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By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) The DJI Osmo is a very popular handheld, three-axis gimbal, stabilized camera which was introduced last year. Just about everyone who had a gimbal at Comic-Con, was using one of these. So it makes sense that FilmConvert would finally add Osmo support to their color … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) FilmConvert has added support for the 4.6K Blackmagic URSA Mini with a new camera profile for its grading and film look software. … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) 360 degree cameras and Virtual Reality are all the rage right now, and while I have some reservations about the ability to use them as a narrative device (as does Steven Spielberg), I think they could make incredible documentary cameras. Another great use is for … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) The Light L16 is a strange design, and grabbed our attention because it uses 16 cameras sprinkled all over the device, and merges all the light and depth information they collect into one master image or video. It's a really odd duck. But it generated a ton of … [Read more...]
By Heath McKnight (doddleNEWS) I'm sure you've seen this video from Cine Gear 2016 -- a Steadicam operator was having fun demoing a rig and an ARRI Camera (word is an ALEXA, not an AMIRA as originally speculated by many), he even started dancing around and was entertaining the crowd. Then … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) When it comes to compact video lights for your action camera, we've talked about the Knog Qudos Action Light and the SideKick Duo. Both do the job quite well, offering long battery life and very bright LED performance. But there's a third player in this game, and it … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Startup company Light has announced a new camera called the L16, and it's promising to change the way you think of point and shoot cameras. The camera sports not a single lens/sensor assembly but SIXTEEN of them in a single compact form factor - it seems like … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) The RED RAVEN is officially announced, and we have details on the latest in RED's camera line. It has a DRAGON 4K sensor that can shoot up to 120 frames per second (FPS) at 4K (4096 x 2160), and 240 FPS at 2K resolution. RED is pricing the RAVEN at $5,950 (brain … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) You read that title right, it wasn't a mistake: The Massachusetts Institute of Technology developed a camera a little while ago that can capture one trillion frames per second (much faster than this Kickstarter camera from a year ago). It's so fast, it can capture … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Canon has announced the brand new EOS M3, an extremely compact, interchangeable lens still camera with video capability. It fuses a DSLR system with a small and lightweight camera body, and a hefty 24.2 megapixel sensor. The camera boasts a new 49-point Hybrid … [Read more...]
By Jeremiah Hall (doddleNEWS) Let’s take a look at FiLMiC Pro, a video camera app for iPhones. Consumer cameras annoy me. Auto-focus and auto-exposure software code can turn what would be a good shot into a nightmare. Get two things in the foreground, the camera can’t figure out what to … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) The Histogram is a mystery to some of us, and that's OK. Like a camera's zebras and false color (that's another blogpost), the Histogram is part of a mysterious features inside your camera or field monitor that some cinematographers always wanted to use, but never … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) When it was first announced, I have to admit, I was stunned by the price of the Panasonic GH4's optional YAGH pro audio and video interface. At $2100, it was nearly $500 more than the GH4 itself. Even though it could record at-bit 4:2:2 with built-in time code, and … [Read more...]
By Kevin P. McAuliffe (doddleNEWS) With technology getting cheaper and cheaper, more people are looking to make the jump to larger than HD cameras, as their computers and editing applications can easily handle the bigger frame sizes, and the larger file sizes that go along with them. Panasonic will … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) AJA made the leap to cinema cameras last year at NAB 2014 with its CION camera, a solid 4K camera, whose firmware was updated for this year's conference. One of my favorite features of this camera is the ability to wirelessly connect several cameras to a Macbook, … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) 3D printers are rapidly become a required prop making accessory, thanks in large part to Bre Pettis over at MakerBot who made them incredibly affordable. Now you can not only design and print your own props and gear yourself, but you can also take files to a local 3D … [Read more...]
