DON’T-MISS TV|If you’ve ever been fascinated by one of Annie Leibovitz’s stunning rock ‘n’ roll portraits, check out “American Masters: Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens” at 9 p.m. Wednesday on KRMA-Channel 6. The documentary follows her childhood growing up on military bases, her days as an art student in San Francisco and then her years as a shooter for Rolling Stone magazine. |Edward P. Smith
TOP OF MUSICALS|Here are the top five musical cast recordings from last week
1. “Wicked,” Original Broadway Cast Recording
2. “Jersey Boys,” Original Broadway Cast Recording
3. “Spring Awakening,” Original Broadway Cast Recording
4. “Mamma Mia!,” Original Cast Recording
5. “Monty Python’s Spamalot,” Original Broadway Cast Recording|billboard.com
GADGET|Sony’s Handycam DCR-SR40 is a decent choice for an entry-level hard-drive-based camcorder. It has a fast focus, 20X optical zoom lens and can store as much as 440 minutes of MPEG-2 video in its highest-quality setting on its built-in 30GB hard drive. However, it does not include an accessory shoe, so you can’t add a video light, a flash, or a microphone. You’ll also have to go higher on the product line to get a line-in jack or analog-to-digital converter. At prices ranging from about $465
to $600, this is a solid, midlevel, hard-drive-based option.|CNet.com
