Camcorders

A Word About Canon’s Vixia Camcorders: Touchscreens

Canon’s Vixia HF S21 is their camcorder Cadillac. Just look: 3.5-inch touchscreen, dual SD card slots, face detection from the PowerShot series, and image stabilization with glass from Canon’s high-end binoculars. It’s got 64GB + SD card storage; the S20 is 32GB and the S200 is card storage only, for $1400, $1200, and $1000, respectively.…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jan 5

$70 Camcorder Weighs Just 18g, Measures 2-Inches In Length

It won’t win you any cinematography prizes, but at $70 it’d be easy to just throw in your bag or car for those moments when you really need to film something. Like when you see a hit and run. Concord Keystone has squeezed its Easy Shot Clip camcorder down to just 2-inches in length and…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Dec 29

Fleximus Camera Concept Values Simplicity and Bendability

Art Lebedev is known for designing products that serve as elegant solutions for complex problems. If your problem is, “I can’t figure out how to use this damn camera,” his Fleximus concept is the solution for you. The Fleximus, designed to take photos and video, features a bendable body that can be used with a…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Dec 22

The Exemode Keychain Camera Has a Loveable Crappiness About It

The Exemode SQ28m isn’t going to pose a threat to the Flip anytime soon, but I will agree with Engadget that the digital video it records has a charm about it, kind of like an old home movie. Check out the video above. It’s choc full of whimsy. Of course, I will be dammed if…

Tech News Sean Fallon Dec 11

The Best Camcorders You Can Buy on Every Budget

Kaitlyn Chantry is the editor-in-chief of CamcorderInfo.com. And she’s been so kind as provide us with her favorite camcorders picks in every key price range. Flip MinoHD Don’t be confused by imposters: the ultracompact Flip camcorder is still the hot girl that everyone either wants to have or wants to be. At $230, the second-generation…

Tech News Kaitlyn Chantry Dec 8

JVC Steals Smallest and Lightest Crown With its GZ-HD620 Camcorder

It was only last week that JVC dropped three new Everio camcorders on us, after nearly six months of quiet times. Today’s Everio GZ-HD620, which was announced in Japan first, is the world’s smallest HD HDD camcorder. https://gizmodo.com/three-new-jvc-everio-camcorders-still-remember-what-th-5417228 Weighing only 270g, it’s also the lightest. The HDD has 120GB of storage for you to fill…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Dec 8

Three New JVC Everio Camcorders, Still Remember What They Are, Flash Camcorder Users?

I’ve always been fond of JVC Everio camcorders, but with the latest round of pocketcams grabbing attention for far too long, it’s about time we reverted back to a model with a decent sensor. The GZ-MG980, GZ-MS230 and the GZ-MS210 have been announced for the Japanese market under the Victor JVC branding, with US pricing…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Dec 2

“High Def” Camcorder Watch Captures Unnecessarily Creepy Vacation Memories

One day, there will be a camera in every object you see. In essence, each object you look at will be looking back at you. Until then, we just have this bulky HD watch. The JTT WACAHD8GB is a somewhat ordinary timepiece that, when not telling the time, is shooting 1280×960 video at 30fps, or…

Tech News Mark Wilson Nov 30

Creative’s Third Gen Vado HD Pocket Camcorder Has Improved Features, But Lower Storage Capacity

The third generation of Creative’s Vado HD pocket camcorder improves on the last generation’s features with better low light video recording, manual exposure adjustment, and motion detection modes, but for some odd reason only a 4GB model will be available. https://gizmodo.com/creative-vado-hd-pocketcam-v2-features-direct-transfer-5350524 Creative also claims that there has been some improvement to the audio recording quality,…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Nov 23

Flip’s Next Pocket Cam May Be a Wi-Fi Slider

Cisco, who makes the Battlemodo Champion Flip line of pocket camcorders, confirmed that next-gen Flips will have both Wi-Fi and a large sliding screen (though not touch), a significant departure in styling. I just hope they keep tactile buttons. [CrunchGear] https://gizmodo.com/fcc-documents-reveal-ciscos-flipsharetv-5393129

Tech News Dan Nosowitz Nov 18

Ultimate Pocket Camcorder Comparison

Pocket camcorders are a hot holiday gift, but due to their nearly identical feature sets, it can be tough to tell which is best—so I tested seven of these humble unitaskers to make your decision easier. You’re welcome. Pocket camcorders (AKA mini cams or budget cams, or sometimes Flip cams after the pioneer of the…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz Nov 17

Vivitar DVR 150: Infrared Night Vision Waterproof Pocket Camcorder

I don’t know how the new Vivitar DVR 150‘s quality will stack up against the Flip, but being waterproof down to 16 feet and having infrared night vision is a promising start. At least, for amateur submarine night porn filmmakers. The Vivitar DVR 150 has a 1.8-inch LCD screen, 2GB of built-in memory expandable using…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Oct 26

Rumor: “New Type of Camera” From Kodak in January?

