Useful Shooting Techniques

Amusement Park

Take more shots of the smiling faces of everyone in the family!
No.1 Taking Videos of Moving Subjects

Scenarios with changes in body movement are suitable for taking videos.This includes situations where there are rapid changes in facial expressions or voices of surprise and delight.*Some amusement parks do not allow passengers to perform any recording. Be sure to check beforehand.

Scenarios suitable for taking videos
[Examples] Merry-go-round, go kart, coffee cup, etc.
No.2 Inducing Responses by Calling Out

Videos with no waving of hands nor laughter are not only dull when you view them later, but also put the capability of the audio-recording function of the camcorder to a waste. When recording, induce more reactions by enthusiastically waving your hands or shouting out "Is it fun?" and the like.

Inducing responses
No.3 Advanced Operation with Backlight Compensation

It is useful to make use of backlight compensation when the subject's face is in backlight or when the expression cannot be seen clearly.Increase the brightness of the whole image by setting“BACKLIGHT COMP.”if the faces appear too dark. Even the expressions of faces under shadows can be captured brightly and clearly.

<Without backlight compensation>

Without backlight compensation

<With backlight compensation>

With backlight compensation