"Screw post-processing, let's just record directly to XviD!" must have been what Evergreen said as they decided to release this product. At under $200 USD, the DN-DV320 could very well be an extremely low cost way to break into online video for your website.

Evergreen Corporation has release the "DN-DV320" movie camera that can record in XviD/MPEG-4 video formats and features a 3MP CMOS sensor. At their "Shanghai Donya," it costs roughly 17,800 yen.

It's a movie camera with a 3MP CMOS sensor. It can record in XviD/MPEG-4 video formats, and can also take still images in the JPEG format.

Movies can be recorded at resolutions of 640 x 480 or 320 x 240, with a maximum framerate of 30fps. A voice recording function is also available, to record audio at MPEG-1 Layer II 44.1.kHz/64kbps monaural.

A 16MB flash memory acts as a storage medium, but the unit also provides an SD card slot. SD cards up to 512MB 1GB can be used.

The lens is a simple focus type, with an F value of 2.8. The camera provides an 8x digital zoom function, as well as 2" TFT LCD -- but no viewfinder. It also has a flash and self-timer.

Connection with a PC is done using USB 2.0. It supports the Mass Storage class, so transferring files requires no special software. Supported OSs are Windows Me, 2000, XP, and Mac OS X. It also has an AV output. A lithium ion battery is included. The external dimensions of the camera are 25 x 67 x 103mm (W x D x H). It weighs about 145g without the battery.

Update: Engadgeter "sodakar" pointed out that the unit can, in fact, take cards up to 1GB. Thanks!

Inspired by:
http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/av/docs/20050721/everg.htm

Product Information:
http://www.rakuten.co.jp/donya/573594/621157/