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CES 2012 is seeing a flood of new and updated products including Canon’s new line of VIXIA HD camcorders.  The new line includes three compact VIXIA HF M-series models, the HF M52, HF M50 and HF M500 as well as three entry-level VIXIA HF R-series, the HF R32, HF R30 and HF R300, which Canon says improvements to functions and features, like a newly designed HD CMOS Pro image sensor, have been made.  To help get your social media fix in, WiFi connectivity and DLNA compatibility has been stuffed in.

Video capture in MP4 is now an option and with the WiFi connectivity videos can be directly unloaded to YouTube and Facebook or mobile devices in a snap.

Also unveiled was Canon’s new PowerShot G1 X and PowerShot ELPH Digital Cameras. [click to continue…]

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B&H

B&H is offering Free overnight shipping on some great Canon, Panasonic, JVC and Sony camcorders.  Order now and get it by Father’s Day!

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Canon XA10 Hands-On Review

by Eric on February 17, 2011

The Canon XA10 is the new low-end model in Canon’s pro camcorder lineup.  Featuring full 1920 x 1080 HD video capture, along with a carry handle and dual phantom-power XLR inputs, the XA10 is a force to be reckoned with.  I had the opportunity to spend a few minutes with the new camcorder at CES 2011.  Below you will find my initial impressions of the new HD camcorder. [click to continue…]

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Canon Winter 2011 Camcorder Rebates

by Eric on January 23, 2011

There are several Canon camcorder instant rebates available currently through January 29. 2011.  The rebates run up to $300 off.

Full list below. [click to continue…]

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New 2011 Canon VIXIA Camcorders

by Eric on January 5, 2011

Canon’s new 2011 lineup of camcorders is headlined by the VIXIA HF G10 Full HD camcorder with a 10x optical zoom lens (35mm equivalent of 30.4mm-304mm) that has an 8-blade iris.  The HF G10 also sports 32GB of internal memory, along with dual SDXC memory card slots, and a manual focus ring.  The HF G10 should be available in March 2011 at an initial retail price of $1499.99.  Check availability on Amazon.com.

Other new Canon camcorders and accessories include the following:

Canon VIXIA HF S30: 1080p HD video, 10x zoom lens, 32GB internal memory, 2 SDXC slots, 3.5-inch touchscreen LCD. Due in March 2011 and priced at $1099.99.  Check availability on Amazon.com.

Canon VIXIA HF M41: Full HD video capture, 10x zoom lens, 32GB internal memory, 3-inch touch screen LCD. Due in March 2011 and priced at $799.99. Check availability on Amazon.com.

Canon VIXIA HF M40: Full HD video capture, 10x zoom lens, 16GB internal memory, 3-inch touch screen LCD. Due in March 2011 and priced at $699.99. Check availability on Amazon.com.

Canon VIXIA HF M400: Full HD video capture, 10x zoom lens, 2 SDXC slots, 3-inch touch screen LCD. Due in March 2011 and priced at $649.99. Check availability on Amazon.com.

Canon VIXIA HF R21:  Full HD video capture, 28x zoom lens, 32GB internal memory, 3-inch touchscreen LCD. Due in February 2011 and priced at $499.99. Check availability on Amazon.com.

Canon VIXIA HF R20: Full HD video capture, 28x zoom lens, 8GB internal memory, 3-inch touchscreen LCD. Due in February 2011 and priced at $399.99. Check availability on Amazon.com.

Canon VIXIA HF R200: Full HD video capture, 28x zoom lens, 2 SDXC slots, 3-inch touchscreen LCD. Due in February 2011 and priced at $379.99. Check availability on Amazon.com.

Canon FS40:  Standard-def, 8GB internal memory, 41x zoom.  Due in February 2011 and priced at $299.99.  Check availability on Amazon.com.

Canon FS400:  Standard-def, SDXC card slot, 41x zoom.  Due in February 2011 and priced at $279.99.  Check availability on Amazon.com.

