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  • Review: Kymera Wand Remote Control; fun and brilliant!

    At $79.95 it makes a fantastic present. The Kymera is beautifully presented in its box, the instructions are almost worth laminating and framing and well… what more can I say. They even provide the AAA batteries it uses in the price.

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Using the Kymera Wand. A video!

Using the Kymera Wand. A video!

by David Hague

Tue, Nov 15, 2011

The Kymera Wand is truly wonderful and really, really magical. See here!

Sony's New Interchangeable Lens Camcorder - the video!!

by David Hague

Mon, May 17, 2010

Australian first viewing we believe!!

Canon Legria FS306

Canon Legria FS306

by David Hague

Fri, May 07, 2010

The Canon Legria FS306 is a budget priced camcorder very suitable for the budding youn ger film maker finds David Hague

Panasonic SDR-H85GN-K

Panasonic SDR-H85GN-K

by David Hague

Sat, May 01, 2010

The Panasonic SDR-H85GN-K makes a brilliant starter camera despite the lack of hi-def capability

Canon HFS 20

Canon HFS 20

by David Hague

Sat, May 01, 2010

Is this one of the best three camcorders on the market asks David Hague ....

Video Review: Sony HXR NX5

Video Review: Sony  HXR NX5

by Frank McLeod

Sat, Apr 24, 2010

A comprehensive nearly 10 minute video review of the Sony HXR NX5 by Frank McLeod. And his verdict is? You'll have to watch ....

Lead Stories

My top five gadget tips - Ex-Dragon's Den's James Caan

My top five gadget tips - Ex-Dragon's Den's James Caan

by David Hague

Tue, Jun 28, 2011

I am a huge fan of Dragon's Den on FOX, and also Lord Alan Sugar's The Apprentice. James Caan is an ex-Dragon and these tips are useful in any situation.

Increase your laptop battery life for free!

Increase your laptop battery life for free!

by David Hague

Sun, May 30, 2010

You can use some simple tricks to maybe more than double your laptop battery life says David Hague

Dulce Systems announces the super fast dual controller rackmount RAID Storage - PRO RXd

Dulce Systems announces the super fast dual controller rackmount RAID Storage - PRO RXd

by Press Release

Sun, May 30, 2010

The PRO RXd is Mac and PC compatible. Certified to work with Apple's Final Cut Pro Studio, Adobe's Premiere Pro and other popular editing and creation applications.

"Brazilian Honey" is now shipping worldwide and is available on Audio CD, or can be downloaded in Mp3 and WAV file formats

"Brazilian Honey" is now shipping worldwide and is available on Audio CD, or can be downloaded in Mp3 and WAV file formats

by Press Release

Fri, May 28, 2010

Music 2 Hues supplies production music and sound effects worldwide, offering over 80 audio CD's, plus over 2000 royalty-free music tracks for instant download

NEWS FLASH -UPDATED! JVC camcorder situation clarified

by David Hague

Wed, May 26, 2010

Reports suggest JVC pulling out leaving the market to Sony, Canon, Panasonic as tier one suppliers, and Samsung and Sanyo as tier two

Conroy's Internet Filter - A Filmmaker's Perception

Conroy's Internet Filter - A Filmmaker's Perception

by David Hague

Mon, May 24, 2010

Can Government policy towards the Internet change our filmmaking habits or possibilities. You bet says David Hague

Take a look at us now!

Take a look at us now!

by David Hague

Thu, May 20, 2010

The page hits on AusCam Oline have gone through the roof!

Sony PMW350 Review

by David Hague

Wed, May 19, 2010

Courtesy of Ingenious TV and VIMEO

Clive Peeters in liquidation

by David Hague

Wed, May 19, 2010

Administrators called in to failing business

Significant breakthrough into consumer electronics and the broadcast industry

Significant breakthrough into consumer electronics and the broadcast industry

by David Hague

Mon, May 17, 2010

A "Smart TV" platform" is on the horizon... Specialist Tech site TechCrunch has the full story

Introduction to Zaxwerks Pro Animator

Introduction to Zaxwerks Pro Animator

by David Hague

Sun, May 16, 2010

Zaxwerks has long been considered an indispensible tool by video editors, compositors and special effects people. Here are two tutorials showing an example of workflow in Zaxwerks Pro Animator

And Panasonic to follow suit ....

