The ViewSonic 3DV5 features two fixed-focus 5 megapixel fixed focus cameras that can capture 3D content at 720p resolution, as well as standard 2D video. The video camera has 10 MB of integrated memory as well as an SD/SDHC card slot that can support up to 32 GB of...
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Wear A Camcorder On Your Ear
The Looxcie is a $199 camcorder that you wear over your ear. The Looxcie sends video via Bluetooth to a smartphone to record and share it. At the moment it is only compatible with Android 2.0 phones, but iPhones and Blackberries are coming before the end of the year....
DSLRs are Dead
Panasonic AG-AF101 What if you had a video camera that had all the virtues of DSRL cameras, but none of the video workarounds? Well it's about to be announced. Uses micro 4/3 lenses or adapt ANY other lens to it. Built-in internal optical neutral density filters. XLR...
Low Budget Casting
Casting is King by Hal Landen “Seventy-five percent of directing is casting.” — Alfred Hitchcock The most important thing a director does is usually casting. With the right cast and a good script, the chances of a successful video or film improve...
Kodachrome Film Tests in 1922
In these newly preserved tests, made in 1922 at the Paragon Studios in Fort Lee, New Jersey, actress Mae Murray appears almost translucent, her flesh a pale white that is reminiscent of perfectly sculpted marble, enhanced with touches of color to her lips, eyes, and...
New Sony NEX-VG10 Camcorder with Interchangeable Lenses and Large Sensor
After the DSLR revolution, there were sure to be HD camcorders with interchangeable lenses and large sensors. Well, here they come. First was Panasonic's AG-AF100 Micro Four-Thirds System camcorder. Now Sony has the NEX-VG10 with interchangeable lenses. This handycam...
Shooting Video With a DSLR
Digital Single Lens Reflex Cameras Shoot Video The Canon EOS Rebel T2i Retail for $899, including an 18-55 mm kit lens The Digital Single Lens Reflex Cameras have taken the video and film worlds by storm. Looking very much like Single Lens Reflex cameras, these...
Russian Lens Finds New Purpose
As Chris Watson http://www.dallasweddingfilms.com discovered the Zenit 35mm film cameras come equipped with a Carl Zeiss-like lens. Zeiss lenses are highly regarded in the world of cinematography. Chris found one of these cameras in a pawn shop for $35. He took the...
New Sony EX series Camera the PMW-320
Sony announces a new Sony EX series camera at NAB. The PMW-320 is a 1/2" chip version of the PMW-350. Both camcorders have three Exmorâ„¢ full HD 1920x1080 CMOS imagers, HD-SDI and HDMI out. The PMW-350 camcorder features a DVCAM recording and playback as an option;...
Pocket Flix Viewer Allows You to Watch Star Trek Anywhere
The Pocket Flix was created by Ideal Toys in 1978. It was a battery-operated movie viewer that accepted film cassettes. Clips from movies, TV shows and cartoons were available. There was talk of it being able to carry phone signals and display newspapers and books....
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