Canon Rebel XTi
The West Virginia Uncovered Project uses Canon Rebel XTi’s to capture still photography.

• Used for still photography
• 17-55mm lens designed for close up shots
• 2 GB SanDisk Compact Flash card
• Extra battery for extended shooting
• Fill flash for difficult lighting situations
• Domke camera bag

Sony HDV Camcorder
To capture great video and audio we use Sony HDV Camcorders.

• Used for video and audio
• Uses Mini DV tapes
• Tripod
• Lav microphone
• Shotgun microphone
• Petrol carrying case

Western Digital My Book Hard Drive
After the reporting, photography and video capturing are complete, storage drives are needed to house the files once they are imported to the computer. WV Uncovered uses Western Digital My Book 320GB hard drives to store all of their important files.

• USB compatible
• Serial ATA compatible
• Firewire 400 and 800 compatible
• My Book carrying case

What’s in our own backpacks?

Each of the WV Uncovered members has their own list of must-have items for travel and reporting.

Elaine McMillion: reading glasses, notebook and pen, Flash drive, Blackberry Smart Phone, an extra SD card and chewing gum.

Jessica Rhodes: black MacBook laptop, iPhone, pencil and permanent marker, notebook, Bluetooth headset for phone, Bluetooth mouse for laptop, portable hard drive and hand sanitizer.

Steve Butera: my iPhone (named Lil Hadley), pens, notebook, keys and a deck of playing cards (helps to alleviate my unhealthy gambling paraphernalia obsession).

John Temple: extra batteries, pencil (to take notes in case it rains), a tie (to throw on if I need to look more presentable for an interview).