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Sony DCR-DVD506E camcorder

Posted by: Ralf Jurrien Friday 2nd, March 2007

Whether it’s a special event, the trip of a lifetime, or simply capturing the spontaneous moments with family and friends which make everyday life unique, The new Sony DVD506E DVD Handycam offers stamina, a powerful zoom and records directly on to DVD, for ease of sharing and archiving footage. Storing nearly two hours of great-looking images and 5.1ch surround sound on 8cm DVD media, the newest Sony DCR-DVD506E DVD Handycam captures even more memories for your money. Every Sony DVD Handycam offers the ‘shoot-eject-play’ convenience of direct playback on a standard DVD player. The Sony Handycam DCR-DVD506E will be available throughout Europe from February 2007.

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Sony DCR-HC47E camcorder

Posted by: Ralf Jurrien Friday 2nd, March 2007

Memories can fade, but with the new Sony HC47E MiniDV camcorder you can capture them for life. The Sony DCR-HC47E DV Handycam packs more user-friendly features than ever, plus an awesome optical zoom range and incredible battery STAMINA. Performance-packed yet compact and supremely easy to use, the latest Sony DCR-HC47 underlines the continuing popularity of affordable, widely available DV format tapes and the tremendous choice of PC-based editing solutions. The new Sony HC47 models feature high quality Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar optics plus Super SteadyShot image stabilisation for crisper, clearer pictures during handheld shooting. The new Sony DV line-up is easier to use and more affordable than ever.

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DXG 506V camcorder

Posted by: Nic Rossmüller Friday 2nd, March 2007

DXG USA, one of the fastest growing digital camera manufacturers, announced the new DXG 506V 5 Megapixel combo digital camcorder, camera, MP3 player, voice recorder, webcam all in one, with built-in 32 MB of storage. The DXG 506V has a cool camcorder-shaped design and comes in 4 trendy colors: Deep-Sea Blue, Metallic Pink, Midnight Black, and Classic Silver. With compact styling, the DXG 506V digital camcorder is perfect to take on the road for recording video with sound or for snapping photos to send to friends or to post on your homepage, such as Myspace, Facebook, and Youtube. The camcorder is geared towards teens, young adults and parents, where price, quality and style are most important.

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Hitachi Hybrid Camcorder

Posted by: Ilse Jurrien Friday 2nd, March 2007

Hitachi America, Ltd. Ubiquitous Platform Systems Division's consumer group unveiled a new generation of UltraVision camcorders that include the first two hybrid products capable of recording video directly to either formats. The DZH500A model, which was selected as a CES Innovations 2007 honoree in the Portable Electronics: Audio/Video category and records onto a wide array of DVD formats, including DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM and DVD+RW, features a 30GB hard drive, 30X optical zoom, SD memory card slot, and will be available in April for about $800. The DZHS300A, available today at retailers nationwide for about $600, features an 8GB hard drive, 25X optical zoom and SD memory card slot.

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Sony DCR-SR200 camcorder

Posted by: Mark Peters Friday 2nd, March 2007

The escalation of sharing user-created content on the Internet has generated demand for camcorders that offer simplified recording and virtually effortless video sharing. Sony US is responding to this demand with a new HDD model for its 2007 Handycam camcorder lineup: Sony DCR-SR200. Pre-orders for these products will begin tomorrow at sonystyle.com/Handycam as well as for sale in March at Sony Style retail stores and authorized dealers nationwide beginning in March 2007. “The long recording times of our hard disk drive camcorders are designed to capture life’s unscripted times, beyond school plays and music recitals,” said Linda Vuolo, director of marketing for camcorder products at Sony Electronics.

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Sony HDR-UX7E camcorder

Posted by: Mark Peters Friday 2nd, March 2007

Capture your life in picture-perfect High Definition with the new AVCHD Sony HDR-UX7E DVD Handycam. Significantly lighter and smaller than previous models, the new Sony UX7E brings your experiences to life with groundbreaking HD quality, day or night. The AVCHD DVD format stores true High Definition pictures on readily-available 8cm DVD discs. DVD+R DL (Dual Layer) technology allows both models to capture almost an hour’s worth of HD pictures and sound (LP mode). There’s an increasing range of replay options to share and enjoy footage captured with your AVCHD DVD Handycam. Shots can be enjoyed on any HD-ready television set via a connected AVCHD-compatible Blu-ray player including new PlayStation3.

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Sony DCR-SR300 camcorder

Posted by: Ralf Jurrien Friday 2nd, March 2007

The escalation of sharing user-created content on the Internet has generated demand for camcorders that offer simplified recording and virtually effortless video sharing. Sony US is responding to this demand with a new HDD model for its 2007 Handycam camcorder lineup: Sony DCR-SR300. Pre-orders for these products will begin tomorrow at sonystyle.com/Handycam as well as for sale in March at Sony Style retail stores and authorized dealers nationwide beginning in March 2007. “The long recording times of our hard disk drive camcorders are designed to capture life’s unscripted times, beyond school plays and music recitals,” said Linda Vuolo, director of marketing for camcorder products at Sony Electronics.

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Sony DCR-SR42 camcorder

Posted by: Nic Rossmüller Friday 2nd, March 2007

The escalation of sharing user-created content on the Internet has generated demand for camcorders that offer simplified recording and virtually effortless video sharing. Sony US is responding to this demand with a new HDD model for its 2007 Handycam camcorder lineup: Sony DCR-SR42. Pre-orders for these products will begin tomorrow at sonystyle.com/Handycam as well as for sale in March at Sony Style retail stores and authorized dealers nationwide beginning in March 2007. “The long recording times of our hard disk drive camcorders are designed to capture life’s unscripted times, beyond school plays and music recitals,” said Linda Vuolo, director of marketing for camcorder products at Sony Electronics.

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Although the CES in Las Vegas is still the designated show for camcorders, there is certainly also room for digital camcorders at the PMA 2010 show. In addition to a digital camera portfolio, manufacturers like Panasonic, Sony and Samsung have also included products such as HD (High Definition) camcorders in their assortment. The camcorder market is undergoing major changes. Demand for compact camcorders with HF and Full HD functionality has increased vastly now that flash memory is used broadly to serve as a standard storage medium. New designs with ultra-low weight allow you to take the camcorder along every day. The daily new video uploads on YouTube prove the success of the camcorder. A successful camcorder manufacturer will adapt his camcorders according to the demand of modern times. The PMA 2010 International Convention and Trade Show, reveals what to expect in the upcoming season.






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