Spring in Japan arrives with the cherry blossoms in April. The trees that were dried out in the heavy gray of winter were now all covered with bright pink flowers.
I was now ready for some serious video hunting! Since I'm known as the Everio Video Hunters' "Boss", it was an opportunity that I couldn't miss.
So, with the outstanding Everio GZ-HM400 in hand, I was off to hunt some Japanese springtime shots, namely the cherry blossoms in my neighborhood.

There are many animals in Inokashira Park Zoo other than birds. Next, I went to see the "Squirrel Path"! The Japanese squirrels are free to roam about in the grass, and they run past at your feet at lightning speeds.
The squirrels were so cute, eating walnuts and playing with each other. I wondered if I could shoot them from a "squirrel's perspective"... This is exactly the kind of situation in which the remote recording function of the GZ-HM550's really excels.

The GZ-HM550 is the world's first camcorder with built-in Bluetooth. In my last blog entry, I, Ayako, introduced some GPS recording functions to you, but the advantages of having Bluetooth technology in the GZ-HM550 are not limited to this. Using a Bluetooth-equipped Smartphone (*1), the GZ-HM550 can be controlled remotely
*1 Please check the Internet for compatible Bluetooth-equipped Smartphones.

My next destination was the Main Gate Stone Bridge in front of the Imperial Palace.
You can find very traditional Japanese nature scenes in and around the Imperial Palace, scenes which are now a rarity in the city. And so every day there are many tourists from abroad, as it was on this day as well. The Stone Bridge that sits in front of the Imperial Palace's Main Gate is breathtakingly beautiful.