Craig Johnston
Latest articles by Craig Johnston

4K, IP and Connecting for the Future
By Craig Johnston published
The term future-proofing gets thrown around a lot when customers evaluate components for an installation.

4K Lens Development Limited by Physics
By Craig Johnston published
Large venue live sports production promises to be a huge market for 4K production equipment in what could be the very near future.

What’s New in Large Format Sensor Cameras
By Craig Johnston published
Large-format single-sensor cameras have today taken over a significant part of the professional camera market, especially for 4K production.

NAB 2015 Camera Support Gear Preview
By Craig Johnston published
As new cameras in new form-factors come onto the market, the makers of camera support equipment rush to bring new tools to make those cameras more usable.

NAB 2015 Lens Preview
By Craig Johnston published
The large, single-sensor 4K cameras have demanded new lenses from lens makers and the 2015 NAB Show will bring them to the floor aplenty.

NAB 2015 Camera Preview
By Craig Johnston published
Some camera makers are holding their cards close to the vest for the show, not wanting to tip their hands to their competitors.

Sony Expands 4K Push at NAB Show
By Craig Johnston published
Company to show enhanced cameras, new 4K OLED monitor

NAB Show Product Review: Batteries & Lighting
By Craig Johnston published
Battery makers showing their remote power wares at NAB Show have addressed issues such as battery cell safety and HD/4G cameras’ high-power demands.

NAB Show Product Review: Cameras
By Craig Johnston published
A fairly recent NAB Show tradition has been to play “Who’da thunk they’d start building cameras?”

NAB Show Product Review: Lenses
By Craig Johnston published
Once again, lens makers are faced with the challenge of building lenses that handle increased demands of higher resolution sensors, this time 4K units.

NAB Show Product Review: Camera Support
By Craig Johnston published
During the short-lived 3D frenzy, camera support equipment makers were retooling their wares for the additional size and weight of camera/lens pairs locked in 3D rigs.

NAB 2014: Camera Support
By Craig Johnston published
The camera support equipment makers are providing new devices to deliver spectacular camera moves.

NAB 2014: Lighting & Batteries
By Craig Johnston published
While lighting equipment makers continue to provide LED fixtures to replace energy-hungry legacy lighting gear, there are some fresh introductions of older technology fixtures with new features.

NAB 2014: Lenses
By Craig Johnston published
As camera makers make strides to 4K imaging, lens makers are challenged to provide high resolution prime and zoom lenses to deliver high-quality images to the camera sensor.

NAB 2014: Cameras
By Craig Johnston published
Much of the camera buzz at the 2014 NAB Show will be about 4K imaging, although there’s still a thriving market for conventional HD camcorders as well.

Intercoms Ramp Up for Bigger Events
By Craig Johnston published
Intercom systems to communicate among members of a television production crew have been around since television began, and remain a necessity.

Panasonic Puts AVC-Ultra Front and Center
By Craig Johnston published
Sony’s 2014 NAB Show exhibition can be thought of as full speed ahead with 4K

Sony Goes ‘Full Speed Ahead’ with 4K
By Craig Johnston published
Sony’s 2014 NAB Show exhibition can be thought of as full speed ahead with 4K

JVC Extends, Enhances ENG Elements
By Craig Johnston published
JVC’s aim for the 2014 is to show television news departments that there’s no reason for a news crew to go on a story without the ability to deliver a live shot back to the studio
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