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Owle Bubo Mount Transforms Your iPhone Into a Camcorder

So the iPhone 3GS finally brought video to the world of the Apple phone, but there’s only so much you can do with the phone’s very uncamcorder-esque form factor and crappy lens. The Owle Bubo Mount not only provides a more stable method of holding the iPhone as you record, but provides a 37 mm macro lens, a real upgrade from the stock lens. Link [via]

JVC Mega Storage Everio Camcorder

I’m tired of my camcorder running out of room. If only there was a camera that was capable of storing over 50 gigs of my Benny Hill impersonations. What’s this? JVC announces two new cameras that have larger hard drives than my desktop PC. The JVC Everio GZ-MG840 and GZ-MG880, both capable of 720×480 wide format DVD-resolution video and a 352×240 resolution format, optimized specifically for YouTube. The Everio is the juggernaut of storage capacity when it comes to camcorders.... Continue reading

High Tech Scroll Concept Is Only A Geek’s Fantasy

There are some gadget concepts that make me want to jump up and lobby to the world about them. This High Tech Scroll concept is a gorgeous idea, there just isn’t the technology available yet to create it. Featuring a 10 MP camera, camcorder, touchscreen, WiFi, Bluetooth support, and a PC running a full version of XP or Vista (come on, give us some OS X goodness!), the High Tech Scroll is too good to be true, and it isn’t.... Continue reading

DIY: Progressive Scan Camcorder

We’ve seen some cool DIY’s, but this might take the cake on the technical aspect of things. Ever wanted to make your own Progressive Scam Camcorder? Odds are it never even passed your mind, but regardless, you can now create your own. The Progressive Scan Camcorder in question was used to make the 88-minute indie sci-fi film, The Shimmering Earth. The trailer for the movie looks pretty impressive considering it’s made with homemade equipment. — Andrew Dobrow Link

DIY: Copy Camcorder Tapes to your computer

This might be a somewhat unorthodox DIY since you’re not really “making” anything, but it’s as equally useful as other tutorials. Digital camcorders aren’t exactly user-friendly compatible, if you’ve been wanting to transfer old camcorder video to your computer to throw on YouTube you might have a difficult time. This step-by-step tutorial, complete with idiot friendly image instructions, will show you how to transfer those old videos over to your PC with minimal brain power needed. If you don’t know... Continue reading

Canon disses Sanyo Xacti with TX1

  When it comes to SD (SDHC) card camcorders, few would deny that the Sanyo Xacti line is indeed one of the most popular products if not the best and most successful in the market. Digital camera giant Canon is planning to take Sanyo down with their new PowerShot TX1, equipped with a similar 7MP CCD sensor and the ability to record HD videos up to 1280x720pixels 30fps. What’s more is that Canon fitted in an optical anti-shake lens with 10x optical zoom,... Continue reading

Sanyo Xacti DMX-HD2 takes 7MP pictures in the middle of HD recording

  You know there are always moments that you want to capture with good-enough digital photo, especially in the middle of movie recording? And those screenshots off the moving pictures are never good enough, even when we have HD recording nowadays. Well, Sanyo’s Xacti line of pocketable digital camcorders might just come into the right place, because these camcorders can take great digital prints in the middle of movie recording. The company has updated their flagship model this morning with a CCD of... Continue reading

Pure Digital’s new camcorder hit with Vloggers.

A vlogger’s dream camcorder was born with Pure Digital’s new Camcorder. This compact camcorder is just the perfect size to capture all those moments you’d never catch, or even have, lugging a regular camcorder around. With 1GB of memory built in, you can record up to 60 minutes worth of video without adding any extra memory. This new camcorder has all the features of a normal camcorder, from one-touch recording to a zoom feature. Remove the necessity of cables with... Continue reading

RCA releases Small Wonder

Just as the car industry went from monster SUVs with horrible gas mileage to small hybrids with excellent gas mileage, the video camera industry is going from big (think Canon XL2) to pocket-sized with the RCA Small Wonder. This tiny camcorder can store up to 60 minutes of MPEG-4 audio and video, or 30 minutes for high resolution, probably a better choice for a cheap camera. Connect to both Macs and PCs with the retractable USB arm and load up... Continue reading

Panasonic camcorders go HD

In an attempt at stealing some of the HD market (and I guess at producing crappy movies?), Panasonic has joined the HD club by announcing their two new HD camcorders. For those who love the Panasonic brand of personals camcorders, but also have always wished to analyze the pores in their children’s faces, can now have the brand recognition they’ve always wanted. The HDC-SD1 ($1499) records onto SD cards, providing you with up to an hour of High Def recordings... Continue reading