September 2010

Microphone Comparisons: Rode Videomic & Rode NT3

Comparing the internal microphone on the Canon HG10 with the Rode Videomic and the Rode NT3 … hear for yourself. The video turned out a bit dark, so I was playing with some filters in Final Cut Pro. The audio is the actual track … I didn’t tweak them at all in post … wanted [...]

DSLR video compared with hdv and upscaled DV-PAL of fountain and traffic at Alexander kjellandsplass

Comparison between DSLR-video (MPEG 1 frame), HDV and DV-Pal upscaled to 1080P. Footage of fountain and traffic at crossroad at Alexander Kjellandsplass in Oslo – Norway. Used: Sony Alpha 300, Panasonic semi-pro DV camcorder (AG DVC30) and a consumer HDV Canon camcorder. Edited with Red 2K settings, butterfly and splitscreen. Se other video for DSLR [...]

Comparison Video Part 2

*Watch in 720p* A comparison video between: -iPod nano 5G (640×480, progressive) -iPhone 3GS (640×480, progressive) -Panasonic DMC-TZ4 digicam (848×480, progressive) -Casio EX-FC100 digicam (720p) -Canon S90 digicam (640×480, progressive) -Samsung SC-MX20 camcorder (480i) -Sanyo VPX-FH1A (1: iFrame 960×540, 2: 720p) Part 2, focusing on details on the water and bushes. Hopefully this video can [...]

HD Video Comparison Tests

I perform some brief comparison tests between the Canon HV40, RF11 as well as the Panasonic GH1 and ZS3. Duration : 0:1:59 addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.123canoncamcorder.com%2F310%2Fhd-video-comparison-tests%2F’; addthis_title = ‘HD+Video+Comparison+Tests’; addthis_pub = ”; Technorati Tags: camcorders, canon, comparison, GH1, hd, hv40, manna, michael, Panasonic, RF11, show, t4, Tests, Video, zs3

Canon HF200 vs HV30

Comparison video between the SDHC based Canon HF200 and MiniDV based Canon HV30. I have used the HV30 during the summer and didn’t care to deal with MiniDV tapes so I bought the HF200 which uses much smaller SDHC cards. The HV30 is a superior camcorder but for non-pro users like myslef I don’t think [...]