Camcorders

Pure Digital’s Flip Camera’s Software For Sharing With the Web, Livingroom and iPhone

At D, Flip camcorders are going to have this new software that allows a user to share their videos with the web, through their iPhone app, or to the livingroom via a coming accessory or set top box partners. I’m not writing this up longer because you all already know how to use youtube. The…

Tech News Brian Lam May 27

JVC’s First 8K Projector and 4K Live Camera Are Under $200K

JVC latest projectors—one at 8K (8,192×4,320pixels) and the other at 4K (3,840×2,160pixels)—come with 10,000 lumens of brightness and produce a 5500:1 contrast ratio. JVC has also created a prototype of their new 4K handheld camcorders, which shoot in 4240p and was made to be more of a broadcasting camera. Although release dates and prices are…

Tech News Andi Wang May 12

$100,000 Camera Captures Slow Mo Surfing, From Underwater

For the upcoming BBC nature series “South Pacific,” filmmakers rigged a TyphoonHD4 to shoot above and underwater HD in gorgeous slow motion. https://gizmodo.com/tips-for-shooting-the-best-slow-motion-video-5164508 (Be sure to watch that clip in HD.) Shooting a frame rate 20x the speed of normal HD (I’m assuming that’s somewhere around 480fps if the standard HD cam shoots at 24fps),…

Tech News Mark Wilson May 7

Samsung HMX-H106, the First 64GB SSD 1080p Camcorder, Ships May 22nd for $900

Spotted at CES in January and rumored for an April release, Samsung’s capacious, thermos-like HMX-H106 only just started shipping in Korea today. But it’s not coming here until late May, and it’ll set you back. https://gizmodo.com/samsung-hmx-h106-first-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-looks-l-5124098 Amazon preorders have opened, with a ship date set at May 22nd and price at $900. It’s an intimidating…

Gadgets John Herrman May 6

Flip UltraHD Camcorder Review

The Flip UltraHD is the true sequel to the cheap, crappy-but-good enough camcorder that’s smuggled 13 percent of the market and was once our favorite cheap camcorder. https://gizmodo.com/the-new-mantra-of-tech-its-good-enough-5229951 Short answer: Just like the Ultra, but um, HD. The Flip UltraHD is actually not the first HD Flip camcorder—the runt of the litter, the Mino went…

Reviews Matt Buchanan Apr 30

Pogue Says Panasonic’s Pseudo-SLR GH1 Makes a Great HD Camcorder

Hopefully things are cloudiest before they clear up: Nobody buys real camcorders anymore, entry-level DSLRs are all about HD video, and NYT’s David Pogue picks Panasonic’s Lumix GH1 as the current 1080p shooting champ. https://gizmodo.com/panasonic-lumix-dmc-gh1-micro-four-thirds-sequel-shoots-5163482 He’s probably right. The two cameras I am evaluating at this very moment—Canon’s $900 Rebel T1i and Nikon’s $850 D5000—are…

Tech News Wilson Rothman Apr 29

Aliens Would Use Samsung SMX-C14 and SMX-C10 to Shoot Their Home Movies

Okay, aliens would probably use some kind of holographic 3D recording device, but if they were stuck on earth, they’d be drawn to Samsung’s SMX-C14 and C10. : Samsung just sent us the specs, and they’re kinda gross, from the looks: Normal mode: 720×480/60i Web mode: 640×480/30p Digital still photos: 800×600, but increased to 1600×1200…

Gadgets Matt Buchanan Apr 29

Genius G-Shot HD520 Shoots 720P for $150

Is it bad that I’m not excited about the Genius G-Shot HD520? Priced at $150 and available now, the HD520 shoots 11MP stills and 720P (MPEG-4/H.264) video to SDHC up to 8GB. It features face tracking, a 2.5-inch LCD and weighs less than 6 ounces. But every halfway decent point and shoot is getting 720P…

Tech News Mark Wilson Apr 28

ContourHD Films Your Extreme Escapades In HD

The ContourHD claims to be, quite simply, the world’s first wearable HD camcorder. At just four ounces, the anodized aluminum ContourHD can snap on your ski goggles, yet it still shoots HD video (1280×720) at 30fps, or SD at 60fps. Video is stored to swappable MicroSD cards up to 16GB, meaning that up to 8…

Tech News Mark Wilson Apr 27

Flip Ultra HD: Our Favorite Cheap Camcorder Goes HD

The most majorest problems with the Flip Mino HD are its squinty small screen and narrow lens, so seeing an HD rendition of our favorite cheap camcorder—the Flip Ultra HD—makes us happy. https://gizmodo.com/the-ultimate-cheap-camcorder-battlemodo-5013420 Besides going HD—bringing it up to par with our other fave, Kodak’s ZI6—the Flip Ultra HD gets HDMI, a rare rainbow unicorn…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Apr 27

Panasonic Camcorder Packs Two Lenses for Full HD in 3D

Most 3D recording systems require dual cameras mounted in close proximity, but Panasonic’s newest 3D camcorder combines these two systems into one. The unnamed Panasonic “3D Full HD” camcorder features two lenses that record two separate video tracks onto Panasonic’s proprietary P2 flash memory system (it’s not explained how the internal imaging chips work, but…

Tech News Mark Wilson Apr 20

Samsung’s Alien-Eyed HMX-R10 Tiny HD Cam to Hit May 15 For $500

So says the Amazon. We’re excited for this one. [Amazon]

