Actual camcorder not transparent.
It’s the world’s smallest 1080p camcorder, says Sony, and it actually looks pretty capable unlike some other super-compact HD camcorders I’ve seen. It’s extremely small, obviously, but it’s got a nice lens with 10x optical zoom and a 2.7-inch LCD screen. It does face recognition and assigns more bits to that location of the frame, which is nice.
I don’t really like that it only records to Sony’s Memory Stick Pro DUOs, but did you really expect anything else from Sony? That’s always been their modus operandi: great product with collateral damage in the form of memory sticks, bad drivers, DRM, proprietary programs, and so on. I don’t think they’re going to change up any time soon.
This is not a 1080p camcorder. This is 1080i (interlaced).
From the release:
“It is a full-featured camcorder that can record 1920 x 1080 HD video”
that’s not interlaced, I don’t think.
Man, this is quite impressive IMO. I also don’t like the idea that it only works with Memory Stick PRO DUO, but seeing as it ships w/a 4gb stick, and I already have another 4gb stick for my PSP, I think this would make a very nice buy.
Yeah I’d say you’re in the zone where it makes sense. For me, not so much. But I still admire the tech.
Memory sticks, great. Does it export to beta too? *shakes head at Sony*