can you zoom in/out too much? at DVinfo.net

October 20th, 2003, 03:06 PM

hey everybody

i film surfing from the beach, pretty far away from my subject and find myself zooming out to find the surfer in the water and then zooming all the way into 20x after ive found the surfer. after the wave is over, i zoom back out and repeat... i cant say for sure how many times i do this in a single filming session but its definately alot.
my question is: can you use your zoom too much? what, if any, problems could result in doing so?

thanks
jerry

ps i searched the forums for this topic and didnt find any conclusive answers

Rob Lohman · October 21st, 2003, 01:59 PM

Basically the answer is no. Ofcourse with anything that moves
it acn break down in the long run.

Matt Elias · October 21st, 2003, 02:28 PM

It won't do any damage to the cam, if that's what you're asking.

If you're going to edit the footage down to smaller clips to produce a surfing film, then zooming is no problem. Just make sure you don't include a lot of zooms in the final product. Too many zooms looks like a family vacation video. Use some wide shots for establishing shots. The close ups can be edited together from surfer to surfer.

Gints Klimanis · October 21st, 2003, 02:30 PM

And, of course, liberal zooming eats your battery.

October 21st, 2003, 05:16 PM

ya, im totally aware of zooimng and battery life and i would never ever use any zoom clips in a video, i only zoom out to find a point of reference and then zoom back in on it.

thanks for your help guys.

October 20th, 2003, 03:06 PM	#1
Guest Posts: n/a	can you zoom in/out too much? hey everybody i film surfing from the beach, pretty far away from my subject and find myself zooming out to find the surfer in the water and then zooming all the way into 20x after ive found the surfer. after the wave is over, i zoom back out and repeat... i cant say for sure how many times i do this in a single filming session but its definately alot. my question is: can you use your zoom too much? what, if any, problems could result in doing so? thanks jerry ps i searched the forums for this topic and didnt find any conclusive answers

October 21st, 2003, 01:59 PM	#2
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	Basically the answer is no. Ofcourse with anything that moves it acn break down in the long run. __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

October 21st, 2003, 02:28 PM	#3
Matt Elias Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: California Posts: 149	It won't do any damage to the cam, if that's what you're asking. If you're going to edit the footage down to smaller clips to produce a surfing film, then zooming is no problem. Just make sure you don't include a lot of zooms in the final product. Too many zooms looks like a family vacation video. Use some wide shots for establishing shots. The close ups can be edited together from surfer to surfer.

October 21st, 2003, 02:30 PM	#4
Gints Klimanis Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 2,222	And, of course, liberal zooming eats your battery.

October 21st, 2003, 05:16 PM	#5
Guest Posts: n/a	ya, im totally aware of zooimng and battery life and i would never ever use any zoom clips in a video, i only zoom out to find a point of reference and then zoom back in on it. thanks for your help guys.