12 Easy Tips For Better Looking Videos

Creating amazing looking videos can betough. Most people don't have thousands of dollars to spend on fancy recording equipment. Create beautiful and engaging videos using a standard video camera, by following these tips.

Tara W, A/V writer for Crutchfield, shares 12 simple tips that can help you create engaging and fantastic looking movies.

12 Tips for Shooting Better Video with Your Camcorder

Creating compelling home videos takes practice, and we've put some tips together to get you started. They'll help you record more watchable movies that you and your family can enjoy for years to come.

Our shooting tips fall into two categories — honing your technique for engaging movies and general suggestions for improving your shots.

Tips for engaging movies

1) Go light on the zoom. Overuse of zoom is a common problem, and can result in video that looks amateurish, or even worse, can make people dizzy. If you need to zoom in and out, take it slow and steady, and don't zoom out again too soon. And you may want to avoid the use of digital zoom — it's pretty much only good for giving you a closeup of some dancing pixels. While optical zoom won't get you as close to your subject, you'll appreciate the higher video quality when you review your recordings.

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