Sanyo has recently brought a new level of credability
to dual use, video and still image cameras with the
introduction of the new Xacti HD1. With measurements
of 3.1X4, 7X1.4 inches and 8.3 ounces, it is easily
the smallest camera to record 720p high definition
video. It will also capture 5.1 MP still images and
has a 10X optical [...]

If you are new to HD video cameras, you’ve probably
found yourself wondering if you really need to have
one around. For a majority of people, a HD video
camera represents the best way to capture memories
and pictures with the best technology available today.
For producers or those looking to start their own
productions, HD video cameras may be [...]

With the growing popularity of the variable frame rate
VariCam HD Cinema cameras, HD production is on the
verge of changing HD video cameras as we know it. The
low cost 24p editing and finishing on the desktop, is
what Panasonic likes to call a VariDigm shift.
It all starts inside of the camera. The AJ-HDC27 from
Panasonic replicates [...]

The Panasonic AG-HVX200 is a handheld HD p2 camera
recorder that’s designed to meet the emerging needs
needs in HD content production. The camera debuts
and remains Panasonic’s first HD video product to
use P2, the cutting edge memory recording device
that has the potential to revolutionize the entire
production paradigm.
The AG-HVX200 can record HD, in either 1080i or
720p video [...]

All video cameras contain 3 major components – the
lens, imager, and recorder. The lens gathers and
focuses the light on the imager, which is normally
a charge coupled device (CCD) or CMOS sensor IC.
Finally, the recorder will encode the video signal
into a form that can be stored. Commonly, the optics
and imager are known as the camera [...]

If you’ve been looking for a high definition video
camera, there are many out there for you to choose
from. In this article, we will take a look at
some of your options available in each of the
different formats.
HDV
JVC, Sony, and Canon all produce HDV cameras of
various stripes and abilities. The JVC HD100U
shoots 720p, offers a [...]

At first look, the JVC HD100 looks like any other
high definition camera with a lot of switches, dials,
and places to plug in peripherals. In operation, it
functions like an old regular video camera. You
don’t really need to do anything special to make a
high definition recording, just press a button -
although there are differences.
One of [...]

The amazing company of JVC (Victor Company of Japan)
released the first high definition video camera for
consumers back in 2003. The GR-HD1 high def camera
was the first digital video camera in the world to
record and play back high definition images.
By utilizing a newly developed 1/3 inch type 1.18
million pixel progressive scan CCD and JVC type
processing, [...]

HDTV or high definition television normally refers
to any video system of higher resolution than the
standard definition. The original HD specifications
date back to the early 1980s, when Japan first
experimented with a 1025 line television standard.
Japan presented their parameters at an international
meeting of television engineers in Algiers in 1981
and Japan’s NHK presented their analog HDTV system
at [...]

A while back, Sony, Sharp, Canon and JVC announced
the creation of a new high definition video standard
for video cameras – HDV. HDV utilizes MPEG-2 image
compression with a definition of 1080 lines and a
16:9 aspect ratio.
Shortly after that, Sony opened the door to high
definition by creating the first HDV camcorder, the
HDR-FX1. This [...]