Microsoft's introducing a new Kinect motion-sensing camera to go alongside its new Xbox One game console. The camera peripheral is getting some major improvements in its second iteration, and it's expected to ship with every new console at launch. One of the most impressive features is the ability to wake the console with just a voice command. Simply say "Xbox on," and you're ready to get gaming. … [Read more...]
Microsoft’s new Kinect is official: larger field of view, HD camera, wake with voice
May 23, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Hands-on with Freefly’s shockingly awesome $15,000 Movi camera gimbal
April 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment
One of the hottest gadgets at NAB isn't quite what you'd expect. Freefly, the company behind a series of professional-grade cinema hexacopters, is demoing its new Movi three-axis stabilized camera gimbal. We heard some rumblings about such a device last week, but the $ 15,000 price tag is quite a turnoff -- until you see it in action. We dropped by the company's booth at the Las Vegas Convention … [Read more...]
Sony ‘Prototype-SR’ spotted at TGS 2012: the HMZ-T2 tacks on a camera, plays with user perception (video)
September 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Remember the Sony HMZ-T2 3D head-mounted display that we tried on back at IFA? Well, it's being prominently featured here at TGS, too. Tucked away at a smaller, much more modest booth around the corner, however, is something a smidge more interesting. Kept behind glass and a safe distance away from our grubby mitts and sweaty foreheads resides the "Prototype-SR" (Substitutional Reality) that was … [Read more...]
Camera Japan 2012 Festival Reveals Line-up
September 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
If you're a Western fan of Japanese cinema, there are worse places to live than Rotterdam. Each January the International Film Festival Rotterdam provides viewers with a very wide selection of movies from all around the globe. It is, however, not the ONLY film festival in Rotterdam. In October there is also Camera Japan, a festival which, although smaller in size, concentrates exclusively on … [Read more...]
Blackmagic launches Cinema Camera MFT with Micro Four Thirds mount, sans autofocus, for $3K
September 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Blackmagic Design has thrown its Cinema Camera MFT into the Micro Four Thirds arena, but it will only work with lenses that have manual iris and focus capability. The shooter is otherwise identical to the original Cinema Camera, with a 2.5k, sub-MFT sensor; CinemaDNG RAW, ProRes and DNxHD capture formats; built-in SSD; capacitive touchscreen; and an included copy of DaVinci Resolve color … [Read more...]
NHK 8K Super Hi-Vision camera captures native 120Hz footage, we go eyes-on at IBC (video)
September 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
We've seen plenty of 4K cameras, and we've even heard a whisper or two about 8K, but the quality of a viewing experience isn't tied only to resolution -- frame rate also comes into play, especially with fast-moving subjects. NHK's prototype Super Hi-Vision camera doubles the capture rate from the standard 60Hz to a much speedier 120Hz, yielding sharper motion. While the difference isn't noticeable … [Read more...]
NHK developing hybrid renewable energy-powered video camera for use in disaster areas
August 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
You can always count on Japan's NHK to come up with new, exciting and innovative ways to bring us video coverage. The latest project? A wind- and solar-powered robot camera designed for situations such as natural disasters. Loaded with a 1,200 Ah battery, even if the elements don't bless it with sun and air, it can keep filming for two to three days. The combination of wind turbine and solar … [Read more...]
Blackmagic Cinema Camera pushed back a few weeks, new footage shown
August 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Unfortunately, there's a delay for cinéastes anxiously awaiting their 12-bit RAW Blackmagic Cinema Cameras, but the news isn't all bad. The camera is "in the final stages of Thunderbolt certification and internal testing" and manufacturing will follow as soon as that's done -- probably in the second week of August, according to the company. It will still hit the market with the $ 2,995 … [Read more...]
Blackmagic Cinema Camera packs ‘feature film’ 2.5K quality, touchscreen for $2,995
April 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
While Canon, Sony and Red have already stolen the show with new camera announcements here at NAB 2012, Blackmagic Design is trying to carve out a niche for its new Cinema Camera. Priced at $ 2,995, where the company sees this as differing from the competition is its ability to capture film quality video on its 2.5K sensor and output it to CinemaDNG RAW, ProRes and DNxHD file formats. That camera … [Read more...]
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