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HDSLRs continue to be picked up by major film crews and network TV shows, which is a great vote of confidence in the technology. The latest is that a Canon 5D Mark…
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HD Compacts Part 1 - Introducing the Sony HX5
Above: creamy bokeh on a compact in video mode! Okay - some initial thoughts before the footage later this week. Compacts are crap right? Gimmicky consumer devices aimed at the mass market…
EOSHD Round Up - 2010 So Far
A quick update! I am working on an HDSLR Wiki, an EOSHD iPhone / iPad app, a new short film and some new reviews including the Isco Centavision footage! But nothing new…
First ever NEX5 video arrives on Vimeo
The first ever NEX5 video on Vimeo isn't a looker, but it does help confirm one important advantage over GH1. Even with all that shaky and awful camera work, there aren't any…
Super Micro 4/3rds?
Above: Could Micro 4/3rds be shrunk even further, to catch the ultra slim NEX series from Sony? Those with a keen eye for rumours which usually turn out right, will have noticed…
E Mount compromising performance for slimness?
Above: the thicker GF1 body is due to a longer flange back, which improves optical performance The Sony NEX5 is a bomb. The build quality of the lenses and the overall styling…
Sony NEX7 to rival GH2 in September?
The mirrorless E mount NEX 7 will follow Sony's next release above - HD video capable Alpha cameras. In February when rumours of the NEX series first trickled in, we also had…
Sony revolutionise the consumer camcorder - E Mount camcorder due late 2010
Is this the reason why Sony's NEX line doesn't yet feature 24p and manual control in video mode? Sony's plan to keep alive consumer camcorders has kicked into action today with the…
Speed versus style - Sony & Casio get innovative
UPDATE: Now we get to see what Canon does with the same sensor. That Sony BSI gets around a bit! Don't worry, innovation is alive and well. Although innovation makes up just…