Image Stabilizer Proves Useful For Rigorous HD Shoots

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Sep 6, 2011 11:55 AM

Paul Cronin specializes in high-speed, extreme-condition footage for his company, WhiteCap Video.

The shoots for his high-end vessel reviews need a interested clarity of the elements along with rigging that can face the difficult conditions of steam and heat whilst capturing solid shots. Cronin relies on the FujinonZA17x7.6BE HD ENG lens on his Sony XDCAM HD PMW-500 camcorder and the Fujinon TS-P58A picture stabilizer.

When he needs to go wide, Cronin uses the wide-angle adapter. This gives the videographer 3 lens choices: ZA17x with far-reaching adapter, ZA17x alone, and long and stable sharpened with the ZA17x and TS-P58A.

"This covers all of my bases for my stream clientele," Cronin said.

With the stabilizer, the focal length is increased by about 25 percent.

"I pull and pull all the time with boats going by at 60mph, and back concentration is critical," he said. "The longer operation we obtain from the TS-P58A picture stabilizer helps tremendously."

A new fire in Knoxville, TN, for Bayliner Boats compulsory Cronin to be in a pursue boat, gripping gait with the vessel being reviewed whilst traveling at 55mph. He stands up holding the camera and may be wherever from 30ft to 500ft from the subject.

"That's where my stabilizer is golden," he said. "It cuts the time in half since we obtain the element we need the initial time. That saves us a lot of money."

For Cronin, the TS-P58A is easy to operate.

"Just strike the button, and plane and straight may be switched at the same time," he said. "Frame the shot, and you obtain in to a buoyant gyro feel. That's what I'm used to with the apparatus we use when we fire from a helicopter, and we obtain a rock-solid shot."