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January 04, 2010CES 2010 Complete Camcorder Coverage
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Canon Vixia HF S21 First Impressions Review You won't find any differences with the lens or sensor on this year's HF S21 from Canon—it has the same specs as last year's HF S models... |
Canon Updates Flagship HD Models With New LCD Touchscreens Canon announced new versions of its high-end HD camcorder line—the HF S series. The new camcorders each include huge, 3.5-inch LCDs that use touchscreen technology and have 922,000-pixel resolutions...Complete Canon News • Canon Updates Mid-Range HD Camcorders With New HF M31, HF M30, and HF M300 |
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Panasonic HDC-SD60 First Impressions Review Panasonic really went to town updating the internal specs for its new mid-range HD camcorder line. The HDC-SD60 features a larger, 1/4.1-inch CMOS sensor, and it includes a 25x optical zoom lens (up from 16x on last year's models). |
Panasonic Announces New Set of Mid-Range HD Camcorders |
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Sony Upgrades Its Flagship Handycams: The HDR-XR550V and HDR-CX550V January 6, 2010 – Today, Sony announced its 2010 flagship Handycams: the flash memory HDR-CX550V and its hard drive sister model, the HDR-XR550V. These two camcorders offer many of the new features that Sony introduced in 2009: a new 6-blade G lens, refurbished menu system, back-illuminated Exmor R sensor, and active stabilization mode. These 2010 models also have some brand new features, including an exciting new card slot that is compatible with both Memory Stick PRO Duo and traditional SD/SDHC memory cards. |
Sony Introduces a New Mid-Range Handycam Series Sony has expanded its Handycam lineup to include three new mid-range models: the HDR-XR350V, HDR-CX350V, and HDR-CX300...Complete Sony News • Sony Introduces a New Mid-Range Series: The HDR-XR350V, HDR-CX350V, and HDR-CX300 |
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Samsung Unveils Wi-Fi Enabled HD Camcorders: The HMX-S16, HMX-S15, and HMX-S10 January 6, 2010 – Today at CES, Samsung announced its 2010 line, including three new Wi-Fi enabled flagship camcorders: the HMX-S10, HMX-S15, and HMX-S16. This makes Samsung the first of the major manufacturer to release a camcorder that allows you to upload videos remotely. |
More Samsung announcements coming soon! | |
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Sanyo Announces Two New Xacti HD Camcorders: The VPC-CS1 and VPC-SH1 |
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JVC Everio GZ-HM1 First Impressions Review One of the most significant upgrades in this year's Everio lineup is the 1/2.3-inch back-illuminated CMOS sensor. As with Sony's 2009 camcorders and many other manufacturers this year, JVC has made the move to back-illuminated CMOS... |
JVC Releases a New Flagship Camcorder |
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Kodak PlaySport Zx3 First Impressions Camcorder Review The Kodak Playsport Zx3 represents a big upgrade over last year's Zx1from Kodak, and it also poses a significant threat to the ultracompact camcorder market currently dominated by the Flip. The Zx3 offers Full 1920 x 1080 HD video, 5-megapixel still image capability, HDMI-output, and an SD/SDHC card slot—oh yeah, it's also waterproof (up to 3 meters).The Kodak Zx3 will be available in April and should retail for $149.95. In the US, the model will be available in black, blue, or purple. |
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The HF S21 is Canon's flagship camcorder for 2010. The camcorder has the same lens and sensor as last year's HF S series from Canon, but this new model includes an impressive 3.5-inch LCD touchscreen, as well as a handy electronic viewfinder. The HF S21 also features—for the first time in AVCHD—a native 24p record mode.
Today Panasonic announced the release of three new mid-range HD models: The HDC-HS60, HDC-TM55, and HDC-SD65.
Panasonic revealed a new lineup of standard def camcorders today with the unveiling of the SDR-H85, SDR-T50, and SDR-S50.
January 6, 2009 – Sanyo announced two new members of the Xacti camcorder line today at CES in Las Vegas. The first is a slim, upright HD camcorder called the VPC-CS1, which Sanyo bills as the smallest Full HD camcorder to offer an optical zoom lens (10x zoom). The second camcorder is the VPC-SH1, which has more of a traditional design and is meant to be held horizontally. The VPC-SH1 has a 30x optical zoom lens and features 10-megapixel still image capability. More Sanyo announcements coming soon!
The JVC Everio GZ-HM1 is the company's new flagship camcorder. This model borrows heavily from the excellent features found on last year's GZ-HM400, while introducing a couple new ideas for 2010. Among the numerous improvements you'll see this year are an Advanced Image Stabilizer and back-illuminated sensor.
JVC announced its 2010 lineup, including a new flagship camcorder: the Everio GZ-HM1. The HM1 borrows many features from last year's excellent GZ-HM400, while upgrading the sensor and stabilization system.
JVC announced the GZ-HM550: a new high definition Everio camcorder with Bluetooth wireless connectivity. The Bluetooth capability may not offer any standalone benefits, but users that already own Bluetooth-enabled devices will be able to use them in conjunction with the HM550...Latest News & Reviews
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29-Apr-2011
Panasonic HDC-SDT750 3D Camcorder Review
With the HDC-SDT750, Panasonic is bringing 3D videography to the masses. It is definetly not cheap, but it is still comparable in cost to other flagship models. Read More...
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10-Mar-2011
Kodak Playsport Zx3 Camcorder Review
The Playsport Zx3 is an exciting ultracompact camcorder from Kodak that combines a Full HD recording capability with a body that is waterproof up to 3 meters. The camcorder’s durable construction, and did surprisingly well in our video testing. Read More...
Top Rated Camcorders
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1Panasonic HDC-SDT750
With the HDC-SDT750, Panasonic is bringing 3D videography to the masses. It is definetly not cheap, but it is still comparable in cost to other flagship models. Read full 17-part review
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£764.952Panasonic HDC-TM700
As the update to Panasonic's 300-series, the expectations for the Panasonic HDC-TM700 are high.. Read full 16-part review
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3Canon Legria HF G10
With the Legria HF G10, Canon's latest flagship camcorder, the company decided to use a completely different image sensor with a smaller amount of pixels. If you check out the results from our performance testing, you'll quickly see the change paid off—particularly in low light situations. Read full 16-part review
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4JVC Everio GZ-HM1
Other than a new silver paint job, JVC's newest flagship model, the Everio GZ-HM1, looks exactly like its predecessor, the GZ-HM400. JVC's biggest alteration comes in the form of a back-illuminated CMOS sensor that did wonders in improving the low light performance of this new model. Read full 16-part review
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£966.505Canon Legria HF S21
Canon's new flagship model, the HF S21, has a lot of exciting new features and controls. Its 64GB of internal flash memory, two SD/SDHC memory card slots, and the touchscreen LCD make the HF S21 one of the most appealing camcorders of 2010. Read full 17-part review
£966.50
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