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By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) At this year's NAB Show 2016 we haven't seen too many new camera releases but that doesn't mean we haven't seen any big cameras bow into the limelight. Sony didn't wait to unwrap its brand new 4K camera, the HDC-4800 which is a beast of a machine. This … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Tether Tools, NAB 2016: Batteries are both a blessing and a curse for DSLR photographers and videographers. They allow you to shoot anywhere away from any power outlets, but for only as long as the battery lasts. Plus, when the battery runs out of power, you have … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) The floodgates have opened and information about the upcoming Marvel and Sony Spider-Man film is starting to pour in. Less than two weeks ago, fans had dug around the internet and found Sony registered the domain name SpiderManHomecomingTheMovie.com, shortly … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Matrox Video has announced that the new Matrox M264 encoder/decoder internal PC card will now support Sony's XAVC formats. This update to the M264 card will include the computational heavy 4K Intra Class 480, up to 59.94 frames per second. The card is capable … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Marvel Studios has perfected the art of keeping secrets to their upcoming films. Case in point, there was not a single sneak peek of the new Spider-Man costume until the latest full-length Captain America: Civil War trailer — and even that was a bit of a … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Remember that 23 Jump Street and Men in Black crossover that was being talked about last year? Looks like Sony Pictures is moving forward on the project, with James Bobin taking the helm. According to Variety, the Flight of the Conchords and The Muppets director … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) When Marvel negotiated with Marvel to include Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it put the brakes on all of the Spider-Man-related spinoff films, including Venom. Now, according to The Hollywood Reporter, Sony is reviving the Venom film with a bit of a … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Sony Pictures Entertainment has gone on to shuffle some its upcoming releases for 2017 which include high profile projects Bad Boys 3 and The Dark Tower. Fortunately for those who have been waiting for either of these projects, both films have only been delayed by … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Sony has announced a new Raw Video Recorder to add onto the back of their 4K F5/F55 cinema cameras, and continues to finetune the firmware with a new update for the Cine Alta F5/F55 4K video cameras that squeezes out even higher data rates in XAVC. … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Sony had two options when it came to releasing a new Ghostbusters movie: Either make it a continuation or a reboot. After a pitch from Paul Feig, they decided to go with the latter concept... And that was probably because there was no way Bill Murray was coming … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Sony has released a firmware update to address a pair of issues that have plagued the FS5 XDCAM 4K Camera. The update promises to fix artifact issues in moving objects, while the other fine tunes their codecs. … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) For ENG-style shooters who are in the corporate, live event and wedding video worlds, Sony has a new 4K camera that could become your new A-rig. Dubbed the PXW-Z150, this new XDCAM has a smart and compact design with high frame rates of up to 120 frames per second, … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) AJA is introducing a newer, smaller 4K camera that's unlike its successful CION cinema camera. The RovoCam is cube shaped and rather tiny. Could they be looking to get into the action camera market? … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Today in New York City, Sony dropped a bomb on us by announcing a new 4K camera to their mirrorless line up. The α6300 is the next generation in the 6000 series and it promises to deliver with 24 mp APS-C Sensor and internal 4K recording. … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) These are tough times for content creators over at YouTube. You'd think that with the streaming portal being bigger than ever, that there would be happy times, but with the recent problems with copyright complaint system, also comes news that Ad Revenue has plummeted … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Sony is definitely trying to make good on improving their current crop of cameras. Issues of noise and artifacting in the FS5 and F5 cameras have prompted the technology company to work on firmware updates for those models. That's no the only camera with a few bugs … [Read more...]
