CES 2012: Toshiba Camileo Clip and Air 10 Hands-on

By Grant Hatchimonji | 1/11/2012

Toshiba announced two new pocket camcorders at CES yesterday, the ruggedized Camileo Clip and the Wi-Fi enabled Camileo Air 10. How do they stack up against the competition?

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Sony Bloggie Sport and Bloggie Live Unveiled

By Grant Hatchimonji | 1/9/2012

Sony officially unveiled two new additions to its Bloggie family of pocket camcorders today: the Bloggie Sport, a ruggedized pocket camcorder, and the Bloggie Live, which has built-in Wi-Fi, letting users shoot live streaming video.

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Kodak PlaySport Zx5 Gets Winter Makeover

By Jamison Cush | 8/23/2011

It may be the dog days of summer, but Kodak has its eyes on winter, and they're giving its popular PlaySport Zx5 a seasonal makeover.

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Commentary: Smartphones Did Not Kill the Flip

By Jamison Cush | 4/15/2011

When Cisco abruptly shuttered its Flip pocket camcorder division this week, armchair analysts attributed the pocket camcorder's demise to competition from video-capable smartphones. However, a closer look reveals that this is probably not the case.

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Cisco Discontinues Flip Video Camcorder Line

By Mark Calley | 4/12/2011

In a move to realign company interests and focus on enterprise customers in the wake of recent losses, Cisco is shutting down its Flip Video production division, signaling the decline of the pocket camcorder industry.

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Sony Bloggie 3D and Cyber-shot WX10 Hands On

By Jamison Cush | 4/7/2011

The Modern 3D era began in 2004 with The Polar Express. In the seven years since then, 3D imaging technology has migrated from the massive Hollywood rigs and post production processes to consumer tech, notably the entry-level Sony Cyber-shot and Bloggie line.

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CES 2011: Camcorder Wrap

By Jamison Cush | 1/10/2011

CES is over, and this much is clear: the major camcorder manufacturers each staked out unique ground in the market by announcing devices to please various consumer segments. That is to say, no matter what you prefer in a device, manufacturers are targeting you in 2011.

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Cisco updates Flip UltraHD and MinoHD line

By Jamison Cush | 9/22/2010

DCR was wondering when Cisco would get back into the pocket camcorder game with a new Flip, considering recent announcements by Sony, Kodak and others of rival devices. This week, we received our answer. The Flip is back, this time updates to its popular MinoHD and UltraHD line.

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The touch trend continues, Sony debuts new Bloggie Touch pocket HD camcorder

By Jamison Cush | 9/1/2010

First Kodak had it, then JVC. Now it appears Sony has the touch as the Handycam maker today announced its new Bloggie Touch pocket HD camcorder.

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JVC gets into touch game, Unveils two new pocket camcorders

By Greg McGowan | 8/25/2010

Watch out Kodak and Panasonic, now JVC has the touch. The Everio maker today unveiled two new pocket HD camcorders, the Picsio GC-WP10 and Picsio GC-FM2, both featuring a 3.0-inch touchscreen display. In addition, the WP10 is waterproof in up to 10 feet of water.

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Kodak has the touch, Intros PlayTouch pocket camcorder

By Jamison Cush | 8/23/2010

We really liked Kodak's pocket HD camcorders at DigitalCameraReview, particularly the Zi8 and PlaySport. Both shot great video and the Zi8 is one of the only pocket HD camcorders with an external mic jack. We're pleased to see Kodak continue with the line, this time adding a little touch with the Kodak PlayTouch video camera.

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Sanyo unveils new pocket HD camcorder

By Jamison Cush | 8/22/2010

Sanyo added a new pocket HD camcorder to its Dual Camera lineup this week, promising what Sanyo VP Tom Van Voy calls, "amazing 10MP photos and 1080 archive quality video with 3x optical zoom."

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