Gerald Arnolds, a Seattle-based education and technology writer, is a guest writer for christian counseling degree and paralegal certification for psychology degree online.

With the recent trends seen in the the personal digicam industry over the last several years, it’s hard to believe that just a short while ago HD video seemed out of reach for all but a handful of people outside of the film industry, requiring expensive software and hardware to perform edits, to distribute, and even to watch. As we roll into 2011, even almost every entry-level digicam offers the capability to shoot video in HD. What’s more, a handful of products exist solely as cheap video cameras, capable of capturing video and getting it online within a matter of minutes; the most prominent of these is the Flip camera, which has become almost synonymous with quickly-made, citizen-produced video.

Sony’s entry into this field is the Bloggie. It’s a compact camera measuring 1 and 9/16″ by 4″ by 2 3/4″ and weighing 6.9 ounces, making it easy to transport in a pocket or in a bag (Flip cameras measure between 1.97″ by 3.94″ by .63″ and 2.19″ by 4.25″ by 1.17″ and weigh between 4.1 and 5.7 ounces, depending on featuresets, making them on average very slightly smaller and lighter). Continue reading →