HD Cam Team

UPDATE  – January 12, 2012: B&H has mentioned that “Response to this camera on our site has been unprecedented”, so if you want one, act quick! Nikon D4 is available for Pre-Order (in limited quantity): CLICK HERE to check it! Note: The camera may sometimes appear as “Temporarily out of stock”, but B&H is accepting [...]

Contents: Photography capabilities Video capabilities & Missing features Video features in upcoming DSLR: 5D Mark III & 7D Mark II Can I send features request to Canon? (Yes!) Product Specifications Readers comments at bottom The recently announced and still not released Canon EOS-1D X needs a firmware update. This may sound weird, but keep reading… [...]

  UPDATE – January, 2012: We keep on requesting some essential features. Please check “Canon EOS-1D X Needs Firmware Update” where we list some of those basic, but still not implemented features for DSLR cameras. WHEN is Canon going to include a “Hot Pixel Remap” function available to the users? ____ We do use and [...]

“A Life Through Signatures” Chris Leising and Ben Majoy, currently working in Boulder, CO, have recently submitted a short to participate in The Young Lions Film Competition, held in Cannes during the Festival week. Guess what? It was shot with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II. But the most important thing is that the competition [...]

Since the beginning we have been following and supporting all possible campaigns requesting improvements for the Canon EOS 5D Mark II and other Canon HDSLR cameras. So we contacted Chuck Westfall at Canon USA on this regard (read below). On April 21 James Drake posted a VERY interesting article: How YOU can change the Canon [...]

NAB Show 2011 has ended few days ago, and we couldn’t let it go without sharing some comments and thoughts. One of the most relevant considerations for the convergence trend and the HDSLR market is to remind that NAB was mainly (and mostly) aimed to broadcasting equipment. In fact NAB means “National Association of Broadcasters”, [...]

MAGIC LANTERN AJ 5.0 Our friends at Planet5D have recently posted the announcement of a new version of Magic Lantern. This version includes many improvements, along with a great and enhanced user interface (menu). Just check the video and you’ll see what we mean. Here is a brief list of improvements: 1) AJ MENU: * [...]

  FIRMWARE UPDATE 1.0.8 for Canon EOS 60D – Canon has revealed that the latest firmware update – Version 1.0.8 – for the EOS 60D DSLR is now available for download. Firmware Version 1.0.8 incorporates the following fix: Fixes a phenomenon in which captured images may become overexposed when using the camera’s built-in flash, or [...]

Canon has recently announced a Mode Dial hardware (optional) upgrade for owners of Canon EOS 5D Mark II and EOS 7D. It is already available for USA residents. According to Canon Product Advisory: “The modification is intended to prevent the Mode Dial from accidentally moving, once set to a particular exposure mode by the user.” [...]

CANON EOS 7D – FIRMWARE UPDATE 1.2.3 Today Canon has released a new firmware update for the Canon EOS 7D. Firmware changes: Firmware version 1.2.3 incorporates the following fixes. Fixes a phenomenon in which the settings of the Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2 revert to the default settings when both the camera and the ST-E2 are set [...]

FIRMWARE UPDATE 1.70 If you have followed our blog since a while ago, you already know that we always encourage and support all kind of improvements via firmware updates. In fact we encourage every possible improvements to already existing cameras or every kind of device, because that increases the product competitivity and value. On November [...]

Formula 1 Trackday summit 2010 – OnBoard dpt. RTV GmbH has produced an amazing footage, shot on Formula 1 race tracks worldwide between 2006 and 2010 with Canon HDSLR, ARRI 35mm & RED cameras. Emanuel Maximilian Schwermer, BVK, who worked on this and many other projects, has recently told some details about it: “We shot [...]

Contents: EOS 5D Mark II – Firmware Update 2.0.8 Comments & Requests Special Info: High level Canon email addresses . FIRMWARE UPDATE 2.0.8 Canon has released a new firmware update for Canon EOS 5D Mark II today: EOS 5D Mark II Firmware Update Version 2.0.8 Firmware changes This firmware update (Version 2.0.8) incorporates the following [...]

Contents: HDR Video using 5D Mark II Watch Video Demonstration Comments . HDR VIDEO USING 5D Mark II This is a fascinating demonstration of the results that can be achieved with a proper setup and workflow to get HDR (High Dynamic Range) video with two Canon 5D Mark II. Although it could also be done [...]