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JVC’s Falconbird Image Engine Arrives in Some New Camcorders

Falconbird is definitely a familiar name for those of you interested in camcorders, so you’ll be glad to know that JVC introduced this chipset into a new series of compact camcorders.The new models are the GZ-V590 and GZ-V570 as well as the E265, and the E225 and E220, the latter being part of the company&rsquo...

19 December 2011
05:12 GMT

Sony Unleashes NEX-FS100 Professional Camcorder with Interchangeable Lenses

Sony's been one of the first companies to introduce consumer-grade camcorders featuring interchangeable lenses (the NEX series), but it seems that the Japanese company has now decided to take everything to a whole new level by introducing the NEX-FS100UK, the professional version of the aforementioned imaging de...

24 March 2011
03:49 GMT

Wi-Fi and Impressive Zoom Provided by HD ESee Full HD Camcorder from Philips

Philips has launched quite a large number of interesting new products lately, and now, it's about time to check out their official return to the camcorder segment, namely the ESee HD.According to Tweakers, who've somehow managed to get a hold of a photo of this yet unannounced camcorder, the ESee HD certain...

15 March 2011
06:13 GMT

Sony NEX Meets Camcorder in New JVC GC-PX1 Hybrid Camera

The boundary between high-definition camcorders and high-end digital cameras is becoming more and more blurred, and this trend is also quite visible in the case of the latest hybrid digital camera from JVC, model GC-PX1, that offers a host of very attractive features and functions, all hosted in a rather unusual form...

3 February 2011
09:27 GMT

New Sony HDR-CX700V Camcorder Targets Enthusiast Videographers

Without a doubt, Sony brought a huge number of new and interesting camcorders at CES 2011, each targeting a specific market nice (a 3D Full HD camcorder, pocket 3D and standard camcorders, camcorders with built-in projectors, etc.), so it should come as no surprise that a Handycam camcorder that targets advanced amat...

12 January 2011
02:58 GMT

Samsung HMX-H300 Full HD Camcorder Series Unveiled

Samsung's CES 2011 camcorder lineup has been quite an impressive one, the company rolling out, beside a couple of pocket and 720p definition camcorders, the HMX-H300 series of Full HD camcorders, designed for users who want to enjoy good-quality videos without having to tweak too many settings in order to attain...

12 January 2011
01:09 GMT

New Full HD Camcorders With Built-in Projectors Released by Sony

Beside their numerous Cyber-shot digital cameras, Bloggie pocket camcorders and Full HD 3D Camcorder, Sony also released at CES 2011 the HDR-PJ50V, HDR-PJ30V and HDR-PJ10V Full HD Handycam camcorders, all of which come packed with built-in projectors.So, what sets these new Full HD camcorders from all of the other si...

11 January 2011
14:22 GMT

Samsung SMX-F50 720p Camcorders Make Public Appearance At CES 2011

Samsung's CES 2011 lineup has been, without a doubt, quite a massive one, the Korean company rolling out plenty of interesting new products targeting just about all of the CE market segments, including here that of standard-definition camcorders, targeted by the brand-new SMX-F50 series.The SMX-F50 series includ...

11 January 2011
05:28 GMT

More Ultra-Slim, 3D-Capable Full HD Camcorders Revealed by Panasonic

Since it's one of the world's biggest and best-known CE manufacturers, it should come as no surprise that Panasonic brought a very large number of products to CES 2011, including several different series of Full HD camcorders.So, beside the 3CMOS devices we've talked about earlier, Panasonic also revea...

10 January 2011
04:01 GMT

New Casio TRYX Full HD Camcorder Is A True Shape-Shifter

Creating a camera that can adapt and change its shape depending on the user's needs seems to be quite a good idea, and that's exactly what Casio probably thought when designing and developing the TRYX variable frame design camcorder, that has just been revealed at CES 2011.Without a doubt, what really makes...

7 January 2011
12:21 GMT

GS-TD1 3D Full HD Camcorder Released by JVC at CES 2011

Since most of the world's best-known camcorder manufacturers have brought a consumer-grade 3D Full HD model at CES 2011, JVC decided to do exactly the same and unveiled on this occasion the GS-TD1 model, capable of recording footage in a variety of 3D video formats. As the company informs us, the GS-TD1 comes...