And Panasonic to follow suit ....

by David Hague

Sun, May 16, 2010

Panasonic shows off a camcorder based around the Micro Four Thirds lens mount

New interchangeable lens Handycam from Sony?

New interchangeable lens Handycam from Sony?

by David Hague

Sun, May 16, 2010

Will a new Sony Handycam with interchangable lenses be based on the just released NEX? David Hague thinks so.

Edius Neo v2.5 Booster NLE

Edius Neo v2.5 Booster NLE

by John Westwood

Tue, May 11, 2010

Many have heard of Edius, but there is also a 'starter' package, Neo. John 'Redgum' Westwood investigates.

I want to make my own 3D Movies

I want to make my own 3D Movies

by David Hague

Sat, May 08, 2010

So you want to edit and create your own Avatar. Well you can ..... but there is a price says David Hague

GOT AN ‘IDEA WORTH SPREADING’?  YOUR IDEA COULD BE ON STAGE AT TEDx

GOT AN ‘IDEA WORTH SPREADING’? YOUR IDEA COULD BE ON STAGE AT TEDx

by Press Release

Thu, May 06, 2010

Video competition may be the ticket to TEDxSydney

AusCam Kindle version coming!

AusCam Kindle version coming!

by David Hague

Wed, May 05, 2010

We are working on a Kindle version of AusCam Online. This lets you have an up to date version of AusCam with you at all times!

Video excerpts from ABCinema tutorials

Video excerpts from ABCinema tutorials

by David Hague

Tue, May 04, 2010

Video exceprts from the best selling video "ABCinema".

Video excerpts of Return to Anjo by Imaginaction

Video excerpts of Return to Anjo by Imaginaction

by David Smith

Tue, May 04, 2010

Three separate exceprts from David Smith's Feature Fil, "RETURN TO ANJO"

Return to ANJO

Return to ANJO

by David Smith

Fri, Apr 23, 2010

“A masterpiece of historical significance...destined for the Australian National Archives.” - John Westwood (Redgum TV Productions)

New CISCO Flip Mini Camera

New CISCO Flip Mini Camera

by Press Release

Thu, Apr 22, 2010

Twice the memory and a bigger LCD than previoius models ....

New BenQ Camcorder

New BenQ Camcorder

by David Hague

Thu, Apr 22, 2010

As we predicted two weeks ago, BenQ has released a budget camcorder...

Review: JVC GZ-HM550

Review: JVC GZ-HM550

by David Hague

Tue, Apr 20, 2010

How good is the latest JVC SD based camcorder? David Hague finds out.

Steve Turner's Blog

IS THIS THE END OF THE TRIPOD?

Thu, Jul 07, 2011

The new generation of camera stabilisers allied with new gen post software might well render the humble tripod obsolete!

IS THIS THE END FOR FINAL CUT?

Sun, May 15, 2011

The harsher critics are calling it iMovie HD and that is what it looks like....

TRICK OF THE TRADE

Mon, Nov 22, 2010

Hand held filming is not easy so how do you make it work?

THE WAR ALREADY LOST

6 comment

Thu, Sep 30, 2010

HDV is losing the battle against AVCHD and it's not good...

GOING MOBILE

Wed, Sep 29, 2010

Mobile phones are now half decent mobile cameras too..

Miscellaneous

Sony Vegas 9.0e released

Sony Vegas 9.0e released

by David Hague

Fri, May 14, 2010

Latest update fixes bugs

Big W now selling camcorders, electronics online
Would Dick Johnson buy a Holden as a day car?

Would Dick Johnson buy a Holden as a day car?

by David Hague

Mon, May 10, 2010

The right tool for the job is important. As important is to make sure what the job wants and needs. This is a tale of woe...

ProPrompter now optimised for iPad

ProPrompter now optimised for iPad

by Press Release

Fri, Apr 09, 2010

Specifically made for the Apple iPad, the ProPrompter HDi is the ultimate full size mobile teleprompter