Weighing in at less than 249 grams, the Mini 2 SE is an ultraportable, regulation-friendly drone that is exempt from drone regulations in several parts of the world. Its 1/2.3-inch CMOS camera sensor films video at 2.7k and delivers photos at 12MP. These features and its affordable price point make...
When We Where Shuttle
The PBS documentary “When We Were Shuttle” was shot with the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K digital film camera and color graded with DaVinci Resolve Studio editing, grading, visual effects VFX and audio post production software. “When We Were Shuttle” is a documentary commissioned by PBS member station WLRN in...
‘Artificial Intelligence’ or ‘AI’. Is it really? You be the judge of this image…
artificial /ˌɑːtɪˈfɪʃl/: made or produced by human beings rather than occurring naturally, especially as a copy of something natural. in·tel·li·gence in-ˈtel-ə-jən(t)s. : the ability to learn or understand or to deal with new or trying situations. : the ability to apply knowledge to manipulate one's environment or to think abstractly as...
Review: Panasonic GH6. A GREAT Video Camera
It’s getting harder and harder to review cameras these days. Whilst not as difficult as say, printers (yawn), cameras have become so good that there is little to talk about apart from the technical aspects and the ergonomics in most cases. In general, what a camera does – take still...
Blackmagic Design ATEM Mini Pro and Macros. Here’s How.
Reading just about all the posts in the various Blackmagic Design ATEM Mini Pro forums as I do, it strikes me as interesting that very few people seem to be aware of the macro capability of the Blackmagic Design ATEM Mini Pro along with the Blackmagic Design ATEM Software Control...
New Cameras from Canon – EOS R8 and R50
Canon has today announced a couple of new cameras - the EOIS R8 and EOS R50. I am especially keen on the R50asit is a a very sensible alternative against overpriced smartphone camera pretend wannabe's ...). The details of both cameras are below. More information as it comes to hand....
Add a Gimbal to a GoPro? Yes, yes indeed!
Could a GoPro benefit from a gimbal? Most would say, “why use a gimbal.. the latest GoPros have brilliant built in stabilisation”. And my answer would be, “Yes I agree, but a gimbal gives you access to shots you can’t otherwise get. And a lot more besides”. Not to mention...
Which SD Cards? There Is More Than Meets The Eye.
Hands up all those that know their SDHC from their UHS-I.Anyone? No? OK, in that case I’ll continue and try and explain what this means and why, as a GoPro (or other camera or drone) user it’s important you understand. These two terms relate to what are generically called SD...
Online Weather Segments Use Ultimatte 12 4K
There is more to video creating equipment than simply making movies or films, or TV commercials, or documentaries. Alex Garcia, chief meteorologist and president and CEO at Storm Science Network Inc., incorporated Ultimatte 12 4K real time compositing processor to help produce weather webcasts for KABB Fox San Antonio, as well...
Camera Phone Hype – and then there’s the REAL World.
There is a lot of hype at the moment about the new Samsung S23 phones ... er cameras … er … phones. Whatever they are. Big numbers are thrown around such as “200 megapixels” and “1/1.3” sensor”. And fancy terms such as “pixel binning”. All of these of course are...