Video

These days, there are countless devices available to capture video; everything from a smart phone or MP3 player to a pocket-sized shoot-and-share camera. So, what’s the difference between a smart phone’s video camera and advanced video cameras?

On-camera lights are a key component for video journalists, videographers shooting special events or people just looking to brighten up their home videos.With the advent of HDSLR film making, it’s become even more crucial for a camera light to be extremely lightweight, unobtrusive and very portable. Daniel Zana enlightens us on some new LED lighting options.

Having two eyes allows us to see in 3D. Depth perception, or the third dimension, is formed when the brain combines the slightly different images seen by each eye into a single image. One of the simplest but most effective demonstrations of stereoscopic imagery is presented by the classic Viewmaster® toy, which has been on the market for many decades.

Have you ever considered purchasing a product and just wanted to ask someone a question about it? Did you know that B&H has an "Ask our Experts" tab on over 200,000 items, which gives you either a number to call or a link to Live Chat, to communicate easily with one of our experts? When in Live Chat, you can choose to talk to a Sales Representative, Customer Service Representative, Product Professional, or the Used/Refurbished Department.

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Three new Sony Handycam models are about to make their way from the factory assembly line to the shelves of our store: the DCR-SX45, DCR-SX65, and the DCR-SX85. Each model features a 3" touch-screen display (the previous generations had smaller screens that lacked touch control), and lots of new functions and features that make using these cameras easier than ever. Check out this post to get the skinny on these powerful and affordable handheld video cameras.

The rugged and portable ProPrompter HDi-Pro from Bodelin lets you use your iPad as a teleprompter in the field and features both bar and rail mounts for use with any size camcorder.

Here are several pieces of video gear available from B&H that add great production value to the work of any videographer—without breaking the bank.