Tripods may well be one of the most important, yet under appreciated, accessories in our videographer's bag of tricks. Sure, image stabilization is great, but for perfectly still shots, you've still got to have a tripod. A tripod isn't an optional accessory; it's a requirement.Tripods haven't changed all that...
Pick a Card, Any Card
Samsung's SCD-107 Mini DV Camcorder features two memory card slots, compatible with SD, MultiMedia Card, Memory Stick and Memory Stick Pro cards for shooting still images. It also includes a 20X optical zoom lens, a 3.5-inch color viewscreen, an analog A/V input and a color...
Q. I was recently doing a documentary for a fabrication shop building a baja truck. I was filming them grind with sparks flying and welding. My friend asked me if the light from the welder could ruin the lens. My question is, since looking directly at somebody welding can...
We've all been there. The shot you need is staring right at you, but you have to get into a strange position and handhold the camera to get it. You want steady video, but no matter how hard you try, you can't keep the shot from shaking. If the...
Lil' Fella
Panasonic's SV-AV100 is a compact SD Card camcorder that records JPEG photos, MPEG-4 video and DVD-quality MPEG-2 video. The unit features a 10x variable-speed optical zoom, electronic image stabilization and a 2.5-inch LCD viewscreen. The included 512MB SD card can record up to 10 minutes of 6Mbps MPEG-2...
