Camcorders

February 10, 2009—JVC Professional Products Company today formally announced the GY-HM100 ProHD camcorder, the industry's first professional hand-held model to record files directly to solid state media in the native format of Apple's Final Cut Pro™ editing system. For the first time, recorded material can be edited directly from the solid state memory card, dramatically reducing the amount of time required to edit programs together. The camera met with rave reviews when it was previewed at the Final Cut Pro User Group SuperMeet at Macworld in January.

“Traditionally, camera manufacturers have designed their products expecting NLE vendors to conform to proprietary or generic file formats resulting in an extra and often time consuming step when preparing to edit,” said Craig Yanagi, National Marketing Manager for Creation Products at JVC. “Files created in the GY-HM100 can be edited immediately without conversion. It's truly the first camcorder designed for post production.”

With the development of the new GY-HM100 ProHD camcorder, JVC offers versatility, quality and value in a hand-held, professional 3-CCD format that is both easy to use and on par with broadcast cameras. The GY-HM100 delivers amazing high-bandwidth recordings at 1080p, 720p and 1080i on affordable and widely available SDHC Class 6 memory cards and is sure to cause waves in the industry. Weighing a mere 3.1 lbs, the GY-HM100 packs performance and features which until now were found only in larger, more expensive models. Read more

January 6, 2009 -- Eastman Kodak Company just introduced new products and services that make it easier than ever for consumers to make the most of life’s moments, from go-anywhere High Definition video recording to simple, automatic capture of brilliant images.

Kodak’s latest innovations will be on display at Kodak’s booth at the 2009 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas (January 8-11, booth 31400, South Hall).

“These new products deliver great performance but are still so easy to use that you’ll never miss a memorable or important moment,” said John Blake, General Manager Digital Capture and Devices, Vice President, Eastman Kodak Company. “With these new products consumers can count on Kodak to help them capture brilliant images and video, easily share them with friends and family, and create a wealth of lasting memories.” Read more

January 5, 2009 – Canon U.S.A., Inc, announces an exciting new line of five VIXIA high definition and six standard definition camcorders, which are available in a variety of different recording formats, including Flash Memory. The camcorders retain Canon’s core imaging technologies, but add a wide selection of new features for enhanced image quality and added flexibility for sharing and storing memories.

Highlighting the list of new features is Canon’s newest and most sophisticated image processor, DIGIC DV III. The new HD processor is featured in select VIXIA models and delivers stunning color reproduction, clarity and enhanced noise reduction. The newly upgraded processor’s high-speed engine powers a variety of other new camcorder features including: 8.0 Megapixel photo capture, Genuine Canon Face Detection Technology, and an advanced Auto Exposure system. Read more

December 8, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Creative today announced availability of the Vado HD Pocket Video Cam, the ideal holiday gift. The thin, lightweight Vado HD is small enough to fit easily in a pocket, purse or the palm of your hand, and it captures video in 720p high-definition quality with just the touch of a button.

The Vado HD is the only Pocket Video Cam to feature HDMI connectivity and an included HDMI cable that provides 1080i output to an HDTV. It also features a precision glass lens for stunning video quality, and 8GB of built-in memory to carry up to two hours of HD video. The Vado HD has an estimated street price of US $229.99 and is available today in carbon black at Amazon.com and Creative.com.

"We designed the Vado HD so you can easily shoot all of life's spontaneous and fun moments, and then come home and watch your videos on an HDTV - all with true high-definition quality," said Steve Erickson, VP and GM for audio and video at Creative. "You can upload the videos to your PC, or what's really cool is to watch them on your HDTV in full HD quality. Some cameras such as the Flip Mino HD record HD video but don't let you output it in high definition to your HDTV. Even the New York Times laments, 'the Mino HD is a hi-def camcorder that can't play your movies in high def on a high-def TV.' The Vado HD delivers 1080i high-definition video to an HDTV, plus it offers the convenience of an HDMI connection." Read more

YouTube has risen to prominence in recent years as the Internet's choice for getting video from point 'a' to point 'broadcast' - attracting Google's attention and purchasing dollars with its one hundred million video views per day. While there are other options to get your video online, YouTube remains, by far, the most wildly popular. Its massive amount of content attests to its ease-of-use. However, these tips and tricks will help you out with just about any video broadcast site out there - from iFilm to GodTube - since they focus on the basic practices of capturing, editing and converting video into a format the Internet can understand.

If you would rather watch than read, here is a short video tutorial showing you the steps involved. 

Getting started
To get your video up on YouTube, you need four things:

• The footage itself
  
• A computer with a high-speed Internet connection
  
• Basic video editing software
• A YouTube account.
  

Now through December 31st, people signing up for a Motionbox premium membership or those who purchase a Motionbook (a flip book made from 15 seconds of your personal video) are qualified to win this 30-minute Flip Video device – www.theflip.com/products_flip_video.shtml – which allows consumers to shoot and upload their video to computers quickly and easily. The Flip Video is perfect for those capturing, editing and uploading holiday videos on the fly. Not to mention, these devices are pretty cool and valued at $150!

Motionbox (www.motionbox.com), is a web site that makes it easy for consumers to upload, share, mix and send their favorite video with friends and family. Motionbox does for video what Snapfish and Shutterfly do for photos – by offering a secure place to share, store, edit and order hard goods from your personal video files. One Flip Video device will be given away each day to qualifying participants until the 31st.