Interesting video-shoot:

Critic's Notebook: Camera Down the Hole, and the World Follows It: "So how did the United States military pull it off? That is, not how did they make that we-got-him video ricochet around the world, but how did they get the shot? Who invaded, with camera, not only Mr. Hussein's spider-hole existence, but also his private lice check?

The answer: a combat camera crew that, though trained for battle, wield Sony PD 150's along with its rifles, documenting military operations in high-resolution digital video. The cameras weigh four pounds and cost about $4,000 each.

'It's not Betacam of course,' Staff Sgt. Wesley Wooten, a combat cameraman, explained in a telephone interview from Baghdad. 'But it's the next best thing in my opinion.'

Sony PD 150's are the same cameras many photojournalists use, but some combat camera operators, like the one who shot Mr. Hussein's medical exam, still manage to give their video a raw, low-fi look. Perhaps that's because they are often in the dark about what to shoot until the last minute. "