Shoot Review: Sony HVR-Z5U Reviewer: D. W. Leitner
Sony strikes again. No sooner had I reviewed the PMW-EX1 than the HVR-Z7U appeared. No sooner had I reviewed the Z7 than the PMW-EX3 appeared. I've just...
Shoot Review: Panasonic AG-HPX170 Reviewer: Jan Ozer
Panasonic’s AG-HPX170 delivers groundbreaking new usability features in several key areas, along with excellent color and relatively noise-free video....
Shoot Review: Canon XL H1S Reviewer: D. W. Leitner
Senior Contributing Editor D. W. Leitner reviews the Canon XL H1S camera, an impressive update to the user-friendly XL H1...
Edit Review: AJA Video Systems Io HD Reviewer: D. W. Leitner
Mention video I/O for the Mac, and chances are Kona card will enter the conversation even among production people who know little about Mac-based editing...
Edit Expertise: Storage Shootout By Dan Ochiva
Solid-state storage drives (SSD) are generating a lot of noise as the putative next big thing, but spinning-hard-drive storage isn't going away any time...
First Look: Sony HVR Series By D.W. Leitner
I typically do not describe new products by the batch, but what choice am I given when Sony simultaneously introduces three HDV camcorders and a deck, each with unprecedented attributes or capabilities? As if it were April in Las Vegas instead of November in New York...
Shoot Review: Sony HVR-HD1000U Reviewer: Jan Ozer
Sony's HVR-HD1000U isn't the type of camcorder to woo you with subtle features. You either need a single-chip $1,900 shoulder-mount HDV camcorder with fairly Spartan controls or you don't. You'll probably know instantly if this camcorder is for you. Either way, the target market is likely broader than you think...
Vanguard Awards 2007 By Trevor Boyer
Every year, as the days get shorter, Digital Content Producer's editors and contributors get together and compose a list of the year's most groundbreaking new products for video-production professionals...
Shoot Review: Panasonic AG-HSC1U Reviewer: D. W. Leitner
At last April's NAB, Panasonic introduced what it calls the world's smallest professional 3CCD high-definition camcorder, the 1.1lb. AG-HSC1U. This miniature...
JVC GZ-HD7: World’s First 1920x1080 MPEG-2 Camcorder, Part 2 By Steve Mullen
In Part 2 of this series, we will look at JVC GZ-HD7 workflows starting with an issue shared by both fixed hard disk and solid-state camcorders. This is the danger of losing material one has shot...