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July 25 2012 3 25 /07 /July /2012 09:02

The MC50U features a 1/2.88″ Exmor R CMOS sensor, 10x optical zoom and a 3.5″ touchscreen LCD. As for storage, the MC50U offers 64GB of internal flash storage as well as an SDHC/MemoryStick card slot for external storage options. The internal storage gives you about 6 hours of storage at the max resolution/quality setting. A 32GB SDHC card will, in turn, give you approximately 3 hours of storage.

Distinguishing the HXR-MC50U is the addition of an ECM shotgun microphone (with holder), a large lens hood. The changes also extend to the inside, in the form of increased image control via an assignable dial that gives you manual control over focus, exposure, white balance, iris, and shutter speed. USB 2.0 connectivity plus HDMI output to any HDTV let you easily edit and present your video to its best advantage.

The Sony HXR-MC50U Ultra Compact Pro AVCHD Camcorder packs professional quality features into a highly portable unit. The HXR-MC50U captures 1920 x 1080 video at 24Mbps, which is the maximum possible bit rate in the AVCHD format. While lots of handheld camcorders capture HD, many of them compromise audio quality.

Pros
Easy to use, good in low light. HD video quality is superb. Shotgun mic works well. Small size makes this camera highly functional in many challenging situations. Dual record feature lets you shoot HD video and rip still pics at the same time. I am also a

Cons
Wish it had normal manual focus and iris buttons. it is a pain to manipulate on the LED. wish it had XLR out for audio. because of these lacking features, this camera probably falls more into the prosumer category then a full blown professional cam.

Summary
A great little camera for amateurs looking for something better than a camcorder. A good B-roll or documentary option for professional videographers.

 

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July 23 2012 1 23 /07 /July /2012 11:07

The new ultra compact XA10 Professional Camcorder is designed for situations where mobility is critical while shooting. This feature-rich, professional model records Full HD 1080p using an AVCHD codec. The ultimate professional camcorder for run-and-gun shooting, the compact XA10 includes a detachable handle for low-angle shooting and portability. With the handle attached the XA10's functionality is further enhanced with the addition of XLR inputs and an external microphone holder.

The size of the camcorder really beggars belief, especially once the huge internal storage capacity is supplemented by the SDHC/SDXC card slots giving a theoretical maximum capacity of over 4TB. Very few buttons a present on the camcorder body, instead only a few of the most important are distributed in an intelligent manner with the less useful sat in the menu system, which can be found via the touchscreen. This means the likes of exposure and white balance control must be accessed via the screen, obscuring the preview somewhat.

The XA10 sees the world through a Canon 10x zoom lens with a 35mm-equivalent zoom range from 30.4mm to 304mm. The lens is equipped with an 8-blade iris, which forms a rounder aperture than a 6-blade iris and thus helps to produce a more pleasing out-of-focus background, commonly referred to as "bokeh." Everything seen through the lens is captured by a 1/3-inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel CMOS sensor, and is processed by Canon's DIGIC DV III image processor.

The XA10 can record at the maximum AVCHD bit rate of 24Mbps at 1920 x 1080 and 4:2:0 color space. Different bit rate modes (24Mbps, 17Mbps, 12Mbps, 7Mbps and 5Mbps) let you seek an ideal balance between video quality and recording time. Anything recorded in high definition can easily be converted to standard definition while preserving the original HD video. This makes it easier to share video online.

 

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July 18 2012 3 18 /07 /July /2012 08:56

The Panasonic TM900 (Panasonic HDC-TM900) 3 MOS 3D High Definition Camcorder is a high-end HD camera by Panasonic designed with desirable features including a 32GB internal flash memory, 1920 x 1080/60p recording, an SD memory card slot, a quality image sensor system, and the option to record in 3D.

Panasonic HDC-TM900: new features
The main one being that it comes with the ability to shoot Full HD 3D. It may not be able to do this out of the box (the VW-CLT1 3D lens adaptor is available as an extra for around £280) but the mere fact it is ready for 3D shooting future proofs the camcorder, and the combined package with lens is actually less than the TM750 3D bundle that came out earlier in the year.

 

The Panasonic HDC-TM900 has also had tweaks made to its Intelligent Zoom ratio as well – up from 18x on the TM700 to 20x. While T3 has never been enamoured by digital zooms, Panasonic's is one of the best we have tried, as it uses it doesn't pixelate the image, but relies on its sensor to do the work.

This also goes for the Hybrid OIS on board – electric stabilisers never work well but Panasonic has expertly weaved electronic enhancements with optics to offer one of the smoothest pictures we have seen.

 

The Disadvantages of the Panasonic TM900 (Panasonic HDC-TM900)

1) Possible Blurred Images
The Panasonic HDC-TM900 generates a considerable blurring especially when the corrective lens is shifted by panning and or tilting the camera. This results in production of poor quality images.

 

2) Poor Zooming Mode
Just like the preceding Panasonic HDC-SD750, the HDC-TM900 camcorders does not properly zoom in and out when the 3D feature is use. You need to turn off the 3D for enable proper zooming of this camera. This can lead to production of poor images.

 

The good: Generally excellent video quality and a straightforward, if somewhat unglamorous, interface highlight the Panasonic HDC-HS900, TM900, and SD800's capabilities.

The bad: Wonky white balance and lack of a built-in neutral density filter are the two biggest drawbacks of an otherwise very good series of prosumer camcorders.

The bottom line: Panasonic's trio of prosumer camcorders, the hard-disk-based HDC-HS900 and flash-based TM900 and SD800, deliver generally excellent video quality and provide the full set of manual controls and features advanced users want. But you have to be willing to baby the white balance a bit. The TM900 is my top pick of the three for its EVF, but if you're on a tight budget the SD800 should suit just fine.

 

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July 16 2012 1 16 /07 /July /2012 09:34

 

Capture moments inside a video or as nonetheless pictures using the Samsung SMX-F40 camcorder. Let the photos speak using the 720 x 480 pixel for videos and 1600x1200 pixels nonetheless image resolutions of this Samsung digital camcorder. The F40 utilizes H.264 compression which tends to make for files which are simple to function with for uploading to social networking websites. Furthermore, the AAC Audio format captures at 48.1kHz Sampling rate by this Samsung digital camcorder delivers crisp and clear tones.

 

Expanded Product Features

H.264/AVC Encoding

Newest video compression technologies, H.264, utilizes a high compression rate to sharply improve the recordable time using the exact same size storage

 

Record more

Enhanced power efficiency and advanced energy management coming from Samsung 8th generation DSP answer combine to make a camcorder that provides you more than four hours and 20 minutes of battery life, ensuring that you could shoot and share for longer.

 

Get closer

With its extraordinary 65x intelli-zoom (52x optical zoom), the Samsung SMX-F40 series provide you with the capability to bring distant pictures into forefront concentrate, enabling you to zoom closer towards the action from additional away

 

Record the passing of time

The time-lapse recording function captures frames at preset intervals after which arranges them in sequential order to make a video file that condenses an extended time period into a fraction from the time.

 

Effortlessly access and organize pictures with Intelligent Album

Samsung's Intelligent Album function lets you rapidly scroll via your whole image library and organize pictures a multitude of methods, such as; Preferred, Face, Color, and Content material.

 

Longer battery life for lengthy shoots

Enhanced power efficiency and advanced energy management coming from Samsung 8th generation DSP Answer combine to make a camcorder that provides you more than four hours and 20 minutes of battery life, ensuring that you could shoot and share for longer periods.

 

 

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July 11 2012 3 11 /07 /July /2012 08:45

The largest improvement for the HDR-XR150 is possibly its enlarged 25x optical zoom lens, which can be really impressive for any high-def camcorder. The HDR-XR150 also comes with SD/SDHC memory card help, furthermore to Sony's proprietary Memory Stick format. In other words, you've got no much less than three recording formats at your disposal.

 

Attributes:

Record life's moment in Total HD

Preserve your memories in gorgeous 1920x1080 Total High-Definition resolution. Furthermore, this camcorder is capable of 1080/60p playback through HDMI, so you'll be able to relive each of the cherished moments on your compatible HDTV or monitor in brilliant detail and astonishing clarity.

 

Capture smiling faces

Face Detection technologies and Smile Shutter technology tends to make shooting smiling faces a cinch. Face Detection with Face Priority lets you assign priority to a face and after that automatically optimizes focus, color, and exposure and Smile Shutter technology. Smile Shutter captures a smile the moment it takes place and takes nevertheless photographs, even when shooting video.

 

Go beyond auto modes

Picking the correct setting could be a actual activity, but Intelligent Auto mode analyzes your shot and automatically selects the proper settings from 9 distinct scene modes (60 distinct combinations achievable): portrait, smile shutter, backlight handle, scenery, night scenery, high sensitivity, macro, child, tripod and low light.

 

Get closer for your subjects

Excellent for sporting events, wildlife, or distance shooting, a 25x optical zoom brings you closer for the action, so you'll be able to capture incredibly tight shots, even from far away. Furthermore, digital zoom interpolation implies that extreme digital zooming (up to 300x) is clearer, with less distortion.

 

The excellent: Compact; lens focuses comparatively quickly.

 

The negative: Merely OK video top quality, worse-than-expected lens flare difficulties in bright sunlight.

 

The bottom line: Its tiny size and desirable price tag may well draw you for the Sony Handycam HDR-XR150, but this bare-bones camcorder just barely delivers on the promise of HD top quality.

 

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July 9 2012 1 09 /07 /July /2012 08:36

Looking for the summer elements, to make the image is full of passion and vitality

 

To the reader who have proficiency in the use of camera, it is the basic composition that contains three composition, the golden ratio composition, central, radiation, triangle etc. but what kind of elements and composition combine can make the image more in line with the summer? In this section we will aim at the shooting scene, as well as the present image effect, help readers take energetic summer portrait.

 

A photo if only hunt for simple composition, although the picture is very beautiful, but the images will lack of personality and soul. To take passion or vivid picture, primary condition is found the right scenic spots. Harbor and beach where have water, can make the viewer intuitively combine with summer.

 

Another intuitively emphasis is the style of model clothing, which should be thin and cool, whether it is easy to mix cute, transparent skirt, Southeast Asia sand dragon, or Bikini, is quite suitable clothes, accessories can be sun hat, straw hat, sandals and so on, if want to try personalized form, you can match up a large area of the plastic frame sunglasses.

 

Due to the sun glasses can easily become the focus, so you should spend more time at the frame shape and color when choose the glasses, and if should match the clothing. Black alternating with white color frame is usually easy to match, if you has no experience, you can try these kind of glasses frame first, if you are a professor, you can challenge personalized bright color sun glasses.

 

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July 4 2012 3 04 /07 /July /2012 08:47

The H30 is really a slight and compact camcorder that fits nicely inside a little hand. It is so light actually that it could effortlessly match right into a pocket and so little that it nearly encroaches around the Bloggie/Flip territory with its petite stature.

 

listed here are a great deal of issues this camcorder does nicely for that cost although, the very first of that is complete HD video recording at 1080p, and packing a 5x optical zoom within the front lens. The 3-inch touchscreen flips out in the camera physique, which conceals only two buttons; energy and pre-record/instant upload to YouTube. When pressed, the pre-record perform(only accessible once the camcorder isn't linked to a pc) grabs the preceding 3 seconds of footage prior to the record button is pressed.

 

Functions:

Full-HD Camcorder

Using the Camileo H30 camcorder you are able to appreciate state-of-the-art technologies with 1080p Complete Higher Definition Video and consider sharp ten Megapixel digital nonetheless pictures

 

Expertise Higher Definition Up Near

Consider pleasure together with your 5x optical zoom and 4x digital zoom and video stabilization. Manage recordings around the big 3-inch diagonal touch-screen LCD keep track of. Master fantastic movies with four various recording modes: Macro mode for near up shots, movement detection mode for surveillance, slow movement for sports activities and time elapse mode

 

Share with Family and friends

The YouTube hotkey button around the camera enables you to immediately upload films: easy use for that whole family members. You are able to also select to view your films straight in your Higher Definition display using the integrated HDMI cable or perhaps convert your pictures to view and shop in your pc or any mobile gadget

 

Great:Extremely inexpensive, Big display, Includes plenty of equipment, such as an HDMI cable

 

Poor:Sub-par video overall performance, Reduced frame price, Inexpensive develop high quality, Some settings revert to defaults on standby

 

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July 2 2012 1 02 /07 /July /2012 08:45

The Camileo X100 stands apart from the majority of solid-state HD cameras. With its 3in touchscreen and 10x zoom lens, it's a step up from basic HD cameras such as the Flip UltraHD. However, it's considerably less expensive than AVCHD cameras from Canon, Panasonic and Sony.

 

Features:

Full-HD Camcorder.

With the Camileo X100 camcorder you will enjoy state-of-the-art technology with the ability to choose between 1080p/30fps or 1080i/60fps High Definition video and take sharp 10 Megapixel digital still images. Any way you choose your videos and images will look lifelike on any screen you decide to view them.

 

Never Miss the perfect Moment

4GB of internal memory offers room to capture countless precious moments and insert an SD/SDHC memory card to increase recording time up to an estimated 5 additional hours* at 1080p with a 32GB card (not included). Gain greater flexibility and recording time by changing settings which allows up to 12 hours* at the lowest setting. The X100 charges with either an included USB 2.0 cable or an AC adaptor, so you won't need to bring extra cables on your travels. At only 9.5 oz, you will hardly know you are carrying it.

 

Video is recorded in AVC format with an AAC soundtrack and wrapped up in an AVI file. These aren't unusual specifications, but for some reason Sony Vegas refused to import the footage. Premiere Elements was fine with it, though. Video is encoded at 8Mbit/s, which keeps file sizes down but resulted in artefacts in complex and fast-moving scenes. We would have liked the option to increase the bit rate for those most of cherished moments.

 

One customer said that though the Toshiba Camileo X100 Full-HD DVD Camcorder is not compatible with his MacBook, it is still an amazing camcorder. He really enjoys the sharp images, how well it works in low-light situations, it has a lot of internal memory, a great battery life and it can capture pictures while it is in recording mode.

 

Doremisoft HD converter for mac can help to convert avi to mac format, such as MOV, mp4 etc.

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June 27 2012 3 27 /06 /June /2012 08:24

Present day video clip technologies is absolutely nothing brief of fantastic! Higher high quality video clip and audio are creating their way in to residing room's all over the place because of the availability and recognition of HDTVs. If you have usually desired to discover your internal Speilberg and make severe films or simply experiment with video clip programs you now possess the opportunity with out emptying your wallet. Discover the next camcorders:

 

A. Sony Bloggie PM5KW

The Bloggie allows quick seize of every thing about you

The Sony Bloggie variety is great for on-the-go capturing. The PM5KW is really a slim-bodied camcorder that will match properly into most coat pockets and backpacks easily. Featuring complete High definition seize at thirty frames for each 2nd, the Bloggie is ideal for recording the moments you need to keep in mind with respectable clarity.

The Bloggie also features a rotating lens enables you to show the main focus on your self and also the provided 360 lens allows you to consider panoramic video clip, which means you seize all of the motion. This could be fantastic for events and festivals exactly where there's tons heading on at the same time.

 

B. The Panasonic HDC-SD80

The Panasonic HDC-SD80 is light-weight and provides outstanding video clip high quality. Able to using each High definition video clip and nonetheless pictures, the Panasonic HDC-SD80 is an extremely flexible High definition camcorder that's ideal for capturing house video clip.

The Panasonic HDC-SD80 presently features a four our of five star score on Amazon.com in addition to many good critiques from individuals who personal it. To find out much more concerning the Panasonic HDC-SD80 and discover out why this High definition camcorder ought to be around the leading of one's checklist, click on the hyperlink over.

 

C. Panasonic HX-DC1

This pistol-grip camcorder packs a severe punch along with a little type element

Maintaining using the pistol-grip type, the Panasonic HX-DC1 provides a substantial improve more than our formerly talked about camcorders. Featuring a powerful 14 megapixel stills seize resolution, 12X zoom along with the anticipated complete High definition recording, this camcorders spec checklist is extraordinary.

The look and develop are extremely higher high quality and also the camcorder has an nearly futuristic appear to it. Likewise towards the Toshiba, the HX-DC1 enables you to attach for your Television via HDMI. An additional reward of the camcorder is the fact that it information two-channel audio, which means you receive stereo audio on all of your recordings.

 

D.Toshiba Camileo H30 HD Camcorder

The Toshiba Camileo H30 information video clip in 1080p Complete High definition resolution and functions 5X optical zoom. A three.0-Inch Liquid crystal display touch-screen causes it to be simple to begin to see the video clip which you are capturing with out the necessity to become tied to some viewfinder.

General, the Toshiba Camileo H30 is among the very best High definition camcorders for that cash in 2012. It does not possess a large amount of additional functions but does a great occupation using the fundamentals and may be bought to get a great cost.

 

E. Vixia HF R20 HD Camcorder

The Vixia HF R20 includes a 20x optical zoom and provides a singular file transformation utility that's inbuilt and causes it to be simple to scale down video clip dimension for internet sharing.

All these functions and much more have attained the Vixia HF R20 a leading suggestion around the checklist of very best leading ten High definition camcorders of 2012! Discover much more concerning this High definition camcorder, take a look at critiques, evaluate costs.

 

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June 25 2012 1 25 /06 /June /2012 08:29

The GoPro HD Hero2 Outdoor Edition is really a compact camcorder made to file your intense adventures. Whether or not you are skydiving, mountain climbing, or snowboarding, the Hero2 can endure the weather many thanks to its advanced protecting situation. Outside Version will be the most sophisticated GoPro digital camera but. Wearable and equipment mountable, water-resistant to 197'(60m), able to capturing expert complete one hundred seventy diploma broad angle 1080p video clip and eleven megapixel pictures in a price of ten pictures for each 2nd, the High definition HERO2 will be the world's most flexible digital camera.

 

Along with providing you with capturing abilities nearly anyplace, the High definition HERO2 Motorsports Version functions an built-in battery hotter for lengthier battery lifestyle in colder temperatures, Wi-Fi BacPac / Wi-Fi Remote compatibility, and an easy-to-use Liquid crystal display interface. Additionally, the digital camera has LED lights viewable from any angle and may assistance capturing bursts of ten pictures for each 2nd. You are able to recharge the battery whilst you file through USB cable and revel in time-lapse photography each 0.five, one, two, five, ten, thirty or sixty seconds. The High definition HERO2 Motorsports Version even supports reside streaming in the internet, also as Wi-Fi video clip preview and playback in your smartphone, tablet, laptop computer or desktop pc.

 

The 1080p30 footage was complete of depth, and you may reduce the resolution to 720p60 or 480p120 to boost the body price for smoother movement or to possess the versatility to transform your video clip to sluggish movement. Audio is an additional tale. The digital camera does possess a microphone input for all those occasions whenever you wish to choose up distinct dialogue. But it is difficult to choose up greater than the bumps and jostles that seem whenever a digital camera is mounted around the helmet of the guy riding a flat board down a snow-covered mountain.

 

The great: The GoPro High definition Hero2 features enhanced optics, a couple of new video- and still-photo-shooting modes, and backward compatibility with present High definition Hero equipment. Most significantly, its interface continues to be overhauled and it is now easier to see and comprehend.

The poor: As enhanced because it is, the Hero2's interface can nonetheless be considered a little bit perplexing for that first-time consumer.

 

The bottom line: The GoPro High definition Hero2 is definitely the very best GoPro digital camera but, using the ruggedness and high quality that we have arrive to anticipate along with a new user-friendly interface.

 

 

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