A while back, Sony, Sharp, Canon and JVC announcedthe creation of a new high definition video standardfor video cameras - HDV.
HDV utilizes MPEG-2 imagecompression with a definition of 1080 lines and a16:9 aspect ratio.
Shortly after that, Sony opened the door to highdefinition by creating the first HDV camcorder, theHDR-FX1.
This […]
HD, or high definition, is creating quite a lot ofinterest, due to some very high spirited campaigningdone by the cable networks wanting you to buy HDboxes to watch HD on television.
What you may notbe aware of, is the fact that HD is delivered ina widescreen format of 16:9 instead of the normaltelevision format […]
HDTV or high definition television normally refersto any video system of higher resolution than thestandard definition.
The original HD specificationsdate back to the early 1980s, when Japan firstexperimented with a 1025 line television standard.
Japan presented their parameters at an internationalmeeting of television engineers in Algiers in 1981and Japan’s NHK presented their analog HDTV systemat […]
The amazing company of JVC (Victor Company of Japan)released the first high definition video camera forconsumers back in 2003.
The GR-HD1 high def camerawas the first digital video camera in the world torecord and play back high definition images.
By utilizing a newly developed 1/3 inch type 1.
18million pixel progressive scan CCD and JVC typeprocessing, […]
If you are new to HD video cameras, you’ve probably found yourself wondering if you really need to haveone around.
For a majority of people, a HD videocamera represents the best way to capture memoriesand pictures with the best technology available today.
For producers or those looking to start their ownproductions, HD video cameras may […]
If you own a camera, as millions of us around the worlddo, your probably aware of the fact that there are many to choose from.
The cameras of the past wereblack and white, enabling you to take a black andwhite photograph that printed out from the cameraright in front of your eyes.
From then, cameras […]
The Sony HDR-FX1 is the world’s first consumer 1080ihigh definition video camera.
A revolution of formand function, the HDR-FX1 will allow you to play and record interlaced high definition video at resolutions of up to 1440 X 1080 for professionalquality video with plenty of vivid colors and amazingdetail.
The HDR-FX1 also features the real […]
All video cameras contain 3 major components - thelens, imager, and recorder.
The lens gathers andfocuses the light on the imager, which is normallya charge coupled device (CCD) or CMOS sensor IC.
Finally, the recorder will encode the video signalinto a form that can be stored.
Commonly, the opticsand imager are known as the camera […]
The Panasonic AG-HVX200 is a handheld HD p2 camerarecorder that’s designed to meet the emerging needsneeds in HD content production.
The camera debutsand remains Panasonic’s first HD video product touse P2, the cutting edge memory recording devicethat has the potential to revolutionize the entireproduction paradigm.
The AG-HVX200 can record HD, in either 1080i or 720p […]
It’s quite impossible to choose a camera without knowing which format best fits your needs.
Below,you’ll find many of the most popular formats.
DVCPRO HDBased on the standard definition of DVCPRO format,the DVCPRO HD from Panasonic uses a data rate of 120MBps and intraframe compression, both of which willprovide strong protection from generational loss.
The DVCPRO […]
