Amazing video quality from the Panasonic FX37 and iMovie 09. Carol Eating the European Way.
Click HD to view in High Quality.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Sunday, March 29, 2009
The Bahamas in 40 Seconds
Shots at the ocean, video camera goes underwater, boy plays on beach, and bird looks at me.
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Nassau, Bahamas - Volleyball in the Pool
This is cool. I tried out Scene mode on the FX37 and chose pinhole camera.
Friday, March 27, 2009
The Streamy Awards: A Very Special Message
A Very Special Message From Academy Member Steve Garfield from SteveGarfield.com
Streamy Awards, March 28, 2009 at 7:30pm.
Recorded with a Panasonic SDR-SW20S.
Bahamas Beach in HD
Bahamas Beach in HD
Originally uploaded by stevegarfield
1280 x 720 AAC H.264 :14 Bit rate 2,957 4.9 MB
Exported from Panasonic Lumix FX37 using QuickTime Pro
Original file size 42.2 MB
Compare this to a version recorded from the same spot with a Flip mino HD and posted to YouTube.
Writing My First Book in the Bahamas by the Beach
Writing My First Book in the Bahamas by the Beach, originally uploaded by stevegarfield. CC BY-NC-SA
Taken with the Lumix FX37 in manual mode with a forced flash. Without hte forced flash, my face was in dark shadows. Note: The forced flash won't work in iA mode.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Sunrise
I used the scene mode on the Lumix FX37 to tell the camera it was a sunset. It's not as smart as a Cylon, yet.
I also set the picture size to 16:9.
I brought the photo into iMovie and added highlights to increase the richness of the sky. I usually edit most photos that I take somewhat in iPhoto before posting.
I also set the picture size to 16:9.
I brought the photo into iMovie and added highlights to increase the richness of the sky. I usually edit most photos that I take somewhat in iPhoto before posting.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
How About Cookies?
How About Cookies? ( RAW footage Panasonic DMC-FX37 )
Click HD to watch in High Quality.
Shopping cart as dolly for Panasonic DMC-FX37 camera that shoots 1280x720. Featuring the Vienna Fingers Reduced Fat cookies at Roche Bros In West Roxbury, MA.
You can also watch a larger size in HD on YouTube.
Click HD to watch in High Quality.
Shopping cart as dolly for Panasonic DMC-FX37 camera that shoots 1280x720. Featuring the Vienna Fingers Reduced Fat cookies at Roche Bros In West Roxbury, MA.
You can also watch a larger size in HD on YouTube.
Friday, March 20, 2009
Living in HD Installation
Checking the level of the new Panasonic TV with my iPhone level. ;-)
This is the back of the TV.
This is the back of the receiver and Blu-Ray disc player.
Here's the diagram of how everything hooks together.
Checking out a Blu-Ray DVD.
Greg Harper checks out the final installation.
There it is. Final install.
My TiVo, Blue-Ray player, TV and Wii are ALL connected to the internet now.
Here are some of my initial impressions:
OK. It just sounded like something fell on the floor, but it's my new Home Theater. Yikes.
I have 6,000 other things to do, but now I'm watching Juno in HD. It looks and sounds so good.
You know those people who stay home all day and say they watch movies for research? I understand.
Hey wait a sec. I can buy a turntable for this receiver. Back to the future. Never should have sold my Technics SL-220.
The TiVo HD only needs ONE Multi-STREAM CableCARD
The TiVo HD only needs ONE Multi-STREAM CableCARD, originally uploaded by stevegarfield. CC BY-NC-SA
The TiVo HD only needs ONE Multi-STREAM CableCARD to allow dual tuner features.
The CableCARD goes into the TiVo and not into the TV.
Comcast came over today to install my CableCARD.
After I purchased the TiVo HD, I DM'd Frank on twitter at @comcastcares.
He confirmed that I only needed ONE CableCARD. I told him that I could find out how to order it online. You can't. You have to call on the phone.
So Frank scheduled the appointment for me.
I set up the TiVo, so it would be ready to go when the Comcast installer arrived.
He came with TWO Multi-STREAM CableCARDs. He told me some people want two cards to blah blah blah two screens blah blah blah.
He confused me.
Based on everything I had read, and what Frank told me, I only needed one card to allow dual tuner features.
So I told him to wait and I called Frank on the phone.
Frank confirmed that I only needed one card. He explained further that in some of the older TiVo Series 3 units, TWO Multi-STREAM CableCARDs are used to get around certain problems. Those problems do not exist on BRAND NEW TiVO HD units.
So one card was installed and everything works fine.
I just checked Grey's Anatomy and 30 Rock recorded fine. At the same time.
TiVo HD Installation - What's on CH 6?
Since I'm getting a new 50" Plasma TV as part of the Living in HD program from Panasonic, I decided to get a TiVo HD. This is not a part of the Living in HD program. I bought this on my own.
