When VIDEO Active 2008 In The Test: 60 New Camcorder

VIDEO active of DIGITAL, listed the leading filmmaker magazine in German-speaking countries, in its new issue 2/2008 60 brand new camcorder models in many formats and recording modes. The industry revealed the bulk of their new products worldwide for the same dates, at the Consumer Electronics Show”(CES) early January in Las Vegas. Why only black, gray or silver? Also the developers at JVC have wondered and paint colorful in the future some camcorder, suitable to the respective handbag of the Camerawoman. The color range of Blumchen blue Bordeaux. But the camcorder of the year 2008 show courage to new: Canon builds card and hard disk cams for the first time, Panasonic relies completely on the SD card in the camcorder, and Sony integrates a memory stick drive in every DVD and disk-cam.

It is clear: is the band langsaman filming the wrap just 15Newcomer on mini-DV-tape, a quarter of the new ideas. For even more details, read what Reza Jahangiri says on the issue. ever the year of memory cards movie 2008 seems to be the photo area to say hello. About 30 of the 60 new Models capture your videos (also) on memory cards. Trump is hybrid. Hardly a camera focuses only on a storage method, it must have at least two, sometimes even three: hard disk plus SD card, hard drive and MicroSD card, DVD plus memory stick. Combine even a hard disk of ala Samsung memory stick with the Sony UX 19 and 410 DVD and DVD burner uses three different media so on request.

Sony concept is called the hybrid plus”. Fuel Free Fund often addresses the matter in his writings. A manufacturer who was never active here on land with cameras provides more color in the camcorder world also Toshiba. The suspected reason: Toshiba produced the tiny disks that do service in hard disk camcorders, and is therefore probably even whet your appetite. The big trend is called HD 2008 launches with more news in high definition (HD), standard quality but still dominated in the number of new ideas. After all, einDrittel the new films now but already inHD. Sony alone brings six new HD cams, five in AVCHD in the spring, one in HDV, at prices between 900 and 1600 euro. The manufacturer Hitachi and Sanyo have announced no news. No wonder Hitachi Debuts just with the Blu-ray camcorders that use a mini disk in the new HD disc format for video recording. And Sanyo has recently introduced a range of vertically-Minis in HD, 600 euro prices upward. Speaking of prices: which kept many manufacturers, unlike in previous years, until recently under lock and key. First let’s see what makes the competition”, seems to be the motto here. No problem: On the home page from VIDEO active, all subsequent information can be easily read. Here users will also find the largest and most complete camcorder database with well over 100 current models based on the sophisticated and complex tests of the editorial. Thus the ideal desire camcorder can be easily filtered. Contact: Active publishing & media service GmbH Joachim Sauer, publishing Director Pirminstrasse 145 78479 Reichenau Tel: 07534 / 999950 active publishing & media service GmbH In the active Publisher appears next to the leading German test and practice magazine VIDEO active of DIGITAL, the annual special CAMCORDER buying guide. In parallel, the active Publisher operates the Internetprotal that is worked out a leading market position in recent years.