Customer Ratings & Reviews

I bought this for my 9 year old son for Christmas as he had been begging for video camera for quite a while. He had saved up for and bought an action camera last summer and was really disappointed that the audio recording was practically nonexistent and it just wasn't what he wanted. He LOVES this camcorder! He can narrate as he is recording and then, as a bonus, found that the camcorder will take clips and make a short movie with music in the background.

I have always liked the line of Sony cameras and camcorders, but the quality of products seem to be getting cheaper at the same price point. The cx405 may produce good quality video, however, it feels like a small, plastic toy. Getting past the setup menu was also a chore. If you are looking for something small and light, you may be happy with this model.

Bought this for my daughter's 12th bday. She's used it a handful of times and has no complaints. I just wish she'd use it more often. Maybe then I'd be able to give it a better review.

We got this as a gift for our daughter that's fresh into filming and blogs. She loves how light and easy it is to use and that it takes memory cards and not tapes.

Easy to use. Fits perfectly in your hand and light weight.

Easy to use Small Compact Portable Amazing I'm using it for ufo hunting Keeping in my pocket everyday and make video and upload on YouTube perfect

A high quality camcorder for the price. A very lightweight camcorder for ease of use.

I love how easy it is to record and how light and compact. I can take it every where In my purse.

I bought this camcorder as an open box sale. I really like how compact it is compared to my previous Canon camcorder. The video quality is really good as well.

I bought this for my 15 year old daughter for her birthday. She loves it! It’s easy to use and has a great zoom.

I bought this camera for my daughter when she had her first child (my first grandchild). I was torn between this model and the similarly-priced Canon, but the Best Buy salesman said this was the better camera. It has all the features you would ever need to capture those precious moments in life. Yes, it does feel a bit "light" in your hand, as though you paid $250 for something that probably cost $10 to make. But it works like a dream. I would recommend this camera to anyone.

Our 14 year old son wanted a video camera with better features than his phone and we bought this for him. He loves it! Very lightweight and compact.

It’s the perfect size for our trip. And it’s quite easy to use.

A nice value for this camcorder. It’s easy to use and light weight.

Easy to use and setup. Editing software from Sony play memories will not convert files to record to DVDs only posting to social media. Will need additional software to convert files to burn DVDs. Great for playback on hdmi on tv and posting to social media, but if you need DVDs, be prepared to buy software

The camcorder is easy to use and it take great videos. Perfect for my daughter to take videos of my granddaughters.

Bought for a gift. Wife loves the camcorder. Lightweight, great lens focus, battery last all day. So far so good.

Great little action camera. Light weight and easy to use for my kids spirts. very pleased.

This compact camera takes great videos. Good close up views. Still pictures good, but could be better with tripod. Also reasonable price

Bought this camcorder for recording our son's football and basketball games. It does a great job and the videos and clear and high quality.