Sony Bloggie MHS-CM5 – Sony’s next try, improved flip-type HD camcorder
Camcorders — By Ricky on February 11, 2010 at 1:56 am
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Sony Bloggie MHS-CM5 has rotating 2.5-inch display; HDMI output; 480p, 720p and 1020p video and one-touch upload button for Facebook, MySpace and YouTube. The Bloggie CM5 is compatible to both Windows and Apple Mac machines. It has two slots for SD card and memory Stick Duo. This Sony Bloggie has both 20x digital zoom and 5x optical zoom.
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The flip-type design of Sony Bloggie MHS-CM5 is large as compared to other models. There is no HDMI cable and carrying case inside the package. The camcorder also does not have mic input port for adding optional stereo microphone. You have to purchase both separately. The CD version of Sony Picture Motion Browser will not work on Mac.
The Whiz Kid Speaks:
Sony Bloggie MHS-CM5 is a flip-type compact 1080p camcorder, which has 1/2.5” sized CMOS optical sensor having resolution of 5-megapixels. The Bloggie MHS-CM5 offers 20x digital zoom and 5x optical zoom. The maximum shutter speed is 1/4000 sec and minimum is 1/15 sec. The shooting mode is Digital Photo mode.
Zoom type lens has a focal length of 6.3mm-31.5mm with an aperture of F/3.3. The focal length equivalent to 35mm camera is 41mm-205mm. The focus adjustment is Automatic and zoom adjustment is motorized drive.
Sony Bloggie MHS-CM5 has 2.5-inch rotating LCD display having 230,000-pixel resolution. The camcorder effective video resolution is 2.07-megapixels and effective still resolution is 5.038-megapixels. The still image format is JPEG and supported resolution options are 1080p, 720p and 480p.
Sony Bloggie MHS-CM5 supports NTSC and PAL analog video formats and digital video format of H.264 and MPEG-4. Sony has included its Sony Steady Shot Electronic Image Stabilizer in the Bloggie camcorder. In addition, it has Automatic white-balance and its exposure modes are Program and Automatic. The camcorder supports widescreen video capture.
The additional features of Sony Bloggie MHS-CM5 are USB 2.0 compatibility, inbuilt mono-mode microphone, YouTube capture mode, Face detection and USB charging. The Bloggie camcorder has connectors of 1×component video output, 1×HDMI output, 1×composite video/audio output and 1×USB. The MHS-CM5 has two expansion slots: 1×SD Memory Card and 1×Memory Stick PRO Duo.
The operating system required for connecting Sony Bloggie MHS-CM5 to PC is Windows XP SP3/Vista/Windows 7 or Apple Mac OS X 10.4-10.6. Sony Bloggie MHS-CM5 has 980mAH Sony NP-BK1 lithium ion battery. The accessories in the package include 1×component video/audio cable, 1×A/V cable, 1×USB cable, drivers and software disc, external battery charger and wrist strap. Sony is giving one-year parts-and-labor limited warranty on is Bloggie camcorder.
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We thank Sony for flip-style compact design camcorder like Sony Bloggie MHS-CM5. However, the compact design feels bigger. The Bloggie MHS-CM5 measures 4-inch tall, 2.8-inch wide and 1.6-inch deep and it weighs 6.9 Oz. The CM5 camcorder has a pistol-grip design with a flip-fold LCD display. It can easily fit in loose pant pockets and small bag, but it cannot fit in tight pant pockets.
Inside Dope:
Sony has not performed well in growing low budget pocket camcorder until now. Flip Video has a good hold in market with its candy bar design vertical camcorders and its price ranges from $150 to $250. Sony’s NSC-GC1 Net-sharing Webbie camcorder was a big flop. Now, Sony is back with new pocket camcorder Sony Bloggie MHS-CM5, which has pistol-grip design like cameras from Aiptek and Sanyo. The Bloggie has same features like its predecessor Webbie, which include lithium ion battery, 2.5-inch flip LCD, 5x optical zoom and 1080p video capture. The advantages of this Bloggie are mini-HDMI connector for HD video output and onboard USB connector. You can simply plug this USB connector in computer’s USB port without a cable. The Bloggie can be charged through USB connection to computer.
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