Intro to Video camera

In our lesson of learning about the video camera we got shown how to essemble the camera and we learnt how to put it on the tripod. We also learnt how to essemble the microphone. Our teacher then taught us the symbols on the camera screen. There was the battery symbol with how many minuites were left to tape in the top left hand corner. There was the time code . In the bottom right hand corner there is the mode that you choose to record in, for example DVCAM. There is also the white balance marker in the bottom left hand corner of the screen which you use to adjust the lighting, you can have it high so you can use it in night mode. In the same corner there is the DB which adjusts the picture quality, if you have it high so the picture is slower and more blury whereas if you have it low it is very fast capture so you barely see the detail so you have it at around 50DB which is normal pace. Ther is then the focus marker which is shown as a hand symbol which means the focus is in manuel and you adjust it with the focus toggle. We learnt about all the buttons and what they do such as the volume adjustment, the DB ajustment, the power button and the zoom. We learnt that there are more than one zooms however some people prefer different ones, for example they might find it easier to use one than the other.