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just look at how many photos are posted that are blurry. thats something thats done over a fraction of a second handheld. a handheld video multiplies that chance of blur thousands of times.
Been watching YouTube and noticed a huge amount of extremely shaky camera videos. Is this a large population of people suffering from an undiagnosed case of Parkinson's? Is it an overly caffeinated nation? Is it an abundance of people with poor motor skills who can't seem to control their own body's movements?
If they can't hold today's tiny cameras (most of which weigh a pound or less), I'd hate to see their camera action if they had to hold a whole VCR up to their eye like the old cameras.
Gah, I'm guilty of this! I was recording a voice-over session at Electronic Arts, and brought my regular little touristy camera with me (it was a few years old at the time), because I'd left my video camera at my hotel room. The camera had video capabilities, as well, though not great, and no stabilizing feature. I had no stand for it. I couldn't tell as I was recording, but my hands were getting tired from holding that thing straight out at arm's length in front of me, so I was getting a little trembly after about 45 minutes (okay, after about 10 minutes ). But the main problem was the zoom feature! It makes the shaking look that much worse! When I watched the series, it looked like I had consumed a gallon of strong caffeinated coffee that morning. I was kicking myself for forgetting my video camera that day. The one day I forgot it is the day we went to the Media Lab for voice-overs! Of course. Why not? And since I'd promised to post the video series on YouTube, I did, and got a few "why is it so shaky?" comments. At least you could make out the picture and the audio was fine. It wasn't just a big blur...
I've noticed that with the smaller inexpensive cams, like the Flip, even if they do have a stabilizing feature, it doesn't stabilize when zooming in. The more you zoom in, the more it will shake.
I just had to edit a video for my job that my mom filmed because I was away for the weekend, and she zoomed throughout the entire thing, no stand. I had to do some creative editing to make it look passable. Took me 8 hours to edit a 30 minute performance, about two thirds of the footage had to be cut, altogether.
Been watching YouTube and noticed a huge amount of extremely shaky camera videos. Is this a large population of people suffering from an undiagnosed case of Parkinson's? Is it an overly caffeinated nation? Is it an abundance of people with poor motor skills who can't seem to control their own body's movements?
If they can't hold today's tiny cameras (most of which weigh a pound or less), I'd hate to see their camera action if they had to hold a whole VCR up to their eye like the old cameras.
I hate that shaky camera stuff too. I do not use tripods or anything like that simply because I don't feel like bringing equipment like that around wherever I go. I try not to make my camera shake when I hold it. I was watching a video that was taken outside the theater in Colorado on the night of that massacre and the whole thing was shaking around way too much. It just annoys me. I can tell when people try to control the shaking but when it shakes so bad, that it looks like an earthquake, they are not even trying.
I take a lot of concert videos, and my problems in keeping my camera steady stem from:
1. People bumping into me.
2. Laughing at whatever is happening on stage.
3. Dancing when it's a really good song (this is death to any good quality video, unfortunately!).
Some video is so bad as to be unusable. I have used You Tube's stabilization feature, and it has been very helpful!
I do not use tripods or anything like that simply because I don't feel like bringing equipment like that around wherever I go.
The monopods are quite compact and ones like this is even self standing. It's not as good as tripod but certainly better than nothing. If folds down like 2 feet long and only weighs a pound, you could get shorter ones.
Been watching YouTube and noticed a huge amount of extremely shaky camera videos. Is this a large population of people suffering from an undiagnosed case of Parkinson's? Is it an overly caffeinated nation? Is it an abundance of people with poor motor skills who can't seem to control their own body's movements?
If they can't hold today's tiny cameras (most of which weigh a pound or less), I'd hate to see their camera action if they had to hold a whole VCR up to their eye like the old cameras.
Why do you assume there is some medical condition and then attempt to diagnose it?
It's YouTube... Can you do better? Why? Some people are having a good time, some don't really know any better, it's free, many are cheap cameras or cell phone videos, many do not have a tripod, many have no clue. There are some good videos, perhaps you are just attracted to the shaky ones? I use to not like YouTube, but if I put a family video up, all (or most) of the family can view it. Since I have been "making home movies" since the 60's, the technology is great! I use to say "any video is a good video" if it is an old family video...
Here is one of my 88 second samples, unedited except for the title. Actually I did not shoot it, it was my wife, hand held, not even leaning on anything, perhaps some of the skills came from her weapons firing training, holding babies?
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I was recording a voice-over session at Electronic Arts, and brought my regular little touristy camera with me (it was a few years old at the time), because I'd left my video camera at my hotel room. The camera had video capabilities, as well, though not great, and no stabilizing feature. I had no stand for it. I couldn't tell as I was recording, but my hands were getting tired from holding that thing straight out at arm's length in front of me, so I was getting a little trembly after about 45 minutes (okay, after about 10 minutes 
). But the main problem was the zoom feature! It makes the shaking look that much worse! When I watched the series, it looked like I had consumed a gallon of strong caffeinated coffee that morning. I was kicking myself for forgetting my video camera that day. The one day I forgot it is the day we went to the Media Lab for voice-overs! Of course. Why not? And since I'd promised to post the video series on YouTube, I did, and got a few "why is it so shaky?" comments. At least you could make out the picture and the audio was fine. It wasn't just a big blur... 
I have used You Tube's stabilization feature, and it has been very helpful! 
