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3.
panning-
"Panning"
is
a
term that
means moving the
camera while
you
're
filming to
cover
an
extended
view.
Your
movies
w
ill
be
more enjoyable
if you
keep panning to
a minimum.
When pan-
ning is
excessive or
too
fast,
subjects
and backgrounds are blurred and seem
to
r'
a ce
by
on
the
screen.
By
holding
your
camera still for most
of the
time,
you
can
make movies
w
ith
the "professional"
touch-
ones that
are
easy
on the
eyes, and
more fun
to see.
"Pan" only
in
rare
instances. Whenever
possible,
try
to photograph
a
wide view
by
making
a series
of
shots,
moving
the
camera
between
t
akes and
overlapping
each scene
slightly
.
However, in
som
e
instances,
a
panning
shot m
ay
be desir-
able
.
The secret
of
a good
pan is to move
the
camera
slowly and
smoothly
.
Stand
still, hold
the
cam
era steady
on
the
first
part of the scene for
a
moment, pivot
from the waist, and pan slowly.
Never
pan
on
n earby
objects.
4.
indoor
movies-
When
you make mov-
ies
indoors,
seat
your
subj
ects
midway
b
etween
and
slightly
behind
two
lamps
of
approximately
the
same
wattage,
and
the
results
will
be
quite pleasing. Scenes
filmed
in
dining
rooms
with overhead
lighting
and
including
a white or
light-
colored tablecloth will
also
make
attrac-
tive indoor
movies. It's
also a good
idea
to turn on
all
the lights
in
a
room
while
making movies.
5.
batteries-
If
the camera stops r unning,
clean
the
AA-size battery and camera
contacts
with a
rou gh
cloth.
Have
the
batteries checked for their power out-
put;
replace them
if
necessary.
To
pre
-
vent interruption during
movie-
making,
u
se live
batt
eries and
keep battery
and
camera contacts clean.
If
the
film-supply indicator does not
advance
when you
h
ave a
film cartridge
in
the
cam
era
and
the camera motor is
running,
ch
eck
to
see
if the
batteries are
corr ectly installed,
with the
"+"
and
ends
of
the
battel·ies
matching
the
"+"
and "
-
"
on
the
battery compart-
ment.
Incorrect
insertion
of
batteries
will cause
the motor to
run slowly,
back-
ward,
or
not at all.
If
YOU1·
pl'ocessed
film
is
"black"
(un
exposed
)
,
check
to see
if
the
battel'ies
al'
e inserted
cOlTectly.
When
you go on a
t
r ip, always take
along a spare set of
fresh
batteries.
Re-
place
batteries
after
about
a year of
use.
Batteries
will
r
u
n fewer
cartridges
through the
camera
under cold
tem-
peratures.
6.
cold-weather
operation-
For
sound
movies outdoors
(temperatu
res
below
32
F)
,
an
optional 9-volt
external
power
supply
,
which plugs into the camera's
external-power jack, can be
ordered
from
your photo dealer.
This
power
supply "boosts"
the
motor batteries for
extended cold-weather
operation.
(For
correct exposure,
batteries must
be
in
the
camera.
)
To protect
the
camera from
cooling to
t
emperatures
below 32 F,
place the camera
inside your
coat when
you
stop
for scene
changes.
technical details
film-Uses super 8
sound or
sil
ent cartridges.
batteries-Six
AA·size
alka
lin
e
batteri
es
to
power
drive motors
and automatic exposure control;
on
e
9·volt
alkaline
battery (transistor-radio type)
to power
sound amp
li
er.
lens-KoDAK EKTAR gmm
,
f
/
1.2, 6 element,
fixed,
focus; built-in
Type
A filter;
aperture
range f/1.2
to effective f
/36.
shutter-230 o
opening with
exposure
of
1128
second at
18 frames per second with
sound car-
tridges
(approximately
20
fram
es
per
second
with
sil
ent cartridges); cab le·re lease socket.
exposure
control
-
Automatic; CdS
cel l; 10w,Ilght
signa
l
in vi ewfind er,
viewfinder-
Optical with
large aperture;
blu
e
light
for low·light
levels and
motor-battery
check;
flick
-
ering red
li
ght
for
sound
indicator;
pointer
for
end·of·film
in
dicator.
sound system-Built-in
amp
lifi
er;
18 frames
separation
(picture to
sound); automatic gain
contro
l
(AGC) for
recording;
input
impedance-
200
to 600 ohms; maximum
input
voltage (oth er
than microphone)
-3
mv from
300
ohm
im
-
pedance
source.
construction
-
Metal
and
plastic with built-in
hand grip; tripod socket; cable-release
socket;
microphone
jack;
externa
l-power jack (for drive
motors)
;
drum·type film-supply
indicator.
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