Editorial Product Review: :Capture Hi8 quality video and Hi-Fi sound with the compact, affordable, and easy-to-use CCD-TRV138 Handycam camcorder. It features a CCD imager with 320K gross pixels that provides detail and image precision along with exceptional analog video performance. Digital Zoom Interpolation creates clearer, sharper images for extreme digital zooming.Along with a variety of features to capture quality images and sound, the CCD-TRV138 lets you customize your personal videos with such tools as Fader Effects, Picture Effects, and ...
Editorial Product Review: :Now you won't miss a moment on those special occasions when you 'do-it-in digital'. Sony's new DCR-TRV280 Digital8 Handycam camcorder gives you incredibly clear videos, night or day. Thanks to the easy access record and zoom buttons on the LCD frame and the special SteadyShot feature that reduces the effect of camera shake, your videos are always smooth even if you need to move as you shoot. NighShot plus uses infrared light so your camcorder catches ...
Editorial Product Review: :In a world increasingly dominated by digital, Hi8 offers a refreshingly good format to shoot in. Despite the big press that MiniDV, Digital8, and the new MicroMV have been getting, many people still prefer the tried and true Hi8. Hi8 offers the highest quality outside of digital and is a good choice for everyday shooting. As long as you just want to document your family's life, and send videos to grandma, you aren't really giving ...
Editorial Product Review: :Saving treasured moments should never cost a fortune. With the Sony CCD-TRV128 Hi8 Handycam camcorder, you get most of the high-end features you would expect from a top-of-the-line camcorder, such as a 2.5' SwivelScreen LCD display, a huge 20X optical zoom and NightShot Plus infrared recording system, all for an unbelievably low price. It even includes the new Easy Handycam feature, which automates most of the camcorder's processes and makes videotaping a snap.
Editorial Product Review: :The Sony CCD-TR87 offers image stabilization, a 2.5-inch swivel LCD screen, and Laser Link output. It records in Hi8 video format and uses a 0.25-inch CCD with 470,000 pixel pickup. This camera also provides a 20x optical/360x digital zoom to bring you closer to the action. The new NightShot with slow-shutter feature improves picture quality in the NightShot mode, allowing you to capture infrared images in total darkness (0 lux).Audio features include high-fidelity stereo recording ...
Editorial Product Review: :Sharp's unique camcorder design allows for optimal viewing while you are shooting or playing back video. The VL-A111U 8mm camcorder sports a large 3-inch LCD screen that can swivel 270 degrees independently of the actual lens for ease and flexibility of operation. Additional features include preset titling, fader, and digital picture effects such as black and white, sepia, solarizing, and negative. Lens The optical zoom has a power of 16x, letting you capture moments up ...
Editorial Product Review: :Sony's compact, affordable CCD-TRV318 Handycam camcorder, with a built-in video light and SteadyShot picture stabilization system, makes it a snap to take great-looking videos. It features a 20x optical zoom, 560x digital zoom, a black-and-white viewfinder, and a 2.5-inch color swivel LCD. Image Stabilization Sony's SteadyShot picture stabilization smoothes and steadies your images without degrading picture quality. Sony does it with motion sensors--a more accurate system than many other camcorders on the market. Optics 1/6-inch ...
Editorial Product Review: :In a world increasingly dominated by digital, Hi8 offers a refreshingly good format for home video. Despite the big press that MiniDV, Digital8, and the new MicroMV have been getting, many people still prefer the tried and true Hi8. It offers the highest quality outside of digital and is a good choice for everyday shooting. As long as you just want to document your family's life, and send videos to grandma, you aren't really giving ...
Editorial Product Review: :The Digital8 line was conceived to provide a path to digital for current owners of 8mm or Hi8 camcorders. The DCR-TRV340 succeeds in that regard, playing back both 8mm and Hi8 tapes. Plus, you can use the camcorder as a digital still camera, recording 640 x 480 stills onto the included 8 MB Memory Stick. Sony put in a 25x optical zoom and paired it with Super SteadyShot image stabilization. Image stabilization is a handy ...
Editorial Product Review: :With its full auto mode, the user-friendly Sharp VL-AH151U Hi8 camcorder enables you to simply point and shoot to capture hours of fun video memories. It also features a picture-in-picture mode, 3-inch LCD, optical and digital zoom capabilities, and digital image stabilization. Lens With an optical zoom magnification of 16x, the VL-AH151U also has a digital zoom--which works by electronically enhancing the optical image--that can magnify the picture up to 400 times. The digital image ...
Small and light enough for a shirt pocket, Samsung's Helix YX-M1 is a one-stop audio entertainment center with an XM radio, a digital music player, and room for 50 hours of tunes, but it comes up short on battery life.
