Being the boss means being completely on top of everything including the rudiments of successfully shooting the clips that you need.
While always being in control is never a bad thing, there are just some things in life that can’t be swayed even by the superpowers of a budding director. Shooting outdoors might suddenly be ruined by overcast skies or an unforeseen storm brewing in the midst. Shooting the perfect interview might suddenly be destroyed by the unexpected spike of traffic noise in the background. While your movie-making survival kit can’t fit everything, knowing just what your shooting equipment is capable of is ultimately valuable in deciding what to do when things start to take all the wrong turns.
Setting the White-balance
When faced with harsh lighting conditions, getting well exposed footage can be quite a challenge. Sony’s range of HD Handycam® camcorders has a nifty range of preset white balance settings including Outdoor, Indoor, and Auto to match whatever lighting condition you’re shooting in. While the Automatic feature can flawlessly do the job, you can also set white balance for yourself. Simply aim the camcorder at a white surface, press the one push white balance button, and you’re all set to capturing natural looking footage.
Adjusting Focus
What’s most important in capturing real-time action and interaction is to always keep your subjects well focused. With Sony’s Handycam® camcorders, getting the subjects in focus is quick, easy, and efficient. However, you can also opt to use Manual Focus especially when you want to practice some creativity during specific scenes. You can shift focus form subject to subject, or you can blur out details in the background while focusing on the subject in front. There are a lot of ways you can use your camcorder’s focus to create the visual feel you want to evoke.
Showcasing the Highlight
What’s amazing about most Sony Handycam® camcorders is that they are equipped with the clever Tele Macro feature. This allows you to put a specific subject or an eye-catching detail in pristine focus while leaving the unimportant parts blurred. Whenever you want to zoom in on the drumsticks as they rhythmically hit the drums, or highlight a single face in a crowd of a hundred, the innovative Tele Macro feature lets important details pop out, and allows the audience to get up close with all the action.
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