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Tips for Shooting Better Video

Once upon a time, the ability to shoot video with a digital still camera was one of those “gee whiz” gimmicks camera makers seemed to include just to have a reason to get you to buy a new camera. That hasn’t been true for a couple of years now, as the video quality of many digital still cameras has gotten quite good. The D850 is a stellar example. It’s capable of Ultra HD (4K) and HD-quality video and is capable of outperforming typical modestly priced digital video camcorders, especially when you consider the range of lenses and other helpful accessories available for it.

Producing good-quality video is more complicated than just buying good equipment. There are techniques that make for gripping storytelling ...

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