,000-dot Clear Photo Plus touchscreen.[1]

Flip-out screen
Yes

LCD panel rotates 180 degrees and can close with its screen facing out.[3]

Night vision
No

No infrared night recording. Sony explicitly marks night shooting as No; Low Lux is available-light recording at 3 lux, not infrared.[1][8]

NightShot
No

Sony's specification page explicitly marks night shooting as No.[1]

Manual focus
Yes

Focus can be adjusted manually through the touchscreen menu.[4]

Manual exposure
Yes

Exposure brightness can be adjusted manually through the touchscreen menu.[5]

External mic input
Yes

Stereo microphone minijack; official parts diagram labels PLUG IN POWER.[1][3]

Headphone output
Yes

Stereo headphone minijack.[1][3]

Optical zoom
Yes

30x optical zoom; 55x Extended Zoom; 350x digital zoom.[1][7]

Image stabilization
Yes

Balanced Optical SteadyShot with Active, Standard and Off modes.[1][6]

Technical specifications

Video recording
Full HD AVCHD 2.0 (MPEG-4 AVC/H.264), MP4 (MPEG-4 AVC/H.264) and standard-definition MPEG-2 PS[1]
Video system
PAL; 1920 × 1080 at 50p (PS), 25p (FX/FH) or 50i (FX/FH); 1440 × 1080 at 50i (HQ/LP)[1][2]
Recording media
Memory cards only; no internal recording memory[2]
Memory cards
Memory Stick PRO Duo Mark 2 / PRO-HG Duo / XC-HG Duo; SD / SDHC / SDXC Class 4 or faster[1]
Image sensor
1/3.91-type (4.6 mm) back-illuminated Exmor R CMOS; approx. 5.43 million gross pixels[1]
Effective movie pixels
Approx. 2.23 million (16:9); 1.67 million (4:3)[1]
Monitor
3.0-inch (7.5 cm) Clear Photo Plus colour touchscreen; approx. 230,000 dots[1]
Viewfinder
No[1]
Lens
Sony G Lens; 30× optical zoom; 1.9–57.0 mm; F1.8–4.0; 46 mm filter thread[1]
35 mm equivalent (movies)
26.8–804.0 mm (16:9)[1]
Extended / digital zoom
55× Extended Zoom; up to 350× digital zoom[1][7]
Image stabilization
Balanced Optical SteadyShot with Active and Standard modes[1][6]
Minimum illumination
6 lux standard (1/50 s); 3 lux in Low Lux mode (1/25 s); no NightShot[1]
Video bitrate
AVCHD: up to 28 Mbps (PS), 24 Mbps (FX), 17 Mbps (FH), 9 Mbps (HQ) or 5 Mbps (LP)[1]
Still image size
Up to 3984 × 2240 (8.9 MP, 16:9) or 2992 × 2240 (6.7 MP, 4:3); JPEG[1]
Audio
Dolby Digital 5.1-channel; built-in zoom microphone and mono speaker[1]
Connections
HDMI output; stereo microphone and headphone minijacks; Multi/Micro USB Terminal; built-in USB cable; composite A/V output via optional cable[1][3]
USB connection
Output only[2]
Accessory shoe
Multi Interface Shoe[3]
Wireless connection
Optional ADP-WL1M Wi-Fi adapter required[10]
GPS / projector
No GPS; no built-in projector[2]
Built-in flash
No[1]
Dimensions (W × H × D)
Approx. 58 × 66 × 121 mm[1]
Body weight
Approx. 315 g, excluding battery[1]
Battery
NP-FV50 supplied[1]

Sources & documentation

Follow the numbered references for the original documentation and page notes.

  1. Sony HDR-CX400E official specifications (Russian)

    Exact HDR-CX400E specifications. Sony explicitly lists night shooting as No and microphone and headphone stereo minijacks. Recording-media capacity follows the exact-model table in the User Guide, rather than the generic media list on this page.

  2. Sony Handycam User Guide — Model Information

    Exact-model table: HDR-CX400E records to memory cards only, with no internal memory or GPS. PAL signal format, USB output only and no projector.

  3. Sony Handycam User Guide — Parts and controls

    Shows the flip-out, rotating LCD, microphone and headphone jacks, Multi Interface Shoe and USB connections for the HDR-CX400E family.

  9. Sony UK HDR-CX400E support and dated manuals

    Sony dates the English User Guide to 10 January 2013. This is a documentation date, not a production-start or market-introduction date.

  10. Sony Imaging Edge Mobile compatibility — HDR-CX400E

    Sony specifies that the optional ADP-WL1M wireless adapter is required for this model.

  11. Sony HDR-CX400E official product photograph

    Product photograph linked from Sony’s exact-model support page. Native resolution retained at 240 × 240 pixels.