Ready! Steady! Shoot – The Art Of Home Videos

Holidays, weddings and events are always perfect to bring out your camcorders and make memories. Not just photography, but videography also require skills and know how to make professional level home videos. There are more efforts required than just pulling out your camcorder from the bag and hitting the record button.

Before starting to roll, get a little bit knowledge about your camcorder. You might have just bought Sony PXW-FS5 XDCAM Super 35 Camera System but do you know what features is it offering? If you are a student who is learning about the art of videography, it will be of your interest that this camera can make cinéma vérité-style documentaries, reality TV, and commercial and corporate applications. The moment your little camera takes a roll in the backyard, you should know the basics of shutter speed, autofocus and lighting effects. Don’t just hold it to make an impression. Read the manual, learn its specs inside out. You should know the options available in menu and before that you should know how to access menu.

A videographer holds a keen eye. Every moment is a Kodak moment. So you should always pack the basic necessities of your camcorder. A fully charged spare battery, blank tapes and lens cleaning cloth always come in handy. No matter how enthusiastic and careful you are about your camcorder, the lens will get the scratches if you don’t treat it well. And there is no post-production software is offering you filter which can make your video free of those annoying lines due o scratches.

A tripod stand will always be your best friend even if you think that there is no need to use it. And if you don’t want to hear the curses of guest in Dubai weddings then you should keep a duct tape so people don’t trip. How can you forget the lighting gear, microphones, different lens filters and any other accessories you are keeping for a big shooting? There must be a reason that you bought all those stuff. Then bring them on board when you are planning a shoot. Don’t stress your right side by holding the camcorder whole day. Use a tripod; it will also help you in capturing more steady frames in your videos. Mount you camera on a tripod and perform pans and zoom without any hassle. At times your camera’s image stabilization features can ditch you, so don’t completely rely on them. This could lower the resolution of your video and also ends in cropped center frame. What? Do you still think that optical image stabilization is the one you can trust? Well, it is better but cannot beat the rock steady footages of tripod. Don’t have a tripod? Become one! You can be the instant tripod by bending your knees and placing yourself on ground. Or leaning against the wall is another option you can choose to avoid shaky videos.

If you haven’t bought a Sony camcorder and reading these tips then you should visit United Broadcast who offers best video camera in Dubai at the most attractive price.