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• Sony says new camcorder will photograph smiles

  - 2008-06-19

  TOKYO AFP — Japan's Sony Corp. said Thursday that it would next month launch the world's first high-definition camcorder that records video while snapping smiling photos at the same time. The palm-held handycam automatically releases the shutter when the subject smiles during video taping, freeing the user from switching...

  Tags: Agence France-Presse, camcorder, MARKETING, photograph, Sony Corp., video

• CNN Finalizes HD Plans.(selects Sony XDCAM HD as field format )

  - 2007-04-23

  By Glen Dickson Selection of Sony XDCAM HD as field format is major step As it prepares to launch a high-definition service this fall, cable news giant CNN has already made its most important technical decision, ...

  Tags: camcorder, CNN, Sony Corp.

• SanDisk and Sony Announce SxS™ Memory Card Specification for Professional Camcorders

  - 2007-04-16

  SxS([TM]) Offers High Capacity and High-Speed Data Transfer

  Tags: camcorder, memory card, SanDisk Corp., Sony Corp.

• HD Camcorders Give Stations a Head Start.(digital camcorders in television news)

  - 2007-03-26

  By Glen Dickson They can take the big plunge now or "future-proof" with less-costly gear For most broadcasters, considering a new digital camcorder format for news production now means considering a new high-definition camcord ...

  Tags: broadcaster, camcorder, camera, Sony Corp., TV

• Canon's XH A1 and next-generation HDV: Canon's new XH A1 and G1 camcorders have a chance to push the boundaries of what a compact HDV/DV camcorder can do. They go head to head with features in the existing HDV mainstay, the Sony HDR-FX1/Z1U. But Sony is n

  - 2007-03-01

  As an event videographer for over 17 years, I've used most everything from a two-piece camcorder and 3/4" tape system with 20-minute tape loads, to a Sony DSR 250 that shot more than 270 continuous minutes and ran a camera-top light and wirele As...

  Tags: camcorder, camera, Canon Inc., console, Sony Corp., video

• Sony HDR-UX1 AVC-HD camcorder.

  - 2006-11-01

  SYNOPSIS: SYNOPSIS:

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• Sony HVR-V1U HDV camcorder.

  - 2006-11-01

  SYNOPSIS: The Sony HVR-V1U isn't going to replace anyone's CineAlta camcorder any time soon, but regardless of the level of video production, this camcorder fits into the kit nicely. It's the first HDV camcorder to deliver 1920x1080 video in ...

  Tags: camcorder, image, Sony Corp.

• Ampex Updates Digital Video Camcorder Patent Royalties; Sony Begins Payment of Quarterly Royalties

  - 2006-09-11

  REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- Ampex Corporation (Nasdaq:AMPX) today announced that it has received royalty payments from Sony Corporation under two patent license agreements covering various Ampex patents that are used in digital video camcorders for the consumer and broadcast television markets, respectively.

  Tags: camcorder, digital video, payment, Sony Corp.

• HDV camcorder showdown, part 2: quality comparisons.(event dv FEATURE)

  - 2006-06-01

  LAST MONTH WE REVIEWED THE FEATURES AND USABILITY OF THE CANON XL H1, JVC GY-HD100, AND SONY HDR-FX1/HVR-ZIU; THIS MONTH OUR FOCUS IS ON QUALITY. IN ADDITION TO TESTING JVC's 30P HDV FOOTAGE AGAINST THE 1080I PRODUCED BY THE CANON AND SONY, I ALSO ...

  Tags: camcorder, Canon Inc., Sony Corp.

• HDV camcorder showdown: part one features and usability: this first installment of a two-part series on HDV camcorders analyzes the features and usability of the three leading 3CCD models: the Sony FX1/Z1U, the JVC HD100, and the canon XL H1. Next month w

  - 2006-05-01

  It all starts with the camcorder. Not to state the obvious, but whether you're shooting weddings, concerts, or interviews, or editing in Premiere Pro, Vegas, or Final Cut, each project begins with the shoot. This inescapable fact of videography lif It all starts with...

  Tags: camcorder, JVC, Sony Corp.