Camcorder Controls

Whether it's shooting a wedding, baseball game, church service or two-person interview, shooting it with more than one camera can be a time-saving and very creative endeavor.

Artists, athletes and entertainers all know that the best way to become the best at what you do is to practice as often as you can. Why shouldn't video producers do the same?

How to use movement, lighting, and filters, to make a video look like film.

Some camcorders have a plethora of buttons, others are menu-driven. Many name a button control one thing, and others call it something else. It's time for the button game.

Canon Optura 600 Mini DV Camcorder

It's time to stop dreaming and drooling. This JVC Digital Camera offers a professional level HDV solution so you can get your fix, now.

High definition video gives more to the viewer, but it asks more of the shooter. What do you need to know to begin?

All the tricks and techniques of in-camera effects that take your ho-hum video from the ordinary to the brilliant with these savvy shooter's tips.

Sony DSR-PD170 DVCAM Camcorder

Sony DCR-Vx2100 Camcorder

Controlling video brightness in your editing system.

Panasonic AG-DVC30 3-CCD Mini DV Camcorder

Panasonic Digital Camcorder AG-DVX100A Mini DV Camcorder. A serious contender in the 3-chip prosumer camcorder market.

Documentaries are about real people in real places doing real things. Documentaries were the first films ever made.

Most of the time, you can't just point-and-shoot for great video design; sometimes you need to control the light going into your camcorder to get better pictures.