More Smiles With Sony Handycam Long the bane of many amateur photographers is that one important ingredient in a photograph that sometimes goes missing; the smile. Sony’s latest handycam offering helps out with what the Japanese manufacturer calls Smile Shutter and Face Detection technology.
Canon Turns Resellers Into Movie Directors Canon Australia has invited the first group of digital video reseller floor staff to experience Canon’s Movie School, ahead of the official consumer launch in September.
Mini Video Camera Fits In Palm Of Hand Hot on the heels of Aiptek releasing its pocket projector, Creative Technologies have joined the ranks of the mini-is-better revolution by rolling out its Vado pocket video camera.
Canon Launches New HD Camcorder Range Increased storage and a recording rate of 24mps are just two of the new features from Canon and their new range of HD video cameras.
Vivitar HD DVR Designed For HD-Ready TVs Vivitar's DVR565HD video unit records in H.264/MPEG4, high definition at 720 progressive with a frame rate of 30 frames per second and plays back at 1080i creating a crystal clear image, claims the distributor.
Panasonic To Roll Out New HD Camcorders As the HD Camcorder battle heats up Panasonic is set to roll out new models in an effort to take market share away from Sony and Canon.
Canon Rolls Out Flash Memory Camcorder The FS100 is a compact camcorder that records directly to memory cards, making it easy to share and upload your footage. The 45x Advanced Zoom gets users closer to the action.
World’s Most Compact HD Camcorder This week, the title for most compact 'full HD' video camera is being claimed by Sony for its new Handycam TG1.
Sony Develops Monster HD Broadcast Van zer01zer0 has commissioned Sony Australia to build two high definition outside broadcast vehicles to keep up with the growing demand for coverage of sport, music and special events in HD.
Sanyo Rolls Out Pocket Movie Camera The Xacti VPC-CG9 camcorder records digital video and captures digital photos in a compact and easy-to-use design. With 9.1 megapixel resolution for high quality imaging and 5x optical and 12x digital zoom, distant images can be captured in high quality detail.
Samsung Joins Panasonic With New Flash HD Camcorder Samsung is joining Panasonic in its push to move towards SD flash based video cameras, with the roll out of three new flash video cameras, including its first HD flash model.
New Panasonic Camcorder Fits In Your Pocket Part of Panasonic’s new camcorder line up are two new ultra-small video cameras, small enough to fit in a purse or the pockets of a pair of cargo pants.
Panasonic Delivers Full HD Camcorders Amidst industry debate over what constitutes Full HD, Panasonic has launched two new camcorders which can record 1920 x 1080p at 24 frames per second.
Are ‘Full HD’ Camcorders The Real Deal? While there is still a lot of confusion in the market about what constitutes Full HD, several companies are still branding certain models of their TV and camcorder products ‘Full HD’, despite confusion with some vendors and retailers as to what actually constitutes Full HD.
Sanyo Launches Small And Light HD Camcorder Sanyo has announced the launch of its Xacti HD1000, a high definition recording (1920x1080i) digital movie camera that, the company claims, combines functionality with an ergonomic revolver-style design.
Study Reveals Who Has The Best Camcorders? Sony, Panasonic and JVC rank higher than Canon in a major consumer study of top-end camcorders, claims a leading research Company.
Sanyo Debuts Waterproof Video Camera Gearing up for summer holidays, Sanyo has launched its first waterproof digital video camera that does not need any external casing to record underwater shots of up to 1.5 meters: the VPC-CA65EXW.
FIRST LOOK: New Hitachi Blu Ray Camcorder Hitachi is set to enter the high end of the camcorder market with two world first Blu-ray models. Not available in Australia until November, the camcorder is set to retail at over $2,000 for the high end model and while Hitachi Australia have not set a price for Australian models, a good indicator of what the price may be is the US high end model which is set to retail for $1499.00 (A$1799).
World First Blu Ray Camcorder Just when the market is moving to flash based storage devices due to the low cost of storage, Hitachi is set to announce the world's first Blu-ray HD camcorder under its curious 'Wooo' brand. No model names or even individual spec break downs have been provided.
