Matching a DV Camcorder to Your Shooting Style
You shouldn't choose a camcorder based on its feature set alone, however impressive it might be. Camcorder features are only important in relation to your style of shooting. You'll have very different sets of requirements for shooting in:
News style
Film style
Multicamera style
News Style
Whether you're actually covering news or simply can't afford to field a crew, here are the camcorder features you'll probably want for running and gunning:
A bracket (called an accessory shoe) for attaching a photo floodlight
ACCESSORY SHOE: Bracket on a camera for mounting floodlights or flash accessories; if it also provides power, it's called a “hot shoe.”
A built-in microphone
The size, weight, and balance that ...
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