In a bit of a bizarre story, Italy is seeking legislation that would require the citizens of Italy to have government approval for any videos they upload to the web. This would make Italy the only western country in the world employing Internet restrictions like those found in China or North Korea. There’s plenty of Full Article…
Canon Releases 9 New Vixia Models
Canon Vixia’s are my favorite video cameras. They are what I use and recommend to people. They give you near pro-quality video at consumer-level prices. And Canon will be releasing 9 new Vixia models over the next few months. All of them are Flash-based, as Canon begins phasing out tape-based cameras from their Vixia lineup. Full Article…
New Sony HDR-AX2000 Delivers Pro Camera Features Without Pro Camera Prices
The line between professional and consumer level video cameras continues to blur with Sony’s latest offering, the HDR-AX2000. This new video camera, aimed at the prosumer market, produces broadcast quality footage while recording in the AVCHD format. The camera records full 1920×1080/60i high-definition video at up to 24Mbps and features progressive scan at 1080/24p and Full Article…
On-Demand, In-Flight Video Coming To Major Airlines
Aircell, which already offers in-flight WI-FI services to air travelers, has announced that later this year you’ll also be able to download videos on-demand during flights. They way it will work is that while in-flight…and for a fee…you’ll be able to download a movie of your choice to your laptop. After that, you’ll have 24 Full Article…
Vimeo To Host Full HD Videos By The End of January
Vimeo, the video sharing site long known for it’s excellent video quality, has announced they will both accept and display full HD (1080p) videos by the end of the month. Anyone will be able to watch full HD videos from Vimeo, but only Vimeo Plus members will be able to upload them (Plus memberships cost Full Article…