Digital Video Camerawork

Essential camera controls

There are a number of mechanical and electronic controls that are found on most broadcast camcorders. The position on the camera of some of these controls will vary between make and model but their function will be similar. The essential operational controls have a significant effect on the recorded image and their function must be understood if the operator is to fully exploit the camcorder’s potential. Each switch and function is discussed as a separate topic in the following pages but their effects may interact with other control settings (e.g. white balance and colour temperature filters). The newcomer to digital camerawork should experiment with a range of settings and observe the effect on the recorded image. Camerawork ...