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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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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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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Pure Digital has introduced the Flip MinoHD with 3 times the resolution of previous Flip models. The Fip MinoHD records video in 720p (1280×720) at 30fps with an aspect ratio of 16:9. Other than the increased resolution, all other features of the Flip Mino HD seem to be the same as the Flip Mino (SD). [...]
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Sony is touting the HDR-TG1 as “the world’s smallest full HD camcorder”. Regarding the “small”, the HDR-TG1 weighs in at 10 ounces and sports a compact 1.3 x 4.7 x 2.5-inch titanium chassis. The HDR-TG1 records at 1920×1080 to its included 4GB PRO Duo Mark2 media card. Audio is recorded in Dollby Digital 5.1 surround [...]
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