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camcorders

Sony HDR-SR12 Gets Reviewed (Verdict: It's a Winner)

According to Camcorder Info, Sony's HDR-SR12 is continuing to push the AVCHD format forward as a viable successor to HDV. It is, by far, the best Sony HDD camcorder on the market—and with 120GB under the hood, it is unmatched in the AVCHD category in terms of capacity. As far as performance is concerned, the SR12 held its own against even the intimidating Canon VIxza HF10, with only a slight inferiority in picture sharpness. They also noted that Sony's Exmor CMOS sensor and Bionz processor has improved in leaps and bounds over their top HDV camcorder, the HDR-HD9. More »

Feature

9:15 PM on Mon Mar 31 2008
By Sean Fallon
15,079 views, 17 comments

Latest by scotth0: For backing up the HD files long term, just burn them to DVDs. more »

camcorders

Canon Vixa HF10 Camcorder Reviewed (Verdict: Best AVCHD to Date)

If you have been waiting for a camcorder that gets AVCHD right, the folks at Camcorder Info have some good news. According to their recent review, the Canon Vixia HF10 may have finally brought the format into its own. When compared to an HDV camcorder, the quality of the HF10's images (artifacts, sharpness, color, low light performance) were generally as good, and in some instances maybe even better than its tape-laden counterpart. It isn't a perfect device by any means, but it just may be the first great flash memory HD camcorder. Hit the link for the full review. [Camcorder Info and Canon]

Feature

7:30 PM on Tue Mar 11 2008
By Sean Fallon
15,846 views, 16 comments

Latest by clyparkr: I think I'm going to buy this camera...butterfly photo has it for under $800... this should be perfect for my upcoming wedding/honeymoon... still debating between this one and the Sony CX7 more »

shootout at the hd corral

Hardcore Testing Reveals Canon HV20 Is Best Consumer High-Def Camcorder


I feel a little bit guilty. The guys at Camcorderinfo.com, namely David Kender and John Neely, went to extreme measures to benchmark the four HD camcorders fighting for dominance in the very new consumer HD market. They wrote, like, over 10,000 words, and spent hours or possibly even days recording footage of the dude shown at right. And here I come along and blurt out the results in the freaking headline. The Canon HV20 ($1,000 to $1,100) beat out the Sony HDR-HC7 ($1,060 to $1,170), the Panasonic HDC-SD1 ($1,070 to $1,160), and the newcomer, JVC's Everio GZ-HD7 ($1,520 to $1,700). It didn't win hands-down, exactly, but in most cases it handily nudged out the competition. More »

9:07 PM on Mon Apr 30 2007
By Wilson Rothman
10,588 views, 6 comments

Latest by MadClark: So who's the cutie in the picture? Is that Mr. Rothman or one of the camcorderinfo.com guys? more »

digital cameras

Canon 3-Chip HV50 HDV Camcorder: A Fake?

Is this the upcoming HD50 camcorder from Canon? This pic just surfaced, and the controversy begins. Here we have it compared to its HV20 "predecessor," which itself hasn't even been released yet. This alleged HV50 has three CMOS sensors and optical image stabilization along with 1080i, 720p and 24p compatibility and it's also said to have 5-megapixel still image capability. More »

8:12 AM on Fri Feb 16 2007
By Charlie White
2,706 views, 9 comments

gadgets

Sony HD Camcorder Line: New DVD, HDV

Sony announced 4 new HD camcorders that we got to check out at their booth.

HDR-HC7
This is an HDV-based camcorder, with a 3MP CMOS shooting stills up to 6.1MP. It has a 2.7" LCD...and is pretty standard. Its less-loved sibling, the HC5, has a downgraded 2MP CMOS allowing for 4MP stills Interestingly, the lower end camera also features more digital zoom, as if Sony believes cheaper consumers will be impressed by the pixel-screwing zoom. More »

2:50 PM on Mon Jan 8 2007
By Mark Wilson
2,504 views, 3 comments

feature

Sony Intros HVR-V1U HDV Pro Camcorder, Filmmakers Ogle Its 24p-ness

Sony's HVR-V1U HDV camcorder was on display at a special touchy-feely roll-out event in New York this afternoon, and Gizmodo was there for a quick hands-on. Sony presented a refined HDV camcorder that mid-level video production pros and filmmakers will snap right up. This is the higher-end, also-CMOS-totin' big brother to Sony's HDR-FX7 we mentioned a couple of weeks ago, and yes, this V1U is the more-professional version we were hinting at then. More »

