The lines between video and still photography are becoming more and more blurred all the time. I have been telling friends for a while now that eventually I will have one camera that I can shoot commercial photography with, and work on our film production at the same time; one camera for both. The quality and functionality is not there yet for video, but the Canon EOS 5D II that we shoot with is a step in that direction.  Although it is just a little point and shoot, our new Canon SD780 is another example of the direction things are heading. I was looking to get a compact still camera and a Flip to throw in one of our production cases so we could do a better job getting more behind the scenes looks at our commercial shoots. I was able to find this little 12 megapixel wonder that also shoots HD video, all in something the size of a deck of cards.  I think the direction that the RED cameras are heading is the perfect example of things to come. Although the current RED camera is a bit bulky I know that it was used to recently shoot video and get still images for a recent cover shoot for Esquire Magazine. It is the future, and its not far off.

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