Sony FDR-X1000V

Overview

If you have an active lifestyle, action cameras are great. They’re fun to stick on a car to document a road-trip, or for a day trip to the beach or weekend at the snow. Sony’s newest and best Action Cam, the FDR-X1000V, can capture beautifully detailed 4K footage or some super-smooth slow-mo and will make you seem way cooler than you actually are, although its design isn’t quite perfect.

-- As reviewed by Gizmodo

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Last revision on January 7, 2017

Editors Liked

Ton of useful features for action lovers
Can record at 4K 100Mbps
Two tripod mounts, huge mount range
Built-in image stabilization

Editors Didn't Like

Menu response times can be slow
Lens holds water drops
The lens casing gets smeary and droplets clings to the front when you shoot in and out of the water

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By Gizmodo on May 28, 2015 85

By Digital Trends on April 30, 2015 60

Sony's 4K Action Cam is very good camcorder that delivers good-looking picture quality and smooth videos, thanks to its high-bitrate capability and image stabilization. But with every camera that can shoot 4K, we ask the same question: Do you need it...

By cnet on March 10, 2015 80

Sony's X1000V offers power and performance in a package that goes head-to-head with the...

By Tech ARP on March 02, 2016

In the world of action cameras, GoPro action cameras dominate the sports action video footage on YouTub. Many companies have tried to take a piece out of GoPro's pie – Garmin Virb, Xiaomi Yi, and even the lowly SJ4000. However, Sony is, arguably, the...

By pdnonline.com on October 07, 2015

For those of us of a certain vintage, it's almost impossible to believe that Sony could be described as an underdog when it comes to video cameras. But in the world of professional action cameras, it's fallen to Sony to play David to GoPro's Goliath....

By Ubergizmo on August 31, 2015

The GoPro Hero4 Black offers a little more than the Sony 4K Action Cam with its advanced manual controls packaged in its Protune software, and an additional video resolution that some people like to use, the 2.7K video mode. Sony wins easily with the...

By Videomaker on July 22, 2015

Sony’s 4k Action Cam is a worthy competitor to the GoPro Hero 4 Black edition. The splash-resistant cam shoots 4k video up to 30fps and offers a plethora of features and shooting...

By Videomaker on July 01, 2015

Is the Sony FDR-X1000V 4K Action Cam the GoPro Killer? We test it's underwater housing, Mounts, 4k Video, frame rate options, loop recording, photos, live view remote. image stabilization, color profiles, menu and many other...

By reviewed.com on April 24, 2015

At the end of the day, in the action cam market, the buck stops at GoPro. Whether a company is trying to compete with them or not, they are the standard that everyone is held to. In order for Sony–or any company–to steal a substantial piece of the...

By Gizmodo on April 02, 2015

No. It’s been less clear with previous iterations, but this is one very easy call to make. The advantages don’t outweigh the disadvantages. At $500 it isn’t any cheaper than the GoPro Hero4 Black which shoots better video, is much easier to use, and has...

By Videomaker on March 07, 2015

Check out our 4K test footage of the Sony FDR-X1000V. This is the test footage from our Heads up Video with the GoPro HERO4 Black and the Sony FDR-X1000V.Buy your GoPro or Sony Action Cam from Amazon using the links below to support this channel.GoPro...

By Videomaker on March 06, 2015

Here is your first look at the Sony FDR-X1000 4K Action Cam.Brandon from LinusTechTips brings us this amazing explanation how Metabones Speedboosters are able to give your interchangeable-lens camera an additional f-stop. That means more light and even...

By Videomaker on March 05, 2015

Check out our 4K test footage of the GoPro HERO4 Black and Sony FDR-X1000v. This is the test footage from our Heads up Video with the GoPro HERO4 Black and the Sony FDR-X1000V.Buy your GoPro or Sony Action Cam from Amazon using the links below to support...

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Sony FDR-X1000V

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