Thursday, January 8, 2009

Sony takes on Flip Video, in Technicolor

Now cheap minicamcorders such as the MinoHD is there in market, So Sony decided to jump in with its own offerings, somewhat annoyingly nicknamed the Webbie HD models. Sony, a leader in higher-end camera equipment, finally came out its own version of Pure Digital's Flip Mino camera, which uploads video directly to the Web via a USB port.


Sony does the minicamcorder in bright colors with a swivel lens.

The vertical-style MHS-PM1 seems a better category fit than the MHS-CM1; though like many of its competitors it lacks an optical zoom, it has a nifty swivel lens mount. It records 1080p MPEG-4 video to Memory Stick Duo media at 1,440x1,080-pixel resolution, and shoots stills at a comparatively high resolution (5-megapixels). Also like many competitors, the software it ships with--Picture Motion Browser Portable--doesn't support the Mac.

The Webbie does 1080p MPEG-4 video and shoots in 5 megapixels. The camera will be available in March for about $170.

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