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Rugged Samsung Camcorder Doesn't Mind Water

It's one thing to own a camcorder and another to have one that can stay at your side, in your hand or hanging from your neck everywhere you go. Sure, people don't always end up dunked head-first into water or blown over by a cloud of dust, but it can happen. There is also the random consumer that makes i...

16 May 2012
17:11 GMT

Sony Launches NEX-FS700U 4K-Capable Cinema Camera

Sony has completed the development of the NEX-FS700U, known in Europe as the NEX-FS700E, a large-sensor camcorder with Super Slow Motion, among other things. The NEX-FS700U/E is probably one of the most advanced camcorders of today, and we wouldn't be surprised if we saw it used for shooting Hollywood films. ...

2 April 2012
16:01 GMT

Samsung Releases HMX-QF20 Wireless Camcorder

Samsung made second spot on the list of greatest semiconductor providers (which Intel leads), but it deals in many other sorts of products as well, like cameras. As it happens, a camera is precisely what the company has recently revealed for the South Korean market. True, the item isn't selling just yet, but i...

27 March 2012
10:10 GMT

Super-Tough Handycam GW55VE Digital Camcorder Launched by Sony

Tough consumer electronics devices are a trend that Sony all too eagerly chose to stick by when it created the Handycam GW55VE. The press photos of the Handycam GW55VE camcorder don't really do a great job of conveying just what makes this thing special. Though the shape is practical and sleek, and the screen...

2 March 2012
09:40 GMT

Samsung Releases Camcorder with 52x Optical Zoom

Samsung may or may not have gone too far when it built the HMX-F80, a camcorder that got demonstrated at CES 2012 but has only now been formally launched. This product is something that probably gave Samsung's product developers more than one little headache when they had to put it together. The reason is tha...

16 February 2012
07:25 GMT

Canon IVIS Camcorders Improved with New CMOS Sensor

Looks like Canon is getting ready to release three new camcorders, although the newcomers will only be sold in Japan, at least at first. The three camcorders that Canon Japan intends to start shipping in March (2012) go by the names of HF M52, HF M51 and HF R31. They all have the DIGIC DV III image processing techn...

19 January 2012
10:01 GMT

CES 2012: JVC Everio 1080p Camcorders Get WiFi and Geotagging Support

JVC’s Everio camcorder line has just welcomed the addition of seven new models, which outside of the regular 1080p AVCHD recording also bring WiFi and geotagging support to the table.These features are enabled in four of the models announced today, together with an HDMI output and a UXP mode which enables 24Mbp...

10 January 2012
11:20 GMT

3M CP45 Camcorder Doubles as a Pico Projector

Pico projectors are something that seem to go extremely well together with camcorders, so 3M took the obvious route and launched the CP45 video camera with a built-in projector.Since it was designed to be easily carried around with you, both of these devices were packed together into a compact chassis that makes it e...

25 October 2011
06:05 GMT

Toshiba X416, X400 and X200 Camileo Cameras Flash Forward

Toshiba appears determined to make an impression now, at the start of the fourth quarter of 2010, having unleashed more than one device, in this case three Camileo camcorders. Toshiba seems to have decided that just the splash caused by the Blu-ray DBR-M190 and its 5 TB HDD was not sufficient. Basically, the ...

4 October 2011
09:19 GMT

Sony NEX Line Also Welcomes New Handycam

The market for video cameras and camcorders definitely got resupplied today, as Sony went all out and revealed more than one NEX product, even a new Handycam called NEX-VG20.Those keeping track of things on the photo and video camera market will likely have learned of Sony's latest moves.The company released tw...

24 August 2011
11:05 GMT

Panasonic Delivers AG-AF100, Industry’s First Professional Micro 4/3-inch Camcorder

Nowadays, micro 4/3 image sensors seem to make their way into every imaging device out there, after DSLR cameras Panasonic just announcing that it has started delivering the world's first micro 4/3-inch video camcorder optimized for high-definition video recording. Built around a large 4/3-inch, 16:9 MOS imag...

27 December 2010
14:31 GMT

JVC Intros Three New Everio Camcorders

In a time where most camcorder manufacturers focus on developing even smaller pocket sized video cams, JVC is different, as the Japanese company decided to expand its flash-based Everio line with three new compact models that are available in a wide selection of colors.Dubbed the GZ-HM670, GZ-HM690 and GZ-HM450, all ...

15 December 2010
14:51 GMT

The CamBall Is Touted as World's Smallest Personal Video Recorder

If you thought that you saw it all when it comes down to compact camcorders, then wait until you feast your eyes on the golf ball sized CamBall, this personal digital recorder coming with all the features that you could expect from such a product as well as being wearable, mountable, and waterproof.Available in two m...

20 October 2010
04:16 GMT

Sony's PMW-EX3 Doubles the EX1's Price

At NAB2008, Sony released underwhelming details about the higher-end update to its hit camera of the year, the PMW-EX1. Despite a different look, no advances have been made by Sony in the camcorder's imaging technology, so the EX3 is left to fend of for itself with the same trio of 1/2" native 1920 x 1080 CCD se...

15 April 2008
09:52 GMT

Maxell Unveils Rugged Removable Camcorder Hard-Disk Drive

Maxell has just announced a new lightweight, rugged and shock resistant compact removable hard drive, primarily targeted at field archive operations. Maxell's new offerings on the storage sector are efficient and resistant devices that can be connected to any appliance using a standard USB 2.0 cable or an eSATA ...

14 April 2008
17:06 GMT

Red One Inventor Gives First Details on Scarlet

Jim Jannard is having a good time. On the discussion forums of his most daring project to date, his customers are having similar amounts of fun. Theirs is an almost childish brand of fun - mostly grown men, quite a few already established in the film and broadcast business, many just starting out - all of them sharin...

