updated 10 August 2008

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August 10th, 2008: Part of a series examining the Canon VIXIA HG20 and HG21 consumer AVCHD camcorders: a look at the HG20 camcorder's exterior, and an overview of its new menu interface.

August 7th, 2008: We're taking a close look at the Canon VIXIA HF11 Dual Flash Memory AVCHD camcorder. Austin Meyers, of Austin, Texas takes the little camera to Auditorium Shores to shoot some comparison video with it and the Canon HV30 HDV camcorder. Plenty of downloadable video clips included.

July 19th, 2008: From one of our community message board discussions, Stephen Gradin offers some useful tips and helpful hints for covering weddings and similar event videography in his guide to focus and low light shooting with the Sony HVR-Z7U.

June 30th, 2008: Charles Papert, S.O.C. takes the Steadicam Pilot for a test drive and provides an engaging three-page report as well as a sample video for your review. Continue on to read Page One and Page Two. The video clip is on Page Three.

March 1st, 2008: Josh Chesarek called nNovia directly to make sure about the NTFS support and the devices ability to capture long takes without breaking up a file. He bought the QC HD 120 and shares his thoughts about it in his review of the nNovia QuickCapture HD and Small Camera Mount.

February 27th, 2008: Adobe Premiere Pro 3.1 introduces support for Panasonic P2 cameras. This means that native ingest, editing and output of content are all possible. The Panasonic P2 Workflow Guide for Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 describes the workflow and advantages of using Adobe Premiere Pro with Panasonic P2 content.

February 2nd, 2008: Chris Soucy of Fairfield, New Zealand (a suburb of Dunedin) graciously provides us with an extensive hands-on review of the Vinten FiberTec video tripod system.

Pt. 1: System Overview --
Pt. 2: The FiberTec tripod --
Pt. 3: Spreader & Soft Case --
Pt. 4: Full System Handling --
Pt. 5: Conclusion, price and availability

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Camera not recognized by computer I am using my EX3 for 4 years now, and I am having the first issue: Last week I connected the camera to my MacPro by USB cable (as I was always doing) but the camera, rather the cards in the camera are not recognized by computer. Cards are OK, as I tried transfer via my MacBok Pro and it works as...

Getting contracts signed This has been discussed before but I'd like to know what folks are currently doing regarding getting your contracts signed - currently I'm sending out 2 signed copies and a pre-paid envelope so one can be returned to me - not expensive or much hassle but an electronic version of this would be more...

Pmw-200 lcd Hi, I am constantly finding that when filming and monitoring via the LCD what is see is nothing like what I get, say its in a church, a bit warm in color, I set the camera to 3200 , and it looks perfect on the screen, yet in post it's looks like 4000K to 4600K and then the skin tone is off. My EX1...

Pictures 12 - givreterre I Picture Givreterre, a land from one of my next secret project. Shot with the Panasonic GH3 Panasonic Pancake 20mm f1.7 Tamron 28-75mm f2.8 The text says : "Frostland..." "Hold of cold" "Sleeping wood"

WB - Preset A and B I'am a New bee wit the EA50... Is it possible to memorize a known WB for exemp. 3.400° K in memory A and 5.800° K in memory B?

anyone interested in a EA50 Hi, anyone interested in a EA50 bought two months ago, I had only three marriages, I have poor eyesight and can not seem to cope well with autofocus, I have not found suitable for the way I work very fast and reportage .... Sony Ea50eh kit sal 16-50 oss f2.8 adapter sony laea2 adapter for...

Armistice Day I tried to film the Armistice Day commemoration in Cambridge New Zealand a few years ago Armistice day 2011 - Cambridge New Zealand - Flowers of the Forest - YouTube it was a bit last minute and kind of rushed

House of Cards Article Just a quick thank you to Art Adams for his 'House of Cards' article, which is currently at the top of the front page. How “House of Cards” Restored My Faith That Quality Filmmaking Will Survive at DV Info Net (http://www.dvinfo.net/narrative-theory/house-of-cards.html) In a way it is...

Endangered Species-Sanderling (Calidris alba) Last week I spotted my first Endangered Species. I understand that the Sanderling (Calidris alba) is now classified as a endangered species on the coastal beaches of California, Oregon, and Washington. I spotted this little guy running with a bunch of Black Turnstones and Lesser Sandpipers. This is...

Noise Reduction What noise reduction settings are you using on the C100? It would seem to me that for in-camera noise reduction, that the 1 to 12 scale would have corresponding ISOs that result in the best picture (with some leeway for subjective views on visible noise vs sharpness). For example, perhaps at...

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