Kodak’s new Zi8 camcorder captures 1080p HD video in a pocket-sized camcorder, features built-in image stabilization so you can stay in focus as you record friends and family, and allows you to easily upload footage to video-sharing websites. The Zi8 is available in three colors: Aqua, Black Licorice, and Raspberry. Buy: Amazon http://geek.thinkunique.org/2009/07/30/kodak-zi8-hd-pocket-video-camera/Kodak Zi8 HD [...]
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Here is some Panasonic Lumix GH1 sample footage by Philip Bloom. The Panasonic Lumix GH1 offers on huge advantage over the Canon EOS 5D Mark II and the Nikon D90 — full manual controls in video mode. The GH1 should be available June 2009. I have to say that the GH1 video looks great! Click [...]
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Nikon’s new D5000 DSLR includes the following key features: 12.3-megapixel DX-format CMOS image sensor D-Movie Mode with sound Vari-angle color LCD monitor 19 Auto-exposure Scene Modes One-button Live View Continuous shooting as fast as 4 frames-per-second Low noise ISO sensitivity from 200 to 3200 Built-in image sensor cleaning 11-point autofocus system with 3D Focus Tracking [...]
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Canon’s new EOS Rebel T1i is loaded with features, both new and improved. In addition to its admirable performance with an all-new 15.1 Megapixel Canon CMOS sensor, DIGIC 4 Image Processor, a 3.0-inch Clear View LCD with anti-reflective and scratch-resistant coating, and compatibility with the EOS System of lenses and Speedlites, the EOS Rebel T1i [...]
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Sanyo announced a couple new Full-HD camcorders that feature the world’s first consumer camcorder capable of recording full 1920×1080 progressive video at 60fps — the Sanyo Xacti DMX-HD2000 and the Sanyo Xacti DMX-FH11. The DMX-HD2000 should be available in February, and the DMX-FH11 will be available sometime before April. Pricing is not yet revealed. - [...]
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Andy Ihnatko shows us a side-by-side comparison of the new Creative Labs Vado HD and the Flip MinoHD. It would appear that the Vado HD captures a much sharper and wider angle picture, but the MinoHD performs better at low light than the Vado HD. The Creative Labs Vado has a few other advantages besides [...]
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Nikon just announced their new flagship, professional-grade DSLR, the D3X. This new camera has an impressive set of features and specifications. Check them out below. Extreme resolution 24.5-megapixel FX-format (35.9 x 24.0mm) CMOS sensor Large 5.49µm pixels capture astonishing detail and subtleties with outstanding dynamic range for demanding commercial applications. Nikon EXPEED image processing technologies [...]
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Creative Labs now has their own pocket HD camcorder — the Vado HD. Like the Flip MinoHD, the Vado HD has built-in, non-upgradeable memory, however the built-in memory is 8GB (twice what the MinoHD has) which is enough for 2 hours of 720p video or 8 hours of SD video. The Vado HD is priced [...]
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Here are a couple video comparisons of the Kodak Zi6 and the Flip MinoHD. Both cameras have their strengths and their weaknesses, and actually I find the two videos below to be slightly contradictory. The one thing they are in agreement with however is that the Kodak Zi6 has slightly better audio capture than the [...]
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RED’s Jim Jannard annouced today their new Digital Stills and Motion Camera (DSMC) Sytem which allows users to customize in almost countless ways (2,251,799,813,685,248 configurations, to be exact). RED’s modular design is intended to make obsolescence obsolete, by allowing every part to be upgraded. The “brains” of the systems are available ranging from 4.9 megapixels [...]
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