Sony Handycam TG7VE - world's smallest HD camcorder with GPS:
Pocket-sized, full HD camcorders are all the rage this year. Sanyo unleashed a world of Xactis, Toshiba came out and today it's the turn of the Sony Handycam TG7VE.The claim to fame for this 230g pistol grip shooter is that it's the smallest full HD camcorder that comes with GPS. Yes, you can shoot your 2.3-megapixel video onto 16GB of internal memory for around six hours and then watch it all back on the 2.7" LCD complete with map and pinpoint graphics showing exactly where it is you saw that you saw you mate accidentally fall into that vomit spattered shopping trolley.In true Sony style, the TG7VE takes light through a Carl Zeiss lens onto a 1/5" Exmor CMOS sensor and puts the lot together with a Bionz processor. It shoots stills at 4-megapixels, gives you up to 10x optical zoom and features all sorts of face-tracking and smile shot functionality which will even work in video capture mode.No word on the price just yet but it'll be out in May along with a 32GB additional memory card plus a wide-angle cap too. Sounds like a good 'un so long as they can keep the price and battery consumption low. 
I’m always very skeptical when I hear any company saying that their particular gadget is the “world’s (insert est-adjective here)”. Case in point, the latest announcement from Sony is boasting that their latest handycam, the HDR-TG1, is the world’s smallest.The measurements are at 1.3 x 4.7 x 2.5 inches, and it weighs in at ten ounces. Somehow, the company is able to fit in a full touchscreen at 2.7 inches, as well as MS Pro Duo and Pro Duo Mark 2 cards.Other features include a 10x Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar optical zoom lens, a BIONZ processing engine, 5.1 Dolby Digital audio recording, as well as a 4 GB worth of memory.Oh, and I forgot to mention that it shoots video with 1080i capability. It can also do stills at 4 Megapixels.I believe that Sony is competing against similar cameras that are small, such as the Canon PowerShot TX1 and the new Vivatar DVR565D. I guess the tiny handycam market is booming.It is nice to know that you can finally have a handycam that fits in your pocket, that you don’t have to haul around in a separate case. However, you will have to pay about $900 for the Sony HDR-TG1. 
Sony DCRPC330 MiniDVSony DCRPC330 MiniDV 3.3-Megapixel Handycam. This optical camcorder give you the highest quality combination of digital video and still camera optics. It has advanced HADTM (hole accumulated diode) CCD imager, a Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T lens and a new advanced primary color filter, which together create outstanding video and digital photographs.
This Sony handycam features Super NightShot infrared system for total darkness environment and Super SteadyShot system for image stabilization, and also smooth interval record feature. You can make you Personal Menu with new customizable 3-D user menu through 2.5-inch hybrid touch panel liquid crystal display (LCD). Now, takes just one touch on the LCD to facilitate a personal shooting style.
The new three-color filter uses proprietary technology produce more true-to-life photographs and video. The manual focus ring combine with the 10X optical/120X precision digital zoom gives you more options for creativity and composition. Sony DCRPC330 MiniDV also equipped with Memory Stick Pro slot,accessory shoe, and NP-FM30 InfoLithium Rechargeable Battery.
Soon, you’re going to have PocketCams, thanks to Sony for their latest and innovative HandyCam HDR-TG1. It’s a new compact size Full HD Camera (1080i) which weighs only ten ounces and measures 32×119x63mm, making it alluring to the travelers. This world’s smallest full HD camcorder can record 1920 x 1080 HD video and 4-megapixel digital photos to Sony Memory Stick PRO Duo or PRO Duo Mark2 media cards. Its robust titanium body and premium tough finish makes it extremely resistant to rubs and fairly stylish. It’s complete with 4GB PRO Duo Mark2 media card. On account of its face detection technology for both video and still images, it can spot up to eight faces in the camcorder’s 2.7-inch touch panel LCD screen. It is outfitted with a first-rate Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar 10x optical zoom lens and 2-megapixel ClearVid CMOS sensor with Exmor-derived technology. The camera’s BIONZ processing engine reduces noise and ensures fast processing. It also features Dolby Digital 5.1-channel surround sound, and an included zoom microphone. 
