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Michael Jackson Gets His Geek On
6:20AM Mark Wilson | I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a more humanising clip of Michael Jackson than this Access Hollywood footage from 2006 in which the King of Pop admires the crew’s HD cameras. More »
Cameras
Sony HDR-SR12 Gets Reviewed (Verdict: It’s a Winner)
12:15PM Sean Fallon | According to Camcorder Info, Sony’s HDR-SR12 is continuing to push the AVCHD format forward as a viable successor to HDV. It is, by far, the best Sony HDD camcorder on the market—and with 120GB under the hood, it is unmatched in the AVCHD category in terms of capacity. As far as performance is concerned, the SR12 held its own against even the intimidating Canon VIxza HF10, with only a slight inferiority in picture sharpness. They also noted that Sony’s Exmor CMOS sensor and Bionz processor has improved in leaps and bounds over their top HDV camcorder, the HDR-HD9. More »
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Sony HVR HD-1000U Entry-Level Pro HDV Camera Heralds New Era in HD Weddings, Education, Porn Moviemaking
10:50PM Jesus Diaz | Sony says that their new entry-level HVR HD-1000U video camera brings professional high definition moviemaking for “wedding videographers, freelancers and educational video creators.” So why is this camera good for filming high-def porn? For one, the shoulder-mount design will tighten those pans, as will the Super SteadyShot optical image stabilizer. Not to mention the Smooth Slow Rec, for 240 fields per second slow-motion shots. More »
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Sony on the Move with World’s First HD Walkman for Pros
6:18AM jenneth | The GV-HD700E, Sony’s first foray into on-the-move HD video editing is coming out in Europe this Fall. Chockablock with pro features, it boasts a seven-inch widescreen LCD and has just three buttons for 14 functions (which include search, index mark and playback zoom). On top of that, the GV-HD700E can play back HDV as well as short-play and long-play miniDV tapes. You might want to see some more stats while you’re here. More »
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