I never intended for this to be edited/posted. I stumbled onto it today after shooting it by chance several weeks ago. Enjoy! (Some post/experimentation yet to be clarified....oh well, .....)
While driving to pick up my daughters from swimming at the public indoor swimming pool, I noticed the sublime beauty of the fall's first snow on the Wasatch mountains.
This is the perfect example of "pocket cinematography".....I just happened to have my camera with me when I saw something beautiful, seconds later and I had captured the moment. Having my HX9 with me at all times is truly an inspiration to me....I hope it is to you too! Cheers!
This video was taken at an ivy-league football game, with all the trimmings - cheerleaders, bands, mascot (real), and football play, including kick-off returns, field goals, fake punts, sacks, passes, touchdowns.
Here is what it tell us about the Hx9v:
1. The bright sun was behind the camera, yet the LCD screen could be readily seen. Football is about deception, yet it was easy to watch who had the ball via the screen, despite many play-action passes and runs.
2. Many of the shots were at 400mm (35-mm equivalent), handheld. The active steady shot really worked here.
3. The 108060p video should make for good, smooth action. Vimeo only displays in 30p. To see what the action really looks like, you can download the original video from the site. The video is straight from the camera, just trimmed and butt-edited with no re-compression.
4. The audio is straight from the camera, and captures reasonably well the aural experience of being at the game, including music and cheers.