I'm sure there's a competition among camcorder manufacturers this year to see what the biggest optical zoom they can put on their latest models is. Sony's latest standard definition camcorders boast a 60x optical zoom.Sony's has launched nine new models in its SX range, with features including a choice of recording formats (DVD, hard disc or Memory Stick) depending on model, one second quick start-up, SteadyShot image stabilisation and Carl Zeiss lens.
Sony's latest HD Handycam range (HDR-XR520VE, HDR-XR500VE, HDR-XR200VE, HDR-XR105E, and HDR-CX105E) shoot full high definition video, with features including the super-sensitive Exmor R CMOS sensor for low-noise images even in low light, a premium Sony G lens for advanced optical performance and greater light level capture, active optical SteadyShot mode for ten times improved anti-shake performance over previous Handycams, up to 15x optical zoom, plus a GPS module so you can geo-tag your video. Though most digital cameras produced today have sufficient resolution to make the spec itself almost a non-issue, the same can't be said about camcorders. That goes double for camcorders which record directly to hard disk or DVD, since they need sufficient pixels to compress into a decent image. The resolution of the hard-disk-based Sony Handycam DCR-SR42 -- 680,000 pixels -- falls into the insufficient range, especially since its effective video and still resolution is a mere 340,000 pixels. In fact, it seems as if the only reason for the SR42 to exist is so that retailers can upsell you to the DCR-SR62; trading a higher-resolution 1-megapixel sensor for a more modest zoom lens -- 25x versus the SR42's 40x -- makes sense to us even after factoring in the AU$200 price difference between the two models.Like all the SR models, the SR42 bundles the Handycam Station, which charges the battery and connects to a TV or PC. It also supports one-touch DVD burning via software or when connected to the Sony DVDirect.On one hand, the SR42 feels compact and light, weighing in at only 377 grams, whereas your average hard disk camcorder is pushing half-a-kilo. But the plastic body also feels a little cheap, more like what you'd expect for half the price. It's almost too small, as well. Our fingers overshot the top of the squat body, making it awkward to shoot one-handed; we had to pull our wrists and fingers back to manipulate the zooming and recording controls with our right hand.
As with the rest of the Sony consumer camcorder family, the SR42 uses a touch screen-based menu system. On this camcorder's 2.5-inch, 4:3 aspect LCD, navigation requires tiny fingers, preferably ones without fingertips, as the screen can easily be obscured by fingerprints. You don't need to use the menu much, since the SR42 has only the most basic of feature sets. It includes 10 scene program modes, a few digital effects and transitions, spot metering and focus, and NightShot infrared shooting mode.Video records to the hard disk in MPEG-2 format, and thankfully, you needn't rely on the bundled version of Pixela's Motion Browser to edit, since there are plenty of alternatives available. Still, if for some reason you wanted to use that odd piece of software on the Mac, you'll have to fork over more mullah to Sony for the privelege. Stick with iMovie.Like all but the SR300, the SR42 uses the electronic image stabilizer version of Sony's SteadyShot. Unfortunately the video tends to be so mushy and artifact-ridden that it's hard to tell whether the stabilizer is working, even zoomed out from its 40x maximum.Despite its range, it's fairly easy to control the zoom switch for a fast or consistent crawl, though the autofocus takes a little longer to catch up. The stereo audio, though surprisingly decent, suffers from the lack of a wind filter. Even a modest breeze whips across the audio track with tornado-like rumbles. The camcorder lacks a microphone input as well as an accessory shoe -- typical omissions in budget models. 
The new Sony CX520VE is cleverer than you. No really, it is. It’s Sony’s latest flagship Handycam, and not only comes with a super-sensitive light sensor, but smart new shake reduction, GPS, and a massive 64GB of built in storage for 25 hours of Full HD recording.
That’s on top of surround sound recording, and space for even more memory via Memory Stick. Intimidated? You should be. Keep reading, we promise it just keeps getting better.
The CX520VE handycam is the first camcorder to reduce camera shake in three directions simultaneously. Sony has included new Optical SteadyShot tech inside, to cancel out twitches and shakes. Sony claims the CX520VE offers a ten-fold improvement over previous generations of SteadyShot, so you get super-smooth filming each time.
