2010 - The year of the DSLR!

Before we even list the Videoguys' 2010 Top 10 products, I have to give Special Honors to the Canon EOS family of DSLR cameras for their breakthrough technology and revolutionary impact on our industry.

The introduction of the Canon EOS 5D Mark II in 2009 was a landmark release that lead to an expanded line of Canon DSLR cameras including the EOS 7D (my personal DSLR camera of choice) and the affordable Canon Rebel T2I. Nikon, Olympus and others soon followed and traditional camcorder manufacturers like Sony and Panasonic jumped in as well.

What makes a DSLR camera such a great choice for HD video shooting? The answer is simple - it's the flexibility and tools they give you to unlock your creativity and take you from shooting video into digital film making. Interchangeable lenses and the manual controls for focus, exposure and lens settings give you the ability to create looks you never imagined! 

We were so impressed by what we saw coming out of Canon back in January of 2010 that we partnered with them to create our "Videoguys Guide to DSLR workflows." This article has been referenced by websites and user groups all over the world!

The final piece of the puzzle that made HD DSLR video viable was the introduction of non-linear editing software that can edit the native footage created with these cameras. The # 1 spot in this year's Videoguys' Top 10 Products of 2010 is a tie between two professional software suites that excel in DSLR and other tapeless workflows: Avid Media Composer 5 and Adobe CS5 Production Premium. There are also two other applications that made the Top 10 with improved native DSLR editing capabilities -  Grass Valley Edius 6 and Sony Vegas Pro 10. Any of these native tapeless workflows will save you hours of work since you no longer have to capture your video footage, or  wait for the files to be encoded into a format the you can edit.

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