Sony HDR-TG5 Handycam

Sony is claiming it has broken its own record by replacing its smallest hi-def handycam with an even smaller one.

The Sony HDR-TG5 Handycam, available from the 1st of July, is so tiny it will slip into a pocket.

Sony reckons, however, that no performance or functional compromise has been made to shrink it to size. In fact, it has a 16GB internal memory which can store up to six-and-a-half hours of HD movies, and up to 13 hours when the optional 16GB Memory Stick is also used.

Other new features include an optional wide-angle conversion lens for panoramic landscape shots, built-in GPS antenna and digital maps that allow users to tag their videos and photos.

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The HDR-TG5 has a 4.0 megapixel camera for still shots, and includes camera technology such as face recognition and “Smile Shutter”, which automatically snaps shots of people when they are smiling.

The HDR-TG5 comes in a high quality, streamlined, scratch-resistant titanium design, and will retail for $1499 exclusively at Sony Style stores.

Via Tone.co.nz

Sony HDR-CX12 reviewed

PC Advisor has posted a review of the Sony HDR-CX12 camcorder.

Recording to a SDHC memory card, the Sony HDR-CX12 HD sports a 1/3-inch imaging sensor - a rather large size for a consumer HD camcorder - and HDMI output. It records AVCHD video at a data rate of 16Mbit per second, which is good, but not at the top of the heap.

Overall, the shooting experience with the Sony HDR-CX12 HD is quite comfortable. For manual adjustments as you shoot, Sony thoughtfully included a great control wheel.

Generally speaking, it's much faster and more natural to use an analogue wheel than it is to fiddle a little joystick or click through menus using buttons when you want to manually adjust focus, zoom, exposure, shutter speed, and so on.

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Read the full PC Advisor HDR-CX12 review here.

Sony HDR-CX12 review

Macworld has a review of the Sony HDR-CX12 camcorder.

Overall, the shooting experience with the HDR-CX12 is quite comfortable. For manual adjustments as you shoot, Sony thoughtfully included a great control wheel. Generally speaking, it’s much faster and more natural to use an analog wheel than it is to fiddle a little joystick or click through menus using buttons when you want to manually adjust focus, zoom, exposure, shutter speed, and so on. The intuitive controls make it much easier to shoot in challenging situations or when you want to do more than just capture basic home movies.

Pros
Excellent image quality; comfortable and easy to use; works with iMovie ’09 without a hitch; cool Night Shot and super slow motion shooting modes; good photo stills.
Cons
External mike input available only through Active Interface Shoe; no headphone jack; requires cumbersome docking base to connect to Mac; no progressive video mode.

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Read the full review here.

Sony HDR-CX12 reviewed

PCMag Mid-East has a new review of the Sony HDR-CX12 HD camcorder. Check out the review and images on their page, link at the bottom of the post.
The HDR-CX12 is a high definition (HD) camcorder that captures full 1920 x 1080 in the AVCHD format to MemoryStick Duo cards, and allows support up to 16GB. Sony ships this camcorder with a 4GB MemoryStick PRO Duo card. You might want to note that unlike other camcorders in the market that are similar to the HDR CX-12, this camcorder doesn’t have built-in storage for you to record on. When using the supplied 4GB Memory Stick PRO Duo, you get up to 25 minutes of HD footage when recording it set to full HD, and up to 85mins of HD footage when the recording is set to LP. For standard definition you get up to 55mins of high quality footage while up to 160mins when recording at LP.

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Read the full review here.

Sony's summer camcorder collection

Sony Philippines is heralding the sun-kissed days and starlit nights of summer with a product line-up set to spark the imaginations of everyone, from style savants and romantic treasure hunters, to practical parents out to find the season’s best deals.

Whoever you may be and however way you choose to spend your summer, Sony has a line-up of fresh offerings especially for you.

• For style and fashion mavens
• For sentimental moms
• For discerning dads
• For smart vacationers
• Feisty adventure-lovers

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Via the Manila Bulletin

Sony HDR-SR12E on sale 29% off at Amazon UK

The Sony Handycam HDR-SR12E is available at an RRP of £1,049, Amazon.co.uk is currently selling this beast for £749.99 -- that's a nearly £300 (29%) saving.

The HDR-SR12E has a big 120GB hard drive, CZ Vario Sonnar T* lens, ClearVid CMS sensor, full HD recording, 12x optical zoom / 250x digital zoom, image stabilisation, recording to optional memory sticks, 10-megapixel stills, slow-mo recording at 200fps, 5.1-channel surround sound recording and HDMI output.

Via TechDigest.TV

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