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Digital Video Camera

Panasonic HDC-TM700

2010.02.09

The HDC-TM700 from Panasonic is the world’s first camcorder that records 1080/60p. To store 1080/60p at 28Mbps the HDC-TM700 has 96GB of internal memory. If that’s not enough you can add up to 64GB more via a SDXC card. Source: Akihabara News

JVC Everio GZ-HD620: 1080p, 120GB World’s Smallest HDD Camcorder

2009.12.08

JVC’s Everio GZ-HD620 records in 1080p via its backside illuminated CMOS image sensor. The 1080p footage is recorded unto a 120GB hard drive or a microSDHC card. The GZ-HD620 only weighs 270g, which is very light. For example, Panasonic’s latest Micro Four Thirds camera, the GF1, weighs 285g and that’s just the body without a [...]

Canon EOS 7D

2009.09.01

Let’s get down to business right away! The Canon EOS 7D is positioned to be the best video-enabled digital SLR (or simply VDSLR) with a cropped (APS-C) image sensor. The video below is from user ChristopherKblog on YouTube and describes the new image sensor, image processors and autofocus systems of the 7D:

Here are the list [...]

Kodak Zi8

2009.08.22

The Best Wired’s Steven Leckart concludes Kodak’s Zi8 as the “best pocket cam we’ve seen this year.” (Source: Wired) What about Pure Digital’s Flip you ask? Blows it out the door according to Leckart. So what makes the Zi8 so good?
Good Stuff 1080p, microphone jack, slimmer sexy body, easy-to-use rubber USB connector. 1080p at 30fps [...]

JVC 4K Camcorder Prototype: 3840 x 2160 Quad Full HD

2009.05.12

4K or Quad Full HD. The next generation in pixels. The pixel format: 3840 x 2160. That’s having four 1920 x 1080 in a 2×2 matrix. JVC has announced its 4K prototype camcorder. 3840 x 2160 = 8.29 megapixels. And that’s just a single frame. At 60fps the bandwidth is incredible: 1.42 gigabytes per second!* [...]

Samsung HMX-R10: 1080p Flash Memory Camcorder

2009.05.05

5.3MP Large CMOS Samsung’s HMX-R10 looks like a cute metallic cyclopes, if ever a cyclopes can be described as cute. Or metallic. The HMX-R10 captures 1080p video, has a 8x optical zoom and an HDMI port. While the rather largish 1/2.33″ 5.3 megapixel (effective) CMOS image sensor is hard at work capturing 1080p you can [...]

Philip Bloom: Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 Video Footage

2009.05.04

Philip Bloom just uploaded an almost 4 minute long footage taken by a Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 (or just GH1) of the ReFrame collective shoot out that was held in Austin, Texas. Bloom states that the video that you see was taken straight out of the GH1 ‘ungraded’. This was the first time Bloom used the [...]

VholdR ContourHD: World’s First HD Wearable Camcorder

2009.04.27

VholdR ContourHD Specifications
Image Sensor: 5 Megapixel CMOS
Video Capture: 1280 x 720 at 30fps, 858 x 480 at 60fps in MOV (H.264 with AAC Audio)
Lens: 135-degree Wide Angle (HD)
Connectivity: USB
Adjustability: 192-degree Lens Swivel
Storage: microSD (2GB included)
Other: Water, Shock, Vibration, Impact Resistant
Weight: 4 oz (116g)
Availability: May 15, 2009
Price: US$280
Nifty The world’s first HD wearable camcorder: VholdR’s ContourHD. [...]

Panasonic GH1 Test Video

2009.04.24

retroleum, a user on flickr, posted up some shots taken by a Japan-spec Panasonic GH1. Clicking on the picture above will take you directly to a GH1 test video taken at 1080i/24fps. Looks good but slightly under-exposed and it did have a little difficulty auto-focusing on the lens cap. The really cool thing about the [...]

NAB 2009: Panasonic 3D Full HD, Twin Lens P2 Professional Camera Recorder Prototype

2009.04.20

Panasonic is in the 3D bandwagon. The 3D Full HD twin lens P2 professional  camera recorder prototype that you see above is evidence of the company’s intentions. As you can see there are two lenses to capture 3D video, and in 1080p. Panasonic unveiled the 3D video camera at the NAB 2009 conference that is [...]