Sony HDR-CX500V and CX520V have better features than their siblings HDR-XR500V and XR520V. Both of them have different control panel layout and user interface as compared to its predecessors. Sony HDR-CX500V and HDR-CX520V has same features and design, but only differs by inbuilt hard-drive and their price tag. The CX500V includes 32GB hard-drive that costs $999.99, whereas the CX520V has 64GB that costs $1299.99. Sony’s another model HDR-CX550V has different lens, audio slots and electronic viewfinder as compared to CX500V and CX520V. The HDR-CX550V will give tough competition to Panasonic HDC-TM700 as both have EVF in $1000 price-range. Sony HDR-CX500V has 3 inches touch-screen LCD display. You can use the finger tap for record and zoom options. GPS switch, disc burn, Night Shot, playback and power buttons are located on the corners of LCD display. You will find USB connector,  [...]

Sony has not performed well in growing low budget pocket camcorder until now. Flip Video has a good hold in market with its candy bar design vertical camcorders and its price ranges from $150 to $250. Sony’s NSC-GC1 Net-sharing Webbie camcorder was a big flop. Now, Sony is back with new pocket camcorder Sony Bloggie MHS-CM5, which has pistol-grip design like cameras from Aiptek and Sanyo. The Bloggie has same features like its predecessor Webbie, which include lithium ion battery, 2.5-inch flip LCD, 5x optical zoom and 1080p video capture. The advantages of this Bloggie are mini-HDMI connector for HD video output and onboard USB connector. You can simply plug this USB connector in computer’s USB port without a cable. The Bloggie can be charged through USB connection to computer. Sony Bloggie MHS-CM5 can record real HD videos with 1920×1080 pixel resolution in H.264-compressed  [...]

JVC Everio GZ-MS120 is a sub $300 class of camcorder and it is for people who are fine with SD quality or want to upload photos on the web. Such camcorders are now struggling to compete with the cheaper pocket video camcorders which capture 720p video. Optical zoom and storage are the only two features now which give such camcorders an edge over the mini camcorders. The highlights of this device is the presence of 35x optical zoom and two slots of SD/SDHC which lets you plug in two 32 GB cards, giving you a 64 GB storage space in all. There is no internal memory though. If you like Flip mini camcorders and don’t mind the big size, get this unit. It is not capable of recording HD videos but is an excellent option if you are looking for SD recording for putting clips on websites like YouTube. The bundled user-friendly software further helps you to put the videos on sites. The battery  [...]

There are cheaper hand video cams coming in the market and they are catching on fast on the sales of the minicamcorders, so the latter are thinking of new ways to keep a hold over the market. Optical zoom and storage are the two features where hand video cams cannot improve and hence these two remain the main selling points when it comes to mini camcorders. JVC Everio GZ-MS130 is all glory in both of these features, the camcorder has 16 GB of internal storage space which should do for storing video applications and there is 35X optical zoom and these two are hard to achieve for a hand video cam. The resolution of photos are 640x480 pixels very much typical of entry level mini camcorders. The camera automatically powers itself when you open the LCD and it shuts down when you close it. You can upload photos and videos to YouTube through camera and when you activate the option on the video  [...]

Camcorders are not as popular as mobile phones or even laptops, you wont purchase a camcorder more than once or twice in your life, unless you are some crazy shutter bug freak who buys a camcorder as soon as something with better hard ware is announced. That said, camcorders aren’t as popular as other electronic gadgets and JVC Picsio won’t change this reality. The face of the camcorder has a LCD which is tiny yet good looking and below them are the controls. The controls are very difficult to use, starting with the power button, it is impossible to use it with you finger. It is too tiny and dug inside, so you will have to use finger nails. When the button is pressed, the device takes a moment to start and you won’t know whether the device is switched on or not. You will press a number of times and when the device finally boots you will be wondering which press did the trick. Other  [...]

The DCR-SX41 was designed for user-friendly recording and doesn't pack a lot of extra shooting features. When set to Auto, the SX41 adjusts the focus, white balance, and even scene selection automatically, to give the best picture it can. But if you want to do things yourself then, there are scene options and the white balance can also be adjusted. There also is a focus and exposure controller. What you cannot do is control the amount of zoom with the screen, making it difficult to use if the cam is supported on to a tripod. The SX41 also has an ‘Instant-On’ option that gets the fires up the cam to record very fast simply by opening the LCD, although this feature is common it functions smoothly. The auto-focus is very responsive too. The battery life for the power pack, which is included, is an estimated 100 minutes of continuous operation;  [...]

When you turn the power on, the inbuilt lens shutter opens up and the magic begins to unfold. To the left of the camcorder you find the 2.7 inch, 211000 pixels, widescreen swing-out LCD. There also is a pull-out viewfinder when the lighting conditions are too extreme for the LCD screen. Adjustments for the monitor are also provided, but they are all buried deep in the menu system. A five-way joystick and Function button is introduced to navigate frequently needed settings during shooting. The stick also lets you navigate through menus and make alterations. The bottom controls give you an access to the main functions, allowing you to adjust the zoom, enable the backlight control and start or stop your videos and stills during playback. On the body there are just two controls, the Easy and Display/Battery Info. This gives information about the camcorder when the screen is open. The easy  [...]

Video input type: Camcorder; Optical sensor type: CMOS; Optical zoom: 10 x; Analog Video Format NTSC; Digital Video Format H.264; Camcorder Sensor Resolution: 2.2 megapixels. Camcorder Interpolated Still Resolution 4.7 megapixels ; LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.7 in – Color; Schneider-Kreuznach zoom lens; Built-in lens shield; Camcorder Sensor Resolution 2.2 megapixels. Camcorder Interpolated Still Resolution 4.7 megapixels. Remote control – Infrared; Display Format 230,000 pixels; Connector Type 1 x Composite video/audio output , 1 x USB , 1 x Component video output , 1 x HDMI output  Power adapter - External. The Whiz-Kid speaks:I’m sure Samsung have got plenty of innovative  [...]

Right at the top of the goodies list, the ATC5K has the capability to record videos up to 640x480 pixels and at 30 frames per second which can be triggered with the button on top or the RF control. It is also able to capture still photographs at 640x480 pixels using the still capture button. A 32MB internal memory will hold up to 47 seconds of VGA video, 1.5 minutes of QVGA video or 175 VGA still photos. This can be extended up to 4GB SD card. The menu system of the ATC5K allow its users to adjust capture resolution; preview captured media; delete unwanted files; enable/disable audible button confirmation (beeping); adjust the audio recording level between low, high, and off; and set the date and time for file time stamps. The ATC5K comes packed with RCA cables to connect for live feeds to the TV sets. It also has functionality as a webcam. But there is a hitch; the webcam function  [...]

Since last some years, the pocket Camcorder is no more in the trend and they were taken off for various reasons, but after that people really missed any of the camcorders that can match the quality and also the size that was the fabulous part of the pocket Camcorder. Now, since last few years, the Flip Video is considered as the option for that but still the people were not satisfied fully with that. Even the Camcorder manufacturer companies like Creative, Sony and RCA were trying to match the quality of the Flip Video and the size of the pocket Camcorder but one of them could reach the nearer place also. But ultimately in the end this job is done to massive extent by the technological giants, Kodak with the introduction of Kodak Zi8 Pocket Video Camera. The Zi8 is not the exact replacement of the pocket camcorder but still it’s quite near to that device and also it has got the smashing  [...]