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Today's Fresh Blogs...| Panasonic's HDC-SX5 and HDC-SD5 3CCD AVCHD camcorders, again |
| Published: July 30, 2007, 4:59 am |
| Tags: 3ccd, Avchd, Camcorder, Hdc Dx3, Hdc Sd3, Hdc Sd5, Hdc Sx5, Panasonic |
| and HDC-SD5 3CCD AVCHD camcorders for the the North American and European markets. Just for the sake of confusion, these appear to be the exact same cameras already announced for Japan under the HDC-DX3 and HDC-SD3 models. As such, we're still looking at 1920 x 1080 recordings direct to SDHC cards (the SD5) or to 8-cm DVDs (the SX5) with |
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| Full Yumminess: Panasonic HDC-SD5 is World's Smallest 3CCD Full HD Camcorder |
| Published: July 30, 2007, 4:00 am |
| Tags: 1080p, Camcorder, Full Hd, Full Yumminess, Hdc Sd5, Panasonic, Sdhc |
| is one of the sexiest camcorders in a while. Full specs and price after the jump. Coming this September, $999.95 will get you: Signal system 1080 lines, 60 fields Weight (w/o Battery) 0.75 lb Dimensions (W x H x D) 2.6 x 2.6 x 5.3 inch Image sensor 1/6-inch CCD image sensor Total pixels: 560 k x 3 Effective pixels Motion |
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| Rolling: Panasonic HDC-SX5 Records Full HD on DVD-R, SDHC |
| Published: July 30, 2007, 4:00 am |
| Tags: 1080p, Camcorder, Dvd, Fullhd, Hdc Sx5, Panasonic, Rolling, Sdhc |
| The new Panasonic HDC-SX5 may be less sexy than the tiny-wee HDC-SD5, but in addition to the same optical image stabilizer, Leica Dicomar lenses and 30 fps Full HD 1,920 x 1,080 in SD and SDHC cards recording, it can also capture to double-layer DVD-R discs. Price and specs after the jump. The HDC-SX5 comes out this September, but for a hundred |
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| Canon's iVIS HG10 AVCHD camcorder packs a 40GB disk |
| Published: August 1, 2007, 5:09 am |
| Tags: Avchd, Camcorder, Canon, Hg10, Ivis, Ivis Hg10, Ivishg10 |
| announced their iVIS HG10 camcorder set to roll in September. Unlike their first AVCHD recorder (the HR10) the HG10 records 1,920 x 1,080 video to a 40GB disk drive instead of a DVD platter. While the HG10 does bump recordings to 15Mbps at maximum setting (compared to the HR10's 12Mbps), the two camcorders are pretty much feature-for-feature |
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| Panasonic HDC-SD7: Panasonic HDC-SD7 - World's Smallest HD Camcorder |
| Published: August 1, 2007, 7:12 am |
| Tags: Camcorder, Hdc Sd7, Panasonic, Panasonic Hdc Sd7, Smallest |
| - the world's smallest HD camcorder. It's a vertical version of the recent HDC-SD5. At only 52 87 110mm and 290g it's a very portable device, but well featured too. You get MPEG4 recording at 1,920 1,080, 10x optical zoom and it comes with a 4GB SDHC card good for 40 minutes of recording. It should be available September 8th, but only in |
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| Tricky Marketing: Panasonic HDC-SD7 is Now World's Smallest HD Camcorder |
| Published: August 1, 2007, 7:12 am |
| Tags: Camcorder, Hdc Sd7, Panasonic, Panasonic Hdc Sd7, Smallest, Tricky Marketing |
| is the world's smallest HD camcorder, and not yesterday's record-holder. This one has a vertical format but is it really the smallest of both? The SD7 weighs less, at 0.63 pounds vs 0.75 pounds for the SD5. On size, the vertical format camcorder has is 2.04 x 3.42 x 4.33 inches vs 2.6 x 2.6 x 5.3 inches, so it does look a little bit smaller, |
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| Hitachi's DZ-BD70 and 30GB DZ-BD7H hybrid Blu-ray camcorders: global in October |
| Published: August 2, 2007, 3:31 am |
| Tags: Blu Ray, Blu Ray Disc, Blu Raydisc, Breaking News, Breakingnews, Camcorder, Dz Bd70, Dz Bd7h |
| world's first Blu-ray Disc camcorder. First off, we're looking at an August 30th launch in Japan (rest of world, October) of two models: the DZ-BD70 and DZ-BD7H hybrid which packs both an 8-cm BD writer and 30GB disk are priced at ¥160,000 (about $1,347) and ¥190,000 (about $1,600), respectively. As we heard, each packs a 5.3 megapixel |
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| Verbatim to launch Mini Blu-ray discs with Hitachi's camcorder |
| Published: August 2, 2007, 4:55 pm |
| Tags: Blank Media, Blankmedia, Blu Ray, Blu Ray, Bluray, Camcorder, Discs, Hitachi, Recorder, Verbatim |