7 January 2011
00:27 GMT

Kodak Also Brings PLAYFULL and PLAYSPORT Camcorders to CES 2011

As mentioned before, Kodak's lineup for CES 2011 proves to be quite serious, the company rolling out, beside the three compact digital cameras we've talked about earlier, two new digital video cameras, the KODAK PLAYFULL and KODAK PLAYSPORT.As the company informs us, the KODAK PLAYFULL Video Camera is ...

4 January 2011
15:51 GMT

Samsung Intros the Super-Versatile HMX-Q10 Full HD Camcorder at CES 2011

While CES 2011 hasn't really started, per se, the world's biggest consumer electronics manufacturers are already rolling out some of the products they'll be showcasing over in Las Vegas, and that's also the case with Samsung, who's just revealed the latest model in its camcorder portfolio, th...

3 January 2011
13:57 GMT

New Wearable HD Cameras Revealed by Midland

It really seems that the popularity of rugged, wearable camcorders is on the rise, since more and more manufacturers start outing such products, the latest we've come across being the Midland company, who's just recently revealed a couple of HD wearable cameras that adventurers who want to record just about...

15 December 2010
14:11 GMT

uCorder Pockito IRDC260 Wearable Camcorder Doubles as Webcam

It seems that more and more people are starting to be really, really interested by wearable camcorders, those tiny imagers that attach to just about anything and provide some pretty interesting POV footage, this being the reason why uCorder rolled out the Pockito model IRDC260, a micro size pocket camcorder that doub...

28 November 2010
05:41 GMT

Full HD 1080p Video Recording In the Dark Enabled by DOD F880HD Cam

From time to time, it's quite interesting to peruse a bit some of the websites pertaining to Chinese electronic retailers, since you're sure to find all sorts of more or less crazy contraptions, just like the one you'll read about as follows, namely the DOD F880HD “High Definition Video Camcorder...

26 November 2010
14:21 GMT

Professional Sony Full HD 3D Camcorder Prototype Caught on Video

The battle in the field of professional-grade 3D imaging solutions seems to be heating up, with a new 3D Full HD video camera prototype manufactured by Sony making its way into the spotlight during a recent Japanese tradeshow. So, the people over at DigInfo, who've visited the InterBEE 2010 show in Ja...

25 November 2010
02:25 GMT

Sony NEX-VG10E Gets AF Support with A-mount Lenses via Firmware Upgrade

Without a doubt, Sony's interchangeable-lens Handycam NEX-VG10E Full HD camcorder has been one of the hottest products of this type to be unveiled in 2010, the imager leveraging the interchangeable lens technology introduced with the company's NEX series of pocket DSLRs (the E-mount).However, since the numb...

19 November 2010
09:40 GMT

Sony Outing the PMW-F3 Professional Digital Camcorder

Although most of you typically associate Sony's camcorders to those Full HD handycams targeting mostly the mainstream consumers, the truth of the matter is that the Japanese company is quite actively involved in the field of professional camcorders as well, the latest to join its ranks being the PMW-F3 camcorder...

9 November 2010
12:21 GMT

New Tachyon XC HD Camera Can Be Gun-Mounted

We've heard about plenty of rugged digital cameras designed for helmet-mounting before, but it would seem that a company called Tachyon is quite keen on taking this “first-person video experience” to a whole new level, since they've actually released a camera model that can be very easily attach...

21 October 2010
03:44 GMT

Panasonic's AG-AF100 Professional micro 4/3-inch HD Camcorder to Ship in December

Panasonic's teased us long enough with that already famous world's fist micro four thirds professional camcorder, the AG-AF100, so they've decided that it's about time to deliver on the promise they've made back in April, of announcing both pricing and availability for the device by the year&...

15 October 2010
05:27 GMT

Flip MinoHD Camcorder – YouTube Yourself in HD

Nowadays, the large majority of people who shoot a video clip with something other than a serious camcorder (either HDD/Flash/MiniDV based) will most likely upload it to a video sharing or social networking website, such as YouTube, AOL Video or MySpace. However, since most of these clips are recorded using either mo...

12 November 2008
01:50 GMT

Canon Introduces XH A1S and XH G1S HD Prosumer Camcorders

Besides being one of the world's best-known manufacturers of DSLRs, Canon also has quite a comprehensive line-up of video cameras (or camcorders), ranging from consumer-grade products to professional models. And that's pretty much where the latest two products announced by the company fit, since the XH A1S ...

