GIVE YOUR MINI-CAM A BIG-CAM LOOK.

Accessories and Professionalism

As consumer camcorders improve in quality, television news crews grab these mini-cams for shooting assignments in locations where big cameras would never be allowed. This is particularly true when covering news stories in Third World countries, as clandestine journalists posing as tourists shoot many of the scenes we see on the news.

As the pros use these camcorders, they start craving those features and accessories they came to rely upon with their bigger counterparts. Such conveniences as remote zoom controls and matte boxes