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Camcorder Bags & Camcorder Cases

Camera cases today are constructed of quality materials, such as thick foam padding, waterproof nylon, 1/4-inch thick plywood and reinforced plastic armor. There are adjustable pockets, customizable dividers, zippered compartments, and room for other accessories. There are hard cases, soft cases, rolling cases, backpacks, day packs, shoulder bags, and more. The articles in this section will help you find the camcorder case that's right for you.

Camcorder Techniques

Nothing screams "amateur" like shaky and jerky video. Here are some articles on how to hold and mount your camcorder so the movements are smooth and professional.

  • When To Use A Camcorder FilterWhen To Use A Camcorder Filter The super clarity of HD has image-sensitive personalities clamoring for a camcorder filter that can best smooth out their wrinkles and rough edges.
  • Basic Training: Making a Better Baby VideoBasic Training: Making a Better Baby Video Making an effective baby video rests very heavily upon knowing your audience. Here's a four-point strategy will keep everyone happy: Shoot, archive, edit, edit.
  • Basic Training: Seeing the Rule of ThirdsBasic Training: Seeing the Rule of Thirds Some photographers and videographers have a Natural Eye that composes shots and scenes all around them, even when they aren't holding a camera. You know you have The Eye when you start composing scenes everywhere you go. Eventually you'll compose using the Rule of Thirds...
  • Basic Training: 35mm Lens Adaptors for VideoBasic Training: 35mm Lens Adaptors for Video Why on earth would you want to put a 35mm camera lens on your video camera? It's already got a perfectly good lens on it. One word - bokeh. bokeh is a Japanese word that has no English equivalent - it means...
  • Director's Chair: Back to Film SchoolDirector's Chair: Back to Film School Watching films is a classroom in itself, yet you really have to have the right tools to become a critical viewer. All good directors are students of film. They devour film, looking at the way their peers chose to present the script - their shot choice, transitions, music and form.
  • Videomaker Presents RecapVideomaker Presents Recap Mixing it up with Videomaker Presents - Like the changing technology, Videomaker Presents is moving with the times, and once again we are in the design stages of creating a new look and more intensive reports. This month's collection of full shows will change…
  • Family Video HelpFamily Video Help Some tips to help you enjoy the fun that you usually only experience after viewing the tapes. It's June; you know what that means: weddings, graduation, barbeques and family fun. If you're the designated Family Videographer, you can miss a lot of the fun.

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