Sony FDR-AX43A 4K Handycam Camcorder Black

With Balanced Optical Steady Shot to rival gimbal systems, high-resolution 4K movie recording, and high-quality sound with a unique mic, this Handycam puts professional production and simple movie sharing within anyone’s grasp.

Stable while walking

The unique Balanced Optical SteadyShot stabiliser, with internal gimbal mechanism, is about 13 times more effective than other optical systems allowing shake-free shooting while walking.

Stable even while running

The Balanced Optical SteadyShot internal gimbal mechanism and image processing algorithm deliver such stable shooting that you can even shoot steady movies while running.

Stable at full zoom

The stability delivered by the gimbal and algorithm of Balanced Optical SteadyShot allows you to shoot steady movies even at full zoom where camera shake is most visible.

Gimbal Mechanism Inside

Sony’s Balanced Optical SteadyShot is a unique stabiliser, with a gimbal mechanism about 13 times more effective than other optical systems. Capture smooth, professional-looking images, even at full zoom or while running — with no need for bulky external gimbals

Conventional optical image stabilisation system

Typical optical image stabilisers shift only a single lens element and insufficiently compensate for blur at high zoom, or while walking or running. These also capture images in peripheral lens areas — resulting in quality deterioration.

Balanced Optical SteadyShot

The gimbal mechanism in Balanced Optical SteadyShot shifts the entire lens unit and sensor. Around 13 times more effective, it captures stable images even at telephoto or walking — always through the clearest central lens area.

Ingenuity inside

Sony’s proprietary Balanced Optical SteadyShot features a unique gimbal mechanism and an algorithm to counteract camera shake by manipulating the entire lens unit and image sensor — delivering stunningly stable images.

Mechanical structure

Integrated lens and image sensor motion, Sony has developed a powerful, yet quiet, mechanism for Balanced Optical SteadyShot. Two compact, energy-efficient motors manipulate the entire lens unit and image sensor vertically and horizontally — powerfully correcting camera-shake blur of pitch and yaw axes while sophisticated algorithm compensates for blur caused by camera shake in roll axis.

Powered by an intelligent algorithm

Distinguishes camera shake from desired camera motion, Sony’s software algorithm judges between undesired shake (corrected) and intentional motion (allowed). When the camera’s angular velocity sensor detects camera shake, this system analyses the unique vibration pattern in real time. Unintended shake is then separated from intentional movement, reducing any latency in tracking your intended movement.

Intelligent Active mode

Further support for Balanced Optical SteadyShot, Sony’s Intelligent Active mode uses frame-analysis to enhance stabilisation even further, compensating for shake across a full 5-axis to make it effective even while walking and running.Actual frame, Actual shaky camera motion, Compensated frame

Balanced Optical SteadyShot for Action Cam

Developed and refined for Handycam, our innovative Balanced Optical SteadyShot is also now available in Action Cam models.

Optimised for Action Cam

Clear and stable movies, from right in the action, Get strong camera-shake correction, for high-quality Action Cam movies even in the toughest shooting conditions. The custom Balanced Optical SteadyShot system pairs a fixed front lens, to retain effective splash-proofing, with an ultra-compact lens and image sensor gimbal, for amazing, smooth action shots.
Conventional model, Balanced Optical SteadyShot

Shoot spectacular, stabilised movies with Action Cam

Shaky, unwatchable action movies are history thanks to Balanced Optical SteadyShot. Just frame your shot, and Action Cam takes care of stability and clarity for high-quality movies — so you can concentrate on thrilling moments.