Category: Camcorders
Review: Sony DVDirect VRD-MC3
The propaganda Sony’s DVDirect is designed to help you unshackle yourself from the computer when you want to store/backup your digital media. It is specifically aimed at digital camera and camcorder users. You can use it to create DVD…
Canon introduces new camcorder models to UK – DC230, DC201, MD160 and MD101
Canon has four new camcorder models due on the market – the DVD-recording DC230 and DC201 and two miniDV models – MD160 and MD101. In broad terms, each is very similar, with a joystick controller for easier shooting with one…
CES 2007: Sony's new DVD Handycam models – DCR-DVD106E, DCR-DVD109E, DCR-DVD306E, DCR-DVD406E and DCR-DVD506E
Yet more camcorders from Sony. This time it's DVD Handycams, with the company launching the DCR-DVD106E, DCR-DVD109E, DCR-DVD306E, DCR-DVD406E and DCR-DVD506E models, with the promise of dual-layer recording and longer battery life. All the models feature what Sony describe as…
CES 2007: Sony adds to MiniDV camcorder range with DCR-HC47E, DCR-HC45E/37E and DCR-HC27E
If your budget doesn't quite stretch to one of Sony's new HDV camcorders, there's some newly-announced Sony MiniDV models to tempt you – the DCR-HC47E, DCR-HC45E/37E and DCR-HC27E. New features include an impressive zoom (up to 40x optical zoom and…
CES 2007: Sony's new AVCHD DVD Handycam models – HDR-UX7E and HDR-UX3E
Sony is once more pushing AVCHD (that's HD recording onto conventional discs – more about it here). Following on from last year's HDR-UX1E come two new models – the HDR-UX7E and HDR-UX3E. The new models are lighter/smaller, but still…
CES 2007: Sony unveils DCR-SR32E, DCR-SR52E, DCR-SR72E, DCR-SR190E and DCR-SR290E Handycam models
More movie kit from Sony. Following on from the HDR-HC7E and HC5E HDV models comes a new range of HDD camcorders – the DCR-SR32E, DCR-SR52E, DCR-SR72E, DCR-SR190E and DCR-SR290E models. Capacities vary from 30GB to 60GB – the top-end…
CES 2007: Sony launches new HD (1080i) Handycam models – HDR-HC7E and HC5E
Sony is trying that little bit harder to convert you to HD on the go with the launch of two new HDV Handycam models – the HDR-HC7E and HC5E, both in the stores next month. Both models feature Sony's…
CES 2007: JVC launch first hard disk full HD camcorder – the Everio GZ-HD7
As well as those new easier to use standard Everios, JCV's other huge CES news is the release of the high definition Everio (just as we predicted). The first of it's kind, the hard drive camcorder records in full HD…
CES 2007: JVC launch new Everio G Series hard drive camcorders
JVC will be putting four new camcorders on the market in the coming months as additions the Everio range, the first camcorders to have built-in hard drives as well as SD support (and, coincidentally, what we're using here at…
CES 2007: Vault 360 aims to slay iTunes
Bamboo Technology was at tonight's CES Press Preview showing off its Vault 360 software, which aims to replace all the proprietary applications that came with your digital cameras, MP3 players and camcorders. "We want to take all your photos, music…