For those of you that have ever watched the television show COPS (and who hasn’t?), many segments of that show include in-car police video footage. COPS is a show that first aired in 1989 and is still running to this day! Camcorders that used magnetic tape were standard up until the mid-to-late 2000s before the storage medium changed to Flash or DVD-based,...

It’s an ever-increasing mobile world, and with it comes all the tech stuff we need to get things done. Being mobile means your tech will run off a battery or two. However there are certain items when you should care and other times when you don’t have to. Point-And-Shoot Digital Cameras Should you care? Yes. I won’t buy a point-and-shoot...

There’s a lot of people who have the desire to shoot video while driving, but then quickly give up the notion after realizing how much of a pain it can be. However it’s not all that difficult if you know how to do it in a safe way that doesn’t inconvenience you. One way is to build a mount, like this:There are a few immediate issues with the...

The days of linear format camcorders are dying. Linear as it relates to camcorders is anything using slack that requires rewinding or fast-forwarding. And to be honest I’m not sorry to see them go. This is more or less the last in line of tech products to get "off the slack", so to speak. There are many of you out there who still have MiniDV...

When the first consumer-grade portable video recording systems were introduced they were humongous and had extremely poor battery life. In addition to that they were heavy and gave you "camcorder shoulder" in short order. As camcorders progressed in technology they started to become smaller but suffered from the same fate as their predecessors –...

We all like the convenience of the Ipod. We like our cell phones. In short, we like small things when we’re on the go. Digital cameras have gotten super small. And now, video cameras have as well. The Flip Video is a super small video camera that retails for only $150. In fact, it is easily small enough to fit into your pocket. I had an opportunity to give...

On the live stream I periodically get asked what webcam I use and how I get the image to look at good as it does. I inform that yes I use a Microsoft Lifecam VX-3000. It does the job and does it well for live streaming. However I will be the first to admit it’s not perfect. There are drawbacks to webcams, such as: Tiny lens The itty bitty lens only allows...