There’s also a brand new Exmor R CMOS sensor inside the CX520VE Handycam. It’s twice as sensitive as its predecessor, meaning the camera can shoot footage in dim conditions without an artificial light. It’ll even take 12 megapixel still shots, even in low light.
Pocket-sized, full HD camcorders are all the rage this year. Sanyo unleashed a world of Xactis, Toshiba came out and today it's the turn of the Sony Handycam TG7VE.
The claim to fame for this 230g pistol grip shooter is that it's the smallest full HD camcorder that comes with GPS. Yes, you can shoot your 2.3-megapixel video onto 16GB of internal memory for around six hours and then watch it all back on the 2.7" LCD complete with map and pinpoint graphics showing exactly where it is you saw that you saw you mate accidentally fall into that vomit spattered shopping trolley.
In true Sony style, the TG7VE takes light through a Carl Zeiss lens onto a 1/5" Exmor CMOS sensor and puts the lot together with a Bionz processor. It shoots stills at 4-megapixels, gives you up to 10x optical zoom and features all sorts of face-tracking and smile shot functionality which will even work in video capture mode.
No word on the price just yet but it'll be out in May along with a 32GB additional memory card plus a wide-angle cap too. Sounds like a good 'un so long as they can keep the price and battery consumption low.
I’m always very skeptical when I hear any company saying that their particular gadget is the “world’s (insert est-adjective here)”. Case in point, the latest announcement from Sony is boasting that their latest handycam, the HDR-TG1, is the world’s smallest.
The measurements are at 1.3 x 4.7 x 2.5 inches, and it weighs in at ten ounces. Somehow, the company is able to fit in a full touchscreen at 2.7 inches, as well as MS Pro Duo and Pro Duo Mark 2 cards.
Other features include a 10x Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar optical zoom lens, a BIONZ processing engine, 5.1 Dolby Digital audio recording, as well as a 4 GB worth of memory.
Oh, and I forgot to mention that it shoots video with 1080i capability. It can also do stills at 4 Megapixels.
I believe that Sony is competing against similar cameras that are small, such as the Canon PowerShot TX1 and the new Vivatar DVR565D. I guess the tiny handycam market is booming.
It is nice to know that you can finally have a handycam that fits in your pocket, that you don’t have to haul around in a separate case. However, you will have to pay about $900 for the Sony HDR-TG1.
Sony DCRPC330 MiniDV
This Sony handycam features Super NightShot infrared system for total darkness environment and Super SteadyShot system for image stabilization, and also smooth interval record feature. You can make you Personal Menu with new customizable 3-D user menu through 2.5-inch hybrid touch panel liquid crystal display (LCD). Now, takes just one touch on the LCD to facilitate a personal shooting style.
The new three-color filter uses proprietary technology produce more true-to-life photographs and video. The manual focus ring combine with the 10X optical/120X precision digital zoom gives you more options for creativity and composition. Sony DCRPC330 MiniDV also equipped with Memory Stick Pro slot,accessory shoe, and NP-FM30 InfoLithium Rechargeable Battery.
Soon, you’re going to have PocketCams, thanks to Sony for their latest and innovative HandyCam HDR-TG1. It’s a new compact size Full HD Camera (1080i) which weighs only ten ounces and measures 32×119x63mm, making it alluring to the travelers. This world’s smallest full HD camcorder can record 1920 x 1080 HD video and 4-megapixel digital photos to Sony Memory Stick PRO Duo or PRO Duo Mark2 media cards. Its robust titanium body and premium tough finish makes it extremely resistant to rubs and fairly stylish. It’s complete with 4GB PRO Duo Mark2 media card. On account of its face detection technology for both video and still images, it can spot up to eight faces in the camcorder’s 2.7-inch touch panel LCD screen. It is outfitted with a first-rate Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar 10x optical zoom lens and 2-megapixel ClearVid CMOS sensor with Exmor-derived technology. The camera’s BIONZ processing engine reduces noise and ensures fast processing. It also features Dolby Digital 5.1-channel surround sound, and an included zoom microphone.
I'm sure there's a competition among camcorder manufacturers this year to see what the biggest optical zoom they can put on their latest models is. Sony's latest standard definition camcorders boast a 60x optical zoom.