Gadgets John Mahoney Apr 14

DXG-125V: The $100 HD Camcorder That’s Cheap and Waterproof

Starting July, the $100 DXG-125V HD waterproof camcorder shoots in 720p using h.264 compression and is available in red, olive green and camouflage. Too manly for you? There’s a girly version too. With a built-in compass, lithium-ion rechargeable battery and waterproof body, the DXG-125V camcorder looks like it was built to stand a few bumps…

Tech News Andi Wang Apr 10

Sony HDR-TG5V Handycam: Mini HD Camera Gets GPS

Sony’s HDR-TG5V Handycam shoots HD and tells you where you shot it…which is bad news for cave-dwelling terrorists but nifty for family vacations. The HDR-TG5V is the evolution of the Sony HDR-TG1, and it certainly sounds like a premium device. It features a titanium frame, LCD touch interface and shoots 1920×1080 video (10X optical zoom)…

Tech News Mark Wilson Apr 2

Timelapse Garden Video Camera Watches Your Garden Grow So You Don’t Have to

Sure, Planet Earth was great. But what if you want to get stoned and gawk at time-lapsed videos of your own garden? The Timelapse Garden Video Camera can make that happen. The Timelapse Garden Video Camera (henceforth TGVC) is a weatherproof digital camera that’ll take interval photos and combine them into a neat 1280×1024 video…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz Mar 28

Taser Axon: Cops Goes FPS

The Axon is a bit of a shocker from Taser. It’s not a “taser” in a traditional sense, but a POV camera cleverly squeezed into a Bluetooth-sized headset. Connecting via 3.5mm jack existing radio systems (like walkie talkies), the video signal appears to piggyback on existing transmissions, allowing remote monitoring and recording of what a…

Tech News Mark Wilson Mar 23

Cisco Acquires Pure Digital, Makers of the Flip Video Cam, For $590 Million

Cisco is surely on to something: an enterprise mobile videophone? $500,000 internet backbone router with cute modular Flip video cam? Or maybe they just want a consumer horse besides Linksys in their stable that clearly has some legs: Flip’s video cams have sparked a netbook-like fever, with everyone and their brother getting into the tiny…

Tech News John Mahoney Mar 19

Alien-Eyed Samsung Camcorder Explained, Ships Early This Summer

At first, the confusing HMX-R10 drew comparisons—a submarine, a pill, a, cyclopic alien—but we didn’t really get it. Now we know: it’s a bid to fundamentally change how we handle cameras. https://gizmodo.com/samsung-hmx-r10-camcorder-has-alien-eye-lens-5125838 The photo above shows how, by mounting the lens at a strange angle, the HMX-R10 lets users to hold the camera at an…

Gadgets John Herrman Mar 13

JVC Everio X: An HD and Slow-Mo Camcorder That Shoots 9MP Stills Too

JVC’s new Everio X camcorder can handle imaging of all kinds, it shoots both 600fps slow-mo vid and 9-megapixel stills—and can even capture 5-megapixel photos while shooting 1080p HD video. The 600fps slow-mo shoots at a tiny 640×72 resolution—this isn’t a surprise given the resolution of the Casio’s awesome slow-mo cams—but you can bump up…

Tech News Adrian Covert Mar 3

Canon’s VIXIA HD Camcorders Get Prices and March/April Release Dates

When we reported on Canon’s new VIXIA HD camcorders at CES this year, pricing and availability had yet to be announced. Now, it looks like they’ll cost $250-$1,300 and will be released by April. https://gizmodo.com/canon-drops-five-new-vixia-hd-camcorders-imaging-and-s-5123482 The prices and availability dates are as follows: • Vixia HF S10: $1,299.99, early March • Vixia HF S100: 1,099.99,…

Tech News Andi Wang Feb 11

Pure Digital’s Flip Camera’s Software For Sharing With the Web, Livingroom and iPhone

JVC’s First 8K Projector and 4K Live Camera Are Under $200K

$100,000 Camera Captures Slow Mo Surfing, From Underwater

Samsung HMX-H106, the First 64GB SSD 1080p Camcorder, Ships May 22nd for $900

Flip UltraHD Camcorder Review

Pogue Says Panasonic’s Pseudo-SLR GH1 Makes a Great HD Camcorder

Aliens Would Use Samsung SMX-C14 and SMX-C10 to Shoot Their Home Movies

Genius G-Shot HD520 Shoots 720P for $150

ContourHD Films Your Extreme Escapades In HD

Flip Ultra HD: Our Favorite Cheap Camcorder Goes HD

Panasonic Camcorder Packs Two Lenses for Full HD in 3D

Samsung’s Alien-Eyed HMX-R10 Tiny HD Cam to Hit May 15 For $500

DXG-125V: The $100 HD Camcorder That’s Cheap and Waterproof

Sony HDR-TG5V Handycam: Mini HD Camera Gets GPS

Timelapse Garden Video Camera Watches Your Garden Grow So You Don’t Have to

Taser Axon: Cops Goes FPS

Cisco Acquires Pure Digital, Makers of the Flip Video Cam, For $590 Million

Alien-Eyed Samsung Camcorder Explained, Ships Early This Summer

JVC Everio X: An HD and Slow-Mo Camcorder That Shoots 9MP Stills Too

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