A new lightweight camcorder designed for easy video uploads was announced by
RCA Audio/Video in an event timed for Mother’s Day gift-giving.
The Small Wonder EZ201, now available nationwide at Circuit City,
weighs about 5 ounces and operates without tapes, discs, cumbersome batteries
or complicated instructions, according to RCA.
The camcorder has a built-in Memory Manager video sharing application that lets users save, compress, edit, e-mail
and upload video files, or select any paused frame and save it as a .JPG or
.BMP image.
The device is
also compatible with Box.net, a secure online file storage and sharing service. Box.net is offering EZ201
owners 1GB of free storage space, or about eight hours of recorded
footage. Instead of e-mailing video files as attachments -- many e-mail services balk at large attachments -- Box.net users can distribute them by simply including links in e-mails, in blogs, or on personal web sites.
To promote the new camcorder, RCA is sponsoring a Wonder Woofs
contest
for dog owners. The user who submits the dog video receiving the most views and comments will win a
weekend trip for two to New York City.