Sony's has launched nine new models in its SX range, with features including a choice of recording formats (DVD, hard disc or Memory Stick) depending on model, one second quick start-up, SteadyShot image stabilisation and Carl Zeiss lens.
Sony's latest HD Handycam range (HDR-XR520VE, HDR-XR500VE, HDR-XR200VE, HDR-XR105E, and HDR-CX105E) shoot full high definition video, with features including the super-sensitive Exmor R CMOS sensor for low-noise images even in low light, a premium Sony G lens for advanced optical performance and greater light level capture, active optical SteadyShot mode for ten times improved anti-shake performance over previous Handycams, up to 15x optical zoom, plus a GPS module so you can geo-tag your video.
Though most digital cameras produced today have sufficient resolution to make the spec itself almost a non-issue, the same can't be said about camcorders. That goes double for camcorders which record directly to hard disk or DVD, since they need sufficient pixels to compress into a decent image. The resolution of the hard-disk-based Sony Handycam DCR-SR42 -- 680,000 pixels -- falls into the insufficient range, especially since its effective video and still resolution is a mere 340,000 pixels. In fact, it seems as if the only reason for the SR42 to exist is so that retailers can upsell you to the DCR-SR62; trading a higher-resolution 1-megapixel sensor for a more modest zoom lens -- 25x versus the SR42's 40x -- makes sense to us even after factoring in the AU$200 price difference between the two models.
Like all the SR models, the SR42 bundles the Handycam Station, which charges the battery and connects to a TV or PC. It also supports one-touch DVD burning via software or when connected to the Sony DVDirect.
On one hand, the SR42 feels compact and light, weighing in at only 377 grams, whereas your average hard disk camcorder is pushing half-a-kilo. But the plastic body also feels a little cheap, more like what you'd expect for half the price. It's almost too small, as well. Our fingers overshot the top of the squat body, making it awkward to shoot one-handed; we had to pull our wrists and fingers back to manipulate the zooming and recording controls with our right hand.
As with the rest of the Sony consumer camcorder family, the SR42 uses a touch screen-based menu system. On this camcorder's 2.5-inch, 4:3 aspect LCD, navigation requires tiny fingers, preferably ones without fingertips, as the screen can easily be obscured by fingerprints. You don't need to use the menu much, since the SR42 has only the most basic of feature sets. It includes 10 scene program modes, a few digital effects and transitions, spot metering and focus, and NightShot infrared shooting mode.
Video records to the hard disk in MPEG-2 format, and thankfully, you needn't rely on the bundled version of Pixela's Motion Browser to edit, since there are plenty of alternatives available. Still, if for some reason you wanted to use that odd piece of software on the Mac, you'll have to fork over more mullah to Sony for the privelege. Stick with iMovie.
Like all but the SR300, the SR42 uses the electronic image stabilizer version of Sony's SteadyShot. Unfortunately the video tends to be so mushy and artifact-ridden that it's hard to tell whether the stabilizer is working, even zoomed out from its 40x maximum.
Despite its range, it's fairly easy to control the zoom switch for a fast or consistent crawl, though the autofocus takes a little longer to catch up. The stereo audio, though surprisingly decent, suffers from the lack of a wind filter. Even a modest breeze whips across the audio track with tornado-like rumbles. The camcorder lacks a microphone input as well as an accessory shoe -- typical omissions in budget models.
The new Sony CX520VE is cleverer than you. No really, it is. It’s Sony’s latest flagship Handycam, and not only comes with a super-sensitive light sensor, but smart new shake reduction, GPS, and a massive 64GB of built in storage for 25 hours of Full HD recording.
That’s on top of surround sound recording, and space for even more memory via Memory Stick. Intimidated? You should be. Keep reading, we promise it just keeps getting better.
The CX520VE handycam is the first camcorder to reduce camera shake in three directions simultaneously. Sony has included new Optical SteadyShot tech inside, to cancel out twitches and shakes. Sony claims the CX520VE offers a ten-fold improvement over previous generations of SteadyShot, so you get super-smooth filming each time.
There’s also a brand new Exmor R CMOS sensor inside the CX520VE Handycam. It’s twice as sensitive as its predecessor, meaning the camera can shoot footage in dim conditions without an artificial light. It’ll even take 12 megapixel still shots, even in low light.
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