Panasonic Corporation once used to be known as Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. is a Japanese renowned multinational corporation headquartered in Kadoma, Osaka, Japan, has announced for its valued customers in Japan the lightest AVCHD camcorder HDC-TM35, that weighs just 185g and its been recommended idyllic for ladies.

Being the descendent to the TM30, the HDC-TM35 sports a 3.32 Megapixel image sensor for capturing 1920×1080 / 60i HD video and 2.16 Megapixel for still images. This lightweight and compact camcorder has 32GB internal memory and supports SDXC up-to 64GB. Panasonic HDC-TM35 camcorder is equipped with a 2.7-inch LCD display, 16.8x optical zoom lens, built-in 2-channel stereo microphone and stereo speakers. It exercises MPEG AVC/H.264 AVCHD video format for video compression and Dolby Digital 2-channel for audio. Panasonic has armed its HDC-TM35 camcorder a USB connector and HDMI output.

Panasonic HDC-TM35 is expected to be released in 1 July and its exterior colors will be Pure White, Mode Violet, Classy Gold and Shiny Gray.

Pentax launches the new slim and stylish Optio I-10 that has a design inspired by the classic look of film SLR cameras and the Optio H90 with a clean, contemporary design. Both cameras have a 12.1 Megapixel CCD sensor, 5x optical zoom lens with 28mm wide angle and 2.7-inch LCD display.

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Umazone has just announced its latest compact digital camcorder with the model UMA HDDV-1 and has a support for recording in Full HD quality with a resolution of 1080p.Umazone UMA HDDV-1 HD Digital Camcorder comes equipped with an optical lens with a 5x digital zoom, 1/2.5-inch CMOS image sensor, a 3-inch wide TFT swivel LCD display with high resolution, and built-in microphone and speaker.Umazone UMA HDDV-1 HD Digital Camcorder is capable recording video in MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 (AVI) and photos in JPEG.Umazone UMA HDDV-1 HD Digital Camcorder allows stored in internal memory capacity of 128MB and SD (up to 2GB)/SDHC (capacity up to 32GB) card.Umazone UMA HDDV-1 HD Digital Camcorder can be connect to computer via miniUSB 2.0 connectivity.Umazone UMA HDDV-1 HD Digital Camcorder has a lithium-ion battery.Other features include HDMI, and analog TV output support NTSC and PAL.Umazone UMA HDDV-1 HD Digital Camcorder measures 53 x 65 x 112 mm and weighs about 320g. The Umazon UMA HDDV-1 Full HD Camcorder can be found in Japan for a price of 14,800 Yen.

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Microsoft releases the new LifeCam Cinema webcam that is capable of true 720p HD video capturing at up to 30fps. The LifeCam Cinema features Auto Focus, a high-precision glass element lens, ClearFrame image-processing technology for smooth, detailed video, even in low light conditions, and integrated digital microphone.

The LifeCam Cinema includes also the LifeCam Dashboard that offers built-in video effects. The HD webcam has Aluminum body and a flexible stand. You can now get the LifeCam Cinema from OnSale for $59.99.

Sony Japan announced that they will release the smallest and lightest Full HD Camcorder, HDR-TG5V on April 20th.
This new camcorder -30×117×62mm, 280g- is a succeeding model of ‘HDR-TG1’, and it supports AVCHD. It contains 1/5’’ ‘Exmor’ CMOS sensor, BIONZ engine, GPS, 16GB memory. It costs about 120,000￥

Samsung released super light and small camcorder, ‘HMX-R10’, which as small as an aluminum can.
HMX-R10 has 12.5cm width, 4cm thickness and 229g weight (not including battery).
You can take both 12megapixel pictures and Full HD videos with 9megapixel CMOS image sensor. And while you are recording or watching videos, you can also take pictures just pushing Photo button.
In addition it comes with Intellectual Zoom, Electronic Image Stabilizer, 3D Noise Exclusion algorism, Interval Recording function, Super slow motions recording, 32GB SD memory card and 2.7’’ high resolution touch panel LCD.

Bushnell introduced <a href=”“>‘Imageview’, which has combination of binocular and digital camera. The minimum focal length is 3m. It can wide focal length 8 times –up to 30 times and weights 419g. ‘Imageview’ features 5 mega-pixels resolution, 16Mb inner memory, up to 1GB with extra SD card. It runs with two AAA batteries and you can find images that you took a picture on 1.5’’ LCD display placed on the upper side. It is possible to record videos for 5 sec up to 60 sec.

When you are watching a sports match in a huge stadium it may be helpful. It costs US$315.

Do you remember Polaroid camera? It has achieved wide use before digital cameras were shown up. You can print a picture just after you take a picture using a Polaroid. Here is a cool combination of Polaroid camera and a digital camera, Polaroid PoGo. You can print pictures in 60 seconds taking pictures with 5 mega-pixel resolution and 3’’ LCD display. You also extend its memory through SD slot. Zink paper is used for printing without inks.
This cool Polaroid will be available on Amazon.com in June for $199.55, and extra Zink paper costs $12.99.

BrickHouse offers the Secret Agent Camcorder Watch, a wrist watch with a hidden camera for taking photo and recording video clips. Looks like a normal watch, the Secret Agent Camcorder Watch has a 0.3 Megapixel camera that can capture 640×480 images and 352×288 CIF AVI videos.

The watch has 2GB internal memory for storing photos and video clips. It does 2 hours of recording per charge. This camcorder watch uses USB to charge and transfer data.

Secret Agent Camcorder Watch is priced at $199.95.

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