Sony HDR-AS30VW Action Cam with Wearable Kit Accessories

Smooth, steady recordings: when you’re on an outdoor adventure, keep the flow going and let SteadyShot ensure your footage stays vibration-free.

Expansive and dynamic: with the 170° ultra-wide angle of the Carl Zeiss® Tessar® lens, you’ll not only capture the action but the dynamic backdrops, too.

Rugged waterproof housing2 includes universal tripod mount: The Sony® HDR-AS30V is supplied with a tough, waterproof housing with a universal tripod mount. It’s ready to handle extreme environments, allowing you to concentrate on safety and composition while capturing your footage. Sealed in the housing, the camera is waterproof down to 5m and has a shock resistance rating for up to 5-foot drops; additionally, dirt and dust-resistant seals make it nearly impervious to mud, snow, rain, and grit..

Built-In stereo mic for quality sound recording: From roaring rapids to the silent swoosh of fresh powder skiing, a built-in stereo microphone allows you to capture all the natural sounds of your adventure..

HDMI® output for impressive large-screen TV viewing: With HDMI® output, you’ll be able to share your new video with friends and family on your large-screen HDTV (required HDMI cable must be purchased separately)..

Built-in GPS plots location, calculates speed: GPS feature can be combined with the free PlayMemories™ Home software to make viewing and sharing videos fun and easy. Location, trail information, speed, and more all create another data layer, letting you analyze your performance after the day’s adventure is done..

Exmor® R CMOS sensor with enhanced sensitivity always gets the shot: Mountain-biking downhill at breakneck speed…at dusk? Kayaking at dawn? Your footage is still going to look great, thanks to the low-light sensitivity with improved image clarity and drastically reduced grain provided by Sony’s Exmor R® CMOS sensor..

11.9MP photo mode when you want single, perfect shot: Sometimes you don’t need—or want—video. Put your HDR-AS30V in still image mode and capture amazing high-quality 11.9MP still images as easily as you do with a camera. Alternatively, the timelapse mode lets you automatically capture stunning speed up image sequences..

Two memory formats: Memory Stick Micro™ and Micro SD/SDHC: Expandable memory with Memory Stick Micro™ and Micro SD/SDHC card slot; conveniently use whichever format you have on hand..

Built-in Wi-Fi® with NFC connection for remote control and smartphone viewing: Turn your smartphone or tablets into remote viewfinders and controllers via Wi-Fi®. And for Xperia™ and other devices with NFC, connecting them up is as easy as One-touch ..

Ultra-wide 170° pro quality Carl ZEISS® Vario-Tessar® lens: Capture epic wide angle views with the 170˚ Carl ZEISS® Vario-Tessar® lens. Or switch to a more conventional 120˚ view. Either way, you'll always be capturing beautiful shots of the most challenging ski slopes, mountain trails, swirling rapids, or simply pitted asphalt paths..

Remote control operation with optional Live View Remote: Using the optional RM-LVR1 Live View Remote accessory you can control the HDR-AS30V via Wi-Fi right from your wrist1. It’s easy to frame your shots and control the camera’s recording settings and start/stop record..

Thin, light design with simple controls: Slender design is subject to less wind and water pressure and is ideal for virtually all outdoor activities such as cycling or kayaking. A variety of mounting accessories, harnesses, etc. let you capture HD video completely hands-free while engaged in a wide spectrum of outdoor activities, including extreme sports. The camera can be operated with simple buttons on the side of the housing—even if you’re wearing gloves..

Record at 1080/60p in 6 modes, including 2x/ 4x slow motion.: Whatever your sport, Action Cam is ready for the challenge. Choose from six recording modes to fit the situation, including new 1080/60p mode for smooth images of fast sports and HQ for Full-HD quality with highest resolution. You also have 3 standard HD modes — 2x SLOW for extreme sports, 4x SSLOW to slow down and analyse the action like a golf or baseball swing, and SD for extended VGA recording (640 x 480, 30p). FULL HD: PS(1920 x 1080 60p), HQ(1920 x 1080 30p) HD: STD(1280 x 720 30p)SLOW(1280 x 720 60p), SSLOW (1280 x 720 120p) SD: VGA(640 x 480 30p).

