Gadgets And Gizmos

Sony’s $200 Bloggine MHS-CM5 has a pistorl grip design and a 5X-optical-zoom lens; its a dual memory cars slot accept both SD/SDHC and memory stick. A built-in USB connector swings out from a side compartmet. The Bloggie shoots 1080p MPEG-4 video at 30 frames per second-plus 720p video at 60 fps and 30 fps, 460×480 VGA video at 30 fps, and 5 megapixel still photos. A 1-second shutter lag make image capture an adventure, but picture q…

…terface and only-average video clip quality. Unless of course you really prefer the Camileo’s type factor, you are better off purchasing a Cisco Flip UltraHD ($149.99-199.99, 3.5 stars) or the Editors’ Choice Sony Bloggie Touch 8GB ($179.99-199.99, four stars), both of which deliver much better user experiences and greater video clip high quality. Design and Usability At initial glance, the closed Camileo S30 is a thin, rectangular c…