Chinon Bellami HD-1 a new video camera in a retro body

Discover the most unique Chinon Bellami HD-1 Digital Super 8mm Cine Camera

In recent years, or about five years of this unique tendency of camera manufacturers, where they remembered the golden era of the camera in the age of 50s, 70s or later. Fujifilm, Olympus, Nikon or Pentax, even Leica has produced several modern digital camera with the latest digital technology, but remade with the latest technology, even equipped with various latest features like anti-shake, in camera photo editor or creative modes, Wi-Fi and NFC connectivity, and a range of features that will surely spoil the photographers from various backgrounds and genres flow or photographer.

However, there have not been many new video camera is a remake of the old era. Certainly a very interesting when we are on holiday when carrying a video camera that looks like a 8mm camera, even you will appear to be uniquely human when you become a journalist and covering an event or news with a retro-bodied camera. Other reporters and the people around you could be going to assume you like a human past who have made ​​the leap of time, from the Cold War era to the digital age. 

Chinon Bellami HD-1 a new video camera in retro style. Image: mikeshouts.com

For more surprise them, I suggest you to use clothing and hats from the 60s or 70s era, yeah or fashion of the golden era of disco. Surprise them with your antique style, and they will go around you to see your retro camera with curiosity.

Do you want to look for a new video camera in retro style? If you are anti-main stream, then you do not always have to choose the famous brand video cameras such as Toshiba, Sanyo, Canon or camcorders manufactured by Sony. If you are a fan of old memories, so now you can get the unique video camera in a retro style, of course with the latest technology. Your dream to find a video camera with a retro body has been answered by Chinon.

Chinon Bellami HD-1 Digital Super 8mm Cine camera. Image: wideopencamera.com

Are you familiar with Chinon? Antique-style camera that I mean is the work of Chinon, a Japanese camera manufacturer. Chinon has just unveiled its latest product, the HD-1 Bellami. For those of you who like the product being remade in the style of old-fashioned or vintage, then you are very lucky because Bellami HD-1 is a video camera that is designed to resemble the Chinon 8mm camera from the 70s.

Your grandfather probably have a camera, the Chinon 8mm, or still stored in your grandparents' house, then you can compare the old and the body Chinon in the digital age. Just ask your grandfather, your grandfather is still keeping the classic lens of Chinon? Your grandfather would be surprised, and happy to try the Chinon Bellami HD-1 Digital Super 8mm Cine Camera with you.

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You can make a video in a variety of angles with Bellami HD-1. Image: thecoolist.com

HD-1 is designed with a retro body, a classic shape that combines wide viewfinder, the handle can be removed, and a D-mount lens for 8mm switch, both classic and modern. This unique camera using a 2.1 MP sensor, but is able to shoot at 30, 15 and 10 fps (frames per second) with a shutter speed that is offered up to 1/1000 per second. The HD-1 integrates a large viewfinder, removable trigger handle and a D-mount for interchanging 8mm lenses. Bellami HD-1 has a 12x digital zoom, white balance function, adjustable shutter speed, microSD card slot, HDMI output, Full HD video recording, ISO that stretches up to 12,800, and a D mount system that will accept a variety of lenses.

If you want to buy Chinon Bellami HD-1, then you have to prepare the money of approximately US$ 850, but unfortunately for this unique camera are currently only available in Japan, but if you are patient, it will soon be available in your country.