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Creative DiVi CAM 516 Mini Camcorder

Mark Peters
Photokina report
Wednesday 23rd, August 2006
Posted by: Mark Peters

Creative Technology, a worldwide leader in digital entertainment products, today introduced Creative DiVi CAM 516, a stylish mini digital camcorder offering video recording in the latest MPEG-4 format and video playback on TV in addition to practical functions such as a 5.1 Megapixel digital camera, MP3 player, voice recorder and webcam - all at an affordable price of $249.00. The small and trendy Creative DiVi CAM 516 fits perfectly into the palm and comes in 3 stylish colours of Black, Silver and Light Blue. Creative DiVi CAM 516 is able to record high quality videos in VGA (640 x 480 pixels) resolutions up to a maximum of 30 frames per second. Users can also play back the videos captured on any TV to share with their friends and families.

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Samsung VP X210L camcorder

Posted by: Ilse Jurrien Thursday 9th, March 2006

Samsung Electronics builds on the success of its Sports Camcorder line with a new next-generation model, the Samsung VP-X210L. The new Samsung VP-X210L camcorder offers enhanced movie quality, greater memory (support up to 4GB), a 25% improvement in recording, time, a 30% improvement in battery life, and an enhanced 10x Optical Zoom. The Samsung VPX210L also features Samsung’s signature hands-free lens that allows on-the-go consumers to capture their adventures on video. “Samsung created a new camcorder category in 2005 with the original Sports Camcorder, and this product remains as the only product of its kind on the market today,” said MoonSoo Bang, Vice President of the Digital AV Division of Samsung.

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Panasonic D-Snap SV-AS30 camcorder

Posted by: Ilse Jurrien Wednesday 22nd, September 2004

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., best known for its Panasonic brand products, today introduced two new D-snap SD video cameras. The models SV-AS30 and SV-AS3 can snap still and moving images, play back video and music files, record voice notes and share contents with a wide variety of SD-enabled products, including digital TVs, DVD recorders and printers. The SV-AS30 will be available to the public on October 30 and the SV-AS3 on November 27. The two models function as effective 3.2 megapixel CCD digital cameras, MPEG4 video recorders, AAC/WMA/MP3 music players and voice recorders recording up to 66 hours on a 1 GB SD Memory Card. The SV-AS30, super-thin model, incorporates all these features in a compact 53.2 x 103.2 x 9.9 mm (14.0 mm at the lens) casing, the slimmest in the world.

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The last couple of years camcorders have known a fast evolution from portable electronic devices for recording video and audio onto a tape to high tech portable digital camcorders recording high quality video and audio as well as high resolution pictures onto DVD, hard disk, flash memory and miniDV tape. The dimensions of these highly innovative video cameras became smaller and smaller and today the major manufacturers are able to develop and produce affordable portable studio camcorders for a consumer price. The Photokina 2006 show is the place for the videographer, the consumer who wants to get the most out of their video recordings. The manufacturers are on mass present at the show, just visit the booth via the Photokina show online report and you are the first to know about the latest developments!