How come The Weather Channel Dude gets blown around but the camera is always steady?

[Stinsok]

Jim Cantori (wearing his swimming goggles) is a little over dramatic while he reports (like an idiot) from ground zero during a hurricane. He's falling down but the camera guy doesn't look like he is affected.

[jrthebassguy]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steady_cam

[SelenaBassGirl]

you know, I never thought about that! lol! I always seen them wipe the camera lens but that is about it...good observance!

[richnota]

1. very large camera operators?
2. reporters just pretending to be blown around (like on the deck of the Star Trek Enterprise..)

[Happynoj]

Originally Posted by jrthebassguy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steady_cam

+1

[Nino Valenti]

You can't start a thread like this without a video clip!!!!!

[Bruce Lindfield]

Originally Posted by Stinsok

Jim Cantori (wearing his swimming goggles) is a little over dramatic while he reports (like an idiot) from ground zero during a hurricane. He's falling down but the camera guy doesn't look like he is affected.

Ah - but they are both being subjected to the same forces -so the camera appears steady, because it is moving the same way as it's subject - whereas in fact it's moving, but our brain judges that it is still....

Or maybe it's because the camaraman was sensible enough to stay indoors with a zoom lens, while the reporter has to be outside for 'show'...?

[vene-nemesis]

Originally Posted by Bruce Lindfield

Ah - but they are both being subjected to the same forces -so the camera appears steady, because it is moving the same way as it's subject - whereas in fact it's moving, but our brain judges that it is still....

Or maybe it's because the camaraman was sensible enough to stay indoors with a zoom lens, while the reporter has to be outside for 'show'...?

I remember that long ago on one of those Discovery channel Tomorrow Now programs they showed a camera that had some software-hardware thing that automatically cutted the parts of the frame that werent always on the frame.

[WickedPissah]

+1 to the steady cam

[playinpearls]

Originally Posted by Stinsok

Jim Cantori (wearing his swimming goggles) is a little over dramatic while he reports (like an idiot) from ground zero during a hurricane. He's falling down but the camera guy doesn't look like he is affected.

fat people gotta work somewhere buddy! j/k

[ulrich]

I doubt they're using a Steadicam for ENG. Perhaps a tripod.

[Stinsok]

I love when they are waiting for the bad stuff to hit and there is not much going on. They say stuff like " Bill, if I can get you to pan to my right you can see leaves actually being blown across this parking lo--wait!! Oh my, there is a shopping bag that is caught in an updraft!!!"