Answers.Body: <p>If I understand correctly, your question is "why is the footage of this camera blurry".</p>
  
  <p>The answer to that would be: It is out of focus. Cameras have a focal point and everything straying away from that (spatially) will get blurry. You can see that the back-windows is in focus, meaning that the lens has its focal point further back.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: oh! that's an insight for me, thank you. Is that the only reason? Has it not got to do with the quality of the camera or sensor etc.?
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Answers.Text: There are many things that play into the quality of your captured image. However, pulling focus is one of the basics which are required to achieve a good image in the first place. Even when you're shooting with an iMax Camera, if your focus is off, the image will look bad. I would say for quality of image, these are the factors in order of importance: Lighting, Framing, Focus, Camera-Sensor, Lens.
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Body: <p>My question comes in two parts. First, may I know if my assessment of the quality of the footage in this Youtube movie is correct in the first place. </p>
  
  <p>Compare the frames around 2:07 of this movie: <div class="youtube-embed"><div>
                  <iframe width="640px" height="395px" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HIlXOqxsRUQ?start=127"></iframe>
              </div></div>
  (2:07)</p>
  
  <p>with</p>
  
  <p>the frames around 1:59:
  <div class="youtube-embed"><div>
                  <iframe width="640px" height="395px" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HIlXOqxsRUQ?start=119"></iframe>
              </div></div>
  (1:59)</p>
  
  <p>The quality of the picture in the former seems better than the latter. I am not exactly sure what is the difference, I can't pinpoint. But this was my first reaction when I was watching the clip.</p>
  
  <p>After close examination for a while, I can only guess that the former seems to be a bit more blurry, have softer edges, and seems to be a bit darker as well.</p>
  
  <p>Is my analysis correct, and am I missing anything else?</p>
  
  <p>Secondly, how could the quality of the latter been improved at the recording stage? Is it something that could have been set in the camera, or should a better camera been used, and if yes, what exact specifications in the new camera should be sought?</p>
  
  <p>My guess is the former uses a production video cam, but the latter uses perhaps an action cam like the GoPro. But must we always have such suboptimal footage from action cams, or could a better setting be used?</p>
  
  <p>(NOTE: I did not participate in the production at all in the clip, so I do not know whatsoever what cams were used etc.)</p>
  
Tags: <video-quality>
Title: How to prevent blur(?) footage at the recording stage?
UserDisplayName: forgodsakehold
ThreadText: # How to prevent blur(?) footage at the recording stage?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2019-11-04)
  
  My question comes in two parts. First, may I know if my assessment of the quality of the footage in this Youtube movie is correct in the first place.
  
  Compare the frames around 2:07 of this movie:
  
  (2:07)
  
  with
  
  the frames around 1:59:
  
  (1:59)
  
  The quality of the picture in the former seems better than the latter. I am not exactly sure what is the difference, I can't pinpoint. But this was my first reaction when I was watching the clip.
  
  After close examination for a while, I can only guess that the former seems to be a bit more blurry, have softer edges, and seems to be a bit darker as well.
  
  Is my analysis correct, and am I missing anything else?
  
  Secondly, how could the quality of the latter been improved at the recording stage? Is it something that could have been set in the camera, or should a better camera been used, and if yes, what exact specifications in the new camera should be sought?
  
  My guess is the former uses a production video cam, but the latter uses perhaps an action cam like the GoPro. But must we always have such suboptimal footage from action cams, or could a better setting be used?
  
  (NOTE: I did not participate in the production at all in the clip, so I do not know whatsoever what cams were used etc.)
  
  **Tags:** video-quality
  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2019-11-12. Score: 1
  
  If I understand correctly, your question is "why is the footage of this camera blurry".
  
  The answer to that would be: It is out of focus. Cameras have a focal point and everything straying away from that (spatially) will get blurry. You can see that the back-windows is in focus, meaning that the lens has its focal point further back.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: oh! that's an insight for me, thank you. Is that the only reason? Has it not got to do with the quality of the camera or sensor etc.?  
  > **username_1**: There are many things that play into the quality of your captured image. However, pulling focus is one of the basics which are required to achieve a good image in the first place. Even when you're shooting with an iMax Camera, if your focus is off, the image will look bad. I would say for quality of image, these are the factors in order of importance: Lighting, Framing, Focus, Camera-Sensor, Lens.  
  
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