See how new GPS and PlayMemories Home add to shooting fun.: Action Cam makes viewing and sharing easier and more exciting with new GPS and new features of PlayMemories Home — such as Map View, GPS Data Overlay on Video, Movie Rotation and Multi View Video Merge. PlayMemories Home is available at “PlayMemories Home ver. 3.0.”.

Map View: Map View reads location information recorded in a file by built-in GPS and plots a trail of your course. In video use, images of the starting point and course route are displayed. In still image use, images and points of shooting locations are displayed..

GPS Data Overlay on Video: GPS Data Overlay on Video reads your speed data recorded by built-in GPS and generates another video file that displays speed information, etc. You can upload the video file with speed information on the Internet and share your experience with many viewers..

Multi View Video Merge: Multi View Video Merge generates one video file by combining two videos that were taken with different cameras. By uploading the multi-view file on the Internet, you can share the fun of four-screen playback with many viewers. Combination of three footage segments and four footage segments using Video Merge is supported by PlayMemories Home ver. 3.1.10 (for Windows) / 1.1.10 (for Mac) or later, (Spring 2014)..

Movie Rotation: After a video is shot, Movie Rotation turns it clockwise or counterclockwise every 90°. This is helpful if the video was taken from left-to-right in reverse or upside down, or when you want to enjoy it in portrait orientation..

Enjoy slimmer shape, smaller and lighter housing for easier use.: Feel less wind and water pressure with Action Cam’s slim design — ideal for outdoor activities like cycling and biking. Provided housing is 35% lighter and 25% smaller than HDR-AS15, with easy operation using side buttons over the housing and clear sound recording. Just team the unit with mounting accessories to make hands-free first-person- view video recordings of a spectrum of outdoor activities, including extreme sports..

Large start/stop button for one-touch shooting ease: Just press the large start/stop button to begin shooting. It's just that easy!.

Attach to flat and curved surfaces with two adhesive mounts: Hands-free shooting convenience! Mount HDR-AS30V easily and securely to flat and curved surfaces with the included adhesive mounts..

Accessories: Optional accessories expand shooting enjoyment and creative possibilities..

Use Underwater White Balance mode for aquatic adventure.: Capture natural colour results even under water. Just set the underwater white balance before shooting and combine diving or snorkelling with exploration of fascinating aquatic video movies. Use of SPK-AS1 (sold separately) is recommended when using Action Cam under water. However, Wi-Fi does not function under water..

PlayMemories Home™: Free, easy-to-use image management software that installs onto Windows PCs..

PlayMemories Mobile™: Do more with your smartphone or tablet. Share photos and movies directly from the camera or control your Wi-Fi compatible Action Cam by remote..

PlayMemories Studio™: Transforms PlayStation®3 into a creative playground for editing, viewing and sharing photos and movies..

PlayMemories Online™: A fun, cloud-based image sharing expenence that provides unprecedented access to photos and movies..

Power up with USB Charging/ USB Power Supply.: Simply charge from a PC via USB port. You can also operate and shoot Action Cam without stopping while charging, when using the handy optional AC Adaptor AC-UD10..

Video

Full HD: Y
Maximum video resolution: 1920 x 1080 pixels
HD-Ready: Y
Video resolutions: 640 x 480, 1280 x 720, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Video formats supported: H.264, MPEG4
Supported video modes: 1080p, 720p

Technical details

Colour of product: Black
Built-in speaker(s): Y
Built-in display: Y
Weight: 90g
Aspect ratio: 16:9
Compatible memory cards: MicroSD (TransFlash), MicroSDHC, MicroSDXC, MS Micro (M2)
GPS: Y
Optical sensor size: 1/0.0906 mm (1/2.3")
Sensor type: CMOS
Total megapixels: 16.8 MP
USB connector type: Micro-USB B
White balance: Auto