11 April 2008
10:56 GMT

Pre-NAB 2008 Show, Canon Reveals XL H1S and XL H1A Pro Camcorders

Just four days before the 2008 NAB Show, Canon decided to release full details about their new XL H1S and XL H1A camcorders. Taking their top prosumer model and fiddling with it based on the desires and recommendations of their customers, Canon's new models inherit the XL H1's shoulder-mounted size and prof...

11 April 2008
05:18 GMT

Sony's "World's Smallest Full HD Cam" Has Miniature Sensor

Sony's diminutive new heir to the newly minted "world's smallest Full HD camcorder" throne is the travel-ready, silver titanium frame HDR-TG1. While Full HD (1920x1080, also known as 1080P) with a 1.3 x 4.7 x 2.5 inch body and $900 price tag would have seemed like fantasy just a short while ago, Sony made i...

3 April 2008
04:45 GMT

CES 2008: Panasonic Announces Underwater Cam and the World's Smallest SD HD Model

With all the rush surrounding the first CES 2008 days, we missed Panasonic's four new consumer-oriented camcorders.Unlike previous reports on camcorders from Sony and Canon, we'll start off with the standard definition ones, the SW20 and SDR-S7. The most impressive of them is the SW20, which can go underwat...

9 January 2008
04:12 GMT

CES 2008: Sony Announces Plethora of HD and SD Handycams

Apart from the new A-200 DSLR, Sony has also announced at CES 2008 a plethora of camcorders, including both HD and standard resolution models that record on HDDs, DVDs, miniDV tapes and media cards. Let's start with the high definition models, since they present more interest compared to the older standard defin...

7 January 2008
06:30 GMT

Sony Lures Pros with Three New HDV Products

Sony yesterday announced three new professional HDV products that include two camcorders and one record and playback deck. These new products expand Sony's line-up of HD production technologies, which includes the recently introduced PMW-EX1 XDCAM EX solid-state memory camera and the soon-to-be-available HVR-HD1...

15 November 2007
05:05 GMT

Sanyo Is Coming Out with the Tiniest of the 720p Camcorders

Following the release of the world's smallest and lightest full HD camcorder, Sanyo is now announcing the same performance, but this time with a 720p camera, the new Xacti DMX-HD700.An upgrade of the VPC-HD2, the new Xacti boasts the MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 compression method, which allows for more footage to be stored...

28 September 2007
06:59 GMT

Flip Video Ultra - Your Personal YouTube Camcorder

Pure Digital Technologies presented the new Flip Video Ultra device, a new generation of camcorders which were specifically designed to bundle high-quality and well-developed features. What's more interesting about this camcorder is that it is actually able to prepare a clip for YouTube, AOL or any other video s...

13 September 2007
06:24 GMT

Affordable High-Definition with JVC's New GZ-HD3

JVC has just announced a new HDD camcorder that combines the HD capabilities of the GZ-HD7 with the slim factor of the GZ-MG series. The new GZ-HD3 uses three 16:9 progressive scan CCDs, each dedicated to one of the three primary colors - red, green, blue, to capture 1440x1080 high definition material. If you find th...

19 July 2007
06:15 GMT

The Net-sharing CAM, YouTube Posting Made Easy by Sony

Casio's idea with the YouTube-friendly digital cameras that ease the posting of the video clips was followed by Sony, which yesterday announced the Net-sharing CAM.As cnet blog crave.net said, you can use it to "videotape your pets fighting to Romanian dance music while on a trampoline", albeit there's plen...

18 July 2007
04:38 GMT

Go Underwater with Sanyo's Waterproof Camcorder

Sanyo camcorders are not something extraordinary in terms of image quality or performances, but they sometimes manage to make quite an impact on the general public. Take for instance the Sanyo Xacti E1, which might be the first waterproof camcorder. It won't make you an underwater explorer, but it will allow you...

23 May 2007
08:41 GMT

Cannon Unveiles the AVCHD-HR10 DVD Camcorder

The AVCHD (Advanced Video Codec High Definition compression format) camcorders, first introduced by Sony, are rapidly flooding the HD camcorders market. With the release of their first AVCHD-HR10 DVD Camcorder, Canon is trying to catch up with Sony's and Panasonic's elongated AVCHD cameras. The camera is th...

8 May 2007
11:21 GMT

The Security Camcorder Clock Hides a Motion-Sensitive Spy Camera

You probably heard about all kinds of spy camera "skins". The concept itself isn't new, since there are tons of pens and baseball caps with built-in spy cameras. However, take a look at this "eye on the desk": an LCD clock with built-in spy camera. A major achievement when it comes to "Homeland" security, but de...

2 May 2007
11:06 GMT

Cheap Cams Designed for YouTube

YouTube is based on user-generated content and you know it better because I bet you have already uploaded a clip on Google's product. Because this fact was also confirmed by the Mountain View firm, the hardware producers from all over the world tried to adapt their business according to the YouTubers' needs...

1 May 2007
08:14 GMT

DXG-589V Handy Cam Does Gaming and Music

Do you often get bored while road tripping? Here's a possible solution to this "life threatening situation". DXG, a US-based digital camera manufacturer, thought that if you're one of those young adult "road warriors" you might need games on your handheld camcorder. This is not the first time someone tries...

17 April 2007
03:08 GMT

Sony Introduces Flash-Based XDCAM EX Video Camera

Sony is continuing the evolution of its XDCAM line of "tapeless" products. The Japanese company launches today at the NAB video expo its latest "prosumer" targeted flash-based camcorder. The XDCAM EX is a new budget pro video camera, one of Sony's first high-end cameras with movement-free storage.The camera reco...

16 April 2007
09:21 GMT


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