Camcorders have been having a rough few years in the marketplace thanks to the introduction of higher quality cameras on smart phones with greater flexibility. Sony is combating this with the introduction of a camcorder with a small projector attached to the front with the ability to blow up a film to 60 inches.
It’s still a camcorder though with a 7.1 megapixel camera up front that can shoot high definition video with up to 12 x zoom to capture far away scenes. Shooting in the dark is dealt with by two small LED bulbs which is a welcome addition. No need for tapes as this camcorder has a 220GB internal hard drive to store hours of video and thousands of photographs.
It will be interesting to see how well this sells. The projector may add a new social element to camcorders that was previously missing being able to shoot and show everyone your footage instantly is a big plus. Available now at Sony‘s Asia retail units, no word on Western availability yet. Source: Mashable
