Angus Farquhar, Online Video Producer

Video rigs for small cameras in abundance at CES

One of the things that most stood out for me at CES 2010 was not any of the new products launched, but the sheer number of people shooting video now and the massive array of ingenious rigs that are out there for small cameras.

I saw this impressive iPhone setup doing the rounds that gives audio inputs and a wide angle lense but didn’t have time to stop and have a chat.

Thankfully Gizmodo has done a great little roundup of all the mutant camera rigs walking the show floor and it makes very interesting reading for anyone wanting to equip journalists withe the tools to create good looking and - just as importantly - sounding videos.

This is just a small selection of the multitude of video setups I saw around CES which just goes to show, if you’re not producing video for your stories then you are going to get left behind very quickly this year.

CES 2010 breaks all my records for video and content production

Which? went big for the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show with extra time in Vegas and some serious effort put in to producing as many videos, photos and copy as possible. The result? 26 30 fully produced videos, 11 Qik videos and a Flickr account full to bursting.

Now considering my previous record was 15 videos from one trade show, it really shows what you can achieve with a bit of planning, some extra time, a good team around you and a lot of late night work sessions.

One of the things that really stood out as making all this possible was the rental of a 4G WiMax dongle and battery powered wifi router for the bargain price of $80 that meant we could walk the show floor with full broadband connection. Highly recommended.

Full production videos on the Which? Youtube channel (more still to edit):

Qik videos for speed and products not deserving a slice of editing time:

Flickr (combination of iPhone and Hi Res uploads)

Which? went along to the UK side of the Apple press event in London to see Steve Jobs stream live from San Francisco and announce a new iPod Nano 5G with a built in video camera and version 9 of iTunes. We got to play with the new Nano afterwards and we’ll be bringing you a full review soon. Get the full report on the event at http://www.which.co.uk

Canon launched the EOS 7D in the UK this week and Which? was there to take a look at what has been billed as an affordable version of the much praised Canon 5D MkII. Get the full report athttp://www.which.co.uk/cameras

Toshiba has shown its living room tablet device, the JOurn.e Touch, at IFA Berlin 2009. It is a device designed to show video and images and let you access your social media content from your front room. It’s a nice looking bit of hardware but the interface still needs a lot of work. Get full details and more reviews at http://www.which.co.uk/ifa2009

Sony Ericsson was shy about showing off its new Experia at IFA Berlin 2009 with just two prototype models on display at the massive Sony booth and no branding present at all. There wasn’t much to confirm but with did get to see and play with the new hardware runnign Windows Mobile 6.5. Get full details at http://www.which.co..uk/mobilephones

Fujifilm has made a fresh attempt at the stereoscopic 3D camera with the launch of the Finepix W1 at the IFA electronics show in Berlin. The rather large device is essentially two cameras in one body so lets you take 3D images or two 2D images at the same time so you can, for example, shoot both tele and wide angle shots at the same time. Get the full details and more reports athttp://www.which.co.uk/ifa2009

LG has launched a whole host of home appliances at the IFA electronics show in Berlin so Which? went along to take a look. First up is the Sani-punch vac attatchment which vibrates dirt and mites out of fabric, then there’s the Solar Cube with added steam cooking and the 11kg washing machine which can take the biggest load in a standard sized chassis. Get the full details and more reports athttp://www.which.co.uk/ifa2009

Which? went along to the LG stand at the 2009 IFA electronics show in Berlin to check out the latest, and largest, OLED TV to hit the market along with the new additions to LG’s TV lineup for autumn 2009. Get the full details and more reports athttp://www.which.co.uk/ifa2009

We have a first look at the new Nikon S1000pj which is not just 12.1 megapixel camera but boasts a built in porjector so you can shine your snaps on to the living room wall, or at least that’s the theory. Which? got a first look at the camera at the 2009 IFA electronics show in Berlin. Get more details and all the latest news at http://www.which.co.uk/ifa2009

Panasonic has launched the thrid in its Micro FOur THirds camera lineup at the IFA electronics show in Berlin. The ‘Rangefinder’ style camera comes witha built in flash (unlike the Olympus Pen) but has now viewfinder, only records 720p HD video and has no external mic input.

Samsung has launched it’s new 200Hz 8000 series TVs at the IFA show in Berlin and Which? went along to take a closer look at the super slim displays. Get all the details on the new TV athttp://www.which.co.uk/tvs