Viewfinder: Views of the Future
I'd like to share my long-term projections on where video production technologies are headed.
Video cameras will become lighter and easier to operate. Soon, even the videotapes themselves will become smaller. DAT (digital audio tape) and the proposed DVT (digital video tape) are half as big as 8mm tapes. There are even smaller tapes on the market for a device called a "scoopman;" the tapes for this device are as small as a postage stamp.
It's likely that hard disks similar those used in laptops will work their way into camcorders within a few years.
Another concept that I strongly believe in is the separation of the camera from the recording device. This may seem like a step back to the days of portable VCRs, but the idea takes on new dimensions now that the technology is so small that the user doesn't have to suspend the device in front of his or her face in order to operate it.
Placing the recording device on the hip like a Walkman would free the user to concentrate more skills and effort into handling the cam…
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