Journalists Cover Dakar Rally with Just iPhones (Video News in 60 Seconds)

Posted March 30, 2018
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Today's Video News in 60 Seconds: Two Dutch journalists covered a race in the South American desert with just iPhones. They brought a larger VJ camera with them, but never used it and said it only took up space they could have used for other gear.
 
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The world of video is changing fast. Cable channels are scrambling to compete with online video; online video is becoming a serious player in the world of television; 70% of online traffic is now video; Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, SnapChat and just about everyone else are moving to video, and in the process presenting entirely new ways to make money with your video. Meanwhile, smartphone and iPhone video is rapidly displacing conventional DSLR and video cameras as the best way to shoot professional quality video, at the lowest cost. 

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