"xyz" <nospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message

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> On Mon, 19 Apr 2004 22:58:46 -0700, "Fishface" <invalid@ddress.ok?>

> wrote:

> >xyz wrote:

> >> How's that? Shaky video?

> >Beyond shaky. Convulsive-- or maybe, spastic.

> >I might be able to get a few two or three second clips!

> I'm doubled over just thinking about it :) Even watching slightly

> jerky video gets me a bit nauseous after awhile. Thing is the

> videographer sometimes has to "detach" emotionally from what is being

> taped. Hard to do when it's your kids running around in that hunt.

> Oh, where did johnny go now??!!? Oh there he is..quick pan over.....

> I suppose when there's a lot of action going on it helps to have a

> tripod and some editing software for after.

Using a WA lens converter with a lot of barrel distortion, and with

the zoom left at the shortest end, can help with this (camera moved

in close, of course...) - the WA reduces relative image motion,

and the barrel distortion reduces viewpoint perspective changes

with movement. Combined with the built-in stabilizer (and at

least a LITTLE care - tell her to imagine "floating" the camera...;-),

the results can be MUCH more viewable...

--

David Ruether

d_ruether@hotmail.com

http://www.David-Ruether-Photography.com