it makes it very hard for the likes of nintendo, sony, can on, toshiba, panasonic. there are so many big exporters who are really seeing their profits being hit significantly because of the strength of the yen. some of them today have come out with results and have been talking about this very problem. panasonic, for example, reporting a net loss today in the six months to the end of september. that's partly why -- of course, they had the tsunami as well earlier, all of it making very tough for japanese companies. >> very briefly, we're going to talk about qantas and the problems they've had, but they're not alone. >> no, i just wanted to let viewers know about what's happening with air france k.l.m. it is europe's biggest carrier. they are saying they expect 15% of their flights not to take off today because of a three-day strike action now being taken by cabin crew. they're having to cease without pay and the usual shenanigans there. so they have got a limit on the number of flights that can take off today as well, partly because of international safety rules as w

this is the panasonic sdt, 750. these are full size camcorders.etter imquality and many more features than the pocket camcorders. that's the one thing they have above that. additionally, you have 12 time zoom. you can zoom in and get closer to the action, unlike the pocket cam. also this has a 3 d compatible lens. you have to pay extra, about $200 extra, but if you have a tv that shows 3 d compatible dvds and so forth, you can use this and hook it up to your tv. >> arthel: that's great. the camcorder is 850 bucks? >> yes. >> rick: quite an investment. but very cool feature if you're into the latest technology. and then the last one that you have with you is a sony. >> pj 50. it's a really nice camcorder. 12 times optical zoom. kind of pricey at $1,000, but this one turns it into movie night. you can project the video and you're still right on the wall -- >> arthel: are you serious? >> really, really very nice, clear picture. so it's a real wow feature for a lot of people. >> rick: you were telling us that these last two cameras have like a memory

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