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" LAS VEGAS -- Shooting high-definition video on a camcorder used to require lots of time, lots of cords, and extremely powerful computer processors. Now, a slew of new video cams from different manufacturers hope to take some of the pain out of shooting HD by allowing you to easily transfer your video from the internal memory (most use flash, one uses a hard drive) to memory cards. Once your video is stowed on the card, you can easily view it (many new TVs feature memory slots), share it, or edit it, without ever having to plug into your PC. In addition, because you can offload all of your shots, these cams allow for essentially endless shooting in the field without running out of space (assuming you have a decent stash of memory cards, that is.) And with virtually all of the leading camcorder manufacturers announced dual-format camcorders at CES, it is a certifiable trend. Lets take a look at four of them.    Canon Vixia HF 10   I recently met with Canon and got a sneak peak at their new line of Vixia dual-flash camcorders. The Canon execs I spoke to clearly expressed confidence that hybrid cams are the future of home video. Leading the pack is the HF 10, which boasts 16 GB of internal flash and and SD slot for easy off-loading of 1080p video (the manufacturer claims the internal flash can hold 6 hours of full-HD video). It also features Canon&amp;#039;s new Advanced Zoom feature, which uses computer trickery to add legs to optical zooming without the loss of picture quality associated with digital zooming (it only cuts off data that wouldn&amp;#039;t make it into the photo anyway.) The HF 10 hits in April for $1099.     Panasonic HDC-HS9   The Panasonic HDC-HS9 is for the movie maker who wants to keep shooting without pause. That&amp;#039;s because it has a 60 GB hard drive for stowing your 1080p videos before throwing them on an SD card. And like previous Panasonic camcorders, it uses a 3CCD system--meaning the image is split into red, green, and blue and each is processed separately for added sharpness. When it comes out this year, it will cost you $1099.     Samsung SC-HMX20C   Samsung was one of the first companies to release flash-based camcorders, and has always had a sense of adventure with their offerings. Years ago, they released a rugge flash-based helmet camera which has been imitated by several companies since. Samsung&amp;#039;s take on the 1080p hybrid, the SC-HMX20C, settles for 8 GB of internal memory along with the SD card slot, and comes out in May.     Sony DCR-DVD810   While the other camcorders allow you to easily offload your videos to memory cards, if you want to burn them to a DVD, you still have to log in to your PC at some point. The Sony DCR-DVD810 plays it three ways, throwing ina built-in DVD burner along with 8 GB of flash memory and a Memory Stick slot. Such options may be a bit of overload, but it absolutely positively guarantees you&amp;#039;ll be able to keep shooting (at least until the battery dies.)  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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