Need help picking a camera to shoot video? Here's a list of the top 5 best DSLR and mirrorless cameras that should be on your short list. Featuring cameras from Canon, Sony, Blackmagic and Panasonic.

Congratulations. You are the proud new owner of a new Canon EOS camera. Oh boy then. What next? We've taken some of the most popular articles I've written here on Stark Insider and created this list of top 10 tips. ALSO SEE: Top 5: Best accessories for Canon cameras These are just...

Yes, our smartphone cameras are very good. But a dedicated DSLR or mirrorless camera can do a lot more. If you're serious about photography and/or videography, having one on hand can help you achieve outstanding results and possibly take your game to the next level. Better still, you needn't...

I've been shooting on Canon for about 15 years now. Primarily video, but occasionally stills too (mostly my wife's paintings). Thinking back, after posting so many YouTube and Vimeo videos for Stark Insider, I'd say my favorite Canon DSLR of the lot, by far, remains the Canon EOS 80D. The 80D...

Hallelujah! Canon has listened after all it would seem. Firmware updates to the EOS 90D, EOS RP, EOS M6 II will enable the 23.976fps video recording option that was originally missing from those cameras. Canon is a mysterious company. They make great cameras. No question. But you have to wonder if...

All I want is the perfect camera :)

UPDATE 9.14.2019: More good news for Premiere users and I believe the industry at large (the more compressed RAW formats and choices, the better) as Adobe confirmed native ProRes support will be soon coming to a future release. Good news for Premiere Pro users who shoot on Blackmagic cameras. At...

Bonjour mes amis: We have a launch date. 9.13.2019. That's when 3 Days in Paris -- the short film experience -- will debut right here on Stark Insider. The story begins in January 2017 when Loni Stark and I visited Paris, France. Loni studied art. And I followed here with a camera....

Tally lamps. A minor feature to be sure, but the Panasonic S1H has them. And this says to me the people behind this 6K flagship camera are gunning for serious filmmakers. On the new S1H, which Panasonic revealed today at an event in Los Angeles, you'll find tally lamps (recording...

A well known mantra with regards to filmmaking -- be it short films, features, documentaries, or experimental stuff like we often do here on Stark Insider -- is that it's all about problem solving. I always thought that was trite. Problem solving? Come on now. This isn't quantum physics or...