Canon XF305 and XF300 Pro Spec Camcorders

Canon unveils a couple of new camcorders with the XF305 and XF400. Both are capable of recording 1920x1080 full HD video in MPEG-2 4:2:2 50Mbps Canon XF codec and have hot-swappable dual UDMA CD card slots. These camcorders also come with 18X HD L-Series lenses and Canon’s latest DIGIC DV III Image Processor. The Canon ...

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Panasonic Launches HDC-TM350 and TM30 Camcorders

Panasonic adds two more camcorders to its list of new camcorders for the year as it unveils the HDC-TM350 and the TM30. The HDC-TM350 boasts of a 64GB capacity why the TM30 has a smaller one at 32GB. It also a spacious SDHC memory card in AVCHD codec and is also shock proof. There has ...

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New eASIC eDV9200 H.264 Will Bring HD to Any Device

If HD is what we want, HD is what we're going to get no matter if we talk about cameras, camcorders or other devices. And there's a new codec which promises to bring all that HD to our devices. That's the eASIC eDV9200 H.264 codec which will be able to deliver HD quality to wireless ...

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Sony Announces PDW-F800 CineAlta and PDW-F1600 Deck

Sony Electronics has expanded the XDCAM HD422 series by introducing the PDW-F800 CineAlta and the PDW-F1600 deck. These new product offerings expand the capabilities of the MPEG HD422 codec, with both offering a frame rate of 23.98P natively in 1080 mode and multi-format recording flexibility as standard, including standard-definition recording to support legacy formats (MPEG ...

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