2+-+Production+Equipment

=Production Equipment=

Knowing how to use your equipment correctly has a huge impact on your ability to create a high quality video product. By the end of this unit you should be able to:
 * properly set up and use a tripod
 * explain what "white balance" means and be able to adjust your camera's white balance each time you use it
 * properly use a camera to shoot a video using automatic controls
 * safely and securely load and eject your camera's battery and tape
 * identify the necessary basic controls on your camera
 * execute some basic camera movements including: pan, tilt, zoom

Panasonic DVX-100b User Manual: @ftp://ftp.panasonic.com/pub/panasonic/drivers/PBTS/manuals/OM_AG-DVX100.pdf

Video overview: camera basics and white balancing media type="youtube" key="pxTAiEgGJlw?rel=0" height="315" width="420"

White balance sample:



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Panning media type="youtube" key="7Io4ZfZYm6w?rel=0" height="315" width="560"

Zoom media type="youtube" key="j__S4UNnE6w?rel=0" height="315" width="560"

mediocre tilt clip media type="youtube" key="FK3l7L51uIM?rel=0" height="315" width="420"