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Video Informationby: the Haunted NC/Seven teamVideo taping ghosts is certainly no more of an exact science than any other means. But some tips that may help you are here:
Any good quality video camera is useful. We use both a Magnavox VHS camera, a couple of smaller VHS cameras (palm size camcorders) and several 8mm video cameras.
We usually keep one mounted on a tripod in a central location during the investigation. This allows us an impartial 'witness' if you will, and records much of the investigation. Useful if we need to go back and verify something. And of course, we hope that by doing this we increase our chances of capturing an anomaly. The advantage here is that by setting in one spot and not moving it, we don't miss something happening there. Useful if activity frequently occurs on one spot. This is the method we used to capture the orb activity at the abandoned nursing home. Frequently, if we have the extra camera available we may set a second video camera up pointed at the first to show that during the entire filming nothing interfered with the first camera.
The second method, of course is to walk around with a camera. We also do this with another camera while the first one runs. The advantage to this is that if we find temperature or other equipment fluctuations we can tape as it happens in hopes of capturing an accompanying anomaly.
When starting a video, the videographer should state the investigation case number, location, investigators present and start time as well as any other pertinent information (i.e. weather conditions if outdoor shoot,presence of property owners, and any foreign object or light source that might affect later review of the film, etc.).This makes it easier to keep it cross referenced with the reports and logs.
We do not use any additional light source for videotaping unless absolutely necessary (such as in pitch black) and then we use a still, steady light source. At night most cameras have a low light setting that should be used.
The photography protocols apply to video cameras as well.
Other types of video equipment is very useful as well... this includes
Beta Cameras, DAT, etc. HI8 is considered closest to broadcast quality
the average person can find.
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