Recommended Audio Video solutions for Your Home Studio

The Smith Victor Fluorescent Flood Light with Ceramic Socket provides the equivalent light of a 350 watt tungsten fixture, without the heat. The included 5500° Kelvin 26 watt spiral fluorescent bulbs simply screw in to the 16" reflector flood light. They provide ~10,000 hours of use. Add a light stand of your choice with a standard 5/8" top.

This unit offers a convenient yet economical method of modern studio lighting, suitable for use with conventional still digital or video cameras. It provides a soft, uniform diffused light. Cold operation makes it ideal for shooting heat sensitive subjects such as food. 72 total watts, from 3 included E26 based screw-in fluorescent bulbs. A light stand is included for support.

The Smith Victor Soft Light is a mini-soft box/quartz halogen light. This light provides up to 600 watts of soft, diffused quartz light from a concealed source. It comes with a DYH 600 watt, 120 volt quartz lamp. A 250 watt bulb is available separately. This fixture will function with 230 AC voltage, with the appropriate bulb and plug adapter -- available separately.

From Alesis, this USB-Microphone Podcasting Kit is a complete solution for aspiring and established podcasters. The kit includes an improved USB microphone, desk stand, monitoring headphones and Audacity session recording software. The microphone connects directly to any Windows or Mac computer and Audacity software allows even novice users to record, edit and upload Podcasts with ease.

The Alesis Podcasting kit also comes with 30 days of free podcast hosting on www.alesispodcast.com. During your 30 day free trial you can post up to 500Mb of Podcast episodes with unlimited bandwidth.

The Lectrosonics M140MN is simply a standard Lectrosonics M140 cardioid lavalier microphone that features an angled 1/8" (3.5mm) connection. The M140 is a highly sensitive cardioid microphone featuring a contoured frequency response that emphasizes signal response at the mid-range and high frequency spectrum. Low frequency noise due to wind, ambiance and proximity effect are greatly reduced while the mid-range and high frequency presence of the human voice is reproduced in great detail. The cardioid polar pattern enables the capsule to be at peak response when signal is present at the direct, on-axis sections of the capsule. Signal is reduced at the off-axis sections, eliminating noise due to ambiance.

The Sony WCS-999 provides an affordable wireless solution for video interviews, conferences, lectures, meetings etc. The package provides a portable camera-mount receiver, body-pack transmitter and lavalier microphone. The system operates via the 900 MHz FM band for resulting in high RF performance and extended range of up to 150 feet in ideal conditions. The omni-directional microphone offers a generous pick up at the off-axis sections of the microphone. A single ear piece headphone is provided and attach's to the receiver for accurate monitoring of incoming audio signal. The "Mic Mixing" feature allows a second wired microphone to attach directly to the receiver, the signals are mixed to the output of the receiver.

The 700RC2 Compact Video Head is designed to support the latest ultralight Mini-DV camcorders, as well as still cameras with medium and long telephoto lenses. It includes a fixed length pan arm, and separate locking mechanisms for the 360° pan and the -75° to +90° tilt movements.