Digital Camera Info has a review of the Canon PowerShot TX1 and writes, “The TX1’s movie mode has a lot of good features. Users can snap full resolution still images simultaneously, the 10x optical zoom lens is fully functional, the image stabilization system is very effective, the exposure can be adjusted, audio is recorded […]

LaptopMag has a review of the Sanyo Xacti VPC-HD2 and writes, “We can’t be kind to the HD1’s video quality, which was frequently awful. Even bright sunlit conditions produced noise and artifacts. Low-light environments, like a regular living room, could barely be captured at all. The HD2 experience, however, is totally different. No one […]

Digital Trends has a review of the Sony HDR-HC7 and writes, “Like the Canon HV20, I have no problems recommending this camcorder even though it’s tape based. Video quality is excellent and stills are, well, camcorder stills no matter if the spec says 6.1MP or 6,000. The HDR-HC7 feels very comfortable and the controls […]

PCWorld has a review of the Sanyo Xacti VPC-HD2 and gives it a 72 rating: The camcoder’s high-definition video capture didn’t quite live up to our expectations. The VPC-HD2 records video at 720p, not 1080i, as do the three other high-definition camcorders we tested concurrently. The VPC-HD2’s video suffered from fuzzy details and dull-looking […]

PCWorld has a review of the Canon HV20 and gives it an 85 rating: “Nothing stood out in the HV20’s output as a serious failing, but its performance in low light (where we dim the lights to simulate a poorly lit indoors setting) lagged somewhat. In less-challenging, well-lit settings–for example, a sunny outdoor park […]

CamcorderInfo has a review of the Sony DCR-HC38 and writes, “The Sony DCR-HC38 will satisfy the entry-level user. It feels good in the hand, looks cooler than the competition, and offers solid automatic controls. The 40x optical zoom is undoubtedly alluring, but remember that holding a steady shot past 10x is nearly impossible, even with […]

Studio Daily has a review of the Adobe Premier Pro CS3, and writes, “To sum it all up, Mac users will be surprised when they experience the muscle of this re-written version of Premiere Pro. Meanwhile, PC users certainly won’t be overwhelmed with new tools in this CS3 version, but they’ll appreciate the few usability […]

The Film Racing 2007 Tour will be coming to Toronto on Saturday, July 7, 2007. Filmmakers will be challenged to create an original short film in just 12 hours, from noon to midnight.
What is Film Racing?
Film Racing is a nationwide competition that challenges filmmakers to create original short films in just […]

OCRegister has a review of the JVC GZ-MG555 and writes, “Indoor video had that home-recording look, probably due to my amateur skills. Outdoor footage was sharper. But still, this isn’t high-definition quality, just regular TV-friendly quality. … Not having to switch camera tapes was almost worth the annoyance of ending up with video files […]

CNET has a review of the Canon XH A1 and writes, “Canon’s 24F “fakes” progressive scan by slightly offsetting the vertical readout of the green CCD from those of the blue and red, generating a frame with 1.5x the lines of the 540-line field, or 810 lines, albeit ones using spatial rather than temporal […]

Steve’s Digicams has a review of the Canon PowerShot TX1 and writes, “Movie mode allows you to record VGA (640×480, 30fps) or QVGA (320×240 60 or 30fps) video with stereo audio when using the standard 4:3 aspect or 720p HD (1280×720, 30fps) in 16:9 mode. Unlike most digicams that record sound with movies, the […]

CNET has a user review of the Panasonic PV-GS300 up which concludes “The bottom line is this camera is an excellent choice for the price for “real world” use. By that, I mean… turn it on and record. It’s auto mode is great, which is all I ever use. If you are into manual […]

CamcorderInfo has a review of the Sony DCR-DVD108 and writes, “The Sony DCR-DVD108 will satisfy most of the needs of the entry-level user, but only if we make the assumption that that user wants to stay entry-level. … The DVD108 offers decent image quality for its price range, but don’t bother with the […]

CamcorderInfo has a review of the Panasonic PV-GS300 and writes, “The key features that made its predecessor so popular have, in part, been tossed out the window. Say goodbye to analog-to-digital pass through, a focus ring, the headphone jack, and an easily accessible SD card slot. To ease the pain of your loss, Panasonic […]

ConsumerElectronicsNet has a review of the Canon HV10 and writes, “The Canon HV10 is a tremendously little, powerful, and affordable HD camera. The images it captures are clear and crisp and the colors are vivid. The price of the HV10 has also dropped considerably from its $1200 introduction. Retail is under $700 making it […]

