Camcorder Test: Sony HDR-CX550 with a 29.8 mm wide angle

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With a 29.8 mm wide-angle lens and a 3.5'' LCD screen, the new CX550 has certainly got a lot to show for itself.

It has 64 GB of flash memory, where it records AVCHD video at a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, using a new higher bitrate of 24 Mbps.

Golf players and tennis fans can use it to analyse their performance movement by movement thanks to a new slow motion mode, which is apparently already a big hit amongst sports clubs.

But is the new Golf Shot mode really worth it?  How does the camcorder actually do when out filming?

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