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Samsung C20 Review
Camcorders: Popular &bull Jul 23, 2010
The Samsung SMX-C20 is a standard definition camcorder that records 720 x 480 video in the H.264 format. It features the company's "active angle" zoom lens (10x), face detection, and a 2.7-inch LCD display. It retails for $199. Full specifications for the SMX-C20 can be found here. Video recorded with the camcorder can be found here. The SMX-C20 records 720 x 480 resolution video via a 680K pixel 1/6-inch CCD sensor in the H.264 format. It's no fair to ding the C20 for being a standard definition camcorder - if you don't own an HDTV, have no interest in owning… Full Story »
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Underwater Shoot Tips
Camcorders: Popular &bull Jul 11, 2010
Shooting videos under water is a challenge. There's the whole "lack of oxygen" thing of course, but more importantly, the lighting is crazy, it's dark, you're moving around. You can leave your camcorder on "auto" and hope for the best. This lets the camcorder make up its own mind about what settings… Full Story »
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Canon R11 review
Camcorders: Popular &bull Jul 8, 2010
Canon's Vixia HF-R11 is a high definition camcorder capturing 1920 x 1080 video in the AVCHD format. It is a flash memory-based camcorder with 32GB of internal memory, a 20x optical zoom lens, a 2.7-inch LCD and face detection. It retails for $699. Canon's HF R11 is a model in its new R-series of mid-range, more affordable HD camcorders. There are two other models in the lineup with almost identical features: the HF R10 and R100. The only difference between them is internal memory and price: the HF R10 ($549) has 8GB of internal flash… Full Story »
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Best Web Camcorders
Camcorders: Popular &bull Jul 2, 2010
Thanks to online video sites such as YouTube and Vimeo, it's easier than ever to upload your camcorder videos to the Web for friends and family to enjoy. But some camcorders make the process of uploading Web videos and some,… Full Story »
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Waterproof Camcorders
Camcorders: Popular &bull Jun 25, 2010
If there's one thing most camcorders don't care for, it's water. It will wreck their circuits and, potentially, fry the owner as well. Fortunately there are several camcorders that are specifically designed to go underwater. Here's a look at some… Full Story »
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Toshiba S20 review
Camcorders: Popular &bull Jun 15, 2010
Toshiba's Camileo S20 is a high definition camcorder that records 1920 x 1080p video in the H.264 format. It features an ultra-slim design, 4x digital zoom lens, digital image stabilization, a 3-inch LCD and retails for $179. Official specs can be found here. Video recorded with the S20 can be found here. The S20 records 1920 x 1080p video via a 5-megapixel CMOS sensor. You also have the option to record 720p video as well as WVGA and VGA-quality movies. At 1080p, the S20… Full Story »
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Fathers Day
Camcorders: Popular &bull Jun 15, 2010
Being a dad means being the go-to-guy for family video recording. This year, why not update the old man's camcorder? We know dad likes the latest and greatest, which, in camcorder terms, means high definition video recording on flash memory… Full Story »
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- memory cards
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Toshiba X100 Review
Camcorders: Popular &bull Jun 3, 2010
Toshiba's Camileo X100 is an HD camcorder that records 1920 x 1080p video in the H.264 format. It features a 3-inch touch-screen LCD, 4GB of internal flash memory, a 10x optical zoom and 10-megapixel still photos. It retails for $399. The official specs can be found here. Video samples from the X100 can be found here. The Camileo X100 is one of a growing number of low cost traditional camcorders offering 1920 x 1080p video recording. It does so via… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Digital Camcorder
- Zoom
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Panasonic HS60
Camcorders: Popular &bull May 29, 2010
Panasonic's HDC-S60 is a mid-range HD camcorder,, retailing for $699. It records to a 120GB hard drive and features a 25x optical zoom lens, 2.7-inch touch-screen LCD, an intelligent scene mode and face detection. Complete specs here. You can view sample footage recorded with the HS60 here. The HS60 is anchored around three 1/4.1-inch,CMOS image sensor providing a total resolution of 3.3-megapixels for recording 1920 x 1080 video in the AVCHD format. The HS60 doesn't offer the 24Mbps recording available on higher-end units (it tops out at 17Mbps), but the video was… Full Story »
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uCorder Review
Camcorders: Popular &bull May 13, 2010
You shouldn't confuse the uCorder with a true pocket camcorder - like the Flip. The video quality is not comparable. Indeed, if you're interested in buying this device primarily for video recording, don't. The quality of the footage just isn't… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Digital Camcorder
