Canon VIXIA HF R100 Dual Flash Memory Camcorder - 2010 MODEL
Sony HDR-XR520ve HD Camcorder
The HDR-XR520VE HD Camcorder from Sony has fast become one of the most popular HD camcorders on the market.
Recording full HD video at a 1920×1080 pixel resolution the XR520VE has a 240GB hard disk drive offering over 100 (101 to be exact) of recording space. This should prove to be enough to the most intensive use on a 2 week holiday or more. There is also the option of increasing the recording capacity by adding a memory stick into the integrated memory card slot.
The quality of recordings you can get from the HDRXR520VE is superb. This level of quality is due to the high end components Sony have used when building the XR520VE. The lens is a Sony premium G Lens specifically designed for HD camcorder useage. The light is transformed into a digital signal by a Exmor R CMOS sensor. This CMOS sensor has twice the sensitivity over some other camcorder sensors making the HDRXR520VE an ideal choice for shooting in poor lighting conditions. Sony have finished the combiniation off with their BIONZ high speed image processor which provides the noise reduction and picture enhancement routines to make the final video footage top notch.
There is a 12x optical zoom available form the lens as well as 120x digital zoom. As with all digital zooms the further you zoom in, the less pixels that are present in the video so you lose quality. When zoomed in, camera shake can become a problem if you are not using a tripod. Sony’s Opitical SteadyShot is one of the better image stabilisation features available on a camcorder and does a fine job of keeping the picture free from shakes while you record.
Another great feature the HDR-XR520VE has to offer is Face Detection. This optimises the contrast, white balance and focus of the camcorder when it detects there is a face in the frame. This is especially useful when filming a person against a bright background such as at the beach or when the sun is low in the sky. Another feature is the Smile Shutter which will take and store a still photograph automatically whenever it detects your filming subject smiles.
A feature that sets the XR520VE apart from the competition is the addition of a GPS within the camcorder. This will display your location on a map on the LCD screen and tag all of your records with the location in which they were filmed. You can then use this information to quickly find all of the recordings you took at a particular location, simply by pressing the touch screen map. The GPS will also automatically update then camcorders time whenever it detects you have changes time zones.
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