Feature

5:30 PM on Tue Sep 19 2006
By Charlie White
7,297 views, 14 comments

peripherals

Blackmagic Design Intensity: HDMI I/O for Macs and PCs

Blackmagic Design introduced Intensity, the first HDMI PCI Express card. It can pass an HD signal straight out of a low-cost HDV camcorder and into a Mac or PC without needing to be compressed into the HDV format. This will be a blessing for users of HDV camcorders that have HDMI ports, such as Sony's just-introduced HDR-FX7. Now, vid-jockeys can edit in uncompressed HD without the need for more expensive SDI (serial digital interface)-based cameras or decks. More »

6:55 PM on Tue Sep 12 2006
By Charlie White
1,968 views, 3 comments

Latest by ltabor: ok, after reading the press release, it looks like that might just work. the only thing I don't know is if the HD boxes Time Warner provides output unencrypted HDMI. oh, and the DVR software just has to be directshow more »

sony hdr-fx7

Sony Rolls Out HDR-FX7 HDV Camcorder: Smaller, Lighter, Cheaper

Sony added another HDV camcorder to the higher end of its consumer line today, the HDR-FX7, which uses three CMOS imaging sensors rather than the three CCDs of its FX1 brandmate while carrying 40% less weight at a 25% smaller size. It's not intended as a replacement of the venerable FX1, but it's positioned as a lower-cost addition to Sony's HDV camcorder line. Even so, the 3.63-pound high-definition camcorder does have tons of updated features such as an HDMI port, smooth slow motion recording and more-sensitive low-light performance. More »

8:37 AM on Thu Sep 7 2006
By Charlie White
1,665 views, 3 comments

Latest by liquidsoapdispenser: Are there any other 3 CMOS cameras out there? Is this a completely new configuration? I wonder how the real world results will compare to 3 CCD cams and also Sony's newer CMOS cameras. more »

peripherals

Sony DVM85HD 85-Minute MiniDV Cassette: 22 More Minutes of Vid-Goodness

Trying to make the world forget about its exploding laptop batteries, Sony releases its latest earth-shattering innovation, extending the maximum length of a DV tape to 85 minutes. These MiniDV cassettes work with both standard-definition DV gear and the latest HDV high-definition camcorders and decks, letting you shoot 22 extra minutes of video hijinks onto a single tape. More »

9:45 AM on Mon Aug 28 2006
By Charlie White
1,602 views, 9 comments

digital cameras

Canon Announces HV 10 Consumer HDV Camcorder

Canon fired back at Sony, announcing the HV 10, its first consumer-level HD camcorder. It records high-definition footage in the low-cost HDV format at Canon's so-called "full HD 1920x1080i." Consumers will also like its ability to take stills at 3.1 megapixels, and store them on a mini-SD card. More »

1:59 PM on Wed Aug 2 2006
By Charlie White
1,205 views, 4 comments

digital cameras

Canon XH G1 and XH A1 HDV Camcorders

Canon rolled out two high-definition camcorders, the XH G1 ($6800, pictured above) and XH A1 ($4700), aimed at the lower-end professional market and high-end consumer space. Both are capable of 1080i HDTV recording using the lower-cost HDV recording format that's revolutionizing high definition video production. Each is equipped with an image-stabilized 20x optical zoom lens that isn't interchangeable (unlike their higher-end brandmate, the Canon XL-H1 HDV camcorder), a 2.8-inch LCD viewscreen, and both are using three 1/3-inch CCD imagers. More »

9:20 AM on Wed Jul 26 2006
By Charlie White
6,066 views, 1 comment

Latest by tancecom: Very very impressive.Excellent job really. The Canon XH A1 ships with the BP-950G camcorder battery pack, the same battery included with the Canon XL H1. It measures 38.2 x 40.3 x 70.5mm (1.5" x 1.6" x 2.8") and weighs 210g (7.4 more »

gadgets

Focus Enhancements DR-HD100 for Tapeless HD Shooting

For HD shooters lucky enough to have JVC s first-rate GY-HD100 720p HDV camcorder, Focus Enhancements just released the DR-HD100 Direct To Edit (DTE) recorder built specifically for JVC s line of ProHD camcorders. This portable hard drive recorder lets HD shooters pack eight hours of 720p footage on its 80-gig disk instead of using tape. Tapeless is good. More »

9:42 AM on Fri Mar 24 2006
By Charlie White
423 views, 3 comments

gadgets

Sanyo HD1 Camcorder's Video Quality Called "Disastrous"

