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Obsolete But Working Camcorders For Transfers

Put up a sign offering video transfers and you will get lots of requests for formats you mighht not expect. When I don't have the format a transfer customer needs, I usually ask the customer if they still have the camcorder that shot this footage. Often they do. I...

Cheapest Way to Shoot 8K

Cheapest Way to Shoot 8K

We've come a long way from the first handheld 8K video camcorder. But now Sharp has an 8K Video camcorder - The Sharp 8C-B60A. This 8K camcorder will likely be used at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. This camera is $77,000. And to view the 8K video Sharp has a new 70-inch 8K...

Sony PXW-Z150 4K Camera Review

If you can live without interchangable lenses, the Sony PXW-Z150 may be ideal for documentaries or anything requiring long record times and a zoom lens. This prosumer/pro camera has a Sony 1 Inch Exmor RS CMOS sensor, shoots UHD 3840 x 2160p at 100Mbps up to 30fps....

4K Panasonic DVX200 $4200

The Panasonic DVX200 is the first 4k documentary camera to have a large Micro 4/3 Sensor with 12 stops Dynamic Range and a fixed lens. The Micro 4/3 sensor makes it much easier to keep things in focus. While it doesn't have interchangeable lenses, the kit lens is a...

Panasonic Camcorder AJ-PX270

Panasonic Camcorder AJ-PX270

Panasonic’s handheld AJ-PX270 camcorder records 10-bit, 4:2:2 video using a new codec based on its AVC-Ultra recording format. The new camcorder has 1/3-inch 3MOS sensors and a 22x optical zoom lens with separate zoom, focus and iris rings. Video recording is to...

A Lens Adaptor That Increases Speed

A Lens Adaptor That Increases Speed

Nothing Short Of Amazing! We Sony NEX camera owners don't have tons of lens choices until you look at some of the options for adaptors. The Metabone's Speed Booster is a pretty amazing device. It adapts Canon EF lenses to Sony AND increases your maximum aperture by 1...

REVIEW: Litepanel’s Micro LED light

By: Anthony Burokas   I had the opportunity to try out the Litepanels Micro on top of a Panansonic prosumer HD camcorder. After using budget LED lights from Amazon for some time, I was looking forward to how well the Litepanels LED light would "step up my game"...

The Case for DSLRs

By Anthony Burokas vDSLRs have been quite the rage for several years now and they offer two unique qualities that have not been available to lower end videographers before- "filmic" shallow depth of field (DoF), and a more affordable price compared to mid-range...