Shoot Tools: Sound Devices By Dan Ochiva
As solid-state recording and new generations of digital audio integrated circuits come to market, portable audio recording continues to advance. At AES 2007, Sound Devices announced a new firmware revision for its 7-Series...
Shoot Tools: Core Sound By Dan Ochiva
While British researchers devised the basic principles behind ambisonic recording in the 1970s, until recently, the audio recording technique didn’t have much practical application, at least not to anyone not willing...
Shoot Tools: Fostex By Dan Ochiva
Fostex adds new capabilities to its PD line of digital field recorders with the six-track PD606 released at AES 2007. Recording frequencies...
Shoot Tools: Sony By Dan Ochiva
While camcorders such as Sony’s XDCAM EX deservedly garner attention >), sometimes workaday pro HDV gear better fits the production. With its modest list price, Sony’s entry-level HVR-HD1000U HDV camcorder warrants a look...
Shoot Tools: DPA Microphones By Dan Ochiva
Despite many advances in case compositions and electronics, lavalier microphones often still suffer from noise caused by the talent’s movements. Denmark-based DPA Microphones says it has solved the problem via a unique cable wrap used with its new miniature cardioid DPA 4080-BM...
Shoot Tools: Audio-Technica By Dan Ochiva
While it can be useful to have separate sets of audio gear for field production and studio use, moving between wireless and wired setups means that you often need to keep double the number of microphones on hand...
Shoot Tools: V.I.O. By Dan Ochiva
As electronics allow camera form factors to shrink, manufacturers are coming up with innovative setups. V.I.O., previously known as Viosport,...
By Dan Ochiva
The quickly growing storage capability of solid-state technology is delivering more options for in-the-field recording. Convergent Design's Flash XDR uses widely available CompactFlash RAM, which comes in at a lower tab ...
Shoot Tools: Panasonic By Dan Ochiva
It seems like it was only yesterday (well, OK, it was this past May) that Panasonic started shipping its 16GB P2 card, at a capacity some eight times that of its original solid-state memory card introduced in 2003...
Shoot Tools: Petrol By Dan Ochiva
New and improved camera bags are always worth a look; after all, they represent a small investment when it comes to protecting that pricey hardware. Petrol's designs reliably offer a practical approach...