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Cameras 4.5 out of 5Veho Muvi HD NPNG edition review
You might think that GoPro has the extreme sports camera market stitched up with its Hero range. In fact, the popularity of those cameras has inspired a lot of other manufacturers to produce action cameras that have an amazing range of features. One such...
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Cameras 3.5 out of 5Panasonic HX-A100 review
Cameras for outdoor activities are all the rage these days. It's a segment that, while not invented by GoPro, has certainly been popularised by that company. These days though, the uses for rugged technology that can produce great quality pictures while...
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Cameras 4.5 out of 5Panasonic HC-X920 camcorder review
Any company making camcorders has its work cut out these days. The whole sphere of producing video has changed so much in recent years that there's only room for a couple of companies to have a crack of the whip, and actually make any money. Panasonic...
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CamerasGlidecam XR-500 camera stabiliser pictures and hands-on
Glidecam has launched a rival for the Steadicam Smoothee that can support light cameras, including the iPhone and the GoPro Hero. There are some interesting features here that make this a decent competitor to the Steadicam product, and one which offers...
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CamerasPanasonic HC-X920 HD camcorder pictures and hands-on
Panasonic's 9 series camcorders are, somewhat predictably, having their yearly refresh. The HC-X920 will replace the HC-X900 and have many of the same terrific features. But there are some new bits too, and these should make this camera a much more attractive...
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CamerasPanasonic HX-A100 action camera pictures and hands-on
Panasonic has always made good, solid and high-quality camcorders. The problem is, video-only devices are dying a little bit in this day and age. The reason, as you might expect, is that lots of people are using phones and still cameras to capture their...
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CamerasSony Handycam HDR-GW55VE pictures and hands-on
If you're looking for a waterproof camcorder then the Sony Handycam HDR-GW55VE might be just the ticket. It was announced quietly back in March, and today we got our hands on the tough camcorder for a quick play. The Handycam GW55VE takes the traditional...
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Online 4.5 out of 5Steadicam Smoothee review
Some might not agree, but we think that the Steadicam is the greatest thing ever to happen to cinematography. Some might argue it's digital cinema, some could claim it's the dolly or the technocrane, but the Steadicam is where we're at. And it's not without...
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CamerasSony Bloggie Sport pictures and hands-on
Let us guess, you like your Sony Bloggie or Flip pocket camcorder but you are worried that you'll break it as soon as you get it out of your pocket. Those things are good, but they aren't very tough. In steps the Sony Bloggie Sport, announced at CES in...
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CamerasSony Bloggie Live pictures and hands-on
About 3 years ago Flip toyed with the idea of making a pocket camcorder that featured a built in Wi-Fi connection so you could stream video straight to the web. That camcorder sadly never made it to market before Cisco, Flip's parent company, shut the...
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CamerasKodak Playfull Dual camera pictures and hands-on
We at Pocket-lint have a theory that, at electronic trade shows, you could decipher just how badly a company wants to impress the attendees by the thickness of its booth's carpet. At CES 2012, Kodak's booth was covered in a pile so substantial that we...
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CamerasToshiba Camileo Z100 3D camcorder pictures and hands-on
Over in Vegas at CES 2012, Toshiba announced its first full HD 3D camcorder, the Camileo Z100 and Pocket-lint was on hand to give it a spin. The dual-lens system on board allows the camcorder to capture 3D at Full HD via two, 5-megapixel backside illuminated...
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CamerasCanon Legria HFM52 camcorder pictures and hands-on
When we read about the high-end camcorder range from Canon that is the Canon Legria HF M-Series, we rather thought that they'd have to be quite big when stuffed with Wi-Fi technology, 32GB of onboard storage and an enhanced Canon Intelligent IS system....
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CamerasGoPro HD Hero2 Wi-Fi BacPac pictures and hands-on
Want to hear about more accessories to make the GoPro HD Hero2 even more awesome than it already is? Of course you do. Over in the city of Sin at International CES 2012, the Woodman Labs owned company was keen to show off the latest trick up its extreme...
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Cameras 4.5 out of 5GoPro HD Hero2 review
It's not an over-exaggeration to say that the GoPro has changed the world of both amateur and professional video making. GoPros are used from cyclists and bikers in London to record the crazy near-accidents drivers cause around them. Skiers love them...