True, they manage 720p at 30 fps (actually, the Sony can handle 1080p, and the Kodak cranks up its 720p to 60 fps), but because of their inexpensive circuitry and lenses, what is theoretically ...

Electronics giant Sony Corp. unveiled on Tuesday a high-definition camcorder that is small and light enough to allow consumers to shoot high resolution video comfortably with one hand. Sony hopes the ...

TOKYO — Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., and Sony Corp. have jointly proposed specifications for high definition (HD) video cameras named the AVCHD format, which enables consumers to shoot and ...

The Flip camcorder, whose pint-sized frame, no-frills approach and small price tag made it a huge hit with consumers, is stepping up to the more rarefied world of high-definition. Subscribe to read ...

Just when we thought we’d have to wait another month before getting the full details on the new HV20, Canon took us by surprise this morning lifting the veil off its latest HD camcorder. The new HV20 ...

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Replay: What does Sony’s HD definition show reel from 1990 reveal about how the format has changed over three decades? In 1990, when this following clip was published, HD was strictly analogue; an ...

If you want to record HD video, and don’t want to lug around a camcorder, one of these three small, inexpensive cameras can make it easy to be a video maven. You’ve seen them at school plays and ...