Tag archive: Camcorders

We're pretty experienced with the Kodak Zi8 here at Digital Trends. We've used the handheld camcorders for video reviews and on the show floor at various conferences, and while we've found them convenient and easy to use, the video quality has left something to be desired–particularly in indoor settings.  To that end, Kodak is introducing the new PLAYFULL Zi12. The next iteration of Kodak handycams addresses some of our… Read More

While many consumers rely on smartphone or digital cameras built-in video capture capabilities, camcorder enthusiasts still walk among us. And to their benefit, these movie-making devices are taking leaps and bounds, putting near-professional level quality on shelves. Check out our rundown of the best, recent video cameras on the market, including everything from sleek and simple pocket camcorders to DSLRs with astounding video options built… Read More

Cisco today announced that its line of once-mighty Flip camcorders will soon be given the axe as part of the company's plans “to align its operations.” The restructuring effort will also cost 550 employees their jobs as Cisco moves to overhaul its businesses related to consumer products. Analysts have criticized Cisco in recent months for straying too far from a business model that focused on selling routers and network… Read More

High-resolution cameras and video recorders of capturing high-definition 1080p glory might be commonplace these days, but that also means the mammoth files created by these image capture devices are also getting commonplace—and they aren't getting any easier to manage. Now SanDisk aims to fix the problem with its new SanDisk Extreme Pro SDHC UHS-I card that can support read and write speeds of up to 45 MB/s—meaning it can keep… Read More

If you're an amateur filmmaker, but plain old 2D just ain't doing the trick anymore, you might want to check out JVC's new full HD 3D camcorder. We got a chance to check it out at JVC's booth at CES and it was pretty impressive. To create full 3D images, the camera mimics the human eyes to some degree, using two full HD camera lenses to record slightly differing images of the same object simultaneously.

Some folks looking for a camcorder are satisfied with inexpensive consumer products that (kind of) capture moving images and can maybe push them to YouTube quickly…but other folks are looking for something that offers a little more quality and finesse. That latter group is the market for Panasonic's new HDC-HS700 and HDC-TM700 digital camcorders, which offer 12× optical zooms, a 35mm wide-angle lens, power low-light… Read More

JVC has a new high-def camera to add to its 2010 Everio lineup—the new Everio GZ-HM340. This new HD camcorder sports 16GB of internal flash memory, a 20x optical Konica Minolta zoom lens, 1.37 megapixel CMOS sensor, image stabilization, one-touch upload to YouTube, and an SD/SDHC card slot. JVC says the GZ-HM340 can easily create digital files and share them in a variety of formats with Everio’s MediaBrowser software for Windows, which now… Read More

This is not your parent’s camcorder that they filmed a few of your birthday parties with—this is a new generation of camcorder, with full HD recording and a large 3.5” touchscreen display. The VIXIA HF S20 is one of Canon's flagship VIXIA HF S-series camcorders from its 2010 high-definition lineup. Like we said in the video, this camera may cost you a pretty penny but we think it’s worth it.

JVC launched its 10 megapixel flash-based Everio GZ-HM400 camcorder in the Japan during the summer, but had now brought the unit to the United States in time for the beginning of the holiday electronics season. The GZ-HM400 features a 10 megapixel resolution (it can also shoot 9 megapixel still images) and can capture slow motion video at 120, 300, and 600 frames per second—enough to draw out those action shots into epic masterpieces. Plus, the… Read More