Will people from 60Hz countries be again tempted to import 50Hz model cameras to shoot in 25p? As first covered here in ProVideo Coalition by Matt Jeppsen, Sony has just announced the NEX-VG10 as a first response to HDSLRs which have been used for HD video productions for quite a while already, despite their well known [...]
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Happy hacker breaths flexibility, power, and quality into the Lumix GH1
Now the Lumix GH1 can record 50mb/s MJPEG or 32mb/s AVCHD! I first wrote about the Lumix GH1 in March 2009, and at that time, I requested a review unit from Panasonic. Then in June 2009, I wrote a followup article with a written interview with Panasonic’s PR department, to clarify several technical issues. Unfortunately, [...]
Sony consumer announces APS-C camcorders with removable lenses
Sony’s consumer division has just announced three cameras with APS-C sensors and removable lenses (E-Mount), two of which look like pocket-sized DSLR cameras, and the third which looks like a Handicam, is under development. The first two are the models NEX-5 and NEX-3, and the Handicam-type model is visible in the video you’ll see ahead.
Panasonic announces AG-HMC80, the HMC40′s big sister
Shoulder mounted, standard XLR inputs, manual focus ring are among the improvements At NAB 2010, Panasonic announced the AG-HMC80, a bigger sister of the AG-HMC40, whose main improvements include a shoulder-mount shape/size, standard XLR inputs (as opposed to a US$300 option with the HMC40), and a manual focus ring (not available with the HMC40). Many ProVideo [...]
Panasonic AVCCAM’s incomplete native progressive recording modes
Beware of AVCCAM’s bandwidth ripoff in certain modes! I applaud the fact that Panasonic made the 720p23.976 recording nativein many of their AVCCAM cameras. (AVCCAM is Panasonic’s brand for AVCHD professional.) However, I am concerned about the fact that they did this in a very incomplete way. In this article, I’ll cover the advantages of native [...]
Why the iPad will dictate your shooting framerate & shutter speed
Back in 2008, I published an article called AppleTV, WDTV, or Blu-ray: Which one is best to distribute your HD project? In the few weeks that have passed since Apple’s launch of the iPad, it has become clear that the iPad will likely be a much more popular content consumption device than any of the [...]
NewTek’s TriCaster TCXD300 ignites 3rd multicam revolution, now in HD
Standalone, portable HD studio mixer, character generator, recorder, streamer… Any video professional with a couple of decades of experience under her/his belt will remember the original Video Toaster, which was a card that ran in a Commodore Amiga computer, and (among many others) included the infamous Kiki wipe. Despite very minor defects, the original Video [...]
JuicedLink launches benign method of defeating AGC in hybrid cameras
JuicedLink affirms that using a 20KHz tone is “evil”, and that their solution is benign. By introducing the DN101, any of the existing CX family of preamps from JuicedLink can now interface properly with the current audibly-challenged hybrid cameras and defeat their AGC (Automatic Gain Control) in a benign way. We know that the best [...]
Skype’s certified HD webcams: a first look
As I explained in the related article Skype goes HD, Skype software now supports full-raster HD 720p (1280×720) for Windows computers, and I expect the same support for Mac computers very soon. So far, Skype has certified HD webcams from two different manufacturers. All of these certified models use onboard H.264 hardware encoding to alleviate CPU [...]
Skype goes HD for computers + embedded in certain consumer HDTV sets
Earlier this month, Skype announced its support for progressive, full-raster HD 720p (1280×720) on Windows computers, and is to be embedded in certain consumer HDTV sets. For readers unfamiliar with it, Skype is free software for Mac & Windows computers —in addition to certain mobile phones and other handheld mobile devices— which facilitates 1-on-1 or [...]
