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Surf the Net on a Digital Camcorder
Daniel Rutter writes "Sony's DCR-IP7 Network Handycam IP is digital. It's really small. And it's got a super-tiny one hour cassette, USB, i.LINK and Bluetooth connectivity, a Web browser, an e-mail client, and a quite long list of other features." Pricey, but interesting. The review kinda pans the device, but I still dig the idea.
According to the site:
Onto this diminutive cassette the Micro MV standard manages to fit 60 minutes of video, by using an MPEG-2 data stream with a 12 megabit per second data rate, versus the 25 megabits per second of normal DV.
Realistically, you cant throw a 30 gig drive on, because it's bigger than the rest of the camera, and their "smallest DV recorder in the world" claim goes out the window. That's probably the biggest factor.
If you want more specs, there's some below from sony's site:
General
Zoom 120x / 20x Digital, 10x Optical
F 1.7 - 2.3
f (Focal Distance) 2.3 - 23 mm
f (35mm Conversion) Camera 44 - 440 mm
f (35mm Conversion) Memory 44 - 440 mm
CCD 1/6" 800,000 pixel
Filter Diameter 30 mm
Minimum Illumination 7 lux
Shutter Speed 1/3 - 1/600 (Program AE, Slow shutter)
Still Recording modes on MS Fine, Standard (VGA, JPEG)
Mpeg Movie AD modes on MS Light, Standard, Fine, Superfine (MPEG1)
Memory Mix modes 4
Program AE modes 6
Fader Effects 7
Picture Effects 8
Digital Picture Effects 6
Viewfinder Colour
LCD 2.5" 211,000 pixel
Weight 310 g (without tape & battery)
Dimensions (WxHxD) 47 x 103 x 80 mm
Approximate Continuous Recording Time (LCD 0ff)
NPFF50 80 min
NPFF70 170 min
Network Function
Bluetooth Standard Ver 1.1
Email SMTP, POP3
Web Browser
HTML HTML3.2, Frame. JavaScript, SSL (V2/3)
Image GIF, JPEG, XBM, PNG