If you've been following my blog, you'll know that I was the first Comcast TiVo customer in the Boston Area. I wanted to give Comcast a shot. It was problematic.
One of the biggest problems is that it does not give you ANY indication of how musch space is left to record new shows. Recently I've been deleting unwatched shows to make room for new recordings. Not good.
It wold be nice if Comcast allowed us to add external storage. But they do not.
So I got a new TiVo HD and installed it tonight in anticipation of the new Panasonic TV being installed tomorrow.
In this photo you can see I hooked up the Comcast cable, HDMI video out, right and left audio out, WiFi USB connection and the poer cable.
The TiVo USB WiFi adapter is one of the nicest consumer products I've ever seen.
I hooked it up and turned on the TiVo.
The actual TiVo remote is nicer than the Comcast TiVo remote.
The way you set things up is that you install the TiVo without the Cable card and then the Comcast installer comes in ansd installs the Cable Card.
The TiVo HD only needs ONE Multi-STREAM CableCARD to allow dual tuner features.
The CableCARD goes into the TiVo and not into the TV.
In the set up process the TiVO askes what channel I get on Ch 6.
Ha! That just changed around. Correct answer NECN.
So now everything is set for the install.
I also took some time to install the TiVo Desktop aplication on my Mac. Now I can stream Photos and Music from my Mac to my Tivo. Very cool.
Next up from twitter friend @magnify "Now that you've got Tivo Desktop, you can go all the way!!! Jailbreak: http://alwayson.goingon.com/permalink/post/31541"
If you've been following my blog, you'll know that I was the first Comcast TiVo customer in the Boston Area. I wanted to give Comcast a shot. It was problematic.
One of the biggest problems is that it does not give you ANY indication of how musch space is left to record new shows. Recently I've been deleting unwatched shows to make room for new recordings. Not good.
It wold be nice if Comcast allowed us to add external storage. But they do not.
So I got a new TiVo HD and installed it tonight in anticipation of the new Panasonic TV being installed tomorrow.
In this photo you can see I hooked up the Comcast cable, HDMI video out, right and left audio out, WiFi USB connection and the poer cable.
The TiVo USB WiFi adapter is one of the nicest consumer products I've ever seen.
I hooked it up and turned on the TiVo.
The actual TiVo remote is nicer than the Comcast TiVo remote.
The way you set things up is that you install the TiVo without the Cable card and then the Comcast installer comes in ansd installs the Cable Card.
The TiVo HD only needs ONE Multi-STREAM CableCARD to allow dual tuner features.
The CableCARD goes into the TiVo and not into the TV.
In the set up process the TiVO askes what channel I get on Ch 6.
Ha! That just changed around. Correct answer NECN.
So now everything is set for the install.
I also took some time to install the TiVo Desktop aplication on my Mac. Now I can stream Photos and Music from my Mac to my Tivo. Very cool.
Next up from twitter friend @magnify "Now that you've got Tivo Desktop, you can go all the way!!! Jailbreak: http://alwayson.goingon.com/permalink/post/31541"
No one Told the Panasonic Living in HD Trucker that I Live on the Second Floor
Oh man.
The Living in HD products arrived today.
There's the 50" Plasma.
It and the home theatre system gets dropped down to street level.
Then the trucker asks where it's going. I tell him the second floor. He says no one told him that. I reply that I was told that everything would be delivered inside, where ever I wanted it.
He makes a call. He didn't know it was going to the second floor.
I end up helping him bring the 50" Plasma Upstairs.
I did not sign up for this!
The Living in HD products arrived today.
There's the 50" Plasma.
It and the home theatre system gets dropped down to street level.
Then the trucker asks where it's going. I tell him the second floor. He says no one told him that. I reply that I was told that everything would be delivered inside, where ever I wanted it.
He makes a call. He didn't know it was going to the second floor.
I end up helping him bring the 50" Plasma Upstairs.
I did not sign up for this!
Living in HD - Blogger/influencer outreach from Panasonic
50" Plasma, Blue-ray, and Home Theatre
Panasonic is loaning me some home entertainment products in return for blogging about my experience.
Good blog post, Bad blog post, Indifferent blog post, it doesn't matter.
This is not pay for play. This is not a sponsorship.
It's similar to programs I've participared in from Microsoft, Nokia and Nikon.
Joseph Jaffe President and Chief Interruptor at crayon, which is coordinating the Living in HD outreach, calls this type of program “blogger/influencer outreach.”
This is part of Panasonic's Living in HD program. I learned about the program when I went to the Consumer Electrinics Show as a guest of Panasonic.
Yoshi Yamada, Chairman and CEO Panasonic North America explained the program is something that helps the product engineers in Japan better understand how American conumers use the products.
