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Thrilling product of the month even among such a quality pack as featured in this issue is Sony's confusingly named Bloggie Mobile High Definition Snap camera (MHS-PM5K or PM5 to its friends).Why such fun? After all, the Bloggie slavishly follows turf cut...
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This is Sony’s entry into the Small and light Camcorder market. I have reviewed a number of units in this and so far my choice has been the offerings from Flip. Here Sony adds a couple of extras still images and 360 degree images or videos...
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pcauthority.com.au Updated:
2015-09-12 10:27:05
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Sony arrived late to the pocket video camera party, but its first attempt was a disappointment. The new Bloggie retains the same key design features, but ups the ante in terms of features.It has a lens that rotates vertically through 270 degrees, givin...
Boasts a high resolution and advanced features, but video quality is well below par and the price too high...
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The strangely named Sony Bloggie is one of the newer high-definition camcorders to hit the market. The 5-megapixel camera can record videos in HD and take photos, both of which can be uploaded to social media sites such as YouTube by plugging the Blogg...
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T3.com Updated:
2015-09-12 10:27:05
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The cleverly named Sony Bloggie, helps to surmise the direction the in which the cost-effective camcorder market has been heading in recent years; pocket-sized, straightforward to use, with ease of transmission absolutely paramount. The , and are...
Innovative 270-degree lens, Attractive design, Solid HD video, Great stills, Easy transfer to YouTube...
Too expensive, Poor in low light conditions, Awkward shooting buttons, No on-board storage...
Sony has created an attractive, easy to use and innovative addition to the pocket HD club, but it's too expensive and doesn't boast the quality of its established, cheaper rivals...
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Sony arrived late to the pocket video camera party, but its first attempt, the MHS-PM1, was a disappointment. The new Bloggie MHS-PM5 retains the same key design features, but ups the ante in terms of features. We still have the lens that rotates verti...
High resolution and advanced features, but video quality is disappointing...
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digitalversus.com Updated:
2015-09-12 10:27:05
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360° video An original feature of the Sony Bloggie is its ability to capture 360° panoramic video. To do this, a separate 360° lens containing a concave mirror is attached to the regular camcorder lens. A software application then converts the video f...
Pluses, 270° swivel lens, Horizontal screenview in playback mode, Slim, lightweight, stylish...
Minuses, Narrow field of view in 1080p mode, No HDMI output, No headphones socket, No microphone entry...
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techradar.com Updated:
2015-09-12 10:27:05
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Sony's MHS-PM5K is a pocket-size camcorder offering full 1,920 x 1,080 resolution and the ability to shoot 5MP stills and take 360° videos.Sony doesn't want you to call it by its product name though; it wants the PM5K to be known as the bloggie…Why the...
Fast YouTube upload, 360° video recording, Ease of use, Built-in USB arm, SD/SDHC card recording...
Jerky video, No HDMI socket, Unresponsive record button, Low-light recording, No zoom in Full HD mode...
Sony's MHS-PM5K is a pocket-size camcorder offering full 1,920 x 1,080 resolution and the ability to shoot 5MP stills and take 360° videos.Sony doesn't want you to call it by its product name though; it wants the PM5K to be known as the blogg...
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With our lives increasingly being played out on Twitter, Flickr, Facebook and Youtube, the market is awash with pocketable camcorders from the likes of Flip, Kodak and Creative to satisfy this on-line craving. Indeed, just about all the players in this...
Compared to other models of this ilk, Sony’s MHS-PM5K Bloggie certainly offers decent video and stills. The articulating lens makes shooting easy and creative and even the digital zoom gives better results than you’d expect, it’s just a...
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Sony has joined other manufacturers like Toshiba on the compact camcorder techwagon, with the release of its Sony bloggie camera. The bloggie is about the same size as Toshiba’s Camileo S10, measuring 19 x 108 x 54 mm and weighing in at about 130 g. Ap...
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stuff.tv Updated:
2015-09-12 10:27:05
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The lens is also centre of attention when it comes to 360-degree movies. Clip the supplied accessory over the main lens and the LCD displays a bizarre circular image. It all makes sense at the editing stage as the bundled PC and Mac software lets you...
Easy to upload clips. Accepts SD and Memory Stick. Superbly simple to use...
Unresponsive record button. Poor in low light. Jerky zoom...
Perfect for video bloggers and a doddle to use, but image quality and design flaws spoil the party...
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wired.co.uk Updated:
2015-09-12 10:27:06
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Sony arrived late to the straight-to-YouTube camcorder party, with Webbie -- a cute, but flawed rotating head cam. With no pop-out USB interface or SD Card compatibility, it simply couldn't compete. Bloggie, on the other hand, is getting VIP access on...
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The ‘pocket camcorder’ has irrevocably changed the video landscape as we knew it. Smaller, simpler and infinitely cheaper, they have become the consumer’s number-one choice when it comes to capturing video. It has left traditional camcorder vendors feeling bewildered and endangered — like hulking Neanderthals in the face of a sleek new breed. Well, Sony has decided to fight fire with fire with the Bloggie MHS-PM5K. If you can’t beat ‘em, you might as well join ‘em, right?The Sony Bloggie MHS...
Good video in optimum conditions, attractive and sturdy design...
Ghosting more prelevant than usual...
The Sony Bloggie MHS-PM5K is a reasonable option for video bloggers and their assorted ilk. Serious videographers, on the other hand, will most likely need to look elsewhere...
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