Canon WP-V3 Waterproof Case:  For M-Series cameras – up to 130 feet deep.  Due in February 2011 and priced at $599.99.  Check availability on Amazon.com.

Canon WM-V1 Wireless Microphone:  For VIXIA HF G10, VIXIA HF M-series, and VIXIA HF R-series camcorders.  Due in May 2011 and priced at $250.00.  Check availability on Amazon.com.

More details in the press release below. [click to continue…]

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Black Friday & Cyber Monday Deals at B&H Photo

by Eric on November 26, 2010

Here’s a short list of Black Friday deals on various tech products at B&H Photo.  Some deals expire on Saturday and others are available for a couple of more days through Cyber Monday.

Click on the links below for full details on availability. (Note that some items require you to add them to your cart to see the discounted price.)

Canon FS300 Camcorder – $169.00

JVC Everio GZ-HM340 Full HD Camcorder – $259.00

Flip UltraHD (3rd Gen) Camcorder w/ free $20 B&H Gift Card – $171.00

Davis & Sanford Video Tripod w/ FM18 Fluid head and free Dolly – $149.95

Switronix 5600k Dimmable LED Light – $$219.95

Steadicam Merlin – $699.00

HP All-in-One Wireless Printer - $98.95

Sony Dash Personal Internet Viewer – $129.95

Archos 5 Android Tablet – $249.95

Viewsonic VEB620 eReader – $99.99

PoGo Plug Multimedia Sharing Device – $39.95

Sony BDP-S370 Blu-ray Player – $99.99

Samsung LN32C350 32″ LCD TV – $329.99

Samsung LN52C530 52″ 1080p LCD HDTV – $999.99

ASUS Intel Core i3 Laptop w/ 4GB RAM – $679.99

eMachines 15.6″ Laptop w/ Intel Celeron, 2GB RAM – $324.95

LaCie Rugged 320GB Firewire 800/400, USB 2.0 External HD – $84.95

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Canon 7D at 1000 FPS

by Eric on September 12, 2010

Oton Bačar’s video of the Canon 7D capturing video at 1000 fps is making its way around the video blogs this week.  Of course, he didn’t really shoot at 1000 fps in-camera with the 7D.

Instead, he captured this impressive video in 720p at 50fps and then applied the super slo-mo effects with Twixtor in Adobe After Effects.  Check out the video below. [click to continue…]

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The Canon XF105 and XF100 are a pair of compact camcorders that capture HD video using Canon’s XF MPEG-2 F:2:2 50 Mbps codec. Essentially, these are the junior versions of the XF300 and XF305 camcorders. The new camcorders feature a 10x zoom lens covering a 35mm equivalent range of 30.4mm to 304mm and are assisted by Canon’s SuperRange Optical Image Stabilizer.  Additional features include a 3.5″ 920k-dot resolution LCD that is fully articulating, along with dual XLR inputs.

The XF105 and XF100 have in-camera features for capturing HD 3D video when paired together.  Additionally, both cameras offer an infrared low-light capability for shooting in complete darkness at HD resolutions. The XF105 and XF100 record to CF cards.  The XF105 offers HD-SDI output and genlock in/SMPTE time code (in/out) terminals.

No word on price yet (I would guesstimate in the $3500+ range), but the Canon XF105 and XF100 should be available in first quarter 2011.

More details and product images below. [click to continue…]

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DSLR Dual Audio System

by Eric on August 30, 2010

Check out this nice little how-to video from Creatasphere on Vimeo that shows off the gear and workflow used in shooting dual audio with the 5D Mark II and Zoom H4n.

[Vimeo via FilmmakerIQ]

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Canon has announced an update for its EOS Movie Plug-in-E1 for Final Cut Pro that will add support for Canon 60D files, as well as support for multi-core processing.  The updated plugin should be available for download in mid-September.  Watch for the update on Canon’s website.

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