New compact Canon camcorders can be paired for low-cost 3-D image capture

At the recent Canon EXPO 2010 in New York, Canon U.S.A., Inc. showed two new compact HD camcorders, its smallest“professional” models ever, which include in-camera synchronization features that can capture high-definition 3-D video when two camcorders are mounted on a side-by-side or mirror rig and tripod. The new models also include an infrared feature enabling the capture of HD video in complete darkness..More

CEL-Soft shows stereoscopic analyzer

Cel-Soft Ltd a company specializing in broadcast-quality control and measurement technology will introduce the Cel-Scope3D stereoscopic analyzer, a software solution to the challenges of 3-D quality control and depth budget management. ...More

Canon drives virtual sets with new wide-angle HD lens

Canon U.S.A. has develoepd a new HD portable lens that offers a 4.3mm wide angle of view, a 14x zoom range and special data connections that facilitate direct digital integration of encoder data for zoom, iris, and focus settings into virtual studio systems for visually appealing results...More

I-Movix adds Vision Research Camera Technology to SloMo Lineup

I-Movix now offers SprintCam HD, a new ultra-slow-motion system for live HD broadcase production. The new Super SloMo camera operates at frame rates up to 2,700 fps in 1080i50 or up to 5,800 fps in 720p60 and provides instant replay at native high-definition resolution and image quality... More

Sony F35 Camera Now Offers 12-bit processing

Sony Electronic’s F35 digital cinematography camera system—used on several high-profile motion pictures, and numerous episodic television programs—is being enhanced this summer to deliver a more effective exposure index workflow at ratings from 640 to 1000, making it ideal for the demanding lighting conditions of motion picture, ..More

Litepanels Spotlights LED-based Sola Fresnels

Litepanels has developed a series of Fresnel light fixtures using LED technology. The daylight-balanced Sola lamp has beam control of 70 to 10 degrees, providing the controllability and single-shadow properties inherent in Fresnel lamps but consuming only a fraction of the power..More

Panasonic Debuts First Micro Four Thirds Pro Camcorder

At NAB, Panasonic introduced the first-ever Micro Four Thirds (MFT) camcorder. The model AG-AF100 uses mirrorless capturing and an SLR-sized sensor to shoot 1080p30 video. However, it comes in a much smaller size than conventional professional digital camcorders. More

ARRI’s New Alexa Camera Offers Native ProRes Capture for Final Cut Studio

ARRI announced that its new Alexa digital camera now includes native support for Apple ProRes codecs used in Final Cut Studio. The Alexa supports Apple ProRes 422 (HQ) and ProRes 4444, and allows HD images to be captured and recorded onto commercially available removable storage media. More

Anton Bauer Develops 120 Watt-hour Battery

At NAB (Booth C6025) Anton/Bauer will introduce its new Dionic HC battery line as well as the Tandem 150 Modular Power System and its new ULHM-LED and EledZ LED light solutions. Following last year’s launch of the Dionic HC 91 watt-hour battery, the new 120 watt-hour version, with a 10 amp draw, gives camera operators longer run times. The company said that with maximum power-saving capability, the battery can be stored for years without losing capacity. More

Penta Studiotechnik will introduce the Lux Media Plan line of specialty cameras, including the Lux Media Plan HD 1200 remote-control HD camera system. This micro-sized camera, one of the smallest HD cameras available on the market today... More

Cinematographers have found that many HD cameras have a high sensitivity to light just beyond the visible range. This can be beneficial in extending the color gamut of digital cameras to closely approach that of traditional film. However, light in the IR spectrum can also cause unwanted false color shifts and prevent the camera’s imagers from capturing true black tones.. More

NBC's Saturday Night Live Shoots Opening Title Sequence in Full 1080p HD Video With Canon's EOS Digital SLR Cameras

The new season of NBC's "Saturday Night Live" debuted not only with an a new cast, but with a new look for the opening title sequence as the entire opening montage was shot using the Canon EOS 5D Mark II and the new EOS 7D digital SLR cameras. The concept behind the opening sequence was portraiture as the director and crew looked to capture "living" portraits of the city, the cast and the unique characters that make up the New York City nightlife. More

DollyTrax™ Video Camera Dolly System Now Available for Independent Videographers and Filmmakers

Nashville video production company MidSouth Visual, Inc., announces the production of DollyTrax™ video camera dolly system. The dolly system was originally designed for use on MidSouth Visual’s own productions, but due to requests from other video producers, the decision was made to manufacture it for public sale. Although there were roughly fifteen different video camera dolly systems on the market at the time, producer Paul Lyke couldn’t find one that fit all the criteria for his video shoots. After several months of design, five prototypes, and hundreds of hours shooting on the field, the DollyTrax was finalized for the mass market. More

nanoFlash Enhanced with 280Mbps CODEC, 64GB Cards

Convergent Design will release this week new firmware adding a 280 Mbps I-Frame-Only CODEC for their popular nanoFlash HD/SD recorder/player. Additionally, the company qualified three new 64GB Compact Flash cards, doubling the record/playback time. The nanoFlash is easily the world’s smallest, lightest-weight, lowest-power, professional HD/SD recorder / player. nanoFlash utilizes the very high-quality Sony XDCAM 422 (MPEG2) CODEC to record video and uncompressed audio onto cost-effective Compact Flash media. More

