http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/May 15th 2008 12:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/May 15th 2008 1:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/May 15th 2008 1:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/
Also, a few questions: what about manual controls. Namely, does the camera allow you to have a completely custom white balance (I'd like to use a gray card you see). Can you adjust aperture, shutter speed, exposure compensation?

Thanks you for your time.]]>May 15th 2008 1:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/May 15th 2008 1:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/
Thomas]]>May 15th 2008 1:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/videos/SonyTG3E/robot-dance.m2ts

Thomas]]>May 15th 2008 2:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/
One thing I noticed is that the camera has a hard time autofocusing correctly. The whole time the robot was out of focus and the bricks on the back were in focus.]]>May 15th 2008 2:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/
Thomas]]>May 15th 2008 2:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/
http://www.engadget.com/videos/SonyTG3E/robot-dance-indoors.m2ts

Thomas]]>May 16th 2008 2:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/
The camera is not that good in low light, the image is "jumping". Better than some other ones I guess though. :)]]>May 16th 2008 2:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/May 15th 2008 1:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/May 15th 2008 1:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/
Thomas]]>May 15th 2008 1:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/May 20th 2008 7:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/
Thomas]]>May 16th 2008 4:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/May 15th 2008 1:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/May 15th 2008 3:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/
The biggest difference is the recording format and bit rate -- 12Mbps on the HD1000 vs 16Mbps on the Sony.

Thomas]]>May 15th 2008 3:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/May 15th 2008 1:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/Its a winner.]]>May 15th 2008 2:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/May 15th 2008 6:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/]]>May 15th 2008 1:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/May 15th 2008 4:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/May 15th 2008 1:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/
Just my obsessive-compulsive $.02]]>May 15th 2008 1:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/May 15th 2008 1:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/May 15th 2008 1:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/the SONY HDR-FX7 was probably the first 1080p/24p camcorder that's actually in SMALL size. there are some handycams capturing 1080p but they don't record it that way, wiki for HDV may help finding the reasons.
also if i want a 1080p i'd make sure i'm a prosumer, otherwise it's just wasting of $$.]]>May 15th 2008 3:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/May 15th 2008 5:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/
A fantastic feature to have on such lengthy reviews would be a "bottom line" section. I love your prose, but please remember that many readers have only a minute or so to glance at an article. For items that are about the bottom line, a simple "pro/con" summary at the end would be very nice.

Many people skip reading reviews that don't synopsize themselves. Some very picky folk even consider it arrogant for a review not to. (Not saying that folk is me)]]>May 15th 2008 1:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/
Thomas]]>May 15th 2008 2:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/May 15th 2008 2:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/May 15th 2008 2:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/-Taylor]]>May 15th 2008 2:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/May 15th 2008 2:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/May 15th 2008 2:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/
That form factor, 480P/720i, 8.1MP camera, at least 5x Optical zoom, and sony's standard camera tools, slideshow, would make a wicked hybrid device.

they might as well of put a Cell processor in this thing and have it "fold at home" while its charging... ]]>May 15th 2008 3:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/May 15th 2008 3:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/May 15th 2008 3:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/May 15th 2008 3:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/May 15th 2008 3:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/May 15th 2008 5:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/
I'm shocked to see these photos aren't blurry. Good job Thomas!]]>May 15th 2008 5:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/May 15th 2008 5:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/May 15th 2008 6:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/May 16th 2008 2:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/May 15th 2008 6:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/
The dump should be quick, the file size is small and you can import it into whatever editing program you want later. There hasn't been any degradation because there hasn't been any transcoding and which is great if you decide all you want to do is burn a AVCHD encoded DVD. Straight bit for bit from the camera right to your TV and any Blueray player will read it. Perfect for lazy folks like me who just want to shoot, burn and ship the disk of to the grandparents with minimum invested effort.

Sure seems like a better method than waiting around for iMovie or whatever to unnecessarily eat up your disk drive.

Or am I missing something?]]>May 15th 2008 8:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/sony-tg3e-tg1-camcorder-review/May 15th 2008 9:32PM