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Navin R Johnson: I thought it was the Vivitar 510 (that's what it says at the Chipchick article) I looked up 150 and 510 and it's neither of those. The 150 doesn't e... more »
musicmonkey34000: holy cows of fire- 50 bucks? how cheap are these things getting? more »
fisherKing: this is perfect, as i AM an amateur submarine night porn filmmaker. still...orange? #vivitardvr150 more »
rizzle: I don't know why, but as soon as something is waterproof I automatically want it... I'm not even near water that much... #vivitardvr150 more »
twoeightnine: Whatever it is, it's going to suck. #newtypeofcamera more »
krztov: so would the verdict be that zi8 is still a better deal? picked a zi8 up last week after reading the giz review when i was looking into a cheap video ... more »
philibuster: In addition to the touch-sensitive buttons, the lens location on these is ridiculous. It's right where your fingers would be if you were holding it in... more »
gemcosta: It seems that a lot of review websites tend to neglect the fact that the Mino HD has a bigger, better sibling, the Ultra HD. It has tactile buttons, r... more »
windupbird81: so what's the better product? new Flip, Zi8 or something else? #flipminohdreview more »
bitgod: Still no stabilization? I'm curious to see that Kodak camera that's coming out with stabilization on it. more »

#pocketcamcorders

Vivitar DVR 150: Infrared Night Vision Waterproof Pocket Camcorder
I don't know how the new Vivitar DVR 150's quality will stack up against the Flip, but being waterproof down to 16 feet and having infrared night vision is a promising start. At least, for amateur submarine night porn filmmakers. More »
#kodak

Rumor: "New Type of Camera" From Kodak in January?
UK gadget blog, Electricpig, says a "highly placed source" at Kodak has promised big things at CES. It's first DSLR since 2004? Something completely different? Either way, it'll apparently arrive alongside the successor to the Zi8 pocket camcorder. [Electricpig]
#review

Flip Mino HD Review: If it Ain't Broke...
Flip's followup to the successful, caveman-easy Mino HD is fundamentally the same product, slightly better. The improvements are welcome, but there are still some issues I wish Flip would address. More »
#nowavailable

Now Available
The Zoom Q3 Handy Video Recorder sets itself apart from the cheap camcorder pack by capturing HD audio with two stereo condenser microphones. More »
#flip

Next-Generation Flip MinoHD: Sleeker Design, Double the Memory
The newest Flip MinoHD was just announced, and it's a lot like the first-gen, but with upgrades all around. You've got double the memory, a much sleeker aluminum design, bigger screen and HDMI port. Sweet! More »
#camcorders

JVC Picsio GC-FM1 Pocket Camcorder: Bite-Sized 1080p*
It's not even worth trying to keep track of the piles upon piles of pocket camcorders on the market today, but only a couple shoot 1080p (UPDATE: almost). And only one does it in such a minuscule package. More »
#mods

Circuit Bending a Camcorder Looks Just Like a 90s Music Video
We've all seen circuit-bent Speak 'n Spells and other audio equipment, but what happens when you do this stuff to a video feed? A physical hand actually reaches out from the screen! (Or it looks any cheesy video filter.) More »
#camcorders

JVC GZ-HM400 HD Camcorder: Like the Slo Mo Everio X, With Better Controls and Optics
We thought about passing on a post about this new JVC camcorder since its specs don't indicate much of an upgrade from previous cams, but the 1080p, slowmo capable machine has better stabilization, manual controls and full bitrate AVCHD recording. More »
#creative

Creative Vado HD Pocketcam V2 Features Direct Transfer to iMovie, Slightly Better OS X Support
Creative today announced their second-generation line of Vado HD pocket camcorders. The most interesting tidbit is the new Mac-friendlier Vado Central software, which allows for easy direct transfer to iMovie. Even better, that software will also work for older Vados. More »
#camcorders

Sanyo Xacti DXM-CG11 Pocket Camcorder Does 720p Video, May Have Built-in Eye-Fi
Though it's a budget model, the latest Xacti still has a 10-megapixel CMOS sensor that records 720p video (H.264 encoded MPEG-4). But the best part: it looks to have built-in Eye-Fi for super-easy wireless video/photos transfers to your computer. More »
#imagecache