Making Purchase Decisions in a Complex World
Products are so technical these days, and with the vast number of choices, I don't think you can make an informed purchase decision without being able to get a hands on trial of a product. Companies can't send everyone evaluation units, but by seeding a select number of bloggers, who are authentic and transparent, consumers will be able to make informed decisions based on product reviews from trusted sources.
I get many emails and twitter messages asking me what I think of different camera, lighting and sound equipment.
Many times I can talk from experience on products that I own, or have on trial, and other times I can't provide an opinion since I haven't yet tried a product.
The Flip mino HD vs. the Kodak Zi6
For months, people have been asking me what I think about the Flip camera. I've never been able to answer. [ note: music plays when you visit that site ]
Based on the specs, I ended up buying a Kodak Zi6 instead, beause of the replaceable battery and removable SD card.
I just got a Flip, Flip mino and Flip mino HD on evaluation for a new book on video I'm writing about online video.
I've started evaluating the Flip mino HD and really like it, maybe even more than the Kodak Zi6, but I wouldn't have known it if I didn't get a chance to try it.
Watch for a report on my SXSW experience with the Flip camera in different sound and lighting situations. I'll also be including a full report on the Flip in my book.
It's a lot like the TiVo experience. Many people can try to explain it, but until you get it in your house, and can use it yourself, you can't understand it. Same with twitter. Once you actually use it, then you can see why people like it so much.
Details of the Program
Just so there's total transparency, here are the details of the program:
This equipment is on loan, and at the end of the evaluation I can either send it back or buy it from Panasonic. A truck arrives today, and everything gets installed tomorrow.
If you want to become a Living in HD family you can apply at the Living in HD site.
Panasonic is loaning me some home entertainment products in return for blogging about my experience.
Good blog post, Bad blog post, Indifferent blog post, it doesn't matter.
This is not pay for play. This is not a sponsorship.
It's similar to programs I've participared in from Microsoft, Nokia and Nikon.
Joseph Jaffe President and Chief Interruptor at crayon, which is coordinating the Living in HD outreach, calls this type of program “blogger/influencer outreach.”
This is part of Panasonic's Living in HD program. I learned about the program when I went to the Consumer Electrinics Show as a guest of Panasonic.
Yoshi Yamada, Chairman and CEO Panasonic North America explained the program is something that helps the product engineers in Japan better understand how American conumers use the products.
Making Purchase Decisions in a Complex World
Products are so technical these days, and with the vast number of choices, I don't think you can make an informed purchase decision without being able to get a hands on trial of a product. Companies can't send everyone evaluation units, but by seeding a select number of bloggers, who are authentic and transparent, consumers will be able to make informed decisions based on product reviews from trusted sources.
I get many emails and twitter messages asking me what I think of different camera, lighting and sound equipment.
Many times I can talk from experience on products that I own, or have on trial, and other times I can't provide an opinion since I haven't yet tried a product.
The Flip mino HD vs. the Kodak Zi6
For months, people have been asking me what I think about the Flip camera. I've never been able to answer. [ note: music plays when you visit that site ]
Based on the specs, I ended up buying a Kodak Zi6 instead, beause of the replaceable battery and removable SD card.
I just got a Flip, Flip mino and Flip mino HD on evaluation for a new book on video I'm writing about online video.
I've started evaluating the Flip mino HD and really like it, maybe even more than the Kodak Zi6, but I wouldn't have known it if I didn't get a chance to try it.
Watch for a report on my SXSW experience with the Flip camera in different sound and lighting situations. I'll also be including a full report on the Flip in my book.
It's a lot like the TiVo experience. Many people can try to explain it, but until you get it in your house, and can use it yourself, you can't understand it. Same with twitter. Once you actually use it, then you can see why people like it so much.
Details of the Program
Just so there's total transparency, here are the details of the program:
As part of the Program, Selected Participants and members of his/her family must (a) participate in an in-depth telephone interview (b) cooperate with the Sponsor's representatives (Marketers, Researchers, Film Crew and Factory personnel) who will visit them several times at home and interview them on their lifestyles and using the products, (c) create content (using the Product Suite) in the form of videos and photos (the “Material”) to be shared online and via email, (d) create short tutorial videos on how to use some of the products in the Product Suite, (e) participate in a research study that could involve activities such as in-home and telephone interviews, creating diaries, filling out surveys administered by Sponsor’s research partner, (f) participate in one (1) to three (3) public relations events at locations determined by Sponsor and at Sponsor’s expense, and (g) host a party at their home to showcase the Product Suite. Sponsor reserves the right to remove the equipment at any time if any of these conditions are not met.As you can see, Panasonic benefits from ethnographic research and I'll basically be doing what I do with technology, testing and sharing my thoughts.
This equipment is on loan, and at the end of the evaluation I can either send it back or buy it from Panasonic. A truck arrives today, and everything gets installed tomorrow.
If you want to become a Living in HD family you can apply at the Living in HD site.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Posts
