HD Cam Team

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: * […]

INSTANT REBATES ENDING SOON – Promotion ends March 19, 2011. For those who still don’t know, there is an “Instant Rebate” and “Double Instant Rebate” promotion available for Canon DSLR cameras and lenses ending soon. This may be a good time for making your purchases. It works as always: you simply buy one or more […]

The latest Canon DSLR camera, EOS Rebel T3i/600D, announced in February of this year is finally in stock! This entry-level HDSLR has really great features, especially if you are interested in the movie/video capturing capabilities, or if you are new to the DSLR world. Please check these links: Canon EOS T3i/600D Kit Canon EOS T3i/600D […]

How to use stills to create simple matte painting effects for your DSLR footage This is another great video tutorial for people using HDSLR cameras for filmmaking purposes. Credits: Robino Films Quoted text from the video description: Taking stills before rolling your DSLR can save you a lot of time during post production when working […]

Canon DSLR Footage 10-Bit Colorspace Up-conversion Tutorial Credits: Robino Films Quoted text from the video description: Learn how to prepare your Canon DSLR footage for editing and color correction by up-converting 8-Bit compressed colorspace clips to true 10-bit 4:2:2 or 12-bit 4:4:4. NOTE: This tutorial demonstrates the cleaning of one clip from beginning to end. […]

Less than 48hs after the official release, the new USB Follow Focus Controller has run out of stock! But we were notified that due to the very high demand the manufacturer (Okii Systems LLC.) is now accepting pre-orders. SPECIAL DISCOUNT The manufacturer kindly allowed us to give a Coupon Code to get $50 discount on […]

Okii Systems LLC. has released today the Okii USB Follow Focus Controller for Canon HDSLR cameras. As mentioned earlier, this device can do MUCH more than controlling focus. We have opened a dedicated section called USB Focus Controller with full details, important information and some video tests for your convenience. SPECIAL DISCOUNT As previously announced, […]

** UPDATE – August 29, 2011: There is a coupon code available thru September 14. Please check this post. ** IMPORTANT UPDATE – January 28, 2011: The Okii USB FC1 controller has been officially released. Please click here to check full features details, full specifications, technical information provided by the manufacturer and test videos. PREVIEW: […]

NON OFFICIAL ISO on Canon HDSLR We have been testing for over a month a very nice new device compatible with all Canon HDSLR cameras that will be released by the manufacturer soon. During this testing process we discovered a very interesting and unexpected function that is available on some cameras. This option is not […]

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 […]