you heard about the prowess of the camera onboard the Nokia 1020, but we bet you didn’t know you could harness that 41MP awesomeness for aerial photography as well. amazingly, you can with the new Lehmann Aviation LA300 UAV. the LA300 is officially, the world’s first drone to utilize a smartphone’s high resolution camera for capturing high definition
we don’t always tell you how to spend your hard earned dough (ok, maybe we did most of the time). there are times where we just want to share some interesting finds, such as this cute little guy known as the Aeryon SkyRanger sUAS. it is highly portable Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) that falls under the small
while the Blackmagic Production Camera 4K might not be the most affordable 4K rig, it is certainly the most portable 4K digital film camera. well, the film here refers to flick or movie, and not exactly the film strip-based camera. just thought we should clear the air on this. being this compact means videographers can have the option to built the rig up for the most
for videography enthusiasts, a cinema camera is a dream, but its price usually stays well within the prohibitive territory – until now. meet the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera, a camera that puts RAW video in the palm of your hand for just $995. yes. it is from Blackmagic. yes, it is less than a grand, and yes, it is the size of a compact digital camera
the mention of consumer camcorder kind of reminds us of America’s Funniest Home Videos. sorry. we just can’t shake off those blurry, overexposed moving images with occasional too-high-pitch scream of ‘oh my god!’ from our heads. we just can’t. and because of that we put behind camcorders and embrace our smartphones and regular digital cameras
we are NOT perpetually drunk, but still, the fact remains that videography without the aid of a dolly or similar device, is going to result in a head-spinning Blair Witch Project-style experience. nobody wants that. which is why you need a device like the SteadyWheel Camera Stabilizer. the SteadyWheel Camera Stabilizer takes on a circular approach
thanks to the advancement in radio controlled aircraft, aerial photography/videography has never been easier but there’s a catch here: not everyone has the right skill set to maneuver a flying machine, much less getting it to go precisely the way you wanted. this is where an autonomous UAV like the
action cams opened up the world of first person videography but what if you wanted a third person view so that you can show off those groovy surf moves in a wider perspective? this is where the SOLOSHOT Automatic Tracking Camera Mount will come in handy. it is your own dedicate ‘cameraman’
have a secret desire for a paparazzi-haunted, celebrity lifestyle? well, with the MeCam from Always Innovating, you don’t need to be a Hollywood star to be perpetually ‘followed’. MeCam is a flying self video camera, or nano-copter as it is called, that is designed to follow you wherever you go and capable of streaming live
dreaming of taking your videography and/or photography to a new height but don’t have budget to engage a pilot (and an aircraft) to do so? well, we have good news for you: the Lehmann Aviation LA100 UAV might just be what you are looking for. priced at €990 a piece (about US$1,280), this sleek piece of videographer / photographer toy is touted as the first flying platform for…
the market is certainly no shortage of purpose-built rig to turn your iPhone into a full-fledge videoing rig. we ourselves have seen plenty of them but you know what’s missing from these rigs? a good, big pro-grade microphone to capture the pristine audio to match with the iPhone’s beautiful full HD 1080p video recording. this is where the marriage between Apogee’s MiC, a studio…