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Apple iPod nano fifth-gen video hands-on

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm,Drew Stearne) — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:46:02 +0000

The new Apple iPod nano may look the same but packs a big surprise: a video camera. Check out our video from the exclusive launch event to see the nano in action

Sony Mobile HD Snap Camera: Webbie takes on Flip in the UK

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:12:01 +0000

The Sony PM1 Mobile HD Snap -- previously known as the Webbie -- is heading for British shores to challenge Flip's dominance of the mini-camcorder market

Kodak Zi8: Mini-camcorder market hots up

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:05:02 +0000

The budget camcorder market has lurched into gear with the announcement of the Kodak Zi8, a new high-definition shooter

Zoom Q3 confirmed for the UK: Sound, like

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:48:02 +0000

The Flip Mino had better cover its ears: the Zoom Q3 is here to kick botty and take names in the mini-camcorder market. Why? It's all in the sound

Samsung SMX-K40 and SMX-K44: When is an HD camcorder not an HD camcorder?

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:26:01 +0000

The Samsung SMX-K40 and SMX-K44 camcorders were announced today, but we wouldn't believe a word of it if we were you

Samsung HMX-U10: 10-meg-snappin' HD-shootin' minicam

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:07:01 +0000

Samsung is the biggest name to take a crack at the budget camcorder market with the Flip-baiting HMX-U10, which is keen for you to know it can take 10-megapixel stills

Photos: Sony unveils CX520VE and CX505VE HD Handycams

nate.lanxon@cnet.co.uk (Nate Lanxon) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:36:02 +0000

A pair of new Full HD camcorders from Sony include a shed load of internal flash memory, GPS and apparently improved image stabilisation. "Ooh, should I be giddy?" you ask

Serif MoviePlus X3: Windows video-editing software that doesn't reek of fail

ian.morris@cnet.co.uk (Ian Morris) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:24:01 +0000

If you've got a camcorder, you'll probably want some computer software to turn your garbled shots into something you can be proud of. Serif MoviePlus X3 can help

Veho muvi: Go extreme with the world's smallest camcorder

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:13:02 +0000

UK manufacturer Veho is going extreme with the muvi, the world's smallest micro camcorder

Panasonic HDC-HS200: 80GB of goodness

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:23:02 +0000

The Panasonic HDC-HS200 is a hybrid high-definition camcorder packing an 80GB hard drive. Just the thing to distract us from the tyranny of summer, with all this talk of 'going outside'

TyphoonHD4: HD slo-mo camera in totally tubular BBC doc

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Mon, 11 May 2009 11:49:02 +0000

The TyphoonHD4 is a gobsmackingly fast -- and expensive -- HD camera that's been gently packed into an underwater housing and dispatched to the South Pacific for some jaw-dropping surf footage

JVC Everio X: Hands on with the X-cam

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Thu, 07 May 2009 12:27:02 +0000

The JVC Everio X is the Wolverine of camcorders, without the adamantium skeleton or mutant healing factor or big spiky bits. It is a rock-solid, slickly styled and feature-packed HD shooter, though

Twenty20 ContourHD: Hi-def camcorder on your helmet

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:18:02 +0000

Twenty20 claims to have built 'the first HD wearable camcorder' in the shape of its helmet-mounted ContourHD

Panasonic SDR-SW21: Dead 'ard hands-on

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:30:02 +0000

The Panasonic SDR-SW21 is a tough camcorder that stands up to water, knocks and dust. All in a day's work for your accident-prone Cravers

Panasonic AG-HMC40: Enterprising pro AVCHD camcorder

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:44:02 +0000

The AG-HMC40 is notable for being a relatively low-cost pro camcorder with consumer features like a touchscreen. Most importantly, it looks like the Enterprise

Sony Handycam HDR-XR520VE: GPS camcorder tells you where to stick it

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:27:02 +0000

The Sony Handycam HDR-XR520VE is a high-end, hi-def, hard-drive camcorder with GPS to stick a pin in the map for your films

Sony Handycam HDR-TG7VE: GPS for roving all over

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:08:01 +0000

The Handycam HDR-TG7VE is the most compact and consumer-friendly camcorder to include GPS so far, although the same can't be said of the price

