Camcorders

RED May Be Making a DSLR Camera

The RED camera’s Jim Jannard mentions the next generation Mysterium “Monstro” sensor, which be offered as a free upgrade to the Mysterium-X piece shipping in the Epic cam. Then he blows my mind by revealing he’s getting into the DSLR race with the same kit. [REDUSER via Engadget, image not of anything remotely made by…

Tech News Brian Lam Aug 30

Tropical Storm Fay from International Space Station Video Camera

The International Space Station was passing at exactly the right time and angle to take this beautiful travelling shot of tropical storm Fay, which is now increasing force over Florida threatening to become a hurricane and close the Kennedy Space Center. From space, everything looks so calm and harmless. And nobody can hear you scream,…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Aug 20

Triple Format Hitachi DZ-BD10HA Blu-ray Camcorder Also Writes to HD and SDHC

For folks who smartly don’t want to be locked into any particular format, the DZ-BD10HA adds the option to record 1080p videos and stills to its built-in 30GB hard drive or an SDHC card, on top of mini-Blu-ray discs. A dubbing feature also promises to dump footage from the SD card or HD directly to…

Tech News John Mahoney Aug 11

Aiptek’s AHD 300 Camcorder Does Full 1080p HD, Costs $250

Aiptek’s last HD camcorder we showed you did 720p recording for a budget $170. But time and technology waits for no man, so Aiptek’s newest cam now records at 1080p. The AHD 300 actually manages 30 frames per second at this resolution, but if you’re into slightly high-speed filming, it can even stretch to 60…

Gadgets Kit Eaton Aug 11

Canon Vixia HF11, HG20 and HG21 Camcorders Priced For U.S., Getting Solid Early Reviews

Three new Canon cams including the successor to the HF10, one of last year’s best AVCHD ‘corders, are now officially bound for the U.S. after details hit in Japan a few weeks back. Camcorderinfo.com has already gotten their hands on an HF11 review unit, and liked what they saw-full HD capture at 1920×1080, dual flash…

Tech News John Mahoney Aug 7

Humanity Will Record Apocalypse with Cellphones

After yesterday’s California earthquake everyone and their dogs* is posting videos online. Cellphones, camcorders, digital cameras, or CCTV, it doesn’t matter: like the following clips show, it looks like this era of democratized gadgetry has made humans eager to record their own destruction, perhaps as a last chance to leave a notch in History. I…

Social Media Jesus Diaz Jul 30

Sanyo Kits Out the Xacti Range With New DMX-HD800 HD Camcorder

Sanyo’s HD700 Xacti was the then smallest 720p camcorder in the world, and we liked it. Time’s moved on and Sanyo has a new Xacti, the HD800, and it’s apparently a great leap in video quality. The new cam has an 8-megapixel CMOS sensor, and shoots 720p video at 30fps in MPEG4 format. It’s also…

Gadgets Kit Eaton Jul 30

Canon Updates HD Palmcorders With HF11, HG21 Versions

Canon’s AVCHD HF10 camcorder got an excellent reception earlier this year, and now Canon have tweaked it slightly into the upcoming HF11 version. The most important tweaks are doubling the internal storage from 16GB to 32GB and the addition of a 24Mbps high quality MXP imaging mode. Otherwise, most features of the camera remain the…

Gadgets Kit Eaton Jul 22

New Red Scarlet Cam Prototype Looks Rugged, Can Probably Kill You with Death Rays

The high definition wizards at RED have a new design update on their Red Scarlet HD Pocket Pro, their handy high definition camera priced under $3,000, which can shoot 3k resolution 120fps video. Looking at the new rugged exterior, it can probably shoot anti-matter beams or armor-piercing grenades too. We want. [Scarlet user] https://gizmodo.com/red-scarlet-3k-hd-pocket-pro-camera-under-3000-379530

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jul 10

Kodak Zi6 Might Be Best Pocket Camcorder Yet

Kodak’s first entry into the pocket camcorder pool, the Zi6, may be the new king of cams. My lab assistants and I have done more scientific research in the field of cheap-ass camcorders than anyone we can name off the top of our heads. In my expert opinion, this is a winner, ready to unseat…

Tech News Benny Goldman Jul 10

4GB Camcorder USB Pen Captures Your Thoughts On Paper, Video

Camcorder pens often sacrifice the whole “writing” thing in the name of capturing video, but this one from BrickHouse Security does write, and has considerably bigger storage capacity than previous video pens, too. It’s a big pricey, but if you’re into the whole Maxwell Smart lifestyle it could make a nice, voyeuristic addition to your…

Tech News Jack Loftus Jun 21

Sony HDR-CX12 HD AVCHD Camcorder Has Face-Recognition Technology

Sony has upgraded its HDR-CX7 flash-based camcorder to include face-recognition technology and Smile Shutter, which automatically takes a still picture as soon as the subject switches to full beam. The camera records in full HD at a resolution of 920 by 1080 pixels, and has a 10-megapixel camera for still shots. There’s image stabilization, and…

Gadgets AddyDugdale Jun 19

JVC Expands Everio Range, Including World’s First 50-Hour AVCHD Camcorder

Earlier this year, JVC fired out the first HDD palmcorder to output video in 1080p, and now it has expanded the product line with the GZ-HD30, HD40 and HD10. It’s a significant revamp, since the new cams use a completely new CMOS sensor, replacing the previous 3-CCD system. The HD40 has a 120GB 1.8-inch hard…

Gadgets Kit Eaton Jun 16

Question of The Day: What Do You Use to Take Your Photographs?

