Got camera

I have now purchased my own camera and tripod which is really almost essential for documentary film making. It turned out that the widescreen lens would be an excessively expensive feature and we decided the extra $250 for widescreen would be better spent on the tripod. The camera itself is a SONY DCRHC52, its basically a reasonable quality student camera. It has all the necessary for small budget productions and student films. Selecting a tripod was more difficult than it may have seemed considering the extensive range. The most important feature we looked for in tri pod was how smoothly the head rotated when the camera was attached. We bought a mid range tripod which allows for smooth panning and tilting action, should prove invaluable for my upcoming project. Conveniently, the camera features a built in level and a gage which determines the angle of the camera.