I got lucky then, because a lot of what is good about this clip is the slow speed. I thought maybe it was because of the station and curve.
The camcorder stabilization is about as good as it gets in a consumer cam today - this was filmed with a Sony CX500V, their first model to have "3-Way Shake Canceling" last year.
I used a full-sized tripod all the time until I got this camcorder but now I've started filming without one for the most part. That has let me film from some places where I couldn't fit a tripod or would have had to shoot through a fence for only 10-15 seconds of capture. I may go back to using a tripod at some point but for now I'm having fun not being tied down. Things get kind of dicey at full zoom though. Here, the train is almost a full half-mile away at the very end per Google Maps.
I had trouble uploading last night - I'll try to post another clip now shot with my arms fully extended straight up. Talk about needing the cam's best stabilization...
That was very likely Brian...Bruce don't blow the horn for anything but crossings!
GP30RDMT 2 years ago
@GP30RDMT He made the boy very happy.
ThomasAlexHD 1 year ago
I got lucky then, because a lot of what is good about this clip is the slow speed. I thought maybe it was because of the station and curve.
The camcorder stabilization is about as good as it gets in a consumer cam today - this was filmed with a Sony CX500V, their first model to have "3-Way Shake Canceling" last year.
ThomasAlexHD 2 years ago
That may be Brian at the helm. They had a speed restriction there at the junction from the previous day which was the reason for his slowness.
Very Nice. Perfect lighting. Cameras stabilization seems good. Maybe a cheap tripod wont hurt though.
loomus78 2 years ago
I used a full-sized tripod all the time until I got this camcorder but now I've started filming without one for the most part. That has let me film from some places where I couldn't fit a tripod or would have had to shoot through a fence for only 10-15 seconds of capture. I may go back to using a tripod at some point but for now I'm having fun not being tied down. Things get kind of dicey at full zoom though. Here, the train is almost a full half-mile away at the very end per Google Maps.
ThomasAlexHD 2 years ago
@loomus78
I had trouble uploading last night - I'll try to post another clip now shot with my arms fully extended straight up. Talk about needing the cam's best stabilization...
ThomasAlexHD 2 years ago