Blackmagic Cinema Camera

Professional film cameras usually are prized for their excellent digital quality video output. And they are usually at a higher level as compared to those conventional camcorders and digital video cameras. One of the recent entries into this camera category is the Blackmagic Cinema Camera.

The Blackmagic Cinema Camera may be considered as the first entry of Blackmagic Design into this niche digital camera category. It tries to set itself apart in terms of both great features and a unique design for a digital cinematic camera. The Cinema Camera is a built as a high end cinema camera with a 2.5K sensor ,a built-in high bandwidth SSD recorder, a full version DaVinci Resolve for color correction and a larger than usual LCD display. One of the unique features of the Cinema Camera is that it allows professional videographers to enter metadata to the recorded file within the camera itself. This allows for more convenient and faster post production process.

The Blackmagic Cinema Camera also comes with a camera housing that can use either a Canon or a Zeiss lens in front. It also comes with its own fast SSD recorder to allow high end recoding of images in 2.5K uncompressed CinemaDNG RAW format, an open file standard that can be read by most high end video software. This unique camera also makes use of standard connections so that you do not have to buy special cables to connect to a computer or other output device. The Blackmagic Cinema Camera is expected to be available in the market by July of this year. It is expected to cost US$2,995.

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Canon PowerShot SX40 HS Digital Camera

With digital cameras being launched one after the other at a quick pace, it’s easy for them to get old all of a sudden in terms of features. The new ones that come out seem to be better. But unless you have unless you have money to burn, then you can go on change your camera year after year. But if you don’t, then investing on a high end point and shoot digital camera would do you a lot of good. Canon has recently introduced another in the PowerShot SX40 HS Digital Camera.

The Canon PowerShot SX40 HS is anew advanced point and shoot digital camera that provides more than just the usual features. It is a versatile digital camera armed with the Canon HS System that enhances low light image capturing performance combined with the Canon DIGIC 5 image processor and a 12.1MP CMOS sensor. It comes with a 24mm ultra wide angle lens capable of 35x optical zoom. It also comes with a 2.7 inch Vari-Angle LCD display for convenient viewing at any angle. Being able to record video in 1080p Full HD completes its basic features. The Canon PowerShot SX40 HS Digital Camera is set to be available any time now. It is expected to cost around US$430.

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