Panasonic’s GH2 got quite a popularity boost recently after the Zacuto Shootout of 2012. Despite being a consumer-grade alternative to a DSLR, the shootout showed the world that video from the little camera can actually compete and sometimes even win against bigger and more expensive professional-grade video cameras. While this hasn’t really been a secret to […]
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Member Of Anonymous Takes Down GoDaddy.com
Yesterday was a bad day to be a GoDaddy.com customer. A staggering amount of websites that use GoDaddy to host their content or email have found the service not responding, with websites and email remaining down. In a tweet from someone named AnonymousOwn3r (who claims to be the security leader of the united hacker group […]
A Phone Camera With A Mega Amount Of Megapixels
There’s an old saying in the world of photography that the best camera is the one you have with you. Usually, this refers to photographers who would carry around a pocket-sized compact instead of their bulky professional gear when off their job. The concept is simple: when an unexpected photo opportunity arises, who cares if you […]
Review: With Pivothead Video Camera Glasses, What You See Is What You Get
The good folks over at Pivothead were nice enough to let us try out a pair of their new video camera glasses. At a street price of $350, the glasses aren’t cheap. However, the convenience of being able to record hands-free video or snap photos without digging out your digital camera or cellphone may well be worth […]
Unsung DSLR Hero Defeats Competition In Blind Tests
The Great Camera Shootout by Chicago-based Zacuto has become an annual digest of what’s new in cinema cameras. For the last three years, the Emmy award-winning documentary series has been testing the hottest trends in digital film-making tools, from professional budget cameras down to affordable DSLRs, and comparing them to the golden standard, 35mm film. […]
Apply Voodoo To Unlock Samsung’s Galaxy S III
With Samsung’s iconic Galaxy S III about to hit the U.S. shores tomorrow, potential buyers (or perhaps those of you who already pre-ordered) may rejoice in knowing that you won’t be locked into a particular carrier now that a SIM-unlock app is available courtesy of XDA’s supercurio. The app, available for free in Google’s Play […]
Why We Don’t Care If Windows 8 Is Unable To Play DVDs
In a recent blog post, Microsoft has revealed that they intend to not only leave out Windows Media Center from standard issues of Windows 8, but even leave out the ability to play DVDs at all. Their explanation is that, quite frankly, they don’t see people using it enough to include the function in the […]
How The Hobbit May Ruin Cinema
When Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson set out to film The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the intention was to make the movie experience something truly special. Instead of shooting on traditional film stock as previous installments in the series were, Jackson teamed up with digital camera company RED to bring the latest in […]
VizTools Wants To Turn Your DSLR Into A Camcorder
So, we get it. DSLR cameras are being used for professional and consumer video these days. A lot. But that doesn’t mean they are designed to fill the role of a traditional video camcorder. Proponents of larger ENG style professional cameras often mock the DSLR video ergonomics, pointing out that smooth elegant zooms are required to do […]
Reach For The Sky With The New Canon 60Da
If you think the just recently announced Canon 60Da looks exactly like the 60D from over a year ago, that’s because its the same camera in just about every way. What that little “a” in the name gets you, however, is a special new astrophotography mode. People who take pictures of the stars and heavens […]