[BC] real video cameras endangered species?

[Dana Puopolo]

Yep.
I have a professor friend who teaches video production. The kids all have
DSLRs and they produce far better HD video then TV cameras that cost 100X
their price a couple of years ago. A DSLR, a decent mike and Final Cut Pro is
a powerful combination. You could produce a movie with this.

-D

From: Dave Golterman <voiceoverpro at gmail.com>

I read the story and it mentioned the show was being shot on a Point & Shoot
Canon DSLR.  The photo online with the article doesn't clearly show the
camera, but it appears to be a DSLR rather than a point and shoot. 

Like someone else pointed out, DSLR's are being used all the time to shoot big
& small budget projects.