Product Reviews

January 5, 2009

Canon’s cheap flash camcorder

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The FS200 comes in silver, red and blue.(Credit: Canon USA)
Canon brings its flash-memory-based entry-level down a notch, introducing the FS200: an SD-based version of the ZR960 and DC410. Yes, it’s designed differently, but it incorporates the same 680,000-pixel CCD and 41X Advanced Zoom lens as those … Originally posted at CES 2009

Canon’s MiniDV for 2009: And thereupon there was one

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Canon's sole MiniDV model.(Credit: Canon USA)
MiniDV isn’t dead, but it’s getting close: Canon, at least, has reduced its 2009 MiniDV product line down to a loner model geared to the education market. The survivor, the ZR960, is nearly identical to 2008’s ZR900–it has … Originally posted at CES 2009

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Canon notches up its prosumer AVCHD flash camcorders

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The HF S10, Canon's top consumer HD camcorder.(Credit: Canon USA)
Many companies turn out SD-based camcorders in compact designs, simply considering the flash-based technologies allow for much smaller models than those based on tape, hard disks and mini DVDs. While Canon will continue to offer compact AVCHD … Originally posted at CES 2009

December 19, 2008

Indecent Exposure 33: Inquiry expanded

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Listeners spark the dialogue, the view through the viewfinder, and ice, ice baby. Our last show of 2008.

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December 17, 2008

Pocket a Flip Ultra pocket camcorder for $59.99

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Get the fun, friendly Flip Ultra in your choice of colors.(Credit: Woot.com)I don’t like to go to the Woot well too often, but today’s deal is an outright winner (and it let me indulge my love of alliteration). Today only, you can get a recertified … Originally posted at The Cheapskate

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December 11, 2008

Indecent Exposure 32: Inaccessible exactitude?

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Getting good photos of family ’round the tree, solving the glasses-and-diopter conundrum, and your creepiest kid pics.

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December 10, 2008

Creative Vado HD vs. Mino HD: Too close to call

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(Credit: Creative)Several citizens have emailed me asking me when we’d have our review up of the Creative Vado HD mini camcorder. Well, now it’s up, and the big question everyone is asking is whether it’s better than the Flip Video Mino HD. The short reply is …

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