The as-yet-unreleased Sanyo VPC-HD1 Xacti camcorder, a small-form-factor HDV shooter that records 720p MPEG-4 high-definition video onto an SD flash memory card, was negatively reviewed by Akihabara News. The reviewers liked the build quality and design of the groundbreaking $800 high-definition camcorder/5.1-megapixel still camera, but called its video quality disastrous. More »

9:58 AM on Wed Mar 1 2006
By Charlie White
2,476 views, 3 comments

digital cameras

Sony HDR-HC3E HDV Camcorder to Ship in April


Sony confirmed the April release of its HDR-HC3E high-definition camcorder, a compact device that the company hopes will bring HD videography into the mainstream. In addition to recording in the high-quality but low-bandwidth and low-cost HDV format, the camcorder also can connect via HDMI directly to an HDTV for viewing or to a recording device for uncompressed high definition video recording. The HDR-HC3E also functions as a 2.3-megapixel still camera with built-in flash, able to grab pictures while recording in high-definition video at the same time. You can view all this imagery through a relatively large 2.7-inch widescreen foldout viewfinder, and then store photos on a Memory Stick Pro Duo. Of course, the video is stored on garden-variety DV tape. Take a look at how small this mini-corder is—fits in your palm and only weighs slightly more than a pound. List price will be $1700. More »

10:05 AM on Tue Feb 21 2006
By Charlie White
855 views, 4 comments

Latest by iomatic: Tape is still the best. HD is coming down in price, and soon enough, we'll all get near-prosumer-level quality and at an affordable price- Both for display and creation. Heck, the non-HD widescreens are still coming down in price. I know, more »

camcorders

"Manual" Surfaces for New Sony HC-3 HDV Camcorder

As we mentioned last week, Sony is rumored to release a new HDV camcorder, the sub-$1500 high-definition HDR-HC3. Now further details have surfaced, including what is said to be excerpts of documentation for the European version of the allegedly upcoming camcorder. Sony still hasn't confirmed any details or even the existence of this product, and the company also hasn't vouched for the validity of the parts of the user's manual that have been published. Take a look at it, anyway, and notice that if it's not real, it's certainly a pretty good fake. It's at camcorderinfo.com. More »

4:45 PM on Mon Jan 30 2006
By Charlie White
498 views, 2 comments

Latest by James: Sorry, you're out of luck. There really isn't anything out there beside the Sonys. There are a couple around $5000. But nothing on the market other than the Sonys for less than $2k. Sooner or more »

camcorders

Sony HDR-HC3 HDV Camcorder to Debut?


Rumors are swirling that Sony is just about to announce a smaller, lighter and lower-priced HDV camcorder for the consumer market. HDV, as you recall, is the new lower-priced high-definition camcorder format that moves video around in a similar way to its little brother, DV. The Sony HDR-HC3 will reportedly have a single 1/3" 2-megapixel CCD, 10x optical zoom, a 16x9, 2.7-inch, 211,000 pixel LCD viewfinder screen and will be about 5.5 inches long. The camera will also be able to record in DV mode, and has a powered automatic lens cover that opens when the camera is turned on. The 1080i, 25 megabit-per-second unit is expected to be officially announced about two months from now. Among the numerous guesses at the price, it's expected the camcorder will be cheaper than its Sony HC-1 brandmate, and perhaps cost about $1500. More »

9:44 AM on Thu Jan 26 2006
By Charlie White
743 views, Comment

ces

Live from CES: RCA HDV5000 HD DVD Player

Thomson didn't include a picture of their RCA HDV5000 HD DVD Player in their press kit, but we had the presence of mind to take this snapshot from their press conference. For only $500, you can be among the first to own what may well be the Betamax player of 2007.

1:25 PM on Wed Jan 4 2006
By Joel
543 views, 5 comments

camcorders

Canon HDV XL-2 Camcorder: HD Amateur Pr0n?

The folks over at camcorderinfo.com managed to get an exclusive peek at Canon's new HDV XL-2 video camera. The formal announcement from Canon should be coming later this week at the Canon EXPO event happening in New York City. They are also reporting that this new HDV XL-2 will only record in 1080i and not 720p. Also the XL-2 will not support 24p. Expect to pay at least $10,000 for this beast. More confirmed details will come later this week after the formal announcement. More »

12:00 PM on Mon Sep 12 2005
By Travis Hudson
1,045 views

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