Shooting Star Video has introduced new equipment to the SF Bay Area
production community for decades, being first or among the first with:

1983 Ikegami HL-79EAL cameras

1985 Sony BVP-30 one-piece Betacam camcorder

1989 Sony BVP-50 FIT CCD cameras

1989 Fujinon 5.5-47mm ultra wide angle lenses

1990 Sony BVP-70 FIT CCD cameras

1990 Sony BVW-400 integrated FIT CCD Betacam SP camcorder

1992 Sony BVW-50 Betacam SP portable VTR

1995 Sony BVW-D600 Betacam SP camcorders

1995 Folsom Research 9500SR computer scan converter

1997 Folsom Research 9700XL computer scan converter w/SDI

1999 Sony BVP-550WS widescreen 16:9 digital camera

2000 DPS 475 frame sync/TBC/transcoder/frame store w/SDI/Firewire

2001 Sony DSR-500WS DVCAM camcorder

2001 Sony DSR-50 DVCAM portable VTR

2005 Analog Way Di-VentiX high definition seamless HD switcher/ scaler w/DVI/HDSDI

2006 Sony DSR-450WSL DVCAM camcorder, with 24P film-like mode, 30pPsF, and 60i.

2008 Letus Ultimate 35mm Depth of Field Adapter and B4 Relay Lens

2008 Panasonic HPX170 DVCPRO HD P2 Palmcorder

2009 Panasonic HPX2700 P2 Varicam camera