Like many people, I have a digital camera and a cameraphone-but I find myself taking most of my shots with my phone just because it is so convenient. This is true despite the fact that the 2-megapixel camera on the iPhone blows goats (and it won’t be getting any better next time around). So, my…

Tech News Sean Fallon Jun 12

Sony’s Back-Illuminated CMOS Sensor Increases Sensitivity, Reduces Noise Dramatically

Sony has developed a new CMOS technology that may revolutionize consumer video camcorders and cameras: a 5-megapixel, 60 frames per second back-illuminated sensor. As you can see in this test image, the sensor nearly duplicates light sensitivity while reducing the signal-to-noise ratio. The idea is apparently simple, but it dramatically increases the quality of the…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jun 11

The Ultimate Cheap Camcorder Battlemodo

Ever since the world caught wind of the Pure Digital Flip cam’s success, super-cheap digital pocket camcorders have sprouted up everywhere. With everyone and their mother trying to become the next Lil Show Stoppa or Soulja Girl, people need a cheap and easy way to capture those magic moments. I tested six of these cams—from…

Reviews Benny Goldman Jun 5

Sanyo Xacti HD1010 Camcorder does 1080i, Face Recognition and 300FPS Slow Motion

Casio’s excellent EX-F1 slow motion digital camera has a bit of competition in Sanyo’s Xacti HD1010 camcorder. The 1080i HD cam does face detection for up to 12 people at once, and 300 frame per second slow motion as well as seven frame per second still shooting. YES! IIIIII saaaaaaaaiiiiiiidddd SLOOOOO MOTIOOOOON! https://gizmodo.com/casio-exilim-ex-f1-slow-mo-super-cam-full-review-verdi-383843 The camera…

Tech News Brian Lam Jun 5

Flip Mino: Our First Footage (So Far, So Good)

I just got my hands on the Flip Mino and I’m impressed with it so far. It’s way thinner than it’s big brother Ultra, but remains almost the same height and width, which is good because it’s not small enough to lose. The USB placement is well hidden on this design and I think it’s…

Tech News Benny Goldman Jun 4

Flip Mino: A Smaller, Better Flip Camcorder for $180

The Flip Mino, a pint-sized but more powerful companion to the so-easy-your-grandma-will-be-a-YouTube-star Ultra, is now official. We already saw the $180 mini-cam in a fuzzy picture, but now we know that although it carries 2GB of on-board flash for 60 minutes of VGA-quality recording like the Ultra, it’s 40% smaller—a scant 4″ x 2″ x…

Tech News Benny Goldman Jun 3

Cheap Camcorder Showdown: Creative Vado Vs. Flip Ultra (Vado Looks Better, Flip Shoots Better)

On paper, Creative’s Vado might outclass and out-spec the wildly successful Flip Ultra camcorder it very liberally (like crazy, PETA liberal) takes its cues from, but what about in the real world? Laptop Mag tosses ’em together and finds that while the Vado outpaces the older Flip most respects—it’s cheaper, slimmer, more attractive and has…

Gadgets Matt Buchanan May 23

RED May Be Making a DSLR Camera

Tropical Storm Fay from International Space Station Video Camera

Triple Format Hitachi DZ-BD10HA Blu-ray Camcorder Also Writes to HD and SDHC

Aiptek’s AHD 300 Camcorder Does Full 1080p HD, Costs $250

Canon Vixia HF11, HG20 and HG21 Camcorders Priced For U.S., Getting Solid Early Reviews

Humanity Will Record Apocalypse with Cellphones

Sanyo Kits Out the Xacti Range With New DMX-HD800 HD Camcorder

Canon Updates HD Palmcorders With HF11, HG21 Versions

New Red Scarlet Cam Prototype Looks Rugged, Can Probably Kill You with Death Rays

Kodak Zi6 Might Be Best Pocket Camcorder Yet

4GB Camcorder USB Pen Captures Your Thoughts On Paper, Video

Sony HDR-CX12 HD AVCHD Camcorder Has Face-Recognition Technology

JVC Expands Everio Range, Including World’s First 50-Hour AVCHD Camcorder

Question of The Day: What Do You Use to Take Your Photographs?

Sony’s Back-Illuminated CMOS Sensor Increases Sensitivity, Reduces Noise Dramatically

The Ultimate Cheap Camcorder Battlemodo

Sanyo Xacti HD1010 Camcorder does 1080i, Face Recognition and 300FPS Slow Motion

Flip Mino: Our First Footage (So Far, So Good)

Flip Mino: A Smaller, Better Flip Camcorder for $180

Cheap Camcorder Showdown: Creative Vado Vs. Flip Ultra (Vado Looks Better, Flip Shoots Better)

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