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Camcorder: video CAMera reCORDER A combination video camera and videocassette recorder in one unit. Sony introduced the first camcorder in 1983 with its Betamovie. It recorded directly onto...; Full Camcorder Definition >>

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Kodak announces two cameras, two photo frames, and a Flip-baiting, YouTube-friendly camcorder: In a flurry of announcements this morning, Kodak released info on two new digital cameras: The EasyShare Z1015 IS, a 15x megazoom, and the EasyShare M1093 IS, a 10-megapixel compact point-and-shoot, both of which will ship in September. by Janice Chen; Tags: Eastman Kodak Co., Camcorder, YouTube Inc., Photograph, Camera, M1093 IS, Corporate Communications, Monitors & Displays, Marketing, Hardware, Components, Janice Chen; Blog posts 2008-07-10
RCA Small Wonder EZ210: Of all the budget minicamcorders released in 2008, RCA's Small Wonder Traveler EZ210 may be the oddest duck of the bunch. It has some things going for it: SD card support up to 8GB; a large, sharp 2.5-inch LCD display; and a "rugged" exterior that can presumably help the Traveler--now...; Tags: Corporate communications, Flash memory, Memory, video, USB connector, USB, camera, RCA, camcorder; Product reviews 2008-06-19
RCA Small Wonder EZ205: Until the recent arrival of Creative's Vado, the biggest competitor for Pure Digital's Flip Video products in the mini camcorder, straight-to-Web video arena has been RCA's Small Wonder--which just happens to use technology licensed from Pure Digital. While the video quality of the Small Wonder hasn't quite measured up to...; Tags: Corporate communications, Monitors & displays, Small Wonder Pocket EZ205, LCD, video, camcorder, Small Wonder; Product reviews 2008-06-16
News to know: Windows 7; Firefox 3.0; Yahoo; SOA; Nokia: Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Windows 7: To wait or not to wait? That is the question Microsoft continues paring back the Windows Live family Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Firefox 3.0 Release Candidate 2 available from FTP servers ...; Tags: Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Windows 7, Nokia Corp., Yahoo! Inc., Camcorder, SOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microsoft Windows, Web Browsers, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Internet, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-06-05
Is the new Flip Mino camcorder worth $30 more than the bestselling Flip Ultra?: Is the new Flip Mino camcorder worth $30 more than the bestselling Flip Ultra?Is this camcorder any better that cellphone?$179 is not cheap for only 2GB of memory. You can get 4GB memory card and cellphone for much less. We are not talking about quality here though :)RE: Is the...; Tags: Flip Mino camcorder worth, new Flip Mino camcorder worth, camcorder worth, Flip Ultra, Flip Mino, camcorder; Discussion threads 2008-06-04

Is the new Flip Mino camcorder worth $30 more than the bestselling Flip Ultra?: [Updated: June 4, 2008 @ 5:01 pm] The super-popular Flip Ultra's incredible success has inspired plenty of competition trying to ride the cheapo-camcorder tsunami that the Flip set off. So less than a year after the Flip Ultra's September 2007 release comes Pure Digital's latest Flip, the Flip Mino....; Tags: Battery, Camcorder, MySpace, Engineering, Janice Chen; Blog posts 2008-06-04
Leaked Flip Mino camcorder official, touch sensitive: Leaked Flip Mino camcorder official, touch sensitiveTHEY BLEW IT. AGAIN!Even my cell phone has portable memory. What is their flipping problem? (Sorry, couldn't resist.) This is the perfect device for a micro SD card. Whiskey tango foxtrot?; Tags: camcorder; Discussion threads 2008-06-04
Leaked Flip Mino camcorder official, touch sensitive: The leaked Mino camcorder from Flip is now official, and from the looks of it, it's still got the stripped-down appeal of its sibling Video. New features on the Mino include touch sensitive buttons as opposed to click and an increased video bit rate of 4.0 Mbps (doubled from...; Tags: Hour, Battery, Camcorder, Mino, Dimensions, Engineering, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2008-06-04
The worst shopping experience on the web?: When I was hunting down an extra battery for my Canon Vixia HF10 last month, a sponsored link caught my eye. Some place called "The Camera Professionals" was advertising the camcorder for $599, or $300 less than the cheapest price I had seen at the time. (Since then, the store...; Tags: Web, Camcorder, Order, E-mail, Online Communications, Josh Taylor; Blog posts 2008-05-19