Videomaker Magazine has a review of the Canon HV20 and writes, “The overall impression of this video camera is one that captures a beautiful image with easy-to-use controls and record settings. The menus and submenus are neatly organized and effortless to use. Switching to shutter priority mode and changing white balance to night mode […]

Trusted Reviews has a review of the JVC Everio and writes, “The JVC GZ-HD7E is close to what a lot of people have been looking for – a high definition camcorder which looks to the future and ditches tapes in favour of the convenience of hard disk storage. But unfortunately, as with the AVCHD […]

DigitalTrends has a review of the Sanyo Xacti VPC-HD2 and weren’t particularly impressed: “Video was pretty good in bright sunlight. Colors were fairly accurate but there were times when it got washed out. Footage shot indoors in the High Sensitivity mode was very noisy, much worse than the recently reviewed JVC-GZ-HD7US that was worse […]

MacWorld reviewed the Panasonic PV-GS300 and wrote, “Three CCD image sensors (for red, green, and blue) inside the camcorder make the GS300 a strong performer; it captures video with bright, accurate colors and good detail. But its low-light video was a little pale; some objects in our test video lacked the vivid color that […]

Gizmodo reviewed the JVC Everio GZ-HD7 last month and wrote, “Looking at its picture in a 720p monitor, we realized that yes, this is the real thing: tack-sharp HDTV with a camera small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. Never have we seen such great video coming out of a camera […]

PCMag has a review of the Sanyo Xacti VPC-HD2 and writes, “When I compared the HD2’s video quality with that of the Sony HC3, one of last year’s Editors’ Choice HD camcorders, Sanyo’s HD video looked too contrasty. The image was slightly oversharpened and had a narrower dynamic range than that of more-expensive, full-featured […]

PCAdvisor has a review of the SonyDCR-SR42 and writes, “Informal videos taken outdoors produced pleasing (although not especially vivid) colours, and details that weren’t especially crisp. On the other hand, the Sony DCR-SR42’s automatic exposure control worked well as scenes changed from shadows to bright areas to a mixture of both. … Though the […]

CamcorderInfo has a review of the JVC GZ-MG555 and writes, “The feature set of the GZ-MG555 is very good: shutter and aperture control, a non-proprietary mic jack, a neutral density filter button, an easy-access mode dial for several AE modes, and more. Video performance, however, did not live up to the promising specs. The […]

CrunchGear has a review of the Hitachi DZHS300A and writes, “With its street price around $399, this is a budget camcorder and its video quality shows that. But, the Hitachi DZHS300A Hybrid Camcorder’s recording flexibility, easy use and fast startup time make it a good option for households with different user types: those that […]

Digital Trends has a review of the JVC Everio GZ-HD7 and writes, “Its form factor and control layout are excellent. The manual adjustments take this up a big notch compared to competitors. And the amount of storage is amazing. That said, it is expensive and the video in less-than-optimal conditions was not as outstanding […]

Simply DV has a review of the Sony DCR-HC96 and writes, ” As the figurehead in Sony’s 2006 range of consumer DV camcorders, the single CCD DCR-HC96 provides a good entry point for a newcomer - or even upgrader - looking for very useable features combined with ergonomic handling and ease of use generally. […]

The Sony HDR-SR5C is a hard drive-based camcorder featuring 100GB of internal memory. Other features include:
* 10x optical zoom
* 2.1 megapixel “ClearVid” CMOS sensor
* Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T lens
* display: 2.7-inch widescreen LCD
* Memory Stick Duo slot
* SteadyShot picture stabilization system
* 5.1channel Dolby Digital audio recording
Via Engadget.

PCMag has a review of the Pinnacle Studio Ultimate 11 and writes, “Though I can’t guarantee that the program will run successfully on your computer, I can say without question that it’s the most stable version I’ve ever seen, and, in that respect, comparable with if not better than other video editors I’ve tested. […]

PCMag has a review of Ulead VideoStudio 11 Plus and writes, “I found the app’s corrective effects generally quite good in testing. The new color-correction feature performed well in auto mode, with convenient manual controls for gamma, contrast, brightness, saturation, and hue. Ulead’s Auto Exposure filter adeptly brightened the faces in our backlighted test […]

DPReview has a review of the Canon PowerShot TX1 and writes, “the use of M-JPEG for movies means that if you want to shoot even half an hour of footage you’re going to need a pocketful of fast, large SD cards. And though the movie quality is excellent you’re getting nothing like the resolution […]

