A full-frame camcorder for roughly 3 grand? Meet the Sony NEX-VG900 Handycam — the company’s first 35mm HD video camera. Taking cues from its Alpha A99, which was just announced today, Sony brought that camera’s 24.3-megapixel full-frame sensor to a camcorder form factor, delivering shallow depth-of-field and much improved low-light sensitivity in a more practical [...]

We’re quite familiar with ruggedized camcorders here at Engadget, be they from GoPro or Contour. However, Sony recently entered the extreme video fray with its Action Cam, and we got the chance to do a little POV recording with one. The videos produced were on par with what we’ve seen from the Action Cam’s competition [...]

GoPro just revealed its new flagship action camcorder, the Hero3, and we managed to get our mitts on one this evening. First things first, the Hero3 is tiny, particularly when considering that it shoots 4K video (albeit at a paltry 12fps), a resolution usually reserved for much larger, cinematic cameras. Having handled its competition recently [...]

iON have announced the addition of a new sports camcorder to its range called the iON Action Pro. which has been designed to be specifically compatible with smart phone devices. Allowing you to control and record footage using specially designed applications on your smartphone. The iON Action Pro is the first Smart phone compatible action [...]

Liquid Image has announced a new HD video camera at this years CES, the Liquid Image Ego, which is a mini mountable video camera with WiFi, and it is capable of recording full HD video. The Liquid Image Ego is designed with extreme sports fans in mind, and the device can be clipped on to [...]

We felt compelled to get our hands onto JVC’s 4K-resolution-shooting camcorder. Unfortunately (but not surprisingly) the company wasn’t letting us take footage with the kit, but we were allowed plenty of unsupervised time with the device. You’ll notice how retro this whole thing looks — the hefty unit is placed in a housing that wouldn’t [...]

Gobandit have unveiled their next generation of action camcorders building on their Gobandit HD Action Camcorder, released in 2010. The new Gobandit LIVE is the first action cam in the world to integrate wireless connectivity say, Gobandit. Enabling users to view, edit and share their videos with their smartphone instantly. The new Gobandit LIVE’s is [...]

Panasonic has unveiled a new camcorder that looks like something a professional videographer would use. If you want something with a really small design, you might want to look elsewhere. If what you want is a camcorder that can do both 2D and 3D with professional image quality the HDC-Z10000 might be exactly what you [...]

In addition to the four new cameras announced this morning, Sony has also introduced a new Handycam full HD camcorder called the NEX-VG20. Its predecessor, the NEX-VG10, was Sony’s first consumer model to offer interchangeable lenses. This latest version adds several improvements including more comprehensive manual controls, enhanced ergonomics, better imaging quality, and upgraded sound. [...]