The next time you need to create a three to five minute video clip, don’t mess with your video camera. Instead, use your digital camera. Almost all cameras can be used to create video. Even my cell phone camera can do video.
My two “rules of classroom video recording” should still be followed.
1 – Use a tripod.
2 – Don’t use the zoom while recording.
These two rules also apply to standard video cameras that use a tape, but by using a digital camera, the “tape” is eliminated and the movie is automatically saved in digital format. Instead of using Firewire to digitize your movie in real time (a five minute video takes at least five minutes to digitize), copy the file from your digital camera to your computer in a few seconds. You will save a ton of time.
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