CNET has a review of the Sony Handycam DCR-HC96 and writes, “the Sony Handycam DCR-HC96 delivers excellent video quality in both dim and bright light; it’s very crisp, with rich detail evident in materials that many other cameras have difficulty with, such as hair, grass, and cloth. Overall, color was very realistic, with only […]

The 14th Annual Slamdance Film Festival is now open for submissions.
Categories:
“The 2008 Slamdance Film Festival will include, but will not be limited to the following programmes: I. Feature Competition II. Documentary Competition III. Special Screenings IV. Animated Shorts V. Gallery Shorts VI. Anarchy Shorts VII. $99 Special Shorts”
Fees:
(In USD) “The early deadline […]

Consumer Guide has a review of the JVC Everio GZ-HD7 and writes, “While the GZ-HD7 maintains the convenience and easy operation we’ve come to expect from the Everio series, it is capable of delivering breathtaking video images. In addition to the usual automatic controls for point-and-shoot enthusiasts, the GZ-HD7 offers a comprehensive array of […]

Digital Trends has a review of the Sony DCR-HC96 and writes, “I have no problem recommending the DCR-HC96 for the vast majority people who will use it for what most home video-making folks do—recording vacations, birthdays, babies, kids—the things camcorders are purchased for. Video quality is very accurate in daylight and under low light […]

Digital Trends has a review of the Canon HV20 and writes, “It seems Canon took the complaints about the HV10 to heart and solved most of them—including the shape and lack of an HDMI out. They still need to beef up the editing component of the CD ROM, however. Video performance of this new […]

CNET has a review of the JVC Everio GZ-HD7 and writes, “The video generally looks pretty good–but you can get much better HD video from tape-based models such as the Canon HV10 or HV20 for far less money. … But performance represents the weakest aspect of the HD7. First, the battery lasted for […]

The Intelligent Use of Water Film Competition is looking for short film entries:
“The Intelligent Use of Water Film Competition seeks short films (1-20 minutes in actual or excerpted run time) that focus on the topic of water conservation. Narrative, documentary, animated, experimental and/or student-made productions should explore approaches and ideas to intelligently manage and […]

CamcorderInfo has a review of the Canon DC200 camcorder and writes, “The Canon DC220 ($449 MSRP) is targeted towards beginning and casual camcorder users. For ease of use concerns, it’s right on target. We were disappointed with performance overall, which produced decent, saturated colors, but lots of noise. As for low light, an entry-level […]

CNET has a review of the RCA EZ201 Small Wonder and writes, “While the Small Wonder’s image quality is far from stellar, for most folks it’s going to be good enough–and the simplicity of the product is certainly very appealing. Throw in the memory expansion slot and a sub-$100 price, and we have no […]

Want to know how to blur faces in a movie? Jake Ludington’s MediaBlab has a short tutorial on how to blur faces, not with Windows Movie Maker, but with Pinnacle Studio:
“While there is a video blurring feature in Windows Movie Maker, it does not allow you to blur only a small portion of the […]

CNET has a review of the Canon HV20 and writes, “we were very impressed with the video we shot with the HV20. Our footage was quite sharp, colors showed plenty of saturation, and we saw surprisingly little noise, especially in good lighting conditions. Like the HV10, the HV20 did tend to lose some information […]

CNET has a review of the Flip Video F160 and writes, “Summing up, this reviewer has been a little harder on this camera than on its predecessor, mainly because the competition is fiercer this round with RCA upping the ante with its Small Wonder EZ201. The Pure Digital does have a few advantages over […]

Sanyo has introduced a high quality digital movie camera capable of long recording time, ease-of-use with Web-compatible movies, and waterproof*2 capability - the ‘DMX-CA65′. Also, in order to bring the fun of digital movie cameras to the web, SANYO is cooperating and moving forward with four online communities in the Xacti 2.0 project, leading […]

CNET has a review of the Sony Handycam DCR-SR300 and writes, “Given its modest array of controls, and its touch screen-centric design, the Sony Handycam DCR-SR300 seems best for casual shooters, who will mostly stick with the camcorder’s Easy mode. If this describes you, and you think you’d prefer a hard-drive-based camcorder instead of […]

PCWorld has a review of the Sony DCR-SR42 and writes, “In formal lab tests by the PC World Test Center, the DCR-SR42 earned middling scores of Good and Poor, respectively, for video and still images–well below those achieved by the Sony DCR-DVD408. Informal videos taken outdoors produced results consistent with the test center’s findings–pleasing […]