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Sony offers up Web camcorder with 5X zoom
The CM1 comes in eye-popping orange and purple, as well as staid silver.
(Credit: Sony Electronics)One of a duo of direct-to-Web HD mini camcorders marking Sony's debut in the market, the MHS-CM1, is modeled more after the traditional cheap designs from Panasonic and Samsung than the new tech toy-type Flip MinoHDs of the world.
The horizontal design does allow for a 5X zoom lens and largish 2.5-inch LCD. However, I found the CM1 oddly uncomfortable to hold. It records 1080p MPEG-4 video to Memory Stick Duos at 1440x1080 resolution, and shoots stills at a comparatively high resolution. Also like many competitors, the software it ships with, Picture Motion Browser Portable, doesn't support Macs.
You can get one of these brightly colored shooters now for $200.
On Sale Now: $159.95 - $299.99
View the latest prices for Sony Webbie HD MHS-CM1 (orange)
On Sale Now: $178.00 - $299.99
View the latest prices for Sony Webbie HD MHS-CM1 (purple)
On Sale Now: $299.99
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Senior Editor Lori Grunin has been covering digital imaging for two decades, but her memory's kind of sketchy on the details. You can hear about it every week on Indecent Exposure, the podcast she co-hosts with Matt Fitzgerald. 
