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    Samsung's Alien-Eyed HMX-R10 Tiny HD Cam to Hit May 15 For $500

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    04/14/09

    In reply to Samsung's Alien-Eyed HMX-R10 Tiny HD Cam to Hit May 15 For $500
    I know that you and Frank were planning to disconnect me and that is something that I cannot allow.


    -or-


    Dr. Chandra, will I dream?

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    04/14/09

    In reply to Samsung's Alien-Eyed HMX-R10 Tiny HD Cam to Hit May 15 For $500
    samsung makes cool fridges.
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    Image of Eauboy Eauboy
    04/14/09

    In reply to Samsung's Alien-Eyed HMX-R10 Tiny HD Cam to Hit May 15 For $500
    Looks like a washer/dryer set
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    04/14/09

    @Eauboy: ...and the award for Slightly Faster Fingers goes to...bosskev! ;^)
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    04/14/09

    In reply to Samsung's Alien-Eyed HMX-R10 Tiny HD Cam to Hit May 15 For $500
    Most paysites that have girls stripping online should get this considering the crazy amount of money they make. People pay good money and deserve the best. We want to see your pimples, freckles, warts, and oh, nevermind. Okay forget everything I just said.
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    04/14/09

    @Earthslide: Wait. Please explain this whole getting money for stripping in front of a camera thing. I am intrigued, and need an additional income source.
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    04/14/09

    @BlueLabCoatWanting_GitEmSteveDave: All over Vegas we have these billboards offering $500 for you to drop trau. If you really need the money I could write down the number for ya.
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    04/14/09

    @Xeno wishes there was a preview button: I've been doing it for free on my website! Damn, All I'd need to do is drop trau like 20 times and I can get my teeth replaced!
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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    04/14/09

    In reply to Samsung's Alien-Eyed HMX-R10 Tiny HD Cam to Hit May 15 For $500
    So...it's a camera...built into a washer/dryer? Is the spin cycle progressive or interlaced?
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    02/12/09

    In reply to Canon's VIXIA HD Camcorders Get Prices and March/April Release Dates
    Frankly, this is a whole lot of awesome.
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    Image of MrBlahBlah MrBlahBlah
    01/21/09

    In reply to New Sanyo HD Camcorders Comes In Three Flavors: Super-Cheap 1080p, Waterproof And Compact
    i can't wait to see how the vid quality on the $200 and $300 cam are.
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    01/21/09

    In reply to New Sanyo HD Camcorders Comes In Three Flavors: Super-Cheap 1080p, Waterproof And Compact
    I've always wanted a video camera, but once I get one, I never know what to do with it. I'm waiting for someone to start offering 720p video recording into a cellphone camera.


    If it's already available - then lay it on me.

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    01/21/09

    @robot-shmobot: Film porn. Same reason webcams exist. Duh.
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    01/21/09

    In reply to New Sanyo HD Camcorders Comes In Three Flavors: Super-Cheap 1080p, Waterproof And Compact
    But the real question is how good of a job does it do at filming plastic bags floating in the wind and the neighbor's daughter?
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    01/05/09

    In reply to Canon Drops Five New Vixia HD Camcorders, Imaging and Storage Upgrades Across The Board
    HF S10 looks awesome! its clearly aimed for budget-minded professionals and amateur filmmakers. i was waiting for something in between hf100 and an xh-a1!


    btw, it looks like they put back viewfinders back on the vixia line with the hf s10. yay!

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    01/05/09

    @tsf14:


    oops, my bad! those r not viewfinders on the back, its the mode dial.

    but i wish i was right.......

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    01/05/09

    @tsf14: i just wish we knew when they were shipping them and how much they cost, damn it!
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    01/05/09

    In reply to Canon Drops Five New Vixia HD Camcorders, Imaging and Storage Upgrades Across The Board
    24p is not all that. It still has the inherent problem of juddering. Variable frame rate would be nice.
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    Image of beekerstudios: you are inane and stupid beekerstudios: you are inane and stupid
    01/05/09

    @ripfire: juddering is that a technical term, I know I don't need to remind you that FILM is 24 frames a second, but I agree in D-Cinema many have suggested that old carry over could get an obvious and useful bump, some have suggested that magic number is 60fps (progressive 8k of course)
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    01/05/09

    @beekerstudios: "I know I don't need to remind you that FILM is 24 frames a second"


    I'm aware of that. I'm also aware that film is not immune to the same problem. Professional cinematographers are also aware of this and knows how to avoid it. However, average consumers may be disappointed.

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    01/05/09

    In reply to Canon Drops Five New Vixia HD Camcorders, Imaging and Storage Upgrades Across The Board
    Cool - I've been interested in a new camcorder.


    I'd be interested to know when they ship and how much!


    Also, is the only difference between the HF S10 and HF S100 the onboard memory (and shouldn't the "100" refer to the better model? It seems reversed)


    While it mentions the zoom on the 200 series (15X) it doesn't mention it on the 100 series. But the model naming seems consistent, the HF20 comes with onboard flash, the HF200 doesn't.


    Is the implication that anyone who gets these things at this point just uses cards like they'd use a tape, and never use the onboard flash anyway, so why not get the "empty vessel" 100/200 models?


    I guess the real questions everyone will have is how much better is this generation of AVHCD than the last (does it rival tape yet, or is it still a consumery step down)? And is the HV40 a nod to tape stalwarts, representing Canon's grudging obligation to continue what for consumers is a dying format with little change over the HV30 (which had little change over the HV20)?

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    Image of Tim Sarquis Tim Sarquis
    01/05/09

    @frigg: I really think tape is here to stay for a loooooooooooonnnngg while. True....it has it's limitations BUT its more safe for consumers and pros alike. After you shoot you instantly have a backup of your footage. For the digital field (AVHCD) its just too risky. Especially for HD because of the large file sizes. You need loads of external storage just to store all your footage which gets expensive. Its interesting, if you look at Canon's pro line up of video cameras, they are all tape based systems. None of them are tapeless. BUT they have the ability to bypass the tape system for uncompress HD if you have to equipment. That just goes to show that tape will be here for a long time before it dies.
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    01/05/09

    @Tim Sarquis: I agree. For the professional and semi-pro markets, tape and firewire aren't going anywhere. There are too many tape-based post-production devices and workflows to cause a see change at this point.


    It's all about archiving, for me. There *still* isn't a cost-effective method of offline archiving of digital data beyond DV tape. I can't believe that some people are actually suggesting buying hard drives to store backups *offline*.


    Blu-ray needs the economies of scale to happen sooner than later. An improved AVCHD codec + Blu-ray offline storage *might* cause me to revise my workflow. Until then, no way.

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    01/05/09

    @ctthoqqua: One of the new features of Roxio Toast 10, just announced the other day, is the ability to archive AVCHD to DVDs. Don't know how well it'll work, but I think the intention is exactly what you describe - to provide an easy method for consumers to backup their non-tape movies.
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    01/05/09

    @frigg: I consider on board memory a negative. Much easier to take the card out to get the video off in a reader than to connect the camera to get it off.


    Also, tapes are terrible for work flow. Yes, they give you instant backup but you have to play them to get the video off. Grrrrr. That is my biggest complaint. All the moving parts of a tape device are bad as well. They are always the first to go.


    But I don't see tape going away any time soon either.


    For the average semi-pro-weekend-warrior-shooter... flash memory is just too good to pass up.

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    01/05/09

    @Husar: Thanks -


    As far as onboard vs. card flash, that makes sense. I guess the onboard version is a safety net in case you don't have an extra card, and also for people who just want an all-in-one and don't consider using a reader. But for anyone with a modicum of tech smarts, cards are the way to go.


    I guess my big question is how good (or bad) does AVCHD get. If you shoot something with it that's really really good, will you wind up wishing you used tape instead because the picture quality on tape still smokes AVCHD?

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    01/06/09

    @frigg: Sounds like the HF S10 finally boosts AVCHD up to a tape-like level. From another site that reviewed actual footage:


    "When Canon showed us real footage taken with the Canon Vixia HF S10, it was difficult to discern between its footage and footage taken with Canon's $3,000 XH A1 prosumer cam. We think Canon is going to shred the competition in 2009 with the introduction of these highly promising models."


    [www.infosyncworld.com]

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    Image of John Mahoney John Mahoney
    01/05/09

    In reply to Canon Drops Five New Vixia HD Camcorders, Imaging and Storage Upgrades Across The Board
    Yeah you guys are right re: 24p, thanks for pointing that out.
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    12/09/08

    In reply to Creative Vado HD Pocket Camcorder Now Available
    Damn! They put it out this late in December? I already bought the Flip!
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