The problem with Sonys previous worlds smallest pistol-grip Full HD camcorder -- the HDR-TG1 aka, the TG3E -- wasnt size, it was usability. So were happy to hear that Sonys TG5 counts a tweaked UI among its updates. And although Sony doesnt say in the press release, the TG5s touch-panel looks far more sensitive (capacitive maybe?) than that of the previous generations finger bender. The other improvements are GPS to geotag your media (assuming your software supports it), Navteq maps, improved image processing, smile shutter technology, and 16GB of built-in storage (up from 8GB) all riding inside a slightly smaller and lighter chassis. Other specs remain unchanged: 1920 x 1080 AVCHD video, 2.7-inch touchscreen display, and a 10x optically stabilized zoom exposing a 2.4 megapixel CMOS sensor. Expensive? Oh most definitely: $1,000 starting in May. Check the video after the break.Saturday, August 15, 2009
Sony HDR-TG5 makes worlds smallest Full HD camcorder smaller, adds GPS
The problem with Sonys previous worlds smallest pistol-grip Full HD camcorder -- the HDR-TG1 aka, the TG3E -- wasnt size, it was usability. So were happy to hear that Sonys TG5 counts a tweaked UI among its updates. And although Sony doesnt say in the press release, the TG5s touch-panel looks far more sensitive (capacitive maybe?) than that of the previous generations finger bender. The other improvements are GPS to geotag your media (assuming your software supports it), Navteq maps, improved image processing, smile shutter technology, and 16GB of built-in storage (up from 8GB) all riding inside a slightly smaller and lighter chassis. Other specs remain unchanged: 1920 x 1080 AVCHD video, 2.7-inch touchscreen display, and a 10x optically stabilized zoom exposing a 2.4 megapixel CMOS sensor. Expensive? Oh most definitely: $1,000 starting in May. Check the video after the break.