Ever wanted to record your friends and family, including yourself, but found that you’ve been stuck behind the lense on camera duty? You’re filming magical moments, recorded for posterity, and you’re reduced to the role of disembodied narrator. Alas, this problem is no more with JVC’s latest offering, the Everio GZ-HM550 camcorder, released last Friday. [...]
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No Comments »Well here’s an interesting device. Remember the “self portrait” camera, in which Samsung put a small LCD screen on the front of a digital camera, thus eliminating the guess work in properly framing a picture at arm’s length? Well, building on the concept of including the camera operator as part of a picture’s [...]
Posted in Cameras, Consumer Electronics, Video Tags: digital camera, Ion Audio, pocket camcorder, Twin Video 1 Comment »Going to CES can simultaneously be a gadget lover’s greatest dream and worst nightmare. While the opportunity to demo the latest gear and technology is extremely thrilling, it quickly makes one realize the obsolescence of their “stuff” and the potential costs associated with frequent and incremental gadget upgrades. Even those with steep tech gear budgets find it difficult to [...]
Posted in Cameras, Consumer Electronics, Photo, Video Tags: CES2010, digital camera, digital video camera, Kodak, PlaySport, pocket camcorder 1 Comment »Looking for a pocket video recorder but don’t want to spend $200 for a high end, high definition JVC PICSIO? Vivitar, looking to expand into this growth market, is now marketing its DVR 150 pocket camcorder for just under $50 bucks. Despite its price, the DVR 150 actually has a few cool features not found [...]
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