UK gadget blog, Electricpig, says a “highly placed source” at Kodak has promised big things at CES. It’s first DSLR since 2004? Something completely different? Either way, it’ll apparently arrive alongside the successor to the Zi8 pocket camcorder. [Electricpig] https://gizmodo.com/kodak-zi8-1080p-pocket-camcorder-review-your-move-fli-5328408

Tech News Danny Allen Oct 20

Flip Mino HD Review: If it Ain’t Broke…

Flip’s followup to the successful, caveman-easy Mino HD is fundamentally the same product, slightly better. The improvements are welcome, but there are still some issues I wish Flip would address. https://gizmodo.com/flip-minohd-lightning-review-so-easy-a-caveman-can-do-5084357 The original Mino HD was one of the simplest, easiest-to-use pocket cams out there. Its video quality was nothing to write home about (and…

Reviews Dan Nosowitz Oct 19

Now Available

The Zoom Q3 Handy Video Recorder sets itself apart from the cheap camcorder pack by capturing HD audio with two stereo condenser microphones. • Zoom’s Q3 Handy Video Recorder, a pocket camcorder with an emphasis on high quality audio, is now shipping. Back in September, our own Dan Nosowitz reviewed the Q3 and found that…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Oct 15

Next-Generation Flip MinoHD: Sleeker Design, Double the Memory

The newest Flip MinoHD was just announced, and it’s a lot like the first-gen, but with upgrades all around. You’ve got double the memory, a much sleeker aluminum design, bigger screen and HDMI port. Sweet! It’s been upgraded to 8GB of memory, up from 4GB, which gives it about two hours of 720p video recording.…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz Oct 14

JVC Picsio GC-FM1 Pocket Camcorder: Bite-Sized 1080p*

It’s not even worth trying to keep track of the piles upon piles of pocket camcorders on the market today, but only a couple shoot 1080p (UPDATE: almost). And only one does it in such a minuscule package. Spec for spec, the Picsio is a near-match for the Kodak Zi8—currently the best pocket camcorder on…

Tech News John Herrman Oct 13

Circuit Bending a Camcorder Looks Just Like a 90s Music Video

We’ve all seen circuit-bent Speak ‘n Spells and other audio equipment, but what happens when you do this stuff to a video feed? A physical hand actually reaches out from the screen! (Or it looks any cheesy video filter.) https://gizmodo.com/speak-n-spell-mates-with-rock-band-guitar-5213102 This camcorder is responding to the manipulations of a simple volume meter along with some…

Tech News Mark Wilson Sep 24

JVC GZ-HM400 HD Camcorder: Like the Slo Mo Everio X, With Better Controls and Optics

We thought about passing on a post about this new JVC camcorder since its specs don’t indicate much of an upgrade from previous cams, but the 1080p, slowmo capable machine has better stabilization, manual controls and full bitrate AVCHD recording. https://gizmodo.com/jvc-everio-x-an-hd-and-slow-mo-camcorder-that-shoots-9-5163658 Those are mild upgrades, I’ll give you that. At first glance, the camera sounds…

Tech News Brian Lam Sep 14

Creative Vado HD Pocketcam V2 Features Direct Transfer to iMovie, Slightly Better OS X Support

Creative today announced their second-generation line of Vado HD pocket camcorders. The most interesting tidbit is the new Mac-friendlier Vado Central software, which allows for easy direct transfer to iMovie. Even better, that software will also work for older Vados. https://gizmodo.com/creative-vado-hd-pocket-camcorder-now-available-5105475 The hardware itself doesn’t seem much changed; the Vado HD will still be available…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz Sep 1

A Word About Canon’s Vixia Camcorders: Touchscreens

$70 Camcorder Weighs Just 18g, Measures 2-Inches In Length

Fleximus Camera Concept Values Simplicity and Bendability

The Exemode Keychain Camera Has a Loveable Crappiness About It

The Best Camcorders You Can Buy on Every Budget

JVC Steals Smallest and Lightest Crown With its GZ-HD620 Camcorder

Three New JVC Everio Camcorders, Still Remember What They Are, Flash Camcorder Users?

“High Def” Camcorder Watch Captures Unnecessarily Creepy Vacation Memories

Creative’s Third Gen Vado HD Pocket Camcorder Has Improved Features, But Lower Storage Capacity

Flip’s Next Pocket Cam May Be a Wi-Fi Slider

Ultimate Pocket Camcorder Comparison

Vivitar DVR 150: Infrared Night Vision Waterproof Pocket Camcorder

Rumor: “New Type of Camera” From Kodak in January?

Flip Mino HD Review: If it Ain’t Broke…

Now Available

Next-Generation Flip MinoHD: Sleeker Design, Double the Memory

JVC Picsio GC-FM1 Pocket Camcorder: Bite-Sized 1080p*

Circuit Bending a Camcorder Looks Just Like a 90s Music Video

JVC GZ-HM400 HD Camcorder: Like the Slo Mo Everio X, With Better Controls and Optics

Creative Vado HD Pocketcam V2 Features Direct Transfer to iMovie, Slightly Better OS X Support

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