Tag Archive for 'camera'

Vidize Beta gear: web camera

0 Comments Published June 2nd, 2008 in Media, News, Video, Vidize, journalism.

Now that the Vidize is in beta, I plan to go over the list of recommended equipment.
I start with the absolute must-have – a Web camera.
A while back, there was a discussion about USB 1.1 vs USB 2.0 web cams. This discussion is mostly obsolete now as the majority of new web cameras are all [...]

Webcams: USB 1.1 vs 2.0

1 Comment Published May 31st, 2006 in Video, Vidize, Webcams.

Shopping for a webcam is tough. I have significant experience with video cameras and video production in general, so I’m quite capable of comparing 3 CDDs to 1 CCD to 1 CMOS; juggling CCD sizes, lens diameters and what not.
Webcams are much simpler really. Their lenses are so small, it seems it ALL boils down [...]