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Sony unveils next generation touchscreen Bloggie pocket video camera

By Paul Ridden
September 04, 2010
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Sony has announced a touchscreen version of its Bloggie pocket video camera which can record to full HD and is capable of 12.8 megapixel stills
Sony's Bloggie Touch features a F2.8 wide angle, autofocus lens
The Bloggie Touch is capable of simultaneously recording up to full HD video and capturing up to 12.8 megapixel still images
The Bloggie Touch has a 3-inch capacitive touchscreen display with a dedicated movie record button sitting underneath
To the side is the power switch and camera button
The new Bloggie Touch is available with either 4GB or 8GB of internal storage
Sony has announced a touchscreen version of its Bloggie pocket video camera which can record to full HD and is capable of 12.8 megapixel stills
Sony's Bloggie pocketcam on display at IFA 2010
Sony's Bloggie pocketcam on display at IFA 2010
Sony's Bloggie pocketcam on display at IFA 2010
Sony's Bloggie pocketcam on display at IFA 2010
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Not so long ago, Sony took its original Bloggie pocket video camera and placed a 270 degrees swivel lens at the top that was said to cater for those spontaneous moments. Now the next generation of Bloggie has been revealed and the swivel lens has gone. In its place is a fixed F2.8 wide angle, auto-focus lens with 4x digital zoom. The new MHS-TS20 and MHS-TS10 Bloggie Touch pocket camcorders have a 3-inch touchscreen display, can shoot up to full 1080p high definition video and are capable of snapping 12.8 megapixel still images.

The latest Bloggie pocket-friendly video cameras sport a fairly minimalist design with one side being dominated by a 3-inch (76.2mm), 288,000 dot resolution capacitive touchscreen display and the other showing just the F2.8 Sony lens. Below the display – which benefits from automatic orientation and where all framing, viewing and feature selection takes place – sits a dedicated record button.

The Bloggie Touch has a 3-inch capacitive touchscreen display with a dedicated movie record button sitting underneath

The device allows simultaneous capture of video and still images and content can be tagged for subsequent sharing later on. There are power and camera buttons to one side and a mini HDMI-out port to the other, and the bottom end features a pop-out USB arm.

The 2.04 x 4.21 x 0.59-inch (52 x 107 x 15.2mm) pocket cam comes with either 4GB or 8GB of internal storage, an Exmoor CMOS sensor with sensitivity ranging from ISO80 to ISO1600, SteadyShot image stabilization and is pre-installed with Bloggie software, which caters for editing and organizing of content prior to upload to social networking sites like YouTube and FaceBook. The software can also link up to Sony's own Personal Space service which sends out email viewing invitations to contacts specified by the user.

The new Bloggie Touch is available with either 4GB or 8GB of internal storage

The 8GB MHS-TS20 is available now for pre-order with delivery starting in October, and is priced at US$199.99. The 4GB MHS-TS10 shares the same pre-order and delivery status and is priced at US$179.99

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Paul Ridden
While Paul is loath to reveal his age, he will admit to cutting his IT teeth on a TRS-80 (although he won't say which version). An obsessive fascination with computer technology blossomed from hobby into career before hopping over to France for 10 years, where he started work for New Atlas in 2009. Now back in his native Blighty, he serves as Managing Editor in Europe.
2 comments
Boozeboy
It\'s beautiful, but why? I\'m quite happy with 5-8mp and video from a phone camera. If they can put this tech and design into a phone, they could challenge apple. Add a way to have 5x OPTICAL zoom and you have a winner.
Meh, I can wait.
Facebook User
Have not had any problems and the pictures are stunning on my 65 inch Mitsubishi rearscreen. Bought a 14-hour battery and some 16GB SDHC and took this puppy on my 30th anniversary trip to Maui. Ran all day without a single charge and happily rode the longest zipline adventure in Hawaii, taking fantastic pictures throughout. Not a disappointment in any way. If it had nightvision it would be 6 stars instead of 5! The thing about clips disappearing is total hogwash!
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