There is no doubt that full DVD would be popular in Digital video cameras (DV), in addition to the multi-functional, professional development, many companies will have seen the simplistic demand for stylish compact DV from users, Sony TG5 is just this kind of products. Sony TG5 is a lightweight, compact and portable high-definition digital video camera, which is able to recorde dynamic 1920×1080i HD video. Chic two-tone surface, coupled with refined titanium body, make it charming temperament. {Quality Apple Laptop Battery on sale!} It has also impose high-level hard coatings to body surface, which shows carefully contemplate the scene.
1, Edit before testing
Sony TG5 is the second product of Sony TG Series Full HD digital video camera. Compared to the previous generation of TG1, TG5 has changed a little in the parameters, but improved in every details, which making TG5 becomes more refined.
Sony HDR-TG5E
On the whole, I am relatively satisfied with Sony TG5. Except the screen resolution is not high, and the price is high, there is no other obvious disadvantages of Sony TG5. {Buy HP 1000 battery with 30% off!} Most worthy of surprise that, although the TG5 did not have optical image stabilization feature, but the built-in electronic image stabilization effect is obvious enough to meet the telephoto end of shooting needs.
2, The overall appearance of Sony TG5
Sony TG5 used titanium to build the fuselage, and used the the high impose hard coating for surface, the fuselage looks like an exquisite work of art, so the pictures below will highlighte the appearance of fuselage, you can click to enlarge pictures to enjoy them.
The body font and back of Sony TG5
Sony TG5 body’s volume is 30×117x62mm (width x high x long, including the prominent part), it’s very smart in full HD DV inside, compare to other full HD camcorders, there is only Sanyo could be the competitor (But Sanyo is lower in price).
Hoding Sony TG5
Measurements looking at the figures is difficult to show hwo small is Sony’s TG5, let me hold Sony TG5 and show what it looks like. As the storage is not a DV tape, CD-ROM or hard disk, but a more compact size flash memory (built-in 16GB memory, support for Memory Stick expansion, now has a 32GB memory stick), Sony TG5’s volume can be smaller, and the battery can be used in other large-capacity models. {Cheap Acer Aspire 5100 battery with JP cells}
Sony TG5 with additional wide-angle lens VCL-HGE7TB
Now order Sony TG5, customers can get free add-VCL-HGE7TB wide-angle lens that can make the wide-angle side view of TG5 as the original 0.7-fold, which means the view would be more broad. {Get Acer Aspire 5600 battery at bottom price} As TG5 is not a big wide-angle lens design (16:9 video mode the lens focal length equivalent to 43-507mm), it can meet the request of shooting wide-angle scenery after fitted with wide-angle lens attached (after fitted with wide-angle lens attached, the Wide-angle equivalent focal length is 30.1mm)
Although Sony TG5 can shoot broader landscape after installated the additional wide-angle lens, the wide-angle telephoto lens attached may affect the side of the cus. That means TG5 can not make the right shoot once fitted with attached mirror, the picture will become very blurred, just like no focus. Another p when shooting. And one more notice, the wide-angle lens fixed to TG5 with an additional buckle, and too many disassems may decreased the density of plastic buckle.
Buy Sony TG5, you can get a dedicated original bags and wide-angle lens attached
Buy Sony TG5 now, can also get a dedicated TG5 original bag. You can put Sony TG5 in this bag which feeling very good. The bag is using open and close the department’s application magnet fastening, yo can also store a Memory Stick in the bag (just the same as TG1’s dedicated bag). In addition, the wide-angle lens is also attached with a corresponding bag.
You can quickly enter the playback mode by flipping the state of LCD to the previous diagram
Sony TG5 used 2.7-inch, 16:9,21.1 million pixel LCD, with touch function. As TG5 has no other buttons except for zoom, start / stop button, shooting and static picture buttons, the touch-screen operation becomes the main way of TG5. {Discount Acer Aspire 5610 battery with quality cells!} However, for me who has used digital cameras for more than 3 inches at every turn, and 92 million pixel LCD, TG5’s LCD seems a little bit small, and the resolution is not high. Fortunately, the LCD touch-feel is good, location is also very accurate, so the smaller size did not bring any inconvenience to the operator.