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There is just something about early 21st Century
pop culture that makes everyone
believe they should be a celebrity.
Though I suppose in the age of Kardashians, Housewives, and Honey Boo Boo, I can
begin to see why people think their lives deserve the attention and adoration
of millions. These people literally did
nothing to be famous!
Put a camera in their stupid mug and you get nothing but
phony reactions and excitement, and duck
faces. Plenty of duck faces.
Anyway, no matter what type of duck face you plan on
matching with your above-the-knee boots, you'll need a quality video camera to
reassure your critical audience of your fake wealth!
Enter GlobalSpec's video
camera selection guide. Now many people using a video camera probably
shouldn't be using a video camera. That
means you Tyler Perry!
 No, we really don't need another 'Madea' movie. I swear. ...via Pulse Feedz
However, those of us who operate video cameras at a more
eclectic level might find GS's selection guide much more comprehensive.
A snippet:
"Cameras function by capturing light from the visible
spectrum as well other parts
of the electromagnetic spectrum. This is controlled by only allowing light into
the recording chamber through a hollow tube called the aperture. This
light is then focused onto the recording device by the use
of a lens. Light entering the aperture is controlled by a shutter, usually
within the lens mechanism; it controls the length of exposure. High-end film
video cameras may utilize a rotary shutter to expose negatives accurately.
Digital cameras can offer a faster shutter speed, since there are no
moving parts. This is known as an electronic shutter, and if paired
with external automation such as a motion detector, it operates
better than film cameras."
 Scientific and waterproof video camera...via Gadget Review
And further, what if you want to pair this
camera in a machine vision scenario, or maybe you just want the most visual
aesthetic representation of a product? Should you select a digital or film
camera?
"There
is an ongoing debate about the superiority of digital or film recording. This
depends largely upon the application today, though it is suspected that digital
video recording may make film videography obsolete eventually. In truth, there
is no "better" medium, only a more suitable one."
"For both digital and photochemical recording, the resolution
of the images is largely dependent upon the quality of the camera lens, but
other attributes affect picture quality as well. For digital cameras, they are
the number of pixels used, the effect of the image filter, and the processing
algorithm used to interpret sensor pixels to image pixels. For film, the area
of the film used to record (35 mm, medium/large format) and the exposure
determines the image resolution. Noise has a greater adverse effect on digital
images than grain (parts of a film negative that were not properly exposed)
does on filmed images."
 UV video camera...viaPacific Xray
"Film creates a first-generation, authentic image. It is much
easier to modify a digital file than a film roll. For the use of security or
authentic expression, film is the preferable medium. Digital cameras are
typically more expensive than comparable photochemical models, but it does not
cost anything to develop digital recordings. It is much less expensive to archive
digital files for future use, but considering the rapidly developing nature of
computer technology, some digital formats may face obsoletion. Film, on the
other hand, has existed for more than 150 years, and the already-extensive
catalog of photochemical film archives ensures film's foreseeable future."
There! American Idol can't tell you how to
do that, can it? Exactly! Moving on…
GlobalSpec
has an amazing library of selection guides. All of them will turn you into a
celebrity, and each will enhance a reader's capability to assess industrial
products. (Note: Only two of the past three statements are accurate.)
Now
if you'll excuse me, I need to go get my headshots done so I can audition for The Bachelor
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