Camera Tips for Regular Folks

Most of us are still using tape. And we are likely to use tape for some time to come. The cameras we have purchased in the past few years still make great movies. Not to mention the hours of legacy content we have of our families, sitting in a cardboard box on a shelf in the hall closet (the tapes are in the box in the hall, not our families. Although with four kids there are times…).

This is a simple little example of how to manage timecode on your tape-based content. This is a continuation of the series on mediaflow.spaces.live.com/

The blog entry is here:
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HD cameras are hitting rock-bottom prices. The Flip MinoHD, the Kodak Zi6 HD and others are flooding the market. The cost of these little disposable treats has put them nearly in the category of an impulse buy at the electronics store. Once you buy one, what do you do with it? And how can you get the best image possible. This is a little primer that will show you the good, the bad and the ugly of the smallest profile HD cameras on the market. This is the next in the series on mediaflow.spaces.live.com/

The 2009 International Consumer Electronics Show, or CES for short, is the world's biggest technology tradeshow. 2700 companies holler for your attention as you wander aisle after aisle. Think Best Buy times 10 thousand.

The goal this year was to examine three maturing technologies… video cameras, TVs and how we connect it all with the web.

I should probably start things off by pointing out that this is not a review of new cameras and TVs rather than it is a brief look at emerging tech trends. It is in support of my CES blog entry at mediaflow.spaces.live.com. I'm the chubby guy.

There is a significant population of folks out there that are intimidated by all the knobs, buttons and features on a video camera.

This video blog episode, and the next, are not created for the power user (although I hope everyone finds something new.) This for those who leave their camera in the closet or under the bed, unused and unloved. The users who have hours of unseen footage tucked away in a box. Those of you just starting out and those of you who can’t figure out why your footage is not what you expected. The confidence to be a good storyteller comes from knowing how to use the tools available.

What are some simple ideas for capturing the events that swirl around the holidays? In this episode of the Media Notes series you will learn how being a part of the celebration gives you unique access to your friends' and family's holiday.