Basic Posture
Look at the
monitor with
both eyes
Press your
elbows against
your
Place your feet at a
angle and take a firm
stance
Kneeling
High Angle
and still see the
monitor screen.
This is convenient
Low Angle
Ground
When kneeling, put one
knee on the ground for
the best stability.
Rest on both
elbows to
the
More hints for shooting better videos
*Before zooming, think about how to best frame the
shot: Stop zooming when the shot is well framed.
*When image shake is noticeable during zoomed-in
telephoto shooting, use a tripod, or press the
Power Zoom
(wide angle) button to zoom out.
Screw the tripod into the tripod socket on the bot-
tom of the
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Horizontal panning (lateral movement) and tilting
(vertical movement) should be done slowly to
emphasize the wide expanse of a scene or the
height of a building, and to make them easy to
watch on playback.
*Use wide-angle settings for fast-moving subjects.
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It
may take
longer to focus when zooming and panning
are
used frequently.
TIPS ON RECORDING
POSITIONS
The rotating LCD monitor screen ets you enjoy easy
video recording in relaxed postu es.
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You can record using more natural body postures
since you can see the subject on-screen, without
having to hold the
against your eye.
LCD monitor also makes high-angle and
angle shots easy.
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In hand-held recording, the
has to be
steadied to prevent image shake.
*Use a tripod for very stable recording.
Basic Recording Positions
Put the fingers of your right hand through the hand
strap, and place your right thumb close to the REC
START/STOP and Power Zoom buttons. Place your
left thumb in the indentation on the left side of the
LCD monitor.
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Take care not to touch the monitor screen with your fin-
gers, as perspiration and dirt will smudge it.
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Unless you intend to create a special effect, keep the
level with the horizontal plane.
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Take care not to touch the microphone with your fingers
when the
is recording. It will cause noise on
the audio track.
HINTS FOR BETTER
SHOOTING
Position the subject in the centre of the screen.
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When you are using auto focus, whatever is in the centre
of the screen is kept
in
focus.
Position the subject in the
Focus manually when you
centre.
need to position the subject
off centre (see page 31).
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Avoid backlit subjects. For the best picture, have the
light source behind you.
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When the background is brighter than the subject, the
subject often becomes too dark. If you need to record
with this lighting, use the backlight compensation (BLC)
function to improve the picture (see page 33).
Light from behind
Backlighting
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