JVC unveils new camcorder that uploads directly to YouTube: JVC unveils new camcorder that uploads directly to YouTubemore importantlywill utube be arround and free a few years from now?Those harddrives that hold the data are not free and need replacement every few years, plus some electricity to spin them.Would they keep up with the latest marketing fad?UNEDITED???...guaranteed boredom...even pros...; Tags: JVC, camcorder, YouTube Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-05-19
JVC unveils new camcorder that uploads directly to YouTube: Coming over the morning tech wire is an introduction to JVC's newest camcorder that offers one-button uploading to YouTube. The company positions the new JVC Everio S Series memory camcorder, the GZ-MS100, directly above the popular Flip by marketing it as a full-fledged camcorder with Internet video...; Tags: JVC, Camcorder, YouTube Inc., GZ-MS100, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2008-05-19
Samsung SC-HMX10: Photo gallery:Samsung SC-HMX10Samsung takes some interesting turns to deliver its semibudget-priced, flash-based HD camcorder. On one hand, the SC-HMX10 seems to offer quite a bit for the money, including 720p video, 8GB built-in memory, manual exposure controls, and a microphone input, all in a diminutive package. On the other hand,...; Tags: camcorder, HMX10, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung SC-HMX10, video, battery; Product reviews 2008-04-23
Canon's new Vixia HF10: The best (and first) camcorder I've ever owned: Canon's new Vixia HF10: The best and first camcorder I've ever owned16MB? Woohoo!16MB built-in memory? Wow. That should capture, what, about 3-4 frames of priceless HD memories? ;)-- Typo PoliceThanks for catching my typo!Thanks for pointing it out -- fixed now, and maybe I should have taken a few more...; Tags: VIXIA HF10, camcorder, Canon Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-04-23
Canon's new Vixia HF10: The best (and first) camcorder I've ever owned: About a month before my wife gave birth (which explains where I've been the past few weeks), I got a great piece of purchasing, errrr, parenting advice, from my friend Joe via IM: "though you prolly already have this covered, use this as an excuse to buy photo and...; Tags: Camcorder, Video, Canon Inc., Video Quality, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Josh Taylor; Blog posts 2008-04-23
Canon Vixia HF100: Photo gallery:Canon Vixia HF100Canon may not have been first out of the gate with a flash-based camcorder--or second, or third--but one of its debut models, the high-definition Vixia HF100, gets it right the first time. A sleek, matte-gray compact model with a well-rounded feature set, great video, and excellent performance,...; Tags: Corporate communications, Vixia HF100, camcorder, Canon Inc., video; Product reviews 2008-04-16
Drool Alert: RED Scarlet 'pocket professional' mini camcorder: Drool Alert: RED Scarlet 'pocket professional' mini camcordertesttestNo thanks.Just in the past day I've read several scathing reviews of the current Red camera. Apparently it comes with a long laundry list of shortcomings, design goofs, and glitches. Some are saying it was released long before it should have...; Tags: RED Scarlet, HDV, camcorder; Discussion threads 2008-04-14
Drool Alert: RED Scarlet 'pocket professional' mini camcorder: It's NAB 2008 time, and RED has revealed its Scarlet "pocket professional" camera. "Why should I care?" you ask. Oh, I don't know -- maybe because it's packed with a 2/3-inch Mysterium X sensor, can shoot at 1 to 120 FPS (180 FPS in burst mode) and...; Tags: Camcorder, Video, Camera, Corporate Communications, FireWire, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2008-04-14
Sony, Sanyo, Panasonic battle for compact camcorder crown: Sony, Sanyo, Panasonic battle for compact camcorder crownAre these cams worth the roughly $900 price tag? No.Too many compromises, too many bugs. Maybe the next generation, but for right now, neither the price or the feature-set makes sense. Why go to HD if all you end up with is...; Tags: Sanyo Electric Co., camcorder, Panasonic, Sony Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-04-11
Sony Handycam HDR-SR11: I used to think that hard drive models would take over the camcorder market as miniDV slowly faded into the horizon. I've since changed my tune after using flash-based models, especially those that include some onboard memory. However, if you shoot a lot of video--or just don't bother to back...; Tags: camcorder, Sony Corp., AVCHD, hard drive; Product reviews 2008-04-10
Sony, Sanyo, Panasonic battle for compact camcorder crown: While the mini-laptop wars heat up in another department, the world's gadget producers are fighting it out over another device: the compact hi-def camcorder. In today's New York Times, David Pogue explains how Sony, Sanyo and Panasonic keep trying to beat each other to the punch in...; Tags: Sony Corp., Panasonic, Camcorder, Sanyo Electric Co., Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2008-04-10