Samsung has updated their HMX-U10 with two new compact camcorders, the HMX-U20 and the HMX-U15. Both shoot 1080p video and feature time lapse recording, but bumping up to the U20 gets you 3x optical zoom. (more…)

is for the higher end crowd, featured as a megazoom camera with 18x optical zoom lens, image stabilization and HD 720p video recording, and is full compatibility with HDTV’s. The S1730 and S1600 each have a 15x zoom and a 12-megapixel resolution, dual image stabilization, face detection technology and auto red eye fix, ISO 6400 and also 720 HD video recording.

Introduction It was hard walking the aisles at CES without tripping over mounds of flash memory camcorders like the Flip. Harder to find were higher-quality “real” camcorders with zoom lenses and much better high-definition (HD) performance. Oh, they were there all right – if you could fight your way through the crowds ogling 3D HDTV demos. [...]

Last update 28 October’09 – Review and Sample Photos @ CNET.uk Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX580/FX550 announced on January 27, 2009 is an optical image stabilized 12.1 megapixel compact digital camera that features 5x optical zoom, 3 inch touch LCD, subject detection, scene detection, motion detection, light detection, camera dimensions are (W x H x D) 94.9 x 57.1 x 21.9 mm (3.74 x 2.25 x 0.86 inch) and it weighs 145 g (0.32 lb) 167 g with Battery and SD Memory Card (0.37 lb). Overall Rating: N

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