What Is This?
Why, it's none other than a collection of cameras and recording devices for a guy who volunteered to go into the Yukon wilderness with as little survival equipment as possible. More »
#camcorders

Canon Vixia HF S11 Camcorder Can Film an Entire Day of Your Life
The new Canon Vixia HF S11 comes with 64GB of internal memory and a SDHC slot to record 24 hours of video. An entire day of my life? Record every single shower, brunch, and embarrassing moment? I'm so there. More »
#review

Kodak Zi8 1080p Pocket Camcorder Review: Your Move, Flip
The gadget: A direct followup to the excellent Zi6 HD pocket cam, the Zi8 adds a 1080p 30fps mode, a lithium ion battery, image stabilization, HDMI-out and a mic jack. It's restyled too, and less pudgy. More »
#camcorders

Kodak Zi8 Wallops Flip With 1080p, Image Stabilizer and SD Slot
Kodak's almost-glimpsed product tease was indeed a new pocket cam, potentially their best yet. Launching with an MSRP of $180, it will overpower the Flip Ultra HD with 1080p recording, an electronic image stabilizer, SDHC card slot and other enhancements. More »
#camcorders

Zoom Q3: Finally A Flip-Type Pocket Cam With Decent Audio
Our Battlemodo showed that while cheap pocket camcorder video quality has come a long way, audio quality is usually abysmal. The Zoom Q3 aims to change that with TWO directional microphones that can be focused much like a lens zooms.
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#diy

Homemade Steadicam Costs About $24,990 Less Than The Real Thing
There are few things that make handheld video look more polished and professional than the use of a Steadicam. And this homemade version is seriously cheap to put together. More »
#camcorders

Samsung Barges Into Flip Territory With HMX-U10 1080p Pocket Camcorder
Samsung has finally joined the illustrious, bulging ranks of Flip-imitating manufacturers, announcing the HMX-U10, a 1080p-recording, 10-megapixel-shooting compact camcorder set to land in September. More »
#video

Gadgets That Wring Amazing Video Out of Cheap Camcorders
Joel mentions a handful of gadgets to squeeze incredible video out of cheap camcorders: the Handy35 custom lens mount for 5D Mark II like depth-of-field, Glidetrack for smooth tracking, and the well-known Poor Man's Steadicam. What're your suggestions? [BBG]
#porn

54 Percent Of You Are Total Perverts
According to our recent poll, 44% of you have filmed yourself having sex wile 10% opted for pictures only. Based on this data, I can only assume that the majority of Giz readers are total perverts. More »
#imagecache

Japanese Prime Minister Bestows Upon Pope the Most Sacred of Gifts (a Sony Camcorder)
Yes, this picture of Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso presenting Pope Benedict XVI with a Sony camcorder on a food platter is bizarre on about four levels, but can you think of a better gift? I'd watch his vlog. [Japanprobe]
#questionoftheday

What Is The Best Technology To Use When You Film Yourself Having Sex?
I mean, I'm just asking. Not in a weird way, like I'm some sort of sick perv looking for pointers or anything. Haha...eh. Seriously though—what would you do? Have you already done it? More »
#camcorders

Sony's HDR-CX520V and HDR-CX500V Camcorders Follow Your Face
Sony just announced two new HD camcorders, both shooting in full HD and snapping 12-megapixel photos. More »
#camcorders

Even Thanko Makes Sorta Decent Cheapo HD Camcorders Now
How easy is it to make an HD camcorder? Even Thanko, proprietor of all gadgets weird and crappy, has pooped one out. Akihabara News has some not terribly telling sample video, but says for the price ($175), it's "decent." [AkihabaraNews]
#photography

Zgrip iPhone Pro Stabilizer: A Bit Too Nice for Even the iPhone
Make no mistake: The Zacuto Zgrip iPhone Pro is completely ridiculous. I mean, it's a $300 iPhone handgrip. But pro video shooters—should they be shooting iPhone 3GS video for some strange reason—will appreciate all the options. More »
#clips

Michael Jackson Gets His Geek On
I don't know if I've ever seen a more humanizing clip of Michael Jackson than this Access Hollywood footage from 2006 in which the King of Pop admires the crew's HD cameras. More »
#photography

