BBC reveals stunning sample footage shot with TyphoonHD4 camera
By Donald Melanson 
posted May 7th 2009 4:17PM
posted May 7th 2009 4:17PM
The BBC has already proven itself to be quite the source for some impressive HD images, but the network's Natural History Unit looks to have really outdone themselves for their forthcoming South Pacific documentary, which makes use of a modified, $100,000 TyphoonHD4 camera. Of course, those exact modifications appear to be a closely-kept secret, but it has apparently been outfitted with a special underwater housing designed by German high-speed camera expert Rudi Diesel, and the camera itself is able to shoot in high definition at 20 times the speed of a normal HD camera, which results in some pretty amazing super slow motion footage. You can get a taste of that after the break but, trust us, you'll want to head up the read link below to really get a sense of what this thing is capable of.
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absolutely stunning!
That narrator sounds like a 20-years younger Jeremy Clarkson lol
I've seen a lot of great BBC documentaries, but I HAVE to have this one. I've just pre-ordered it on Blu-ray from the BBC Shop (2 discs). I cannot wait to "Ooh" and "Ahh" over this, but I'll have to wait until June 15 at least.
They just keep blowing mind.
Everytime you think you've seen it all, they amaze you.
Knowing that most of the wild-life programs with David Attenborough where allready superb. This is very promising.
This just made my day, a little bit more.
Wow is that cam made of carbon fiber? That's incredible!
Actually, the only commonly available high speed 35mm film camera is the Photosonics 4E.
Top speed is 360 fps.
The camera has 15 pull down claws and sounds like an aeroplane engine.
It is quite a machine.
However there are quite a few 1,000 fps HD cameras.
The Vision Research Phantom is quite popular and very available world wide.
150K is chump change when it comes to professional video or movie cameras.
The Sony F35 HD camera (top speed 50 fps) is 4 times this cost for the body, recorder and viewfinder alone.
Double this to add accessories and lenses.
Just to wake you up, those images are often 'enhanced' in postproduction with the help of CGI you know, make no mistake, they all fake everything, the news, the documentary makers, and the cops and pentagon and CIA and congress, all of them, none aren't friends of complete honesty and respect for truth and reality.
Oh and they also put fake sound on documentary footage too.
Sorry if I woke you up when you weren't done resting.
non are* (too many edit makes double negatives)