We may still be years away from watching the sweet, sweet 33MP resolution video promised by Super Hi-Vision in our own homes, but over in Japan, NHK engineers are slowly working out the various kinks keeping it from us. Their latest development is this camera seen above on the left, capable of recording 8K in a camera head that is smaller and lighter than the previous unit (the new one weighs 4kg, about 1/5th the weight) shown on the right, and is more comparable to the size of a standard HDTV camera.
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NHK shrinks its 8K Super Hi-Vision-ready camcorder to the size of HD cameras
When is full 1920 x 1080 footage not really HD? When a broadcaster rejects it for not meeting its 50Mbps bitrate criteria. There’s only a few handheld cameras that can capture video with such gentle compression, and a lot of those require a third-party add-on recorder to achieve it — but not Sony’s new XDCAM shooter, the PMW-100
Don’t worry, lone gunslingers, today isn’t just about the NEX-FS700 . Sony’s pro range has also been bolstered with the HXR-NX30 for videographers who need to travel light. This model sacrifices interchangeable lenses in favor of a palm-friendly form factor with a 26mm-260mm (35mm equivalent) Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T fixed lens
What would you pay for the ability to capture cinema quality 4K video? $36,000? $18,000? 
With both its 1D and 5D-series models already confirmed for 2012, today’s Canon teaser hints at something slightly different — and, according to our sources, a major announcement. The event is set for April 15th — during the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) show in Las Vegas — further confirming that whatever imaging device we’ll see will likely be geared towards the motion picture and television communities. So, what could it be
We’re not sure what sending your $16,000 (plus lens) video camera into the sky does to its warranty, but here’s hoping that the folks at Horizon AP don’t have to find out the hard way. They’ve attached Canon’s C300 to a remote controlled rotorcraft to grab the kind of shots that only multiple spinning blades can. Probably best to avoid trying this at home, unless you’ve got a couple extra Easyshares lying around. 
Well hello there little guy. Sent in by a tipster and purportedly from the CES show floor, what you’re gazing at looks an awful lot like something from Sony’s Bloggie line
Native 4K recording? Check. A built-for-war body? 
