At CES, Sony is showing off their new FDR-AX33 4k handy cam that’s 30-percent smaller and 20-percent lighter than the FDR-AX100 introduced at last year’s show. The camera weighs just 1 pound and 7 ounces (with the included battery) and measures approximately 3 inches by 6 inches.
The FDR-AX33 captures images with a 1″ Exmor R CMOS sensor, shoots up to 4k/30p video, and records using XAVC S, AVCHD or MP4 codecs. The camera’s lens is a wide-angle Carl Zeiss Vario Sonnar T 26.8mm G model.
Features of the small camera include Balanced Optical SteadyShot (B.O.SS) and Optical SteadyShot for blur-free stable recording, and high-bitrate 100Mbps recording in Sony’s XAVC S codec.
A handy playback function called “Super-sampled Full HD Playback” automatically down-converts 4K footage to 2K (Full HD) for viewing seamlessly.
The FDR-AX33 is currently priced at $999 on Sony’s website, although not yet available to order.
If you’re at CES, head on over to Sony in the Central Hall.
It does not have the 1″ sensor. The sensor is actually much smaller.