Review: Glide Gear TMP100 teleprompter
A demonstration and review of the Glide Gear TMP100 teleprompter, using an iPad Mini as the display device, with Sony NX80 and ZV-1 camcorders.
Video Review: Falcon Eyes F7 Mini
Falcon Eyes sent me this F7 Mini, a tiny colour LED on-camera light to review; controllable via app over Bluetooth you can set it to any RGB colour. I put…
Review: dual “vlogger” microphone
The Deity V-Mic D4 Duo is, at time of writing, a unique proposition that combines two ultra-short mono shotgun mics into a "back to back" configuration seemingly designed for vloggers.…
Video: Sony ZV-1 vlogging camera
I’ve had a Sony ZV-1 “vlogging” camera for a few weeks now and have tested it at home and out on a trip in my campervan, making an actual vlog…
Review: Tascam DR-10CS audio recorder
This is a review of the Tascam DR-10C. It’s not a new product but having only recently purchased it, I’ve been so impressed that I thought a video and writeup…
An editing beast: DaVinci Resolve 14 is unleashed
Blackmagic Design has released its first full version of Resolve 14 after several public betas. The nonlinear editor and colour-grading suite includes a host of updates since v12.5 which was…
Video Review: Aputure Deity shotgun microphone
We review Aputure’s Deity microphone, a $369 USD shotgun they’re pitching in the same league as Sennheiser’s MKH-60 and 416, or the Schoeps CMC641. Aputure say this is an “extremely…
Aputure unleash Chinese Deity on the world
Aputure, a Chinese firm that makes (mainly lighting-oriented) video and photography accessories has stepped up its ambitions with the launch of a shotgun microphone with high-end competitors in its sights. The “Deity”…