Magic Lantern Firmware Unlocks the Canon 5D Mark II's A/V Potential
The Canon 5D Mark II can shoot jaw-dropping 1080P video, but nothing about the interface makes it easy. So one video guru wrote his own firmware for the device to bring camcorder luxuries to the dSLR. More »
#video

The World's Smallest DV Camera Could Reveal World's Largest Scandal
In the era of HD, you thought good old DV was dead? Wrong! Because manufacturers can now make these low resolution cameras smaller than ever. More »
#camcorders

Panasonic Goes Cheap, Light With the HDC-SD10, TM10 1080p Camcorders
Nothing about the hardware Panasonic's new camcorders is going to do much to liven ye olde pantaloons, and that's fine. The HDC-SD10 and HDC-TM10 aren't meant to be cutting edge. Instead, they're cheap—under $600—and super-light, at just .5lbs. More »
#camcorders

DigiLife Crams a Pico Projector Into a Pocket Camcorder
DigiLife's DDV-JF1 pocket camcorder rocks mostly the same features as other mini-cams like the Flip HD, including 720p recording and a 2.5-inch LCD. But it's got a trick up its sleeve—a 640x360 pico projector built right in. No word on price or availability yet, though. [Engadget]
#camcorders

Pure Digital's Flip Camera's Software For Sharing With the Web, Livingroom and iPhone
At D, Flip camcorders are going to have this new software that allows a user to share their videos with the web, through their iPhone app, or to the livingroom via a coming accessory or set top box partners. I'm not writing this up longer because you all already know how to use youtube. The UI looks nice and simple for moms and dads that are not that tech literate, however. It will support all the previous Flip cameras. [All Things D] More »
#projectors

JVC's First 8K Projector and 4K Live Camera Are Under $200K
JVC latest projectors—one at 8K (8,192x4,320pixels) and the other at 4K (3,840x2,160pixels)—come with 10,000 lumens of brightness and produce a 5500:1 contrast ratio. More »
#hd

$100,000 Camera Captures Slow Mo Surfing, From Underwater
For the upcoming BBC nature series "South Pacific," filmmakers rigged a TyphoonHD4 to shoot above and underwater HD in gorgeous slow motion. More »
#camcorders

Samsung HMX-H106, the First 64GB SSD 1080p Camcorder, Ships May 22nd for $900
Spotted at CES in January and rumored for an April release, Samsung's capacious, thermos-like HMX-H106 only just started shipping in Korea today. But it's not coming here until late May, and it'll set you back. More »
#lightningreview

Flip UltraHD Camcorder Review
The Flip UltraHD is the true sequel to the cheap, crappy-but-good enough camcorder that's smuggled 13 percent of the market and was once our favorite cheap camcorder. More »
#digitalcameras

Pogue Says Panasonic's Pseudo-SLR GH1 Makes a Great HD Camcorder
Hopefully things are cloudiest before they clear up: Nobody buys real camcorders anymore, entry-level DSLRs are all about HD video, and NYT's David Pogue picks Panasonic's Lumix GH1 as the current 1080p shooting champ.
#camcorders

Aliens Would Use Samsung SMX-C14 and SMX-C10 to Shoot Their Home Movies
Okay, aliens would probably use some kind of holographic 3D recording device, but if they were stuck on earth, they'd be drawn to Samsung's SMX-C14 and C10. More »
#camcorders

Genius G-Shot HD520 Shoots 720P for $150
Is it bad that I'm not excited about the Genius G-Shot HD520? More »
#camcorders

ContourHD Films Your Extreme Escapades In HD
The ContourHD claims to be, quite simply, the world's first wearable HD camcorder. More »
#flipultrahd

Flip Ultra HD: Our Favorite Cheap Camcorder Goes HD
The most majorest problems with the Flip Mino HD are its squinty small screen and narrow lens, so seeing an HD rendition of our favorite cheap camcorder—the Flip Ultra HD—makes us happy. More »
#camcorders

Panasonic Camcorder Packs Two Lenses for Full HD in 3D
Most 3D recording systems require dual cameras mounted in close proximity, but Panasonic's newest 3D camcorder combines these two systems into one. More »

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