The Y-Cam Bullet IP Camera

Y-Cam Bullet

I got sent the Y-Cam Bullet last year and then when I moved home it found itself into a box, only to be re-discovered last week. Cables, adapters, wall/ceiling mount, power lead, optional sun visor etc, all  come in the box. I had already purchased a Y-cam S in black over 2 years ago (the older [...]

Video on the Fujifilm X100

I’m loving the Fujifilm X100 for image making. It has a great sized sensor in a beautifully well made, retro-styled body. It does have its issues though. It is sluggish when taking multiple raw photos and its manual focusing is fiddly. They are not really issues that concern my use though, and I feel most [...]

Panasonic Lumix GH1 (Quick Test)

This is a small test with the Lumix GH1. It’s a ‘hybrid’ camera I have only just bought, initially with the intention to videoblog with. I know this may seem like a bit of overkill but as I normally take a pro SLR and a video camera out on assignments I was thinking that this [...]

Samsung ST550 – Nearly a good camera

When i first saw the TV add for the Samsung ST550 I thought it would be a top vlogging camera. It’s duel screen would mean you could monitor the composition of your video as well as your photos. (Here is a short clip from the camera that cut off as tha memory card was crap.) SAM_st550.MP4 Watch [...]

Video From Your Compact Camera

Kodak Zi8 1080p HD Video Camera

So here is what the fuss is all about. Finally a low cost hand held HD video camera with a microphone input. I’m yet to get my hands on a Kodak Zi8 for a proper test but I had a quick fondle for a couple of minutes behind the Kodak stand with Jenny Cisney at [...]

One of these please..

Multi-Multimedia

The other week while on assignment at Reuters with @sizemore, I was talking to @ilicco about how the more kit i try to juggle the more diluted the content can become. I was sat at the front of an almost exciting talk from the FSA with laptop, iPhone, N95, Kodak Zi6 and a pocket camera. [...]

Do I look like a terrorist?

On more than one occasion, while out and about taking photographs, (mainly in London) I’ve been stopped for having a camera round my neck and looking like I might be about to take a picture. Yup, that’s all it seems to take now-a-days to raise the suspicions of some underpaid private security guard. Just be [...]