Posts filed under 'Camcorder'
Waterproof cameras are nothing new, but you have to appreciate Oregon Scientific’s ability to make the ATC5K applicable to everyday and extreme life. The self contained waterproof camera takes still photos, can capture 640×480 video at 30FPS, has a built-in 1.5-inch LCD screen and a helmet mountable foot controllable via remote control. The ATC5K can also double as a webcam, and for added videos and stills its memory is expandable up to 4GB with an SD card. Takes 2 AA batteries
Available here for $250
October 10th, 2008
Looking oh so slim and trim, the Sony DSC-T500 shoots high def 720p video and 10 megapixel stills. Video is encoded in MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 codec, which should make it an easier upload to Youtube, and viewing is had through a fatty 3.5-inch touchscreen LCD. Unfortunately, video clips max out at 10 minutes and memory expansion is limited to Sony’s 16GB memory stick. Other notables are a 5x optical zoom, face detection, image stabilization, HDMI out, flash and a $400 price tag.
Expect the Sony DSC-T500 out in late September of this year.
Official press release here
August 29th, 2008
What appears as an everyday umbrella is in fact an umbrella with a built-in camera for snapping picks, which can be instantly uploaded to Flickr - or other photo sharing sites - via the built-in WiFi. Once you’ve completed the upload you can cheerfully revisit the snapped pics by displaying them on the interior of the umbrella’s roof. Also included is GPS and Google Earth for navigating your way through the wettest of environments. Sounds like a belated April Fools joke.
No price or availability announced, but should be available here.
[Popgadget]
April 10th, 2008
This light weight (.8 lbs) bad boy can achieve up to 6 hours of full HD recordings on its 16GB internal flash memory. Unfortunately, the battery life maxes out at 3 hours and I’m not sure if that takes into account use of the flip out 2.7″LCD. If 16GB isn’t enough it also sports a SD/SDHC memory card slot for increased capacity. Other features include 12x optical zoom, HDMI out, built-in electronic lens cover, built-in video light, 3.1 megapixel photo shot, and more.
Available here in May for $1099.
March 14th, 2008
Sony’s newest handycam looks pretty badass. The full HD camcorder, the ‘HDR-SR12’, features complete HD backed by a 120GB hard drive. Some how it even accomplishes 5.1 Dolby Digital surround sound. Someone wanna explain that one to me? The only way I know how to get Dolby Digital 5.1 (this is based on my mixing experience) is to do it ‘in studio’.
Complete details here.
February 13th, 2008
We don’t know where the use for this device would come into play, but where there’s a will, there’s a way. The Wireless Camera Hunter and Viewer scans commonly used wireless video frequencies and then ‘locks into the source’ from up to 500’ away to display its image on the 2.5� Color TFT screen. You’ll need 4AA batteries and a penchant for mischief.
Available here for $500.
Watch Big Brother Watch You [Brickhousesecurity via Digg]
March 1st, 2007
Forget those temperamental WiFi hotspots. The new VLUU i70 Digicam by Samsung will sport not only a 7.2 megapixel CCD, a 3� LCD and double as a media player but will also include HSPDA for 3G high speed connectivity anywhere you go for uploading photos instantly to the Net. Course you have to be signed up for some sort of service plan so this leaves us wondering if the camera has some sort of SIM chip port built-in to it. That would be truly cool because the added feature wouldn’t cost anything more then a data plan on your cell phone. Apparently you can also text message from the device but that seems just a tad too ‘feature creeped’ out for us. Keep in mind these details aren’t official, but we’ll continue to sniff around for complete details.
Samsung rolls text messaging and HSDPA into digicam [Cnet Asia]
January 29th, 2007
(Found this one originally at DAPReview.net)
What do you get when you put a PVP and a camcorder together? The Archos Gmini 402 Camcorder of course. The French guys at GenerationMP3 have a review of the device. They note that the camcorder quality is decent, but still photo quality is poor and it lacks a FM tuner.
The linked page is translated, so don’t expect to get a smooth read.
October 28th, 2005
Toshiba has released its Gigashot V10. The camera looks small (260 grams), but still packs a nice feature set. The Gigashot V10 captures not just video, but also still photos at 5 megapixels. Even better is that there are no damn video tapes to mess with, as everything is captured to an internal 4GB hard drive. The camera compresses video to MPEG2 which is the same compression as DVD. There is also an SD memory card slot for added memory, and a 2� LCD screen. Total recording time with the lowest quality setting should equate to just over 33 hours of footage. Of course, transferring the video for editing is just a matter of plugging the V10 into your computer via USB 2.0.
Available in Japan come October, and should cost about $530.
September 29th, 2005
Forget tapes and discs because JVC’s Everio G camcorder line records right (double entendre) to a hard drive.
There a few different models of the Everio G line, which are reflected in hard drive size (20-30GB), zoom lens distance, and still photo quality (.3-1.3megapixel). This means it holds anywhere from 5-7 hours of high quality video depending on model. This should be more then enough for the family vacation, unless of course you’re one of those idiots that records landscapes and vistas that were clearly destined for still photography. Thumbnails of each shot can be displayed on the 2.5 inch LCD and allows you to select clip by clip for viewing. You can even create a 99 shot play list.
The best part of course is that importing and editing should be a snap. No more batch digitizing, or having one continuous clip of video to segment. Even better is that transfer is 4 times as fast because it no longer has to play in real time, and it connects to USB 2.0. JVC has also included editing software in the box, although I am sure many will opt for iMovie if Apple users.
The camera’s pretty small at just 11 ounces and 2.6 by 4.3 by 2.8 inches, and start at $750.
September 22nd, 2005
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