Derek loves nothing more than punching a remote location into a GPS, queuing up some music and heading out on a long drive, so it's a good thing he's in charge of CNET Australia's Car Tech channel.

[Updated: July 9, 2009 @ 8:56am] Following in the footsteps of the hard-drive based Sony Handycam HDR-XR500V and HDR-XR520V released earlier this year, the newly announced Sony Handycam HDR-CX500V and ...

Waterproof camcorders have traditionally been popular in the pool but less compelling on land, given the somewhat-cumbersome designs, so-so image quality and form-factors that aren't necessarily more ...

Sony’s Handycam HDR-XR520V is a monster when it comes to storage capacity, with a 240GB hard drive. While this makes it great for extended trips away (since you won’t need to keep downloading your ...

In recent years, camcorders have taken a backseat owing to the success of point-and-shoot cameras and high-end smartphones, which offer high quality video capture at an almost similar, if not better, ...

The GPS-enabled Sony Handycam HDR-XR200V certainly sports innovative features, but it lacks the video quality needed to make it stand out from--or even measure up to--the best small AVCHD camcorders ...

Sony’s claiming two world firsts for its current crop of high-end HD camcorders, the first being a three-way optical image stabilizer (all its rivals offer two-way), which promises to reduce camera ...

Sony’s HDR-GW77V is on its way to the US, offering waterproof video recording for up to 16 feet. Sony’s HDR-GW77V is on its way to the US, offering waterproof video recording for up to 16 feet. We ...

From lens focal lengths and fill-flash to portraits, macro or stunning landscapes there are techniques for everyone. Learn how to use metering, considering composition and shoot everything from ...