A touchable 650D

This week the team from DigitalRev Hong Kong tests the latest non-pro Canon Reflex. Its strong point seems to be the new touch screen.

Canon 650D video test

This test from Sebastian Wöber establishes that from the video point of view the new 650D is comparable with the 7D.

In the same vein, here’s the old 550D compared to the new 5D Mark III! Once again it’s essentially a  video test.

Canon 650D,
touch screen and AF video

The successor to the Canon EOS 600D has just been unveiled today. Main new features: a touch screen and a real autofocus video.

Read about the first tests here and there
We’d still like to see how effective the AF video is in action and see how it compares with the Sony a77, currently the best Reflex in this category.

Opteka SteadyVid Pro, a budget copy of the Merlin steadicam

It looks alot like the Merlin but it only costs $180 and it looks quite easy to balance. Here’s the test.

Tutorial for the balance. Opinion of purchasers from Amazon.

Remote control your GoPro

GoPro brings you a remote and WiFi equipment in a back-pack, thanks to which it’s possible to operate your movie-camera with your tablette or smartphone. Here’s the promotional clip.

Sony RX100,
the compact with the big sensor

Here’s a brand new presentation of the Sony RX100 compact which houses a sensor 4 times bigger than the average. The word is that it performs superbly in low light and high speed video (60 fps).