My wife and I are headed to Ireland this morning for a two and half week vacation (her) and some work/vacation (me). I'm already excited about the recepti0n from the tennis clubs I've contacted about trying out the QM-1. In fact, I packed an extra bag of QM-1's...
General Discussion
How to film a tennis match – How do you know what you are filming? Part 2
Part 1 earlier in this blog, "How do you know what you are videotaping", we went over the basic philosophy of the QM-1, which is that for almost all tennis courts the angle looking down into the court is the same, about 60 degrees. The QM-1 has marks on the bracket...
Inspiring Movie – Jig
I watched a fantastic movie last night called "Jig", about the world Irish Step Dancing championships. Mostly about juniors from ages 10 to 16 or so, it was inspiring to see what these young dancers go through to become the best at their chosen sport. It...
Recording a Tennis Match Directly to Laptop
I ran across this old photo from the 2011 Girls High School playoffs. It shