Toshiba has launched a portable and very affordable SD based HD camcorder, Camileo H10, in its Camileo range. The new Camileo H10 features a 10-megapixel CCD image sensor. Weighing in just at 340 grams, the new toshiba camcorder Camileo H10 can also operate as a digital still camera. With a palm-friendly design, the H10 is an SD card based high-definition digital video camera with 5x optical and 4x digital zoom, which is able to shoot footage at a resolution of 1280 x 720p. The H10 has a 2.7-inch TFT LCD display, HDMI output, video stabilization and motion detection. Available from the end of July 2008, it has a typical purchase price estimated at £179.99. (more…)

JVC announced three new high definition camcorder HD Everios. All three feature a newly designed CMOS sensor. For the first time, the company allowing all new models to record in the AVCHD format. Two of the camcorders, the GZ-HD30 and GZ-HD40 also record in the MPEG-2 TS format but the GZ-HD10, only records in AVCHD.

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