As all of you know, the Single Chip Video Camera has been a major game changer in the film industry. Professionals all around the world in every area of video production have been using the Canon 5D Mark II, 7D and 60D to produce amazingly high quality images.

Companies like Red have been able to create relatively “inexpensive” cameras that can produce amazing video quality at a fraction of traditional Hollywood film making cameras.

Zacuto’s Emmy award winning series, Great Camera Shootout 2011, takes all of these new cameras and pits them in a head to head comparison to show you each camera’s strengths and weaknesses.

This series is not only entertaining, it is also extremely informative. If you shoot video, or are even into one day shooting video then this series is a must watch. Check out all three episodes below.

The Great Camera Shootout 2011: Episode 1 ~ “The Tipping Point” from Steve Weiss on Vimeo.

The Great Camera Shootout 2011: Episode 2 ~ “Sensors & Sensitivity” from Steve Weiss on Vimeo.

Episode 3 is available on the Zacuto website, or through YouTube below (hopefully it doesn’t get removed).

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