How does distance & focal length impact a shot?
Recently a fellow tech & controlbooth.tv reader wrote in, “since I can achieve any particular field of view at various camera-to-talent distancRead More…
Category: Cameras
Black and Blue’s video – Lens Cleaning
Do you know how to clean your camera’s or projector’s lens the correct way? We have a really good post on the subject here on controlbooth.tv which Read More…
Camera Locations
“Location, location, location!” the old real estate adage goes. The three most essential factors in determining the desirability of a property is Read More…
Lens cleaning
A few years ago a TV show invited me to come by their set and take a look at their video projection system. The producers complained that the pRead More…
Buying your (third) camera first
Or… “Things you need to know before buying your first camera.” I’ve heard it said that some churches purchase three PA systems before thRead More…
Understanding back-focus
It’s 8:55 AM and your church service is about to start. Before your livestream begins your AVL team’s camera operator zooms in and frames a the tRead More…
Understanding Iris, F stops, Aperture, Gain, Shutter, Depth of Field & Lighting
Even people that work with video cameras all the time are often confused with the function and the interdependent relationships iris, f-stops, apertuRead More…
Size Matters
One of the questions I often see posted from Church Tech people, particularly regarding new video camera purchases or recommendations is, “I am thiRead More…
Shot Composition
An often discussed topic among church video tech people is the matter of shot composition. How much headroom is appropriate? Do the Rule of ThiRead More…
Fujinon lens nomenclature
In yesterday’s post we looked at Canon lens nomenclature. Today here are Fujinon’s. Note that similar to Canon the lens model’s prefix describes Read More…