| has announced a Blu-ray camcorder to put some of that high-def footage on, you've got to have something to record onto, right? Verbatim will ship 8cm Mini Blu-ray Recordable/Rewritable (BD-R/RE) blank media in August for Japan, with shipments to North America and points beyond in October. The media will hold 7.5GB on a single side, with |
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| DXG unveils uber-cheap DXG-572V camcorder |
| Published: August 14, 2007, 3:04 am |
| Tags: Camcorder, Cmos, Dxg, Dxg Usa, Dxg 572v, Dxgusa, Mpeg4 |
| the five-megapixel DXG-572V camcorder that's delivering a lot of promises for an uber-cheap price. 'Course, we wouldn't expect the built-in CMOS sensor, 4x digital zoom, white balance adjuster, voice recorder, digital still camera, or "near DVD quality" 640 x 480 MPEG4 / AVI video that this thing captures to win any awards, but those who don't |
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| Samsung's SC-X300L wearable camcorder gets reviewed |
| Published: August 15, 2007, 1:34 am |
| Tags: Camcorder, Head Mountable, Head Strap, Headmountable, Headstrap, Samsung, Sc X300l |
| head-mountable sports camcorder: the SC-X300L. First things first, let's get this clear: this is a camcorder which mounts to your head via a velcro strap, and it is manufactured by Samsung... got it? The reviewer calls it "cool looking," though we have our doubts, and he seems to have a lot of trouble getting the device strapped on at the |
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| What was your MealToday? |
| Published: August 15, 2007, 8:32 am |
| Tags: Camcorder Contest, Iphone Contest, Mealtoday, Record Your Food, Viddler |
| an iPhone or a Canon TX1 HD Camcorder. Not a bad deal. So go forth and record your meals! Fame and fortune could follow. *In the interest of full disclosure, I should say that I know some of the folks at Viddler and will be participating in the podcast on September 1st during which the winner will be chosen. But it's still a pretty cool |
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| Samsung announces VP-HMX10A HD flash camcorder |
| Published: August 22, 2007, 6:33 am |
| Tags: Camcorder, Ifa, Samsung, Vp Hmx10, Vp Hmx10a |
| Samsung's serious about HD camcorders, and is bringing the gear to IFA to prove it. Its new VP-HMX10 HD camcorder records 720p H.264 video with a 10x zoom to an SD (and hopefully, SDHC) flash card. Apparently Samsung is also launching an integrated memory version dubbed the VP-HMX10A, which has 4GB of storage built in, SD expansion, and a 3 |
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| Sony intros 'entry-level' HVR-HD1000U HDV camcorder |
| Published: August 23, 2007, 8:22 am |
| Tags: Camcorder, Carl Zeiss, Carlzeiss, Hdv, Hdv Camcorder, Hdvcamcorder, Hvr Hd1000u, Professional, Shoulder Mount, Sony, Videographers |
| no stranger to the HDV camcorder realm, so it's no real shock to see the firm introduce a brand new model for "entry-level professionals." Rockin' a shoulder-mount design and aimed at "wedding videographers, freelancers, and educational video creators," this unit supports both HDV and standard-definition DV formats, sports a Carl Zeiss |
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| RED ONE HD camcorder finally gets a street date |
| Published: August 25, 2007, 2:34 pm |
| Tags: Camcorder, Hd Camera, Hdcamera, High Definition, Highdefinition, Jim Jannard, Jimjannard, Red Digital Camera, Red Digital Cinema, Red One, Reddigitalcamera, Reddigitalcinema, Redone |
| ONE modular, high-end, HD camcorder system. The camera -- announced at NAB way back in the wild, sun-soaked days of 2006 -- rocks 11.4-megapixel, 60fps video, and is designed as a multi-part system, featuring a base unit that can be modded with a variety of add-ons -- allowing for all kinds of crazy configurations (just what the low-budget |
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| Sanyo's Xacti DMX-HD1000: the world's smallest 1080p camcorder |
| Published: August 30, 2007, 4:48 am |
| Tags: Camcorder, Dmx Hd1000, Hd1000, Sanyo, Smallest, World S Smallest, World Ssmallest, Xacti |
| Xacti series of solid state camcorders. Meet the DMX-HD1000, their first to record at a full 1080p, 1,920 x 1,080 resolution video using the HD/MPEG-4 AVC codec. It features a 1/2.5-inch CMOS sensor, 10x optical zoom, HDMI-out, and the ability to record direct to SD/SDHC cards for up to 2 hours at a charge. That's plenty of juice since an 8GB |
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