The Tiffen 82mm Ultra Contrast 1/8 Filter can be applied to purposely reduce contrast while photographing an image or while recording video. By distributing ambient illumination to darker areas within a scene, this filter is useful in helping to uniformly balance the tonal range among highlights and shadows. Detail is increased within shadow regions while flare and halation around highlights is purposely limited.

This filter has a grade of 1/8. Grades of 1/4, 1/2, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 are also available where this filter type's effect becomes approximately twice as strong with each grade number increase.

This filter is made using ColorCore technology, a process that involves laminating the filter substrate between 2 pieces of optical glass and grinding flat to a tolerance of 1/10,000th of an inch.

Useful for Uniform Contrast Reduction    Helps Balance Highlights and Shadows    Increases Illumination in Shadows    Increases Detail in Shadows    Limits Flare and Halation in Highlights    ColorCore Technology    82mm Front Filter Threads    Plastic Case

• Reduces contrast for photography or while recording video
• Distributes ambient illumination to shadows within a scene
• Helps to uniformly balance the tonal range among highlights and shadows
• Increases shadow detail while limiting flare and halation around highlights
• 82mm front filter threads allow for use with other filters
• Plastic case included for storage and transport

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Does it have audio when recording in 1080 at 120fps ? thx

A: No, the Sony FDR-AX53 4K Ultra HD Handycam Camcorder does not capture audio when shooting at 120P.

Q: 2. Pls. advice if this cam is impossible to take the night video by its infrared nightshot system? I wonder whether this cam only able to take the photo by nightshot system only.Thanks.

A: Video is available in the Nightshot mode.

Q: 3. Does anyone know of a lens hood that can be used without Vignetting?? I know it is just an option. But would like to see if I could find one that would work. Any ideas would be appreciated..

A: Hello Connie, we do not have a lens hood for this camera model.

Q: 4. Does this camera come with a lens cover?

A: There is a rather delicate-looking metal multiblade shutter that closes when the camera goes off, but in addition I would get a transparent screw-on filter to protect this mechanism.

Q: 5. Does it have a setting that burns the date/time stamp into each frame? I know the metadata is there.

A: The Sony FDR-AX53 4K Ultra HD Handycam Camcorder will not provide time and date stamps.

Q: 6. 0 ANSWERSIs this MI shoe compatible with the SMAD-P3, so can use with UWP lapel system?

A: No it is not compatible with this camcorder:The SMAD-P3 is applicable to XDCAM Camcorder PXW-X70, PXW-X160, PXW-X180, PXW-X280, PXW-X200*, PXW-Z150, PXW-FS7, PXW-FS5 and PXW-FS5K, NXCAM Camcorder HXR-NX100, HXR-NX5R and HXR-MC2500, Handycam FDR-AX100 **, NEX-VG900** and NEX-VG30 **, interchangeable lens digital camera 7**, 7R **, 7S **, 7 Mark **, 7R Mark **, 7S Mark **, 99 **, 6000**, 6300 **, plus Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 **, DSC-RX10 Mark** and DSC-RX10 Mark** (as of September 2016). * PXW-X200 firmware should be upgraded to Ver.2.00 or later for using SMAD-P3. ** When used in conjunction with these specific camera models, operation of the power supply function and the power ON/OFF control function is not guaranteed. Insert new AA alkaline batteries in the receiver and set the receivers power select (POWER SEL) menu item to BATTERY mode. When the remaining battery indicator reaches one segment or less, insert new batteries immediately to avoid unexpected shutdown of the camera or data loss.

Q: 7. Sony FDR-AX53 does not seem to allow manual control of shutter speed and iris at the same time. Also you cannot seem to manually set the sensitivity? At best you can limit AGC, but NOT manually set AGC to a value from 3db to 24db???Can anyone confirm these limitations or explain how they can be set?Even the cheaper Panasonic HC-VX981 allows these to be set individually!

A: These models will not allow professional manual options. For these abilities and access to full on controls please look into out professional camcorders.

Q: 8. Is there any HDMI output while recording in any mode or resolution? I have seen a couple of slightly different answers. If the small camcorder screen is the only way to view live recording with no ability to hookup a monitor, that seems like a very major shortcoming and may well be the one thing that keeps me from buying the unit. Please tell me Sony what not that shortsighted.

A: When using the HDMI-out cord, make sure it is clipped on to the tripod; the plug is very small, and if you pan much and the wire gets pulled, it will crack the HDMI port in the camera, and cost much to repair (a repair place said they must replace the entire internal circuit board, and can't just soldier on a new port. Over $500...)

Q: 9. Record

A: Sony FDR-AX53 Supports RECORDING FORMAT (VIDEO) XAVC S format:MPEG4-AVC/H.264, AVCHD format ver. 2.0 compatible:MPEG4-AVC/H.264, MP4: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 VIDEO RESOLUTION XAVC S 4K: 3840 x 2160/30p, 24p, XAVC S HD: 1920 x 1080/60p, 30p, 24p, AVCHD: 1920 x 1080/60p (PS), 24p (FX, FH), 60i (FX, FH), 1440 x 1080/60i (HQ, LP), MP4: 1280 x 720 30p

Q: 10. How many hours can you record?

A: Limited only by size of memory card and battery or power adapter attached. The included battery lasts close to four hours on a full charge.