Sony HDR TG 3 E

Résumé : The smallest full HD camcorder yet and isn't much larger than a fat smartphone.

Points forts : Size, surround sound support, speed

Points faibles : Memory stick format, not great indoors

Conclusion : Despite its dinky proportions, the TG3 records video at 1920 x 1080, although only in its top FH quality mode, and online interlaced. It offers a healthy 16Mbits/sec data rate and uses AVCHD compression. It can also shoot standard definition video, ...

Résumé : The Sony TG3E camcorder is perfect for people who are sick of making compromises -- either in quality in favour of size, or size in favour of quality. Though it isn't exactly mini at 240g, it's portable and, significantly, yields amazing HD footage ...

Points forts : Size and portability ; video quality ; stills quality

Points faibles : Confusing controls ; AVCHD format ; no mic socket

Conclusion : Sony's forte is high-quality, cutting-edge technology delivered in highly desirable, stylish consumer products. That describes the TG3E perfectly. Serious videographers may scoff at some of its omissions and weaknesses, but for non-experts happy to ...

Résumé : The functions on the HDR-TG3E are controlled by the touchscreen which is much more successful than some rival systems

Points forts : Competitive price ; Impressive quality video ; Small but solid build ; Great touchscreen

Conclusion : The real surprise is that you can buy the Sony for less than £500 and we consider it good value indeed

Récompense : Recommended!

Résumé : Sony's HDR-TG3 makes an impressive entrance into the growing pocketable camcorder market.

Conclusion : The Sony HDR-TG3 is another bold step from Sony, the company which broke HD into the UK market and dominated for the first year or so. The poor low light performance will be a worry if you want to shoot family events in darkened rooms. But for a sub ...

Résumé : Sony's impressive new HDR-TG3 is a slim, highly portable camcorder that uses flash memory cards to record and replay high-definition movies and stills. Dubbed by its maker as 'the perfect partner for nights our or weekends away', it's not difficult to ...

Conclusion : The HDR-TG3 is further proof of Sony's continued commitment to the radical AVCHD format that facilitates high quality HD video recording using solid-state media, and for a small, compact device to provide such fabulous full-HD pictures is a feat in ...