Candid recordings with the XM2? at DVinfo.net

Dirk Goris · January 12th, 2005, 03:26 AM

Hi guys,

We have a family dinner coming up soon and I wanted to know how I can make a large piece of equipment like the XM2 invisible but still present to record memorable scenes at the diner table. Has anybody tried this before? How can you disguise the presence of a camera? What are my possiblitities?

Cheers,
Dirk

Ken Tanaka · January 13th, 2005, 11:58 AM

Dirk,
Hiding the camera in a usable position is probably not a real option. The best suggestion I can offer, and one that worked pretty well for me, is to position the camera well in advance of the dinner and let everyone become comfortable with it. By the time everyone is seated they will not be paying much attention to it. You might then be able to run the camera with the IR remote. I did this several years ago and it worked pretty well.

Whether or not you get usable footage is another matter.

John Lee · January 13th, 2005, 03:21 PM

Just don't forget to turn the tally lamp off!

January 12th, 2005, 03:26 AM	#1
Dirk Goris Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Belgium Posts: 66	Candid recordings with the XM2? Hi guys, We have a family dinner coming up soon and I wanted to know how I can make a large piece of equipment like the XM2 invisible but still present to record memorable scenes at the diner table. Has anybody tried this before? How can you disguise the presence of a camera? What are my possiblitities? Cheers, Dirk

January 13th, 2005, 11:58 AM	#2
Ken Tanaka Retired DV Info Net Almunus Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 6,943	Dirk, Hiding the camera in a usable position is probably not a real option. The best suggestion I can offer, and one that worked pretty well for me, is to position the camera well in advance of the dinner and let everyone become comfortable with it. By the time everyone is seated they will not be paying much attention to it. You might then be able to run the camera with the IR remote. I did this several years ago and it worked pretty well. Whether or not you get usable footage is another matter. __________________ Lady X Films: A lady with a boring wardrobe...and a global mission. Hey, you don't have enough stuff! Buy with confidence from our sponsors. Hand-picked as the best in the business...Really! See some of my work one frame at a time: www.KenTanaka.com

January 13th, 2005, 03:21 PM	#3
John Lee Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Silver Spring, MD Posts: 152	Just don't forget to turn the tally lamp off! __________________ John Lee Levelse7en@gmail.com