Sony Addresses Specific Needs of Production Community

The expanding family of Sony’s XDCAM EX™ video products now includes two new camcorders that deliver new levels of creativity and flexibility for solid-state digital production. The products include Sony’s first 2/3-inch CMOS memory camcorder, the shoulder-mount model PMW-350, and the PMW-EX1R, which adds DVCAM™ recording capability as well as numerous enhancements directly resulting from customer feedback.More

Panasonic’s New Handheld AVCCAM HD Recorder and Pocket-Sized Remote Camera

Panasonic Broadcast has announced pricing and delivery of its new AG-HMR10 AVCCAM compact field recorder/player and the ultra-slim AG-HCK10 remotely controlled 3-MOS HD camera head. Both of these products are versatile additions to the company’s growing AVCCAM line of professional solid-state high definition products. More

The New Canon EOS-1D Mark IV Digital SLR Camera

The EOS-1D Mark IV Features a Completely Redesigned 45-Point Autofocus System, Fast 10 fps Continuous Shooting, 16-Megapixel Resolution, Outstanding ISO Sensitivity, and Full HD Video Recording at Selectable Frame Rates. More

Switronix Releases NEW HDV/DV Camera Shoulder Support

Switronix has been hard at work producing new and exciting products for the pro video market. The latest addition to the Switronix line is the HDV-PRO Camera Shoulder Support. More

First Look at Panchro Lens

Cooke Optics has shown the first working prototype of its Panchro by Cooke lens. The PL mounted lens for 35mm film and digital production, which was announced at NAB 2009, is a modern redesign of the original Cooke Panchro lenses that were instrumental in establishing Hollywood as the center of 20th century film production. More

Element Technica supports RED One electronic viewfinder

Element Technica has expanded its RED One EVF line with a family of accessories that support the camera’s electronic viewfinder.  The EVF Deluxe Mounting System provides a secure interface, capable of attaching to a variety of points on the camera body or to other accessories—allowing four inches of vertical and six inches of telescoping adjustment along the viewfinder axis. More

Anton/Bauer unveils battery management systems

I-Movix enhances SprintCam Live with new SloMo features

Belgium-based I-Movix has released that latest version of its SprintCam Live V2.1 ultra- slow-motion camera system, which now allows users to capture from 500 to 10,000 frames per second and replay them instantly (at 20 to 400 times slower than normal speed). More

IDX Unveils New Lithium Ion V-Mount Line

IDX System Technology has developed a new high-load Lithium Ion battery line designed for the unique demands of high-definition production. Average battery loads are increasing to 60-80W in today’s HD environments. The new E-HL9 series employs the latest cell technology to handle the increased capacity requirements.More

Hylén Lens System Wins a Tech Emmy

Earlier this year Steve Hylén and the Hylén System were honored with the Technical Achievement Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, during the 81st annual Scientific and Technical Academy Awards.More

Fujinon reduces cost in new HD field lenses

Fujinon has worked hard to bring the price down for HD lenses, and its ZA Series of HD Select models reflect the fruits of that labor. There’s three new models in the 2/3-inch family of ZA Series HD ENG lenses: the ZA22x7.6BERM HD telephoto ENG lens, ZA17x7.6BERM HD standard ENG lens, and ZA12x4.5BERM HD wide-angle ENG lens. More

Red Announces Modular Video-Still Camera System

Red calls it the DSMC, for Digital Stills and Motion Camera system. When available, it may become the first no-compromise camera system that can shoot still and full motion professional high-definition video images with the same camera. More

Sony's New Back-Illuminated CMOS Sensor Promises Better Performance

Sony is working on a new CMOS sensor technology that is said to offer better image acquisition, lower noise, and nearly twofold light sensitivity in future camcorders. More


Canon’s Broadcast And Communications Division Named Exclusive Provider Of HD Lenses For NBC’s Coverage Of The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games

Canon’s Long-Field Zoom Lenses, Portable HD Zoom Lenses, and the Canobeam DT-150 HD Free Space Optics Video Transceiver Chosen by NBC Olympics to Image and Relay Video of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. More

Sony HD Cameras and Switchers Helping HSN to Showcase its Wares

Interactive lifestyle network and retail destination HSN will make the leap to high-definition production in 2009, adding 43 Sony HDC-1400 studio cameras and three Sony MVS-8000G production switchers to its seven-studio facility in St. Petersburg, Fla. More

Ikegami High Definition Cmos Cameras Are On The Mark For NEP Supershooters

NEP Supershooters, a leading international provider of outsourced television production services critical to the delivery of live sports and entertainment events, recently outfitted its SS17 mobile production truck with ten Ikegami HDK-79EC HD Native Multi-Format CMOS Camera Systems, which provide full 16:9 aspect ratio and operation in 1080/60i, 1080/24p, and 720/60p HD.More



Hitachi Delivers Three HD Cameras to OLC Education and Conference Center

OLC Education and Conference Center, a state-of-the-art meeting and training facility in Rosemont, IL, recently purchased two Hitachi SK-3020P HDTV studio cameras and one DK-H32 HDTV robotic remote box camera providing clients an outstanding source for high definition studio production. The cameras were sold through Hitachi dealer ROSCOR, based in Mount Prospect, IL. More