Camcorder & Computer Video articles from March 2005

Camcorder & Computer Video archives from March 2005

Breakthrough cams.(Editor's Report)
March 1, 2005... Once a year the leaders in consumer electronics marshal their forces for a massive pageant in Las Vegas--the Consumer Electronics Show. It's held in January, and it offers manufacturers an opportunity to present their latest products, which...

Thrill-seekers wanted.(Zoom in: first look at video gear and accessories)
March 1, 2005... Whether you're careening down the slopes on your board or going airborne skydiving, Samsung's new SC-Xl05 Sports Cam is sure to capture those rare, exciting extreme shots. Featuring a rubberized, water-resistant body design, you can mount this...

Storage on the go.(Zoom in: first look at video gear and accessories)
March 1, 2005... Verbatim's Store 'n' Go Pro is one of the fastest removable memory products on the market, and it's sleek enough to fit in your pocket or on a key chain. It supports up to 23 MBps read and 14MBps write speeds, and can store data from 256MB to...

Must-have DVD cams.(Zoom in: first look at video gear and accessories)
March 1, 2005... DVD cams just keep getting better and better. Sony's five latest DVD Handycam models, starting at about $600, promise to deliver richer audio with their built-in Dolby Digital 5.1 channel surround sound recording. The top-of-the-line model, the...

Sleek and stylish solutions.(Zoom in: first look at video gear and accessories)
March 1, 2005... Leave it to Targus to come up with more than 200 accessories and products to handle every camcorder's need and budget. The company, in partnership with Merkury Innovations, recently released a range of camcorder and camera accessories, such as...

It's in the bag.(Zoom in: first look at video gear and accessories)
March 1, 2005... Protect your digital SLRs with M-Rock's Everglade and Sierra bags, made especially for larger digicams and lenses. The bags feature U-shaped cradles for cameras with attached lenses up to 6 inches long. The bags are built with water-resistant...

True colors.(Zoom in: first look at video gear and accessories)
March 1, 2005... Philips has taken TV watching to a whole new level with its newest line of flat TVs. Its 2005 FlatTV line features Pixel Plus 2 HD technology, where each pixel is altered to better match the surrounding pixels to create sharper pictures with...

Videos just a phone call away.(Zoom in: first look at video gear and accessories)
March 1, 2005... Shoot, record and send your videos using your cell phone with Motorola's new Ojo Personal Videophone (Model PVP-1000), the first videophone to record full-motion video at 30 frames per second. The company says the audio remains tightly...

Lightning speed.(Zoom in: first look at video gear and accessories)
March 1, 2005... Power up your digital camera and another electronics device, like your cell phone, using just one charger, and simultaneously, too! With Lenmar's Fusion-USB Mach 1 Speed Charger, you can charge AA/AAA/NiMH or li-ion batteries in the unit's main...

Groundbreaking editing.(Zoom in: first look at video gear and accessories)
March 1, 2005... Serious Magic's Visual Communicator 2 eliminates traditional editing timelines so you can create faster videos that look like they were made for broadcast TV. Visual Communicator 2 offers new features, such as Flex Recording that lets users...

Swivel and store.(Zoom in: first look at video gear and accessories)
March 1, 2005... Imation's line of USB flash swivel drives just got bigger, sort of. Its new USB Flash Drive Mini weighs less than an ounce and is small enough to fit in your pocket or briefcase, or you can attach it to the supplied key chain. Featuring a...

Fashion meets function.(Zoom in: first look at video gear and accessories)
March 1, 2005... It's the latest trend in portable storage devices--flash memory drives that come with interchangeable colored skins and caps from SanDisk. The company's latest Cruzer Micro USB flash drive will initially be released in clear and in two colors...

Optimal drives.(Zoom in: first look at video gear and accessories)
March 1, 2005... Designed for video pros, the new Thunder Pro A/V FireWire 400 from EZQuest can deliver a real-time editing and storage solution in a slim design that's a third smaller than competitive drives. It's extremely quiet, because it has no internal...

Canon ushers in new mini DV models.(Camcoder Insider)
March 1, 2005... Several years ago, Canon ushered in a new generation of entry-level, low-cost DV camcorders for consumers called the ZR series. The models broke the $1,000 barrier, which was groundbreaking at the time. A new mid-level series, called the Eiura,...

Canon XL2 vs Panasonic AG-DVX100A: which is better?(Product/Service Evaluation)
March 1, 2005... THE REAL SHOOT-OUT BEGINS The extremely popular Panasonic AG-DVX100A ($3,995 MSRP) has been challenged. A couple of months ago, Canon released its much-anticipated XL2 with an MSRP of $4,999. While there were other notable competitors,...

8 important shots for easier editing.
March 1, 2005... Are you starting to edit your home movies and videos? You may have checked out a few editing programs and experimented with creating your own edited masterpieces. If you have actually done some editing, you may have learned that one of the most...

Lighting effects: get a professional look with the flip of a switch.
March 1, 2005... in an ideal world, all videographers would be able to afford all the gear and gadgets that go along with video production, but few of us enjoy that luxury. For most of us, cutting a few budget corners here and there is an unfortunate necessity....

Home theater in the round: use Humax to put your TiVo'ed content onto a DVD.(Hardware Review)(Product/Service Evaluation)
March 1, 2005... I don't know why I've resisted trying out TiVo until now. Some say that TiVo has single-handedly changed the way millions of viewers watch and record television from cable or satellite programs today. But, I guess that it needed something more...

Pinnacle Studio Plus version 9: a step up from your basic video-editing package.(Software Review)(Product/Service Evaluation)
March 1, 2005... Pinnacle Systems has long been one of the industry leaders in developing and marketing video-editing solutions for professionals, as well as for home users and video enthusiasts. The new Pinnacle Studio Plus 9 is targeted to beginners and video...

Ulead Video Toolbox: an easy 3-step process to convert formats into usable files.(Software Review)(Product/Service Evaluation)
March 1, 2005... It's video file overload--so many different kinds of video files, and from so many sources! It's hard I enough to find the right way even to just play these clips, much less know how to convert them to share and edit. We've got AVI and...

Bringing things into focus: all about lenses.
March 1, 2005... Pretend you're a camcorder lens (unless you're reading this in a bookstore, in which case, please find a quiet cornel" first). You're a remarkable precision instrument involving complex manufacturing and precise alignment. You are essential to...

Entertainment in your pocket: portable media players.(Hardware Review)(Product/Service Evaluation)
March 1, 2005... Ever since Sony introduced its Walkman audio players years ago, the public has been enamored with enjoying music on the move. The mobile audio movement has grown in leaps and bounds, especially with the introduction of new audio compression...

Rose-colored glasses: enhancing your videos with filters.
March 1, 2005... Most people think of filters as something you use to keep bad stuff out. We have water filtration systems to keep bacteria and harmful chemicals out of our bodies. We even have e-mail filters that send letters from Liberia's former treasury...

In a flash: putting you video on the web.
March 1, 2005... Web site designers and entrepreneurs have long desired to utilize video on the Internet, essentially a monitor-driven media delivery system very similar to television. Unfortunately, in the beginning with the majority of subscribers connecting...

How to set up a video-editing computer.
March 1, 2005... If you think that editing video on your computer is simply a matter of installing software, then you may be in for a rude awakening. While that might be all there is to it when adding a basic, introductory-level editing program, if you aspire...

Cruisin' with your cam.(on cruises record with camcorder)
March 1, 2005... In case you hadn't noticed, our wonderful planet's surface is more than 70-percent liquid. And, what better way to see it than to travel on all that water? This is nothing new to millions who have discovered the convenience, economy and...