6 November 2008
03:40 GMT

Prototype Hitachi Camcorder Streams HD Video to HDTV – No Wires Involved

The CEATEC show in Japan is in full swing as we speak, and even if the number of actual product announcements is lower than in the case of CEDIA or IFA, we're seeing a lot more interesting and highly innovative prototypes take central stage. And one such innovation comes from Hitachi, who's showcasing a cam...

3 October 2008
16:21 GMT

Geotate and DXG Develop World's First Geotagging Camcorder

Geotagging (the association of exact geographic coordinates to a photo) seems to be an increasingly popular trend nowadays, since this technology allows photographers to share with other people the exact location where they've taken a certain photo or even recreate the stages of a certain journey using Google Ea...

30 September 2008
16:21 GMT

Sony Intros HANDYCAM FX1000 Camcorder with High-Performance G Lens

Sony's imaging division seems to be on quite a roll lately, since it keeps pushing out of their design laboratories high-end photography and video recording products at a very impressive rate. So, after Sony introduced its first full-frame DSLR, the alpha A900, the company has just announced the release of the H...

11 September 2008
02:27 GMT

Sanyo Intros Fully Waterproof Xacti E2 Digital Camcorder

There's somewhat of a habit among most adrenaline-lovers out there to shoot their every adventure and then share it with their friends (or with the entire world, by uploading it to an online video sharing service). However, in order to do so, they require a camera that can take quite a beating and survive even t...

4 September 2008
04:46 GMT

DXG-595V Camcorder Offers HD Recording for Suspiciously Low Price of $200

There's quite a frenzy related to high-definition recording going on right now, and that's the reason why just about every important camcorder manufacturer out there is trying to capitalize on this trend. And one of the most eyebrow-raising announcements regarding an HD camcorder comes from US-based company...

20 August 2008
13:26 GMT

Hitachi Unveils Full HD, Three Format Hybrid Blu-ray Camcorder

Since Blu-ray has officially won the format war earlier this year and camcorders capable of recording onto optical media are not exactly a great novelty, Hitachi has decided to put two and two together and launched its DZ-BD10HA Blu-ray Disc Hybrid Camcorder, a device capable of recording high-quality videos directly...

12 August 2008
02:23 GMT

Samsung's New SC-MX20 Camcorder Is Ready for YouTube

Sure, we live in a world where high-definition has become the main concept behind just about any piece of A/V gear, but the truth of the matter is that there are a lot of people out there who simply shoot video clips in order to upload them to YouTube, the world's most famous video sharing website. And it's...

10 July 2008
01:20 GMT

Sony Unveils World's First Handycam with Smile Shutter and Face Detection

It would seem that the latest gimmick in consumer-level digital cameras is represented by smile-detection technology, but Sony won't settle with equipping its Cyber-shots with this feature. No, the Japanese giant has decided that it was about time that its handycams suffered a makeover as well and announced the ...

19 June 2008
02:12 GMT

CES 2008: SanDisk Unveils the HD Video Line of High-Capacity Memory Cards

As I do believe you've been able to see over the past few days, some of the most important camcorder manufacturers have rolled out a bevy of new, improved and HD-enabled models at CES 2008, targeting just about every segment of the CE market. Furthermore, some of the respective cameras (like the ones from Canon ...

8 January 2008
12:36 GMT

CES 2008: Canon Announces the Vixia HD Camcorder Lineup

Just like Sony, Canon also felt the "urge" the refresh its entire lineup of consumer oriented camcorders with new high definition and standard definition models. As usual, since standard definition is not so "hip" anymore, we'll start off with the high definition models as Canon has a brand new lineup of HD unit...

8 January 2008
05:12 GMT

Hitachi Rolls Out the World's First Blu-ray Powered Camcorders, The DZ-BD70/BD7H

The hype around Sony's Blu-ray format has reached new levels lately, partially caused by all the controversy surrounding the conflict between its supporters and their adversaries from the HD DVD camp, but also for other reasons as well. And among all this ruckus, the people over at Hitachi have decided that it&#...

2 August 2007
11:36 GMT

Panasonic Reveals Its New AVHCD Camcorders

Panasonic just unboxed their new high definition camcorders: HDC-SD3 and HDC-DX3(pictured). This comes after Panasonic recently announced another pair for the US: the HDC-SD1 and HDC-DX1 models. Panasonic is trying to catch up to Sony' HDR-UX7 1920x1080i resolution AVHCD camcorder which is already available on t...

3 April 2007
10:08 GMT


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