Toshiba Poised to Release Camileo Pro HD 720p Budget High Definition Camcorder

Toshiba have announced its up and coming Camileo Pro HD budget priced
camcorder that offers a 3X optical (4X digital) zoom and a 5 megapixel
CMOS sensor capable of capturing high definition video footage encoded
in the H.264/MPEG4 format at 1280 x 720 resolution as well as offering
MP3 player and motion sensing PC webcam functionality.

As well as serving as a 720p HD camcorder with integrated MP3 player and
web cam capabilities, Toshiba's Camileo Pro HD, which offers a 270
degree rotatable 2.5' TFT LCD display, can also be used as a stills
camera offering 11 megapixel equivalent resolution captures courtesy of
interpolation and sports 128MB of internal memory (expandable with the
use of SDHC memory cards) and HDMI connectivity, allowing the device to
be hooked directly up to HDTVs.

According to Graeme Simmons, Toshiba's Business Unit Manager of PC
Options, Peripherals and Services, 'The Camileo Pro HD is a triumph for
Toshiba’s innovative approach to product design. It’s
incredibly slim; it has a smart, attractive design and offers the same
picture qualities as cameras over twice its size and several times its
price. It’s quite simply an excellent offering for consumers who
want to shoot HD on the go.”

Set to go head-to-head with the likes of Sanyo's DMX-HD1000 Xacti
Camcorder (which, incidentally, whilst offering 1080p HD capture, as
opposed to 720p, retails for around three times the price of the Camileo
Pro HD), Toshiba's Camileo Pro HD is set for an April release and will
cost a mere pound sterling149 (around $283).

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