Introduction:

Sony Bloggie MHS-PM5, a new release from Sony belongs to that category of new age camcorders that enable you to shoot and upload your videos & images online at lightning speed. The body of the camcorder has a sleek, slender yet stylish, innovative design that captures your heart in the first glance itself. The camcorder has 25MB built-in flash memory and it also supports SD/SDHC/Memory Stick Pro Duo cards.

Features:

Sony Bloggie MHS-PM5 comes packed with a unique swivel head that manages to make 270 degrees turn giving the user ample opportunity to toy with the idea of shooting from various angles. To turn it on simply twist the head and to conserve the battery it goes into off mode on its own when left unused.

Pros:

·         The Bloggie comes loaded with Picture Motion Browser software which does the job of organizing, transferring and sharing of your footage on sites like YouTube easier for you.

·         Record video in 1920 x 1080 High Definition MP4 format with good quality sound and picture. Apart from videos, still images of 5 megapixels resolution can also be shot with this camcorder.

·         Connect the camcorder to your pc instantly with the help of built-in USB arm. Once it is connected, the battery of the camcorder starts getting charged up without any need for an external charger or a cable.

Cons:

·         The camcorder lacks optical stabilization feature.

·         As there is no HDMI output you cannot connect the camcorder to a HDTV.

·         It would have been nice if the camcorder has an input for external microphone. The embedded microphone is a mono-aural one.

·         Images look distorted when you swiftly pan the camcorder while shooting videos.

Pricing Range:

Grab this cute camcorder today by paying just 149$-169$.Available in Pink, White, Purple & Blue!

Final Verdict:

Sony Bloggie MHS-PM5 is a cute-looking compact camcorder that was released primarily to target the web-lovers. Mired in too many quibbles, the overall performance of this camcorder takes a nose dive disappointing the Sony fans. Absence of important features and its average performance might end up being major deal- breakers for many. Considering the astonishingly low price this device carries it would only be fair to say that ‘you get what you pay for’.