Camcorder articles from February 1998

Camcorder archives from February 1998

1998 preview.(magazine editors predict camcorder technology)
February 1, 1998... The Year Of DV--Every manufacturer will be shipping a variety of digital video models with a wide selection of features and options. Canon's recently released digital Optura camcorder additionally offers high-resolutions stills capable of...

True 3-D with your camcorder.(Nu-View SX2000 system)(Evaluation)
February 1, 1998... Easy To Shoot - Heads might turn your way when you use it, but the SX2000 system is fairly lightweight and attaches easily to the front of most camcorders. It has essentially no controls--you just press the Record button and shoot video in the...

The future of desktop video: new breakthrough FireWire boards and storage solutions.
February 1, 1998... Hopefully by the time you read this article, all or most of the products mentioned will be shipping. I have to admit it, I'm a little nervous. None of the products mentioned in this article were available for me to actually use, so all the...

XL1: Canon creates the breakthrough camcorder.(includes fact sheet)(Evaluation)(Cover Story)
February 1, 1998... Canon engineers took a fresh look at the DV camcorder market and, with a radical new design, have created a vision for the next-generation DV camcorder: the XL1. In my opinion, the Canon XL1 is the most visually stunning, technically...

Digital video pioneers.(companies that use digital video technology)
February 1, 1998... Learning Tool--David and Marlene Mowbry use digital camcorders to produce educational videos in the poorest countries of Africa and Asia in the hope of improving the food security situation. The digital video revolution is coming and many...

Titles on command.(titlers)(Evaluation)
February 1, 1998... Every video needs a working title and every video editor needs a titler. A titler, as those in the field know, is a device for creating titles on-screen. Unfortunately, choices in this department have been limited and often quite pricy....

The zoom myth.(zoom lenses and their uses explained)
February 1, 1998... How big a zoom lens do you need on a camcorder? For that matter, do you really need a zoom lens at all? Zoom lenses are to camcorders what horsepower is to automobiles. Most consumers don't really understand either, but they're quite...

Sony's Laser Link.(Sony Corp.'s Laser Link allows hooking camcorder to television without wires)(Brief Article)(Evaluation)
February 1, 1998... Sony's new Laser Link technology is not new, nor does it use a laser. But if you can get past that, you'll find that it may very well be the answer you've been looking for to overcome the hassle of hooking your camcorder up to your TV set. ...

Power up your computer: the right choices for desktop video.
February 1, 1998... Now that it's officially into the new year, you know what time it is, don't you? It's time for the latest new releases and price drops from Intel! Yes, it's true. Last week's meanest, fastest microprocessor is now an "also ran." The...

Store more video.(hard disk array specifically for video)(Evaluation)
February 1, 1998... Optimized For DV Editing--Medea uses EIDE-type hard-disk arrays instead of the more expensive SCSI variety, yet still avoids dropped-frame artifacts and image jerkiness. A new video technological breakthrough has been made that can...

Put your kids behind the camcorder.
February 1, 1998... Right now, quick answer, where is your camcorder? Do you know? Some of us may have that camcorder loaded for bear, battery charged, with an extra battery in reserve, several cassettes of tape, ready to go. But for most of us, the answer...

Sharp VL-H850U.(includes fact sheet)(Evaluation)
February 1, 1998... It's no secret that Sharp remains one of the sharpest (pun intended) innovators of consumer camcorders today. It invented the now popular concept of a color Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) panel for camcorder monitoring with its revolutionary...

Sony DCR-TRV7.(includes fact sheet)(Evaluation)
February 1, 1998... The new DCR-TRV7 is Sony's first Digital Video camcorder that looks indistinguishable from the rest of Sony's small Handycam camcorders. Targeted for the home video user, this compact Handycam incorporates Sony's proven DV quality, a...

Video wonders with Windows.(Adobe Systems' special effects program)(Evaluation)
February 1, 1998... A World Of FX--Dots, explosions, animation layering...eye candy to boggle the mind. After Effects plugs into Adobe Premiere (or other programs), or can be rendered and saved as an .AVI file. Without a doubt one of the most powerful special...

Simple special effects: no computers ... just lots of imagination.
February 1, 1998... Peekaboo--Cut a hole in a piece of material to create a "gobo" that you can shoot through, highlighting a portion of your subject. Nothing is more fun than creating special effects with your camcorder, especially when you don't need a fancy...