Tag: Canon

The Human Experiment - Mill Valley Film Festival

DSLR Tips: Shooting Video with the New Canon EOS 70D – How good is it?

With the 70D you can have your cake and eat it too: you get the benefit of interchangeable lenses for that nice DSLR style look, plus you can follow a subject around and maintain focus without having to struggle to do it manually.

Canon announces EOS 70D, successor to 60D (Video autofocus a key feature)

I will be one of the first in line to upgrade my (wonderful) 60D. I've shot a few hundred videos for Stark Insider since buying one in 2010. It's never let me down, and the build quality is top notch.

A simple DSLR lighting solution that just works (Neewer LED panel test)

Here's an incredibly high performance, low cost lighting solution for DSLR shooters and videographers. Use it on your Canon, Nikon, Sony camera to get great results.
Jawbone "Up" - the movie was better.

Stark Tech Now: Jawbone Up, GH2 vs. 60D, Asus Transformer Prime, Android spyware

This holiday season expect the Amazon Kindle Fire, the iPad 2, and even some of the more popular, well-priced Android tablets such as the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7 to go gang-busters at the (virtual) cash register.
Farmers Market - Loreto, Baja California Sur

From the Field: Canon T2i shots from Loreto, Baja

Even with the Canon EOS Rebel T3i and EOS 60D now on the market, the T2i continues to impress--and I whole-heartedly recommend it to those looking to get into DSLR. I took it down to the Baja for a few weeks and shot over 1,000 photos.
Rode Videomic Pro mounted on a Canon EOS 60D DSLR

Review: Rode Videomic Pro (your DSLR’s new best friend)

A comparison and review of the Rode Videomic and Videmic Pro. If you're a fan of DSLR, and looking to improve sound quality, add these shotgun mics to your short list.
Cirque du Soleil Totem, San Francisco

Cirque du Soleil: Behind-the-scenes at Totem in San Francisco (video outtakes)

Loni was pleased to report that there was a lot of buff, half-naked men, as seen in this video. I could only find 1 woman, but a sexy one on rollerskates at that!
After Effects CS 5.5: Warp Stabilizer before and after comparison

Stabilizing Shaky Footage: Adobe After Effects Warp Stabilizer (video)

In this case you could call it the "rapper stabilizer."
Zoom H4n

Secondary audio options for DSLR and Canon T2i – Zoom, Tascam, Rode

One thing I know with the Canon T2i (and T3i, 60D...) is that on-board camera audio is a non-starter for all but the most casual of applications. Just don't do it - fine for reference audio for syncing later, but for anything else external audio is a must.
Canon T2i Hot Pixel

Stop the Presses: My Canon T2i has red “hot” pixel defect

Which got me to thinking... kind of like Jerry Maguire: Break down? No, Break Through!