Sony launches in Asia its new Handycam HDR-GW77, a rugged pocket Full HD camcorder. The GW77 is more or less the same as its brother GW55, but adds 16GB internal memory in addition to support for Memory Stick Micro and MicroSD/SDHC memory cards. It is waterproof up to 5 meter depth, shockproof against up to 1.5 meter fall and dustproof. Like the GW55, the camcorder is equipped with a 1/3.91 type 20.4 Megapixel Exmor R CMOS sensor and a Sony G Lens lens with 10x optical zoom.

Panasonic launches its new flagship digital camcorder, the HC-X900M equipped with 3MOS image sensor and Leica lens. As the successor to the HDC-HS900/TM900/SD900, the new model sports the next generation 3MOS System Pro to deliver enhanced performance in low-light shooting, thanks to a re-engineering of all the core imaging components: the lens, sensor and engine.

Sony is launching in Europe market a new waterproof Handycam digital camcorder, the GW55VE with Full HD capability. Made for everyday adventures, the pocket-sized IP58 rugged camcorder is waterproof to depths of 5m. shockproof to withstand drops from 1.5 meters (meets MIL-STD 810F Method 516.5-Shock standard) and dustproof. It records Full HD 1920x1080p videos at 50fps in MPEG4-AVC/H.264 AVCHD format.

Toshiba CAMILEO AIR10

At the CES 2012, Toshiba expands its CAMILEO line with the new CAMILEO AIR10 and CAMILEO CLIP Full HD camcorders. The former has WiFi connectivity for users to wirelessly upload videos and photos directly to their social network, while the latter enables users to conveniently film their adventures hands-free.

Vivitar releases the DVR 790HD 3D digital video recorder. Equipped with a 5.1 Megapixel image sensor, the camcorder has dual fixed focus lenses for 3D video and image capturing, and records video in 1280x720p resolution at 25fps. It also captures 5 Megapixel still images and features anti-shake, face detection.

Vivitar launches a new waterproof HD digital video recorder, the DVR 690HD with a specially designed case that is waterproof up to 10 feet. The camcorder has a fixed focus lens and supports …

Sony introduces in Europe two new standard definition digital camcorders, the Handycam SX21E and Handycam SR21E. Both camcorders are equipped with a 57x Optical Zoom lens by Sony and offer a powerful 67x Extended Zoom range. They have a flip-out 2.7-inch Clear Photo LCD and built-in LED video light to illuminate indoor scenes or night-time shots.

Panasonic HDC-HS80

Along with the 3D-ready HDC-SD90 and HDC-TM90, Panasonic brings five more Full HD camcorder models, HDC-SD40, HDC-TM40, HDC-HS80, HDC-TM80, HDC-SD80. All of them are equipped with 1.5 Megapixel 1MOS image sensor for recording 1080/60p Full HD video, and 33.7mm wide angle lens.

Sony introduces three new Handycam Full HD camcorders with built-in LED-based projectors. The HDR-PJ50V has 220GB hard drive, while the HDR-PJ30V has 32GB flash memory and HDR-PJ10 has 16GB flash memory. All of them have a 3-inch flip-out Clear Photo LCD PLUS panel and a compact, LED projector is built into this LCD panel, which is able to project up to 60-inch images.

Sony introduced at the CES 2011 the Handycam HDR-TD10, the world’s first Double Full HD 3D consumer camcorder. The HDR-TD10 features an integrated dual lens system, which includes two of each key component – double Sony G Lenses, double Exmor R back-illuminated CMOS image sensors, and double BIONZ image processors to record 1920×1080 Full HD 60p/24p video. The lenses offer 10x optical zoom in 3D mode.