There’s a lot of buzz about HD video on DSLR’s. What this misses is that HD video is also possible on most every digital still camera made today, with fewer and fewer exceptions.
 When Canon upgraded their venerable PowerShot S-series, they did it in an odd way, the US got the CCD based SX10 which could not shoot HD video, but the rest of the world received the CMOS-based SX1, which could shoot 1080p30 HD video with stereo audio built in.
After several months, Canon brought the SX1 to the US. But those wishing to avoid the CMOS distortions I easily demonstrated in my earlier review were still left out in the cold, despite cameras lower in Canon’s lineup offering CCD-based HD video. Finally, Canon brought the SX20 to market which adds HD video and more megapixels to the camera. Is it a winner? My hands-on will find out.
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January 26th, 2010
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If you can get a consumer camera that shoots HD for just a couple hundred bucks, why not load up on the cameras and get multiple angles of an event for next to no cost.  Plus, you can move them around easily, perch them in unusual places and you don’t need a half-dozen video camera operators. Sounds great, doesn’t it?
Well, the reality is that the rolling shutter CMOS image distortion in video cameras is just as prevalent in digital still cameras. You can easily see it when you bounce the camera up and down lightly, or pan the camera side to side. Things that you naturally do when you are recording video with the camera in your hands instead of on a tripod. These motions distort the image from what really exists in reality. Camera flashes are partially bad- partially illuminating multiple frames. When you play that back, it looks completely unnatural.
To quantify these CMOS distortions, I secured two brand new digital still cameras that shoot HD video and pitted them side by side in some critical tests and the results clearly demonstrate the difference between CMOS and CCD when it comes to capturing video that faithfully represents what happened.
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September 9th, 2009
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 Just in for review and testing are the brand-spankin’ new Canon SX1 IS and the SX200 IS digital still cameras.
Both of these “super zoom” cameras also shoot HD video… BUT the 10 MP SX1 shoots 1080 with a CMOS sensor, the 12 MP SX200 shoots 720p with a CCD. I’ve spoken about “sensor issues” with the imagers in these cameras before. For comparison, I also have a Canon S2 IS that seems to be about a stop to two stops faster with its larger, 5 MP, SD video, CCD chip.
Which camera shoots better video… this is what I intend to find out in the coming days.
Technorati Tags: 1080i, 720p, Canon, Digital Still, h264, HDTV, HDV
April 1st, 2009
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Well, the 2009 Photo Marketing Association’s annual conference is March 3-5 and it’s expected that most everyone who hasn’t already announced a still camera capable of HD video recording— will at the event. This is not to say that video camcorders are not needed any more. I have already shot video with these new “HD-capable” still cameras… and let me tell all the video camcorders out there: your jobs are secure.
The other shoe to drop recently is the first cell phone to tout HD video recording capability. Personally, I am hoping for about 5 MP of quality pictures, but HD video? I doubt it. The proof will be in the pudding when these things actually ship and the video makes its way onto the web for everyone to critically assess.
Either way, the main problem these devices have, aside from the complete lack of control of “camera” functions while shooting, is video that is plagued with problems… Read More…
Technorati Tags: 1080i, 720p, AVCHD, AVCHD Lite, Canon, CCD tear, HD, HD Video, HDTV, Lumix, Panasonic, Rolling Shutter, SX1, SX2000
February 19th, 2009
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 Can single-chip camcorder models priced less than $1,000 and bearing the bold “Full HD” logo do the job of prosumer and professional camcorders costing many times that price?
In this article I’ll take two high-end consumer HD camcorders into the field—specifically, the wilds of the Alaskan bush—to see what I can do with these little devices.
You may be pleasantly surprised by what I find. Read More…
Technorati Tags: , Alaska, AVCHD, Camcorder review, Camcorders, Canon, consumer camcorder, Daltom Highway, Everio, Haul Road, HDD, HF11, HV10, JVC, MPEG-2, Professional camcorders, Vixia
November 16th, 2008
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 It’s tough keeping a blog going when you are busy with projects and one of those projects takes you up one of the loneliest highways— the Dalton Highway, up to Prudhoe Bay / Deadhorse, Alaska, where the oil is pumped for the Alaska Pipeline.
I was re-shooting an episode of IEBA’s Alaska outdoor adventure series, Wilderness Adventures Off The Beaten Path and shooting it in HD. That’s full HD, not HDV. But using two different high-end consumer camcorders and writing about it for Event DV magazine.
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September 17th, 2008
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 While HDV and the move to HD have produced some truly amazing cameras— even in the consumer arena— compared to what was available for many tens of thousands of dollars just 10 years ago, those of us who regularly produce live shows are facing a new hurdle: expensive HD switchers. Read More…
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July 11th, 2008
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 Agent Smith said:
“You hear that Mr. Anderson?
That— is the sound of inevitability…
It is the sound of your death…”
As I was unable to attend NAB in person, I read the same news as everyone else and there are clearly a few trends that it pays to notice because they will have a dramatic affect on production in the future. Whether or not you want to go this route, the sounds of inevitability are becoming louder. Read More…
Technorati Tags: AH A1, AVCHD, Canon, CF, Compact Flash, DV, DVCAM, HDC-SD1, HDR-SR12, HDSC, HDV, HMC70, HSC1U, HVR-S270, JVC, MMC, P2, Panasonic, SD, Sony
April 18th, 2008
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 As an emerging video acquisition format, AVCHD holds the promise of offering stunning full HD images at the same data rate as DV. But thus far, all manufacturers of AVCHD cameras are using reduced bitrate settings to offer more recording time on flash media recorders.
Will 2008 finally change all this?
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Technorati Tags: AH A1, AVCHD, Canon, HDC-SD1, HDR-SR12, HDV, HMC70, HSC1U, HVR-S270, JVC, Panasonic, Sony
March 12th, 2008
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 Can you get a filtered matte box for your camcorder for under $500?
Yes. You can. Two of them in fact.
We’ve combed through the internet clutter and partnered with Amazon.com to build you a very simple store with links to the video gear you should be looking at. It’s not filled with junk. These are carefully selected items we think can help your productions- including a matte box with two filter holders for just $240.
The link is up in the right corner of the page: Tech-STORE. Check it out!
Technorati Tags: accessories, Amazon, Canon, Gear, JVC, Panasonic, Sony, store
February 19th, 2008
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