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How to take great videos of kids and pets.

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| March 01, 2004 | Shapiro, Mark | COPYRIGHT 2004 Miller Magazines, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

If you ask most people who use camcorders, most of them, at one time or another, have used their camcorders to record their kids and families. In fact, I would wager, that most camcorder use is primarily related to videotaping and recording for posterity the goings on of our little loved ones.

So, how do you make your kids and pets look good on videotape? Make-up maybe? Counseling, or maybe better lighting? Number one, remove the stress. Babies, toddlers and pets often don't enjoy having strange-looking instruments being poked and aimed at them.

Luckily most of us are no longer using big, clunky VHS camcorders. Those behemoths, perched on your shoulder, ...

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