How to Use Zoom?
Learn the Correct Zooming Techniques
Learn the Correct Zooming Techniques
Using the zoom control can be fun to use, especially when you have just bought a new camcorder and have started shooting with it.
But with experience you will soon realize that the over-use of the zoom control actually makes the video footage unwatchable.
When to use Zoom?
There are certain shots where using zoom really makes sense, especially if you use it carefully and judiciously
Avoiding using Zoom!
If you are not watchful, you will not even realize that the zoom is constantly creeping in and out during your recordings.
You tend to over-use Zoom because the tendency is more to look at the subject of the shot, rather than seeing how the shot is composed.
Just take a look at some of your footages or at somebody else’s, and you will see how zoom can actually be counter-productive.
The best way to improve your recordings is to refrain from using the zoom altogether.
Just do not use it!
Once you have got used to NOT using it, you will be amazed to see how professional your video footage looks.
If you avoid using zoom altogether, you will be forced to look at alternatives like finding an establishing shot, shooting some close-up shots and so on.
It’s easy once you start shooting this way, and it is the correct way to do it!
Conclusion
If you are not careful, you will not even realize that the zoom is constantly creeping in and out during your video recordings. Knowing how to use Zoom correctly is an important technique to learn. So make sure you do it in the right way and do not over-use it.
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