(Credit: Polaroid)People are still lamenting the passing of Polaroid Instant Film into history, but thanks to technology featured in its tiny portable PoGo printer launched in 2008, the company is offering a new shoot-and-print option: the Polaroid PoGo Instant Digital Camera. And despite its parent company’s woes, Polaroid …
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(Credit: DXG)While there have been no shortage of vertical-style mini HD camcorders at CES 2009 (see announcements from Kodak, Sony, and RCA), there haven’t been any pistol-grip mini HD camcorders, mainly because the most recognized maker of them, Sanyo, didn’t have any announcements at the show. But …
Originally posted at CES 2009
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(Credit: Sony)I’m sure there are still people out there that want to record standard-definition video directly to DVD. Sony, however, has made its latest DVD Handycams sort of bridge products between the past and present.
The DCR-DVD850 (available in February for about $430) is a new “Hybrid Plus” …
Originally posted at CES 2009
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(Credit: Sony)With specs similar to the hard-drive-based SR-series Handycams, the decision to go with Sony’s new SX-series standard-definition camcorders comes down to whether you want a slightly more compact body and potentially better battery life and reliability or more storage for your money.
The top-of-the-line DCR-SX60 has 16GB …
Originally posted at CES 2009
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(Credit: Sony)The HDR-CX100 Flash Memory Handycam camcorder from Sony isn’t exactly groundbreaking, but it’s still a nice add to Sony’s lineup. The CX100 records 1,920×1,080 high-definition video to either its 8GB of internal flash memory or to Memory Sticks.
It’ll also capture 4-megapixel …
Originally posted at CES 2009
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As price and physical size of storage–both hard drives and flash memory–steadily decline, it’s not a big surprise that the capacities are the first things to get tweaked on a camcorder line. Case in point, Sony refreshed its 2008 Handycam …
Originally posted at CES 2009
(Credit: Panasonic)Designed for spur-of-the-moment video capture, the Panasonic SDR-S15 announced Wednesday at CES 2009 seems to have the right combo of features making it worth keeping on you all the time.
For $299.95 you get a standard-definition camcorder that records to SD/SDHC cards, auto scene mode recognition …
Originally posted at CES 2009
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(Credit: Panasonic)Available in champagne, black, blue, and red, the compact SDR-S26 camcorder features no internal memory for storing video (it records only to SD/SDHC cards), but shares the features of the newly announced hard-drive-based SDR-H80 and SDR-H90. This includes its 70x megazoom lens and advanced O.I.S …
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(Credit: Panasonic)Featuring a “world’s first” optical zoom of 70x, the Panasonic SDR-H80 and SDR-H90 should be a prime choice for sports fans, wildlife lovers, and stalkers alike. Good thing they use Panasonic’s advanced O.I.S. system (optical image stabilization) to reduce hand-shake by way of lens-shifting …
Originally posted at CES 2009
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(Credit: Panasonic)Part of Panasonic’s CES 2009 product announcements is a triumvirate of camcorders featuring a 70x zoom lens. That’s apparently a “world’s first and most powerful” lens, though I’m still not sure this was something the average consumer was clamoring for.
The models featuring the …
Originally posted at CES 2009
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