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- Know your camera as good or better than your weapon.
- Bring spare batteries and tapes or memory cards, and practice changing them quietly.
- White balance your camera in the lighting conditions you'll be hunting.
- Set focus to manual and pre-focus on the area you expect the animal will be. If you're not sure, set the focus to infinity.
- Use a tripod or camera arm whenever possible to steady the camera.
- Use a good shotgun microphone or wireless lapel microphone for the best quality audio. A wireless lapel microphone will eliminate camera noise.
- Use a remote control device, or LANC Controller, to reduce your movement while on stand.
- Mount the camera where the least amount of movement is required to adjust it.
- Record 10-15 seconds whenever possible, before and after your event to allow extra footage for editing.
- Don't be zoom happy. For best results, zoom your camera on a predetermined area you expect to see the animal.
- Try to fill 25-30% of your viewfinder with the animal. This gives a good quality image with enough area around the animal in the viewfinder to allow the animal to move without cutting it off.
- Practice on animals you don't intend on harvesting to hone your skills.
- When taking hero shots, make sure both the hunter and animal are front lit. This will help eliminate unwanted shadows.
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