Your zoom lens can delight - or annoy - your audience; it's all how you use it
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The two common misuses of camcorder zoom lenses are too much zooming and following a zoom-in immediately with a zoom-out. Zooming can be used to guide the viewer's attention to a subject. The zoom rate should be appropriate for the situation, such as a fast zoom for an action sequence.
Publication Name: Popular Photography
Subject: Hobbies and crafts
ISSN: 0032-4582
Year: 1997
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Popular Photography's short guide to family vacation videos
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People can make vacation videos more interesting by telling a story and making sure that the scenes are related to each other. Travelers should practice using their camcorders before going on vacation. A one- or two-week vacation requires about two or three 120-minute tapes.
Publication Name: Popular Photography
Subject: Hobbies and crafts
ISSN: 0032-4582
Year: 1995
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Stop the camera for stop-dead movies
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Subjects in video recordings can be made to appear, disappear or even re-appear from odd angles or with an unexpected but immediate change of clothes from one frame to the next. Techniques, some of which are based upon animation principles, are provided.
Publication Name: Popular Photography
Subject: Hobbies and crafts
ISSN: 0032-4582
Year: 1993
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