Mark Passerby's (cavescom) Blog

You may have viewed some of the 1000's of real estate videos on HDhat.com and video search site at HDhathomes.com and noticed that many seem like the camera is almost floating through the house. The first thought may be " now thats a Pro with a fancy $1500 stabilizing system and a high end camer...

This is a great post on the Iphone4...here is a link to an actual home tour shot with the Iphone 4 with the wide angle which is actually at 14mm.  http://www.hdhat.com/component/content/article/92-iphone-video-sample.html  also here is a link to a home tour shot with the Itouch4 from Apple with a...

Shoot Amazing 16.5mm ultra wide real estate video tours using the KODAK PLAYTOUCH with wide angle lens attachment! "The KODAK PLAYTOUCH with a .5x lens represents a real game changer for real estate video, and allows any agent to conveniently film their listings and get all the benefits of video ...

Imagine a video camera so small that it fits easily in your shirt pocket, but that's not all what if it shot 12mm ultra wide 720p HD video? What if it shot ultra stable video footage and even came wi-fi ready so that transferring video to 100's of social networking sites or an editing company cou...

For those agents wanting a more versatile higher end DSLR camera that also shoots fantastic video you may want to consider the Canon T2i. Below is an overview of the camera and below that is some actual video tours shot in Manhattan using the T2i. It is important to note that these tours were the...

I received an email from Mark Passerby on August 5 about what he calls a Broker Video Plan and decided to give him a quick call to get the specific details. Below is a summary of that phone call. Chris: Hi Mark I got your email and I know from past conversations with you a little bit about the hi...

HDhat's Apple Iphone 4 wide angle lens modification and sample real estate video tour. **HDHat.com is the world's largest real estate video tour editing company. The addition of a quality wide angle lens to the Iphone 4 produces a big difference in the contrast ratio, the saturation, white balanc...

HDhat's initial testing of the Iphone 4 has revealed that it is a great choice for a real estate video tour camera, however certain minor and simple modifications will be necessary. 1) The Iphone 4 will need a wide angle lens. HDhat.com has tested a very inexpensinve .45x wide angle lens on the I...

We will be filming a real estate video tour tomorrow with the Iphone 4, Kodak Zi8 and the Sony HX-1.  They will all be shot with the same walkthrough and edited professionally by us with the voice of Jeff Kafer our pro narrator added then published on our AR blog.  This should be a great comparis...

The camera most recommended by HDhat.com for real estate agents wanting to shoot near Pro quality video is the Sony Cybershot DSC-HX1. Priced at under $400 this simple to use camera shoots fantastic video, stunning instant panoramics and great still photos. Add a wide angle lens to your Sony Cybe...