Nearly every smart phone today produces broadcast quality HD video. Smart phones used to be a last resort for news stories. Today they are used routinely. Consider the story below. It was shot entirely on an iPhone 5s at full HD 1080p. This version was downconverted...
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360° HD Action Camera
A company called JK Imaging has licensed the Kodak name. The agreement enables JK Imaging to manufacture and sell Kodak branded digital imaging products. One of the most intriguing is the Kodak PixPro SP360. It captures 1080p video with a 360º field of view. This 360°...
Shaky Cam
Shaky cam, also called queasy cam, is a cinematic technique used to give a scene an ENG (electronic news-gathering) or documentary look to persuade viewers that the subject or scene being filmed was happening live without rehearsal or any artifice. It is often used in...
Live Streaming from a GoPro
Livestream is a live streaming video platform that allows users to view and broadcast videos using a camera and a website. The company has a free iOS app which they have improved so it can use a GoPro to let you stream GoPro footage live. The iPhone app links the...
iPhone 6 Shoots Slow Motion at 240 fps
Smart phones have been making surprisingly great video for quite a while now. See this classy 4 Min “Doc” for Bentley Motors which was filmed with the iPhone 5s. So it's no surprise that the new iPhone 6 would be better. But the cameras in the new IPhone 6 and the 6...
Time Lapse Video on a Smart Phone
You no longer need a professional camera to create seamless time-lapse videos that depict the passage of time at a certain location. Instead, you can just download an iOS or Android-based app that enables you to have complete creative control over the process of...
Make a GoPro Look Professional – Put it in a Betacam Camera Body
see video below Back in the old days this was the kind of thing we'd joke about. Would everyone be fooled? Civilians probably would be, but anyone in the business would not. It's no joke now as a very clever guy in China named Mr Buyh has done it! He's taken a broken...
First New Super 8 Camera in 30 Years Features Film AND Digital Technology
For decades Super 8 film has held a special place in the hearts of filmmakers. Many of us grew up with Super 8 home movies. The evocative feeling of these films has drawn many filmmakers to use Super 8 for a nostalgic or home movie look. Many feature films have used...
Use Brain Waves To Take Pictures
The small camera in Google Glass can take a picture either by a voice command or by touching the glasses. A software company called This Place wondered if the camera could be activated by mind control. Scientists have begun harnessing electrical waves generated by the...
Canon EF to Black Magic Pocket Cinema Camera Active Metabones Speed Booster
Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera (BMPCC) now has an Active Speed Booster for Canon EF lenses. The Canon EF to MFT (micro four thirds) speed booster has been long awaited, but this one is only designed for the BMPCC. Active means it is fully electronic It is available...
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