Sony Unveils Worlds Smallest HD Camcorder High definition video cameras are now starting to get as compact as their SD cousins, with the launch of what Sony claims to be the world’s lightest and most compact HD camcorder.
Back Up Your Memories on Film, Sony Says The latest research commissioned by Sony Australia has found that Aussies are losing their memories, with 84 percent wishing they had captured those special moments on video camera.
Canon Launches HD Video Camera Canon is taking on the likes of Sony and Panasonic by entering the high definition video camera space with the launch of a new consumer camcorder; the HV20.
HD Camcorders Set To Drop In Price High-definition video recording will be a prominent feature in 2008 digital cameras based on several imaging chips introduced at the Photo Marketing Association (PMA) show.
Canon Launches Easy-To-Use Camcorders We have seen some very smart new high definition video cameras from Sony and Panasonic recently, but if what you are really looking for is an inexpensive camcorder designed for beginners, the new mini-DV cameras from Canon, may be more up your alley.
Sony Intros Entry-Level HD Handycams Sony has added four new high definition camcorders to its existing range, including two entry-level models which start from as low as $1800.
Panasonic Enters HD Camcorder Race Panasonic is set to battle it out with Sony in the high definition camcorder market with the launch of two new consumer HD video camera models.
New Toshiba Digital Camcorder And Media Player Toshiba has added to its Gigastyle family with a new hard disk drive digital camcorder; Gigashot and a new portable media player to watch the home movies on; the Gigabeat V.
Panasonic To Enter HD Camcorder Market Panasonic is set to move into the HD Camcorder market in a move that will see them go head to head with Sony. The new models that will be shown at the CES show in January are expected in Australia next year.
Voyeur Camera Filter That Sees Though Clothes Back On Sale An SLR camera and camcorder filter that allows voyeurs to capture naked images of women and children by shooting right through clothes is back on sale and can now be purchased in Australia via an online web site.
New HDV Handycam From Sony Sony has unveiled the latest high-end addition to its FX range of high-definition Handycams, the HDRFX7.
Sony Handycam Shoots In HD Sony has followed on from its original world-first high definition video camera (FX1) with a new model (FX7) targeted at the enthusiastic consumer and semi-professional market.
Sony Forges Ahead With HD Camcorders Sony has launched a further two high-definition (HD) camcorders to its range, both of which can record movies in 1080i.
Take Even Longer Home Movies If you love shooting home movies, you’ll be interested to know that Sony has unveiled its SR-Series hard disk drive camcorder range which includes a 60GB model as well as 30GB models.
Call For Budding Filmmakers If your children spend copious amounts of time on the computer or playing with your digital video camera, it might be time to put their skills to the test.
Sony Reveals Home Movie Mistakes Boring shots, shaky filming and overuse of the zoom: these are the top three mistakes that Australians make when filming home movies, according to research conducted by Sony.
Sony Launches First HDD Camcorder Sony Australia has introduced its first hard disk drive camcorder (DCR-SR100) in an effort to combine the ultimate in features with advanced storage, the company announced today.
Sony’s New DVD Handycams Sony has released its latest range of DVD Handycam camcorders, with five different models to suit the various needs of the novice to the experienced movie maker, the company said.
Sanyo's Cute HD Camcorder Weighing 235 grams and measuring 80 x 119 x 36 mm, Sanyo claims it's the world's smallest.
TCL’s Sexy Camcorder TCL Electronics Australia has launched a pocket-sized multi-talented digital camcorder, the DV007.
Hasselblad’s 39 Megapixel Monster Remember when a 3-megapixel digital camera was considered adequate? Hasselblad’s latest digicam puts things in, ahem, perspective with the world’s first high-end, digital auto-focus camera based on a 39 million pixel sensor. That’s right, 39 megapixels.
Sony Come Unstuck A failure in the glue holding a Sony CCD image sensor in place has caused several manufacturers to issue notices alerting consumers to possible failures.
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