The new Vivitar DVR 150 is a new camcorder that sports underwater operational capability of up to 5 m, and features Infrared Night Vision, a 1.8" LCD display, a webcam mode, 8X digital zoom, TV out, 2GB of internal memory, an SD memory card slot and a direct USB connector.

It is available now in violet, pink, blue and black colors at a price of $49.99.

Aiptek PenCam HD Trio is a new mini-camcoder, capable of recording videos in 720p (HD) at 30fps. It will be available in a choice of 5 colors, including silver, black, blue, red and purple, and will have the following features:

• 130 x 35 x 19 mm;
• 1.1" OLED display;
• 5Mpix lens;
• 4GB of internal memory;
• Direct-to-YouTube upload;
• Digital voice recorder

Pricing has hasn't been announced yet.

Check out the Amadana SAL, a new compact/pocket video recorder that was launched today in Japan. Features include:

• 3Mpix CMOS Censor;
• 2GB of Memory;
• Weight: 85 g;
• Size: 54 x 95 x 12mm;
• MPGE4 (VGA);
• USB cable

Canon Japan has announced today its 3 compact video cameras, including iVIS HF20, iVIS HF10 and iVIS FS21 models. The first two record videos in AVCHD format, while the 3rd uses MPEG-2.

iVIS HF S10:

32GB of internal memory;
SD/SDHC slot;
record video in 1080/60i;
AVCHD codec;
8.59Mpix sensor for still pictures;
DIGIC DV III image processor;
10x optical zoom;
Size/weight: 70x69x136mm at 450g

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Pentacon has introduced two new digital camcorders with snapshot function.

The first is Praktica DVC 5.1 HD, which comes with a 5MpixCMOS sensor, a 3" LCD display, a 5x optical zoom lens, SDHC slot and video recording at 1280x720 @ 30 fps.
The other one is Praktica DVC 5.2 FHD - features a smaller but heavier body and offers the same 5Mpix CMOS sensor and LCD display, a slightly different 5x optical zoom lens and captures videos at 1440x1080, 1280x720 and 848x450 @ 30 fps.

Click the VIA link to see full specifications for both cameras.