Video Tip #9: Zoom Minimally while recording. You can make your home video appear much more professional by pausing the recording while you zoom in great distances. While you may be impressed with the zoom feature on your camcorder, your viewers will tire of it very quickly if it is overused. Professional videographers and cinematographers appreciate the value of the zoom. Watch how they subtly - almost imperceptibly - make use of this feature in TV and film productions. They zoom in slowly, only a short distance, and only when they want to accentuate a dramatic moment. Long zooming is best done while the record button is turned off.
