pcauthority.com.au Updated:
2014-09-05 02:27:50
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Sony arrived late to the pocket video camera party, but its first attempt was a disappointment. The new Bloggie retains the same key design features, but ups the ante in terms of features.It has a lens that rotates vertically through 270 degrees, givin...
Boasts a high resolution and advanced features, but video quality is well below par and the price too high...
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T3.com Updated:
2014-09-05 02:27:52
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The cleverly named Sony Bloggie, helps to surmise the direction the in which the cost-effective camcorder market has been heading in recent years; pocket-sized, straightforward to use, with ease of transmission absolutely paramount. The , and are...
Innovative 270-degree lens, Attractive design, Solid HD video, Great stills, Easy transfer to YouTube...
Too expensive, Poor in low light conditions, Awkward shooting buttons, No on-board storage...
Sony has created an attractive, easy to use and innovative addition to the pocket HD club, but it's too expensive and doesn't boast the quality of its established, cheaper rivals...
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Sony arrived late to the pocket video camera party, but its first attempt, the MHS-PM1, was a disappointment. The new Bloggie MHS-PM5 retains the same key design features, but ups the ante in terms of features. We still have the lens that rotates verti...
High resolution and advanced features, but video quality is disappointing...
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Sony has joined other manufacturers like Toshiba on the compact camcorder techwagon, with the release of its Sony bloggie camera. The bloggie is about the same size as Toshiba’s Camileo S10, measuring 19 x 108 x 54 mm and weighing in at about 130 g. Ap...
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Thrilling product of the month even among such a quality pack as featured in this issue is Sony's confusingly named Bloggie Mobile High Definition Snap camera (MHS-PM5K or PM5 to its friends).Why such fun? After all, the Bloggie slavishly follows turf cut...
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This is Sony’s entry into the Small and light Camcorder market. I have reviewed a number of units in this and so far my choice has been the offerings from Flip. Here Sony adds a couple of extras still images and 360 degree images or videos...
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The strangely named Sony Bloggie is one of the newer high-definition camcorders to hit the market. The 5-megapixel camera can record videos in HD and take photos, both of which can be uploaded to social media sites such as YouTube by plugging the Blogg...
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digitalversus.com Updated:
2015-09-11 12:05:43
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360° video An original feature of the Sony Bloggie is its ability to capture 360° panoramic video. To do this, a separate 360° lens containing a concave mirror is attached to the regular camcorder lens. A software application then converts the video f...
Pluses, 270° swivel lens, Horizontal screenview in playback mode, Slim, lightweight, stylish...
Minuses, Narrow field of view in 1080p mode, No HDMI output, No headphones socket, No microphone entry...
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techradar.com Updated:
2015-09-11 12:05:43
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Sony's MHS-PM5K is a pocket-size camcorder offering full 1,920 x 1,080 resolution and the ability to shoot 5MP stills and take 360° videos.Sony doesn't want you to call it by its product name though; it wants the PM5K to be known as the bloggie…Why the...
Fast YouTube upload, 360° video recording, Ease of use, Built-in USB arm, SD/SDHC card recording...
Jerky video, No HDMI socket, Unresponsive record button, Low-light recording, No zoom in Full HD mode...
Sony's MHS-PM5K is a pocket-size camcorder offering full 1,920 x 1,080 resolution and the ability to shoot 5MP stills and take 360° videos.Sony doesn't want you to call it by its product name though; it wants the PM5K to be known as the blogg...
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With our lives increasingly being played out on Twitter, Flickr, Facebook and Youtube, the market is awash with pocketable camcorders from the likes of Flip, Kodak and Creative to satisfy this on-line craving. Indeed, just about all the players in this...
Compared to other models of this ilk, Sony’s MHS-PM5K Bloggie certainly offers decent video and stills. The articulating lens makes shooting easy and creative and even the digital zoom gives better results than you’d expect, it’s just a...
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stuff.tv Updated:
2015-09-11 12:05:43
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The lens is also centre of attention when it comes to 360-degree movies. Clip the supplied accessory over the main lens and the LCD displays a bizarre circular image. It all makes sense at the editing stage as the bundled PC and Mac software lets you...
Easy to upload clips. Accepts SD and Memory Stick. Superbly simple to use...
Unresponsive record button. Poor in low light. Jerky zoom...
Perfect for video bloggers and a doddle to use, but image quality and design flaws spoil the party...
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wired.co.uk Updated:
2015-09-11 12:05:43
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Sony arrived late to the straight-to-YouTube camcorder party, with Webbie -- a cute, but flawed rotating head cam. With no pop-out USB interface or SD Card compatibility, it simply couldn't compete. Bloggie, on the other hand, is getting VIP access on...
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The ‘pocket camcorder’ has irrevocably changed the video landscape as we knew it. Smaller, simpler and infinitely cheaper, they have become the consumer’s number-one choice when it comes to capturing video. It has left traditional camcorder vendors feeling bewildered and endangered — like hulking Neanderthals in the face of a sleek new breed. Well, Sony has decided to fight fire with fire with the Bloggie MHS-PM5K. If you can’t beat ‘em, you might as well join ‘em, right?The Sony Bloggie MHS...
Good video in optimum conditions, attractive and sturdy design...
Ghosting more prelevant than usual...
