Sanyo is updating its ultra-compact Xacti E-series camera with the release of the Xacti E2 camcorder to the North American market. This palm-sized camcorder can capture 640×480 H.264 video at up to 60fps. Perhaps the most notable feature of the Xacti E2 is of course its resistance to water even if you subject the camera more »

Sony may have scored a winner once again in the handycam department with their latest model – the HDR-TG3E. The Sony HDR-TG3E has several features that are setting a record in the digital handycam history. For one, the HDR-TG3E is the world’s lightest and smallest full HD camcorder in the 1920×1080 handycam series. It also boasts of being the first handycam to utilize pure titanium for its body with scratch-resistant premium hard coating.

The HDR-TG3E is equipped with ClearVid CMOS sensor with Exmor technology and BIONZ image processor to produce high-definition picture quality. It also utilizes face detection technology which automatically adjusts focus, exposure, color balance and skin tone. For recording sound, the HDR-TG3E is packed with a built-in zoom microphone with Dolby Digital sound. And lastly, the HDR-TG3E synchronizes well with BRAVIA to control playback functions using TV remote.