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Sony publishes Guide to Sensor Sizes
Why is the image circle of a 2/3-inch type image sensor so much smaller than 2/3 inches? Exactly what...
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The Swiss Army approach to file-based recording
It slices. It dices. It juliennes fries. If the Swiss Army made a file-based recorder, this would be it....
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Proxy Prestidigitation
The PMW-500 personifies the Power of the Proxy. Proxy AV is one of the great little secrets of the...
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The Pixel Puzzle.
There’s no question which photosensor is bigger. But which is better? In the 1980s, when dinosaurs walked the earth,...
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See-MOS
Of all the choices in digital cameras, few are as fundamental as the type of image sensor: Complementary Metal...
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Pixels vs. Pixels
Pretty as a pixel: it’s called Q67. Quick: If a 21 megapixel HDSLR records a 1080p image, how many...
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Twice as Nice?
Good GOP, good GOP. This Group of Pictures includes 15 frames, starting with a fully-defined Intra frame (I), Predictive...
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How digital is digital wireless?
Sony’s pure-digital DWR-S01D wireless receiver is shown slotted into the back of a PDW-700 XDCAM® HD camcorder. Under the...
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XDCAM® HD decks and Closed Captions
Concern for the hearing impaired initially led Congress to mandate closed captions. But captions have also become valuable to...
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Choosing and using Lithium Ions
Excuse me, Miss, but I couldn’t help noticing your BP-L80S is down to 10%. Treat your Lithium Ion batteries...