Intro to Cameras & Health and Safety

In the this lesson of media studies we were introduced to the film making equipment, this included the camera itself for recording and the tripod which gives the camera a steady stabaliser for professional looking recording. We learnt how to unpack the camera stand expanding and collapsing it , we simply learnd how to lock and unlock the tubes which give it more hight, and also what buttons to press in order to place the camera on the top of the stabaliser, locking it on.

We were able to learn all about the camera and what buttons carried out various different comands, the cameras usage of user 1 was explored and is vital as it helps gain maximum clarity for best video recording quality. The zooming features were clarified and the focusing with the rotary wheel at the front o the camera was explored. Our Memory card was given to us so that we can record all our sequences of work. We were also shown how to view previously recorded footage which was highly interesting.