If you’re in the market to purchase new video gear anytime soon, then you owe it to yourself to make a pilgramage to Las Vegas for the annual National Association of Broadcasters trade show. Having attended NAB for the past 10 years, I can give you my two cents about attending on the cheap, and some gotchas for first-timers…
After checking it out on the tripod, they let me shoot with the cam with the shoulder pad and play the tape back on the Wega TV. I shot people walking by, panning and zooming in and out. I was amazed at how well the stabilizer worked…
Hello, and welcome to my “CineAlta” tutorial. I call it that because while most would consider this a film-look tutorial, I am actually going for the HD 24p look. To be truthful, I am one of the new technology buffs…
Welcome to Part Two of my “CineAlta look-alike” tutorial (see Part One here). By using the following process, you can achieve great levels of detail and rich color with your Mini-DV footage. However, you must take special notice of one important detail…
I’ve had about 3 weeks to play with the new Canon GL2, and I thought this was a good time to offer my impressions about the camera, and also to give you the details of a comparison test I made utilizing the GL2, the XL1S and the Sony PD150.
As I only had the PD150 on loan for a few hours, this portion of the comparison only includes the XL1S and GL2. In the lowest light situations the GL2 is about 1/2 stop less sensitive than the the XL1S.
Right out of the box, I felt the PD150 looked the best relative to skin tones, however the GL2 is capable of duplicating the look of the either the PD150 or the XL1S, by adjusting color, sharpness, set-up, etc.
Some Canon GL2 Images submitted by Barry Goyette Clicking an image will open it in a new window at full-size (720×480). GL2: The neutral areas in the chart are actually blue-grey in color. PD150: The properly resolved line grouping is highlighted in each photo. XL1S GL2: Focus in this series is on the horse’s head. PD150: White balance on this…
added 20 February 2002 Enhancements for the SkyCrane Mini-DV Camera Boom an article by Carroll F. Lam The SkyCrane is a great DV camera crane for DV videographers. I have been using one for nearly two years now. Based on this usage, I developed some additions for it, to enhance its performance and ease of use. These are described in…