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Sony’s latest professional-grade camcorder probably meets your needs and then some by quite a stretch, recording AVCHD up to 24Mbps and SD quality in MPEG-2 / 9Mbps. We’re also looking at a 20x zoom lens, 3 x 1/3-inch Exmor CMOS sensor, and storage options including Memory Stick Pro Duo and an optional 128GB flash memory drive. Don’t lie, you want this beast, even if it clearly falls in the “if you have to ask, you can’t afford it” category. Look for more temptation sometime closer to its expected early 2010 launch.

Filed under: Digital Cameras

New Sony NXCAM is more camcorder than you ever need, but still you covet originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Hmm… we’ll pass.

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Filed under: Portable Video

Japanese company Greenhouse launches camcorder for women originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Look at what we just got in the mail. It’s the just-announced newest version of the Flip Mino HD. I’ve only played around with it for a few minutes, but I think it’s safe to say that Pure Digital (now owned by Cisco) really got the pocket camcorder’s looks right this time out.

The first Flip looked fairly cheap–almost disposable. The first-generation Flip Mino and its aesthetically identical counterpart, the Flip Mino HD, was a marked improvement. But the device still looked a bit dated, like something that might be branded by Radio Shack back in the 90s.

This device, on the other hand, is quite slick, with its brushed metal finish. The HDMI port has made its way down to the bottom of the device–there are no additional video or audio out ports on the camera. The rear features a larger LCD and the same touch-sensitive buttons as the earlier version of the Mino.

The device also feels a lot more solid than its diminutive predecessor. You don’t get the feeling that this camcorder is going to fall apart in your pocket.

We’ll be bringing you a hands-on review of the device in the near future at PCMag.com. In the meantime, check out a slew of close-up shots, after the jump.

With the introduction of the latest version of iMovie comes a new video format from Apple. According to the company, “iFrame is designed to make importing and editing video fast and easy without taking up a lot of space on your hard drive.” Sanyo has become the first company to embrace the new format, with its new Dual Cameras, the VPC-HD2000A and the VPC-FH1A.

Available now, the new cameras are “the world’s first camcorders to offer compatibility with iFrame,” according to Sanyo. The VPC-HD2000A and VPC-FH1A will run $599 and $499, respectively. Both cameras are programmed to default to the new format.

Okay, so we know this version of the shuffle hasn’t been on Apple’s pages for a few weeks now, but there’s still something curiously awesome about a shuffle with a camcorder. You know — considering that the Cupertino-based company won’t even add a video camera to the iPod touch. The Mini MP3 DV Cam, which is meticulously crafted by one Xiangyun Industry Co., Limited, seems to be a camcorder / camera alone, with no music playback functionality to speak of. Packing a 1.3 megapixel sensor capable of logging VGA-quality (640 x 480 resolution) clips, the device can also snag stills and store ’em on the user-provided memory card. The good news is that this gem costs just $15 to $30 depending on the amount you order; the bad news is the 100 item order minimum. Anyone down for a group buy? Bueller?

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Mini MP3 DV Cam shoves a camcorder into old iPod shuffle enclosure originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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