Mark Shapiro

Internet Video Magazine on Ulitzer The Flip Ultra mini camcorder until you plugged it into your computer and let it charge up via the USB arm. The original versions of Flip Video camcorders were powered by two AA batteries that were inserted into the camcorder body.. They didn't last very long before you had to pull them out and replace them. The next generation Flip camcorders then included a built-in battery that was charged via the built-in USB arm. However, if you ran out of power, there was no way to keep on shooting video. This new version provides a rechargeable battery module that can be re-charged while in the camcorder. If you run out of power while shooting, you can pop open the camcorder and replace the power module with standard AA batteries. Or if you are... (more)

My Zoom is Bigger Than Your Zoom - How to use zoom to create Internet Video

My Zoom is Bigger Than Your Zoom How to use zoom to create Internet Video By Mark Shapiro Remember the War between the States, the Trojan War, remember the Alamo?   Now, those were real wars. However, us camcorder and video people have our own wars and battles as well. How about the VHS versus Beta wars? Three chip versus one chip? VHS versus 8mm? S-Video versus regular video?   Color viewf... (more)