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"Searching For Sonny" is mooted to be the first "proper" movie shot on a DSLR camera. OK, it's a bloody good camera, but nevertheless, another step closer to unifying still cameras and serious camcorders.

Reg Hardware give the Flip Mino HD 75%.

"Still, the image quality turns out to be pretty good – just about sharp enough to live up to the HD tag, and with bold, strong colours. There’s a slight tendency for colours to wash out in strong sunlight, but the main problem we found with the Flip Mino HD is that its size and weight make it very susceptible to every little shake of your hands. The no-frills design means that it doesn’t have any of the image stabilization features found in more expensive camcorders, and we found that there was often a slight shakiness to the image no matter how hard we tried to steady our hand."

In my opinion, the VLC Media Player is the canine's pods when it comes to video playing software (with a nice surprise around Christmas time). I was a little bit too excited therefore, when I read that version 0.9.9 (come on guys - bite the bullet and release an official version) has been released for all platforms.

Listen to that Rumour mill cranking up again...

"Two separate sites seem to be in consistency with a rumor on Final Cut Studio 3 being released shortly. However, Apple is said to initially release a 32-bit version of the suite testing updates to the video software. Soon after, a 64-bit Final Cut Studio 3 will allegedly be compatible only with Snow Leopard due to system requirements."

My goodness, we've got another cruise-liner load of camcorder reviews for you today!

A particularly prominent feature is the Sony TG7VE -Another "World's smallest HD camcorder". Whilst there are no actual proper reviews of the thing, there's plenty of news about it. Take a pick from your random website of choice: ShinyShiny, PCWorld.com, PCMag.com, PhotographyBlog, TrustedReviews and finally Camcorderinfo. Phew!

Staying in the Sony camp, Cnet give a proper review of the Handycam HDR-CX100.

HardwareZone reveal that Canon has announced 7 new Legria Camcorders.

 "What does LEGRIA mean? According to Canon, the name's inspired by the Spanish word allegria, which means 'joy' in English. The seven camcorders are divided into three categories; the HF high definition series, the FS standard definition series and the flagship HF-S high definition series."

More announcements in the form of the Sanyo 2009 line, including the waterproof VPC-WH1.

 "Among the new camcorders are the 1080p 60 frames per second VPC-FH1, VPC-WH1 720p HD camcorder with 30x optical zoom that works to 10 feet under water for an hour. Other new cameras include the VPC-TH1 and VPC-CG10. "

Mount it on your helmet. Yeah. That's the intention for the VholdR - the "flip camcorder for sports". 280 of your US Dollars.

 Nearly there... The Panasonic HDC-SD20 gets a going-over from CamcorderInfo, with a comparison against the Sanyo VPC-HD2000, the Canon HF20 and the Sony MHS-CM1.

"The Panasonic HDC-SD20 offers a truly entry-level high definition camcorder experience. The video performance isn't in the same league as the Canon HF20 but neither is the price tag. For $300 less, we weren't expecting the smooth motion or vivid colors of the competition."

Last one for today - TrustedReviews give the Toshiba Camileo P30 a 6 out of 10. Why? Find out.