Underwater Filming Techniques
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Skip Navigation LinksHome : Video course : Module 3: Underwater Video basics : Underwater Filming Techniques

The next underwater filming techniques we will look at concern when we can introduce movement

Zoom lens are fun. Too much fun! After poor image stability the most common fault to afflict underwater video is over-use of this facility.

geat advice! Zooms should only be used as a tool to crop your subject whilst the camcorder is not recording. Excessive use of the zoom is called tromboning.

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