Category: Camcorders
Canon's Widescreen camcorders
Since everything else has gone widescreen it seems only right that camcorders follow suit. Canon's gone for it in a big way, with 6 new camcorders arriving at once. The MV900 series (left) and MV890 are designed with simplicity…
CES 2006: Sony to debut hard disk camcorder
One of the big stories from Sony's CES presentation is that JVC is no longer going to have the hard disk camcorder market to itself. Sony has unveiled the SR100 Handycam, which comes with a 30 Gigabyte hard disk….
CES 2006: JVC adds Everio cams
As expected JVC is adding to its line up of Everio hard disk based camcorders. At CES it has announced four new models; a pair of 20 Gigabyte cams – the GZ-MG21 and GZ-MG27 and two 30 Gigabyte models…
CES 2006: Sanyo first with HD SD camcorder
One of the big stories at CES this year is likely to be the explosion in the number of video cameras that can capture footage in high def. Samsung is certain to have a model and JVC has already…
Panny's SDR-100 Camcorder
Even a staunch camcorder cynic might admit that Panny's latest camcorder, the tiny SDR-100, has a long list of impressive features that threatens to overshadow the fact that 99% of home videos are achingly dull. First off the device is…
Sanyo reveals ultra-slim XACTI-C6 camcorder
Sanyo appears to be showboating with the new XACTI-C6 as its dimensions, weight and so on seem to defy the scale of technology packed under the hood. Weighing in at only 140g and being just 23mm thick, it claims the…
Canon's prototype HD camcorder
At the Canon Expo held this week in Paris, Canon's CEO, Fujio Mitarai confirmed something that surprised no one – that Canon is lining up a High Definition camcorder. The company even rolled out a mock-up of a future…
Sony's new flash memory cam
Following the likes of Samsung and Sanyo, that other great manufacturer that begins with the letter S – Sony – is also bolstering its range of camcorders that record on to flash memory. Due in the stores in November,…
Panasonic's DVD cams
You can't accuse Panasonic of bandwagon jumping. It had a DVD camcorder long before they were fashionable. Now it has a pair of new models. Set to launch in the UK this month the (£500) VDR-M55B and (£600) VDR-M75B…
Samsung hard disk based HDTV cam on its way
Looks like there could be yet another format war looming this time in the high definition camcorder market. While Sony with its HDR-HC1 is championing mini DV the existing tape based standard, JVC has already made it clear that…