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Another trend at this year’s CES? YouTube camcorders, of course. Illinois-based Cobra Digital has come out with their own entry into the field. The DVC950 looks a lot like a slimmer version of the original Flip, but manages to pack in a lot of features that that camera was missing–for a much lower price point.

Like the Flip, the DVC950 has a retractable USB arm, making for easy uploads to site like YouTube. The camera also has an SD card slot, and a swiveling 1.5-inch screen for those among us (read: teenagers) who like to shoot videos of themselves. The camera doesn’t have a built-in battery, however, and requires two AA batteries.

The camera ships with software, a USB cable, and a 256MB SD card. The DVC950 carries an MSRP of around $60.

We already caught wind of a few new camcorders from Panasonic today, but now the whole crew is official. We’ve got too many to call ’em out, but here’s a few highlights. First off, the SDR-S26 packs a mighty ridiculous 70x optical zoom. The partnering SDR-H80 and SDR-H90 also include optical image stabilization and varying amounts of internal storage, but truthfully, these really aren’t worth swooning over. The half dozen Full HD models, however, are definitely worth peeking. The HDC-HS300, HDC-TM300 and HDC-HS250 all feature the outfit’s 3MOS system, but unfortunately, none of these are particularly affordable. If you don’t believe us, have a look at the links below.

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Panasonic launches new line of of camcorders at CES 2009 originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Regardless of your camcorder needs (well, outside of the professionals in attendance), Sony’s got you covered. Today at CES, the company is introducing the DCR-DVD850 and DCR-DVD650 DVD Handycams to complement its GPS-packin’ HDR line and the perfectly midrange flash-based Handycams. These buggers include Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lenses, a 60x optical zoom, 1/8-inch 680k-pixel CCD imagers and instant recording to three-inch DVDs. Thankfully, there’s also the option of capturing to a Memory Stick PRO Duo card, and the DVD850 even adds 16GB of internal storage for the truly indecisive. The pair also features a 2.7-inch LCD touchpanel and Steady Shot image stabilization, and they’ll run you $430 and $300 in order of mention when they ship next month.

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Sony’s DCR-DVD850 and DCR-DVD650 DVD Handycams: perfect for the anti-edit crowd originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Tired of seeing your child come home from school in tears, only to find that all the cool cats in the playground were telling him / her to get a real pocket camcorder if they wanted to join the clique? Never fear, as Sony has just introduced two new Webbie HD cameras for giving your youngsters the chance to capture spontaneous moments in glorious high-def. The MHS-CM1 and MHS-PM1 both grab live action video in 1,440 x 1,080/30p and take stills at 5 megapixels; uploading the MP4 results are said to be a snap thanks to the embedded software that handles most of the hard work. They’re available in two designs and three “stylish” colors (eggplant, orange and silver), and while the CM1 (available now for $200) gets gifted with a 2.5-inch swivel LCD and a 5x optical zoom, the four-ounce PM1 (ships in April for $170) goes screenless and sticks to a 4x digital zoom.

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Sony’s MHS-CM1 and MHS-PM1 Webbie HD cams teach your kids to upload originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Panasonic‘s press event has yet to go down here at CES, but two camcorders have already surfaced on the outfit’s Japanese portal. The entry-level SDR-H80 houses a 60GB hard drive, 2.7-inch LCD monitor, SD recording, face detection capabilities and optical image stabilization. The entirely more riveting HDC-TM300 comes with a 9.15-megapixel sensor to capture Full HD footage, and the internal 32GB hard drive (coupled with the SD / SDHC slot) should give you plenty of room. This one captures in MPEG-4 AVC / H.264, and reportedly it even supports 5.1-channel audio recording. Mum’s the word on a US price or release, but hopefully we’ll be hearing more real soon.

[Via iTechNews]

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Panasonic’s SDR-H80 / HDC-TM300 camcorders break cover originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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