I’ve used this camera for three weeks now. I was using my Canon Vixia HF S10 when I realized that I needed shallow depth of field to shoot my videos. My options were limited. The best way to achieve shallow depth of field is with a dSLR, and I already use a Canon 60D for that purpose.
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Testing New Video Equipment; A Lesson in Frustration
Anytime you get a new piece of video equipment, the “newest,” “greatest,” “best,” “most advanced” equipment ever…you’ve got to play with it and test it. The problem with testing is that you are never quite sure what quality you’re going to get until you fully test it.
Gerry’s Holiday Video Wish List
Holidays are right around the corner. Here’s what’s on my video wish list:
(I hope my wife is reading this…)
Video cameras:
Do You Need a High-End Video Camera?
Shooting video is really simple now. We have the Flip Mino camera, where you just push the no-brainer red button. We have the Kodak Zi8, now. We have the Sony Webbie camera. Really simple: Just push the big button in the middle and start taking your video. We can even use digital point-and-shoot cameras to take hi-def video now too.
Are You Being Judged by the Size of Your Equipment?
Today’s blog post is about VIDEO equipment. Notice the double entendre in the title?
Most people think that in order to create good looking video, you must have a “professional” video camera that costs over $5,000 and looks like it came from a video production studio. That type of thinking is so wrong, on so many different levels. But it’s a typical expectation.
