Author: David Johns

New vlog cam from Sony

Posted on May 27, 2020September 26, 2022 by David Johns

Sony has unveiled a compact camera designed at the video blogging (“vlogging”) market. The ZV-1 is not a camcorder in

Video Review: low cost mics

Posted on May 7, 2020September 26, 2022 by David Johns

This is a look at and test of two compact cardioid microphones from Chinese brand MCOplus. One is designed for camcorders / phones. The obvious comparison is with the popular Rode VideoMicro so I did some audio samples of them both.

Atem Mini goes Pro

Posted on April 4, 2020September 26, 2022 by David Johns

In an update that will be welcomed excitedly by low-cost live streamers the world over, BlackMagic Design have listened to

Rode shrink the NT-USB mic

Posted on February 11, 2020September 26, 2022 by David Johns

I’m a big fan of Rode’s NT-USB tabletop voiceover mic; it sounds good and plugs straight into any USB computer

New tiny camcorder from Panasonic

Posted on January 6, 2020September 26, 2022 by David Johns

Hang on – a what? A new camcorder? I thought those had gone totally out of fashion or something but

Rode NTG5 microphone being used to record sound on a beach

New short shotgun from Rode

Posted on October 23, 2019September 26, 2022 by David Johns

Rode Microphones are not ones to rest on their extensive laurels and have just announced another addition to their range

New compact cameras from Sony

Posted on August 30, 2019September 26, 2022 by David Johns

Sony has unveiled updates to its long-standing and very popular Alpha x000 line (such as the 5000 and 6400) Vloggers

Rode podcast gadget gets a boost

Posted on August 30, 2019January 6, 2020 by David Johns

The “Rodecaster Pro” all-in-one audio mixer for podcast production has a new software version now available following user feedback and