Canon, rather unsurprisingly you might say, are using the 5D Mark II combined with the 550D and full HD super-zoom Powershot, the SX210 to film their own TV advertising campaign. The campaign is in the format of ‘stories’ about photographers and artists, and is set throughout Europe, beginning in Italy. I don’t think it’ll be as good as the one currently airing in Hong Kong, Japan and Taiwan about the…
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Wiki update [URL]http://wiki.eoshd.com/wiki/GH1_Custom_Firmware The HDSLR Wiki shows you how to enable 24p native recording and higher AVCHD bit-rates on the Panasonic GH1 without any fuss.
According to NikonRumors.com there are new signs today that the sleeping giant has finally recognised the demand for video in HDSLRs and will begin a push to implement and market it – properly. Until now, Nikon have had a very poor implementation of video mode on their DSLR cameras despite being first to the market with it!
Luminous Landscape have posted some extremely sharp first impressions of the Sony NEX 5. LL is a great site for camera reviews and they hit the nail on the head every time. The Sony NEX 5 is undoubtedly be a candidate for many people’s next video camera purchase or a first toe-dip for people new to HDSLR video. It won’t be after reading this.
1. Economies of scale 40 million Canon SLR format cameras have been sold since 1987 and half of those after 2003. In 2010 digital photography is a huge market, much larger than niche Red found in the comparatively small indie filmmaking and professional production markets.
EOSHD.com presents the HDSLR Wiki – an invaluable resource for the creative HDSLR video shooter or the professional cinematographer!* EOSHD today introduces a new feature of the site, one which I hope shooters will find helpful in days to come (especially those new to video on HDSLRs). The HDSLR Wiki at wiki.eoshd.com
[vimeo]11951795[/vimeo] The HX5 is not the usual compact fair we’ve been used to up to now. The HX5 is the first proper HD Compact. A compact camera which does full HD video. Under the hood, we have the IMX050 Exmor R sensor. See our article on the technology here. Right now, back-side illumination isn’t the huge leap some expected, but this technology will come into it’s own as sensors get…
(Above – Exmor sensors for mobile phones) I’ve been reading some interesting tech documents from Sony related to the image sensor in their latest compacts, the HX5 and TX7. Since Sony are selling the sensor itself to clients they have a wealth of public domain information on it. In a nutshell sensitivity and speed are the aims of the Exmor R, which has a back-illuminated structure. Most of the speed…