Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
Check out this awesome stop motion and time lapse video of a guy walking across America. It’s worth the two minutes.
You can see the route on Google Maps here. It is made up of over 2000 individual stills, and was shot with a 5D Mark II and 24-70mm lens over the course of 14 days.
The behind the scenes video is below (also worth the time). [Read more…]
The Canon VIXIA HF-S21 is a compact camcorder that captures Full HD 1920 x 1080 in AVCHD format with a number of frame rate options. The Canon VIXIA HF-S21 is larger than entry-level camcorders like the Sony HDR-CX350V; however, it’s not so big to prevent you from toting it on family outings or other casual endeavors.
Read the rest of the review at Tech Tilt: Canon VIXIA HF S21 Camcorder Review.
I recently took this ARRI Fresnel 3-Light kit for a spin while shooting a couple of interviews. I was seriously impressed with the ease of use and overall performance while working with these ARRI fresnel lights.
Read the full review over at Tech Tilt: ARRI Fresnel 3-Light Kit Review.
Below you will find this week’s firmware updates. Hit the manufacturer website links for more details and download instructions for the firmware. [Read more…]
The Sony NEX-5 is a 14.2MP interchangeable lens camera with a mirrorless design. What makes the NEX-5 so special is that image sensor is the same physical size of those found in DSLRs like the Nikon D300s or Canon 7D. This sensor format is often referred to as APS-C format, which results from the sensor being roughly the same size and aspect ratio as the old (as in “1996 old”) Advanced Photo System type-C film.
The Samsung PL200 is a 14.2MP point and shoot camera with a 7x optical zoom and a 3-inch LCD. Additionally, the PL200 captures 720p HD video.
The PL200 should be available in September 2010 at an initial retail price of $179.99. Check availability at Amazon.com.
More details in the press release below. [Read more…]
The Samsung DualView ST600 and ST100 are a pair of point and shoot cameras featuring Samsung’s popular front LCD screen. Both cameras offer a 14.2MP image sensor and a 1.8-inch front LCD and a 3.5-inch rear LCD. [Read more…]
The Panasonic Lumix LX5 is a 10.1MP advanced point and shoot camera. It features a bright f/2.0 max aperture lens with a 3.8x optical zoom (24-90mm equivalent). The LX5 also captures HD video in AVCHD Lite format and offers a 3-inch, 460k-dot resolution LCD. The LX5 serves as a follow-up to the highly regarded LX3 model.
The Panasonic LX5 should be available in August 2010 at an initial retail price of $499.95.
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The Fuji FinePix F300EXR is the new flagship point and shoot camera for Fuji. The F300EXR features a 12MP EXR Super CCD image sensor, a 15x optical zoom (24-360mm equivalent), a 3-inch 460k-dot resolution LCD and captures 720p HD video.
Perhaps more importantly, the F300EXR feature phase detection AF sensors, which is the same type of sensors that give DSLRs that super-fast autofocus capability. Fuji has built those phase detection AF sensors into the image sensor so that the camera can call upon them at will in order to maintain a very fast focusing speed.
The Fuji F300EXR should be available in August 2010 at an initial retail price of $329.95. Check availability on Amazon.com.
More details in the press release below. [Read more…]
The Fuji FinePix Z800EXR is a 12MP compact point and shoot camera. The Z800EXR features a 3.5-inch touchscreen LCD and a 5x optical zoom lens (36-180mm equivalent).
The Z800EXR should be available in August 2010 at an initial retail price of $229.95. Check availability on Amazon.com.
More details in the press release below. [Read more…]