Camera Manufacturers

Blackmagic Cinema Camera & Pocket Cinema Camera Shoot China’s Hit Web Series Ex Model:

Blackmagic Design have announced that the Blackmagic Cinema Camera and Pocket Cinema Camera were used to shoot China’s hit web series “Ex Model.” The web series is produced by Drunken Dragon Productions... Read More...

Panasonic Drop the 4K DMC-FZ1000 Camera For Just Under $900:

Panasonic drop the 4K DMC-FZ1000 for just under $900. The DMC-FZ1000 is a long-zoom digital camera that can capture 4K QFHD video and 20.1MP still images. The 1", High Sensitivity MOS sensor captures still imag... Read More...

Sony 4K Camera Teardown… The FDR-AX100:

It's a bit unfair when the manufacturers teardown one of their own cameras. Seems like the smoke and mirrors is somehow still there. Anyway for your viewing pleasure is the rip apart / teardown of the small 1" sensor Sony 4K camcorder, the FDR-AX100. ... Read More...

Brad Paisley Grabs Fan’s GoPro & Turns It Into An Instant Guitar Slider Recorder:

From YouTube user Mike Perlof comes the amazing story and crazy insane pictures from his GoPro that was hijacked and turned into a makeshift guitar slider by American singer-songwriter and musician Brad Paisley... Read More...

Well Hello… Sony Drop The PXW-X160 Camera… It Can Do MPEG HD422 50 Mbps XAVC Intra:

Sony have launched the PXW-X160, the latest addition to the Sony XDCAM Series of professional camcorders. The PXW-X160 features three 1/3” Full HD Exmor CMOS sensors and a newly developed 25x optical zoom G... Read More...

Pssst RED Scarlet Dragon Cameras Shipping:

Fire Chief and President at RED Digital Cinema, Jarred Land drops that the Scarlet Dragon camera from RED is now shipping... Happy to let you guys know that the Scarlet Dragon line is up and running and the first batch of Scarlet Dragons will be shipped... Read More...

Comprehensive 35 minute look at TIFFEN Filters on the Sony F55 Camera:

Sony have popped up a 35 minute detailed look at Tiffen filters on the F55 camera: TIFFEN demonstration video presenting a comprehensive range of filters, shot with the Sony F55 camera and Panavision Pri... Read More...

Sony IMX183CQJ 5K 25fps 4K 60fps CMOS Sensor:

Sony has developed the "IMX183CQJ" 20.48M-Pixel High-Speed and High-Sensitivity CMOS Image Sensor for Consumer Digital Still Cameras and Camcorders. The sensor is equipped with a maximum*1 pixel size of (2.4 µm... Read More...

Blackmagic Production Camera 4K Shoots “Blue Ridge Standard Time” Tourism Ad:

Cinematographer Dave Perry shares his experience about using the Blackmagic Production Camera 4K on the "Blue Ridge Standard Time" tourism ad. This project was filmed entirely on the Blackmagic Production Camera 4K in ProRes Film. The films were edited ... Read More...

Sony F55 Camera Underwater Footage is Pretty Smick:

For your Weekend viewing pleasure: Stunning Sony F55 underwater footage from Charles Maxwell and Dan Beecham's Underwater Video Services SA using a Gates F55 system. A first look at some underwa... Read More...

Sony Launch Team Action Cam:

Sony launch “Team Action Cam” and sign up a stable of athletes such as Ricky Carmichael, Terje Haakonsen, Gus Kenworthy and others to push their small cameras. The team is headlined by motocross legend R... Read More...

Australia As Seen From A RED Dragon’s Eye:

Straya Mate! Drink eat be Merry, or Barry, or whomever you want. Just be there. If you can't get to the Sunburnt Country then sit back and let Mark Toia gently hold your hand and take you on a visual and cuisine tour. Shot with a RED DRAGON 6K camera, a SH... Read More...

Canon Lose Patent Court Case Over the 5D MKII and Other Cameras:

Troll, Troll... I can hear someone say. A patent is a cherished God I hear from another... Canon got into a bit of bother with a patent rights holder. The Canon 5D MKII as well as a swag of other cameras got... Read More...

How Much Is a RED ONE Camera Now You Ask? About $3,600 Thanks For Asking:

A quick look on eBay for RED ONE cameras reveals you can pick one up for the starting price of $3,600. On average the old RED ONE cameras seem to be going for about seven grand. Sony F-35 cameras ... Read More...

Grab Your Own Logmar S-8 Super-8 Camera:

Late last year we told you about a Danish Father and Son team that were involved in making the Logmar S-8 Super-8 camera. Well happy days as they have polished it up and are ready for you to have one too. After setting out to build a better Ikonoskop ca... Read More...

Canon Contributes To International Standardization of HEVC Range Extensions:

Canon have announced that the Company, through its technological capabilities, contributed to the standardization, completed on April 4, 2014, of range extensions for the High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) sta... Read More...

Pink Breast Cancer Panavision Panaflex Millennium Film Mag:

Coming off the back of donning two Panavision Panaflex Millenium XL cameras in black for the forthcoming Star Wars movie; we now see a post on Matt Pereida's Instagram account bigfuqface1 showing a Pink Ribbon ... Read More...

Power Your GoPro Camera For 12 Hours With a Turbopack 9000:

Fotodiox Pro originally made the Turbopack 9000 power pack to help externally power B4 lenses used on cameras other than ENG / EFP ones. They have now discovered the Turbopack 9000 is ideal for powering a GoPro camera for up to 12 hours. The thing only costs $... Read More...

Sony 4K 13M-Pixel CMOS Image Sensor Enabling HDR Output at 30 fps:

4K HDR video at 30 fps from a Sony CMOS sensor that is shrink wrapped for your smartphone. Here is Sony's press release: The recent growth of smartphone users brought more opportunities to share video... Read More...

The Great GoPro Hero 4 Specs & Release Date Hoax Rumour:

When this website started we could easily have become a rumour only site. We have had good contacts and good fortune over the years and managed to break some good stories about cameras coming before anyone else... Read More...

Extensive Look at The DJI Ronin Brushless Gimbal Camera Rig:

The Mob from Aerial Media Pros took the DJI Ronin brushless gimbal rig (GBR) for a spin at NAB 2014. Extensive private demo on the DJI Ronin while in Vegas at NAB. I think that the DJI Ronin will become the GoPro of gimbals - it is rugged, economical an... Read More...