The Sony Bloggie MHS-PM5K is a reasonable option for video bloggers and their assorted ilk. Serious videographers, on the other hand, will most likely need to look elsewhere...
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In keeping with the company’s general direction of late, Sony’s entry into the pocket camcorder market is overdesigned and underfunctional.The big draw with Sony’s Bloggie versus, say, similar offerings from Flip, Creative or Kodak is the inclusion of...
Rugged and tough, yet compact enough for easy pocketing. Swivel lens also works as a protective lens cover...
Difficult to use singlehandedly. Controls are unintuitive and slow to respond. Included PC software is limited...
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Lift bow and arrow. Load arrow into bow. Take aim. Twang! And Sony hits another bulls-eye!As with the exceptional Sony DSC-HX5V movie/pano/burst rate camera, I was completely blown away with the Sony Bloggie MHS-PM5! Even if you already own a DSLR or...
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When we reviewed Sony’s first pocket camcorder, the Webbie MHS-PM1, we were impressed its unique rotating lens and full HD recording (a rarity at the time), but not its blurry still photos or jerky zoom. Since then, the company has renamed its line of...
Sharp, full HD videoStylish, lightweight designSwiveling lens allows for a wide array of shooting angleNow competitively pricedAdds a USB connector over the previous generation...
Ergonomically difficult to useSoftware isn't on board the camcorderCan't use the digital zoom at 1080p resolutionNo HDMI port...
Sony ported its reputed full HD video quality to this pocket camcorder, but it could be easier to use.
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toptenreviews.com Updated:
2014-09-05 02:27:51
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The Sony MHS-PM5 Bloggie has introduced a new idea behind the pocket camcorder. At first glance you would think it is just a typical camcorder but then you see the lens that can swivel a full 270 degrees. This allows for a wide range of recording angle...
270 degree rotating lens, 1080p HD video at 30fps, 720p at 60fps and an SD card for expansion...
Poor still pictures, no built in flash: no HDMI port, no optical zoom and short record time (30 min).
The overall quality in video and ability to add memory make up for the short record time and no HDMI slot...
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The Sony Bloggie MHS-PM5 is a pocket HD camcorder with an impressive lineup of features (on paper at least). Inside the camera is a sensor capable of 5MP photos, 1080P "full HD" video, SD(HC) and Memory Stick Duo card support, one-touch uploads and a b...
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Unfortunately, the bloggie does not have the ability to use an external microphone. This would have added greatly to its usability and sound quality. Oftentimes, tradeoffs are made in the battle between smaller devices and the quality of their images. Smaller lenses and...
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Sony’ latest entry into the booming pocket camcorder market pairs a 1080p image sensor with a unique lens that swivels 270 degrees up and down. While novel, lightweight and surprisingly affordable at $150, we found the Bloggie PM5 can’t match the video...
Shoots full 1080p video, 5-megapixel stills, Swiveling lens provides protection, versatility, Compact and lightweight, Large 2.4-inch screen, Reasonably priced, Accepts SD and Memory Stick Pro Duo cards...
Subpar video quality, Pronounced rolling shutter effect, motion blur, No HDMI output, Awkwardly placed record button, 29-minute recording cap...
Sony’s Bloggie MHS-PM5 offers 1080p resolution for a surprising price, but makes its share of tradeoffs to get there...
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The Sony Bloggie MHS-PM5 ($169.99 direct) high-definition pocket camcorder offers great image quality, ease of use, and a top-notch design—all at an affordable price. Our Editors' Choice pocket video camera, the Kodak Zi8 ($179.99, ), has a slight e...
Low price. Sharp video and 5-megapixel still images. 2.4-inch LCD. 270-degree swiveling lens. Memory is expandable.
Only top half of display is viewable during video recording. No HDMI out for playback on HDTVs. No mic input or macro focusing feature.
Silly name notwithstanding, the slick Sony Bloggie MHS-PM5 is easy to use and delivers great image quality and solid features for an affordable HD pocket camcorder...
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Short version: This camcorder is certainly small, and the swivel head can be handy, but the lack of optical zoom hurts, and the poor video quality, focus trouble, and low light performance pretty much sink this little bugger. Cute, though.Features: Swi...
I can’t recommend this thing, though I wouldn’t count out the Bloggie line entirely. There’s a version for $30 more that has optical zoom and a better lens, at the cost of some portability. I’d suggest that one over this without even seeing it, but we...
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Panoramas do not have to be frozen in time any more. Sony’s latest pocket camcorder, the swiveling MHS-PM5K, captures a full 360-degree field of view with a simple add-on lens, producing playable panoramas that you can literally look around in as you w...
Shoots full 1080p video, 5-megapixel stills, Swiveling lens provides protection, versatility, Compact and lightweight, Large 2.4-inch screen, Reasonably priced, Accepts SD and Memory Stick Pro Duo cards...
Subpar video quality, Dismal quality on panoramic videos, Pronounced rolling shutter effect, motion blur, No HDMI output, Awkwardly placed record button, 29-minute recording cap...
Sony’s Bloggie MHS-P5K promises 360-degree motion panoramas, but produces nauseating footage unfit for human consumption...
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Sure, it has a ridiculous name, but on paper the Bloggie's got it all—1080p video capture, the ability to switch resolutions and frame rate, plus a lens attachment that lets you record 360-degree videos. Bells and whistles galore.Sony thought adding all t...
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