Cisco buys Flip Video maker for $590m

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:07:02 +0000

Cisco has taken another step towards becoming a major player in the consumer electronics market by acquiring Pure Digital, the maker of the popular Flip Video camcorders

Toshiba Camileo H20: A proper camcorder, but cheaper

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:33:02 +0000

The Toshiba Camileo H20 is a traditionally styled camcorder with a large screen, and it shoots 1080p video. Nothing remarkable about that -- until you see the price

Panasonic HDC-HS20, HDC-TM20 and HDC-SD20: 20-20 visions

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:44:01 +0000

Panasonic's HDC-HS20, HDC-TM20 and HDC-SD20 have similar names and similar specs, but their broad range of memory options show the spectrum of high-definition camcorders

Sony HDR-CX105: Hands-on accidentally stalking a tech celebrity

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:05:02 +0000

The model that caught our eye at Sony's FOI stand this week was the HDR-CX105, a slender flash camcorder. Its face detection helped us spot a certain gadget celeb...

Sanyo Xacti VPC-HD2000: Let's all meet up in HD2000

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:51:02 +0000

When the year 2000 rolled around, legendary sci-fi comic 2000AD didn't change a thing: to us, that number will always mean the future. Good news for the Sanyo's top of the range Xacti

Toshiba Camileo H20 and P30: HD happy

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:13:02 +0000

Toshiba has announced the new Camileo H20 and P30, budget high-definition camcorders to suit every pocket. There's a recession on, y'know

JVC Everio range for 2009: Just add iTunes

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 11:29:01 +0000

We've got up close with JVC's Everio camcorder range for 2009: the standard-def GZ-MS120, GZ-MG630, GZ-MG645 and GZ-MG680, plus the hi-def GZ-HM200 and GZ-HM300

Sanyo unveils spring Xacti range

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 11:05:02 +0000

The company has announced six new HD Xacti camcorders in its spring 2009 lineup: the VPC-TH1, VPC-CG10, VPC-WH1 and VPC-CA9 and two 1080p models, the VPC-FH1 and VPC-HD2000.

RCA Small Wonder wandering to Europe

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 10:58:02 +0000

The range of RCA Small Wonder camcorders includes standard and high definition, and bits flipping and sliding out all over the shop. We could see them this side of the pond soon

Panasonic's spring camcorders get three chips and long lenses

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:03:02 +0000

Before the world went high-def, Panasonic made a point of upgrading many of its camcorders to three-chip models. Now it's happening again, as Panasonic rolls out its 3MOS chipsets in its prosumer 2009 AVCHD camcorders

Photos: Sony's 2009 camcorder line-up

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:01:02 +0000

Sony emerged from CES with the most newsworthy line-up in the camcorder biz, with some hot new features at the high end and fresh young cuteness on the cheap

Samsung HMX-R10, SMX-FX34: SD and HD in your pocket

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:35:01 +0000

Samsung has debuted two new pocket camcorders at CES 2009, the HMX-R10 for high definition and SMX-FX34 for standard def

Sony Handycam HDR-XR500: GPS camcorder

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:09:01 +0000

Sony's hitting the camcorder market hard this CES, with a beastly pair of hard-disk shooters with GPS for geotagging and a new, better-in-low-light sensor

Sony Webbie PM1, CM1: Fun with li'l Webbie

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:36:01 +0000

Sony is getting cute with the Las Vegas launch of the Webbie PM1 and CM1, a pair of pocket camcorders for a budget price at CES 2009

Canon launches DC420 and DC410 DVD cams

nate.lanxon@cnet.co.uk (Nate Lanxon) — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:07:02 +0000

Canon just launched a pair of new DVD-based camcorders aimed at families who are generally scared of technology -- the simple-to-use DC400 series

Canon launch Legria FS22, FS21, FS20 and FS200 camcorders

nate.lanxon@cnet.co.uk (Nate Lanxon) — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:44:01 +0000

Canon has just let its new range of standard-definition camcorders out of bag -- the Legrias FS22, FS21, FS20 and FS200. We've got not only all the beef, but pictures of the beef, too

Canon Legria HF S10 and Legria HF S100: HD flash joy

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:03:02 +0000

The CES camcorder deluge begins with the Legria HFS10 and HFS100, two flash-memory, high-definition shooters with a funny new name

Kodak Zx1: Hi-def pocket camcorder 2.0

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:45:02 +0000

Kodak is following up its first high-definition pocket camcorder with the new Zx1, including a smaller, weather-proof body. Crave wishes its body was weather-proof

Facebook embeddable videos: Privacy on parade

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:41:02 +0000

Facebook has added the option to embed your wobbly low-quality videos on other sites, and in wobbly high-definition too! What's the twist? Actually that's private...

Creative Vado goes HD, hungover Cravers muster limited excitement

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:40:01 +0000

If you must get excited about the arrival of the new high-definition Creative Vado, do it quietly. Crave is feeling slightly fragile this morning

Hands-on the Hitachi DZ-HV564: HD on SD

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:32:01 +0000

The camcorder market doesn't know if it's coming or going, with the Hitachi DZ-HV564 parachuting in to combine high definition with expandable memory

Hands on: Oregon Scientific ATC3K Extreme hands-free camera

rory.reid@cnet.co.uk (Rory Reid) — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:32:01 +0000

If you're the type of person who shouts "Gnarly!" at the top of your voice, you might want to check out the Oregon Scientific ATC3K Extreme hands-free camcorder

Photos: Hands-on with the high-definition Canon HG21

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:03:02 +0000

The Canon HG21 is a high-class, high-end, high-definition camcorder. Take a look at our pictures and forget the credit crunch

Three Colours Red: Scarlet, Epic and 3D for Red cameras and camcorders

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:01:01 +0000

Red is back with characteristically grand claims for its new Scarlet, Epic and 3-D systems. We don't know when we'll see them, but we're excited by the modular concepts

Crave predicts the future: Flip Mino goes HD

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:43:02 +0000

Just as we predicted last month, after an interview with Flip Video's top man, the budget Flip Mino camcorder now comes in high-definition flavour

Photos: Hands-on with the Sanyo Xacti CA8 waterproof camcorder

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:27:02 +0000

The Sanyo Xacti CA8 is a go-anywhere sort of camcorder, with a sturdy waterproof constitution as well as 8-megapixel stills and a 5x zoom

DXG DVH58: Geotate maps out first geotagging camcorder

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:40:02 +0000

GPS software leader Geotate has signed up with DXG to map out the first camcorder with built-in geotagging, the DXG DVH58

Hands-on with the Samsung VP-MX20: Credit crunch camcorder

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:12:01 +0000

In these troubled financial times, even a Lehman brother or an Icelandic banker could afford the Samsung MX20, a standard-definition camcorder employing hi-def compression for frugal shooting

Flip Video 'the future of journalism': UK chief blasts Sony, hints at HD

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:16:02 +0000

We met Flip Video's European chief to discuss the success of the Ultra, the new Mino and future plans, as the Flip transforms journalism and competitors like Sony take a bashing

Sanyo HD1010: So good they named it twice

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 11:57:01 +0000

The Sanyo HD1010 is a compact high-definition camcorder, with 10x zoom, assorted still photo options, and a 300fps slow-motion mode. So far so good, but no HDMI cable? Come on, Sanyo

Canon cashback and bargains galore

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:15:02 +0000

We've sniffed out some of the best deals, steals and outright bargains in our round-up of the cashback offers on, er, offer if you're looking at buying a new camera

Photos: Hands-on with the 3MOS Panasonic HDC-HS100

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:14:02 +0000

The Panasonic HDC-HS100 is a camcorder packing a manual focus ring, viewfinder and three CMOS sensors -- so the boffins have only gone and called it a 3MOS camera. Clever, eh?

YouTube upgrade: Better uploader, 10x the file size

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:43:02 +0000

YouTube has begun testing a new uploading tool, which lets users plug in information about the video while the upload is happening. The file size limit has increased to 1GB, too