Category Archives: Camcorder
Sanyo Xacti VPC-PD2BK HD Camcorder
Unless you’ve been living in Xanadu, you know that there has been an interesting convergence happening in the camcorder world. Flip HD camcorders brought a new level of minimalism and ease with their cameras. However, that convenience came at the price of optical zoom and image stabilization. Now, Sanyo rides in on its white horse … Continue reading
Sony NEX-VG10 Handycam
Sony, not content to offer new and exciting offerings, has stepped it up with the Handycam NEX-VG10. This Handycam video camera allows for consumer changeable lenses in a camcorder. Pretty exciting. And they do this at a price that really is very affordable for what you’re getting.
Sanyo Xacti HD1010 HD Camcorder
It’s nice when you come across a product that catches your eye. The Sanyo Xacti HD camcorder has a unique look that is reminiscent of vintage camcorders. The results, however, are anything but vintage.
Kodak Zi8 Mini HD Video Camera
Miniature HD video cameras are really the rage these days. They offer exceptional image quality in a tiny package. Kodak has come out swinging with the Zi8. It offer 1080p video with image stabilization.
Canon Vixia HF200 HD Camcorder
It is unreal how far consumer camcorders have come. I can remember working on a super blocky Panasonic not too long ago. The resolution was okay, along with about everything else. The Vixia HF200 Canon HD Camcorder is like a diamond when put alongside that relic.
Samsung HMX 106 HD Solid State Drive Camcorder
Write this one down as a no brainer. Samsung has introduced its first solid state camcorder at CES. Oh wait, it’s the first solid state video camera period. Props. No word on pricing, but I want one.
Flip MinoHD Video Camera
Pure Digital has come out with a pretty interesting line of very compact video recorders. And the latest addition is the Flip MinoHD which, as you guessed, does HD video. I had to laugh listening to some commentary on this recorder. One person noted how you couldn’t share the HD video over the internet. I … Continue reading
A Better Way to Find Faces
If you’ve ever watched the “Jason Bourne” series of movies, he constantly has the CIA, INTERPOL, and other organizations following his every move. One of the ways they did this was through face-recognition software which took video feed, processed it, and compared faces which appeared in the video feed against an archived database. While, … Continue reading
Editing Videos with Photos
Some ingenious students at the University of Washington have come up with a way to enhance video to still photo quality. So, what can it do? Well, it can erase items and run it through the length of the video, from all angles. It can sharpen areas. It can help with overexposure and other abnormalities. … Continue reading
Samsung SC-HMX10 HD Camcorder
Things in the camcorder space have been marching along to HD quality for some time now. You saw it arrive in the professional space a while ago, but those camcorders were terribly expensive. Hence, why they were released to professionals. Now, HD camcorders are trickling down to the average consumer. The Samsung SC-HMX10 is one … Continue reading
