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Camera Hackers Beware: Feds Can Raid Your Home
Did you know that making a vague reference to “hacking” on the internet gives the federal government the authority to raid your home? An Idaho court ruled this week to invade the home of Corey Thuen,...
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One Month with the Nexus 5, After Five Years of iPhone
I did it. After five years of nonstop iPhone, waking up with the iPhone, sleeping beside the iPhone, keeping the iPhone with me at all times… all the time, I finally switched to an Android phone. I’ve...
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A Major Reason Why the iPhone Doesn’t Auto-Upload Pictures to iCloud
As a former long-term iPhone user, I was always a bit perplexed why Apple didn’t configure the device to automatically upload every picture you take to iCloud. As a recent user of Android, the reason...
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Two Months with the Nest Protect
In our post-2007, post-iPhone world, it can be misleading to define oneself as a “gadget geek.” When you consider that the majority of people in the United States now own a smartphone, this particular...
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A Message to the Supreme Court: Over-the-Air TV Doesn’t Work
On April 22nd, 2014, a small technology company called Aereo goes head-to-head against the might of the major TV networks in the Supreme Court. If you’re not familiar, Aereo provides a service where...
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Youth is Restored to My 2011 Camera: Hands-on Review of the Eye-Fi Mobi
If you were instructed to visit an electronics store and purchase a smartphone that didn’t have the ability to shoot HD video, you would have a tough time. This feature was only found on select...
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Don’t Like Me on Facebook
I just wrote the headline for this post and decided to omit this parenthetical: (Okay, Do, but, in Theory, Don’t). In other words, I do want you to like me on Facebook. Well, not the real me, Sam...
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Zoom H5 Review + Why It’s Useful in Video Production
There are several budget-friendly audio recorders available that are capable machines for recording sound in video productions, and the Zoom H4n and the Tascam DR-40 stand out as popular favorites....
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Audio Test: Zoom H5 vs. Zoom H4n vs. Tascam DR-40
When you’re looking for a budget-friendly yet capable audio recorder, three models will likely show up on your radar: the Zoom H4n, the Tascam DR-40, and the new Zoom H5. All three feature good...
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Zoom H5 Shotgun Shootout: SGH-6 vs. Rode NTG-2 vs. NTG-3
The third and final video in my exhaustive, three-part analysis of the Zoom H5 portable recorder is a shootout of shotgun microphones. I compared the sound of the separately available SGH-6 shotgun...
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First Thoughts on the Tascam DR-70D Field Recorder
I’ve been trying to come up with a spicy intro for this post, but it seems best to start here: I am definitely going to buy the Tascam DR-70D. I’ve been waiting for a manufacturer to come out with a...
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The Debate: Should You Switch to 4K Video Production?
Producing 4K video in 2014 isn’t as difficult as it sounds, but that doesn’t mean everyone should jump in. The transition involves buying new cameras, and possibly upgrading your computer hardware...
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Riding the Tail of Serial: The Power of Audio Podcasting in 2015
Podcasting has been a legitimate media format for over a decade, but it had never experienced mainstream popularity—until just last month. The recent wild success of a show called Serial not only...
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Even with $200 billion, Apple still struggles with software development
Apple announced a quarterly revenue this week of $49.6 billion — over $10 billion of which was sheer profit. iPhone sales are up, and the Apple Watch is selling well. But even with this cash-soaked...
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Thoughts on the new Sennheiser AVX wireless system for video production
The Sennheiser G3 has been the dominate wireless mic system for budget-minded video people for many years. Before the G3 was king, the Sennheiser G2 was the most popular choice. When a specific line of...
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I made a vlog and I liked it
Before I dive into this subject, I first need to explain what a vlog is. Loosely, it’s the video equivalent of a blog post. A video journal. You share a snippet of your life by pointing a video camera...
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Revisiting the GH2 Hack in 2015
I wrote my post entitled How to Hack the GH2 nearly four years ago. I just hacked my GH2 again, and I’m happy to report that everything still works just fine. It’s August 2015, and the GH2 hack lives...
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Tascam DR-70D Review + How It’s Useful in Video Production
If you want an audio recorder to use primarily in video productions, there are many options to choose from. But, if you narrow the list down to just budget-friendly audio recorders that were designed...
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Tascam DR-70D noise issue + how to fix it
While the Tascam DR-70D is an excellent audio recorder for use in video production, it does have one glaring flaw: its “camera out” jack introduces an entirely unacceptable amount of noise to the...
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Using Final Cut Pro X for the first time, years later…
I’ve been a Final Cut Pro user for a long time. It’s the only professional video editing software I’ve ever used. Even though it’s my tool of choice, I avoided upgrading to the new version for as long...
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