How to Make Your First Recording With a Camcorder

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Tip 1 - How to Use a Camcorder: Buttons and Contols

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Rafal Stroinski | permalink

Learn how to use the common camera buttons and controls on camcorders.

For further reading: http://www.videomaker.com/article/9254-how-to-use-a-camcorder-buttons-and-contols ^[1]

Tip 2 - How to Record good audio with your video camera

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Paul Kirby | permalink

Are you an aspiring filmmaker? If so, you might not have made it to Steven Spielberg status just yet, which means you could learn a thing or two. Eos Lighting has made this video to help teach you a little bit about sound on a video camera. Watch this video tutorial to see how to record good audio with your video camera. Generally it's just as important to get good quality sound, if not more important, as it is to get good quality picture. This video covers audio for video recording, microphone types, shotgun, lavalier, omnidirectional, unidirectional, uhf, vhf, wireless microphone

For further reading: http://film-producing.wonderhowto.com/how-to/record-good-audio-with-your-video-camera-275668/ ^[2]

Tip 3 - Camcorders: A General Overview

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Giovanni Rosato | permalink

So you’ve decided to buy a new camcorder. This could be your first camcorder purchase, but it’s far more likely that you’re replacing an older unit. Analog camcorders are now history. Even if you’re not looking to record in high definition or widescreen, you will still be buying a digital camcorder.

For further reading: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/video/buying-guide/camcorders-general-overview ^[3]

Tip 4 - Basic Camcorder Shooting Tips

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Josu 00e 9 Prieto | permalink

Shooting your first video on your camcorder can be rather intimidating. Here are some easy camcorder shooting tips that can help you shoot the best camcorder video possible every time.

For further reading: http://camcorders.about.com/od/videorecordingtips/a/ShootingTips.htm ^[4]