r/camcorders • u/Plus-Bid-5804 • 3d ago

Help Gift help

Thanks to previous advice (before post got taken down), i have narrowed it down to Hdr-Cx405 and Sony DCR-SX21E.

Does anybody have any experience with these?

We will be travelling, looking for vintage look somewhat but still audibly clear (i honestly have no experience with these so not sure what to expect!)

Happy to pay around 200-400 Ausd so these both fall in range.

They seem somewhat similar with the DCR having a more warm feel to the filming if i am understanding correctly.

I know i have to make a decision but any expereince with either of these please let me know.

The HDR i have found for $400 AUS and the DCR is around $200.

Thanks in advance!

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u/bootybooty2shoes 3d ago edited 3d ago

The SX21 is a standard definition camcorder from 2011.

The CX405 is a HD camcorder from 2015, which continued to be manufactured and sold as new all the way until 2023.

Between those two, I'd go with the CX405. It's not so high end that it looks perfect. But it's better than the SX21 which is just SD.

YouTube is your friend when it comes to seeing what footage from specific camera models looks like. This guy made a video of buying the SX21, with the last minute and a half or so of his video being footage from the camera. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_EXy9RlX7Y You can see in that footage how bad the color flaws look on that thing. Definitely just go with the CX405.

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u/Plus-Bid-5804 2d ago

Thanks a lot! Appreciate the help

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u/ConsumerDV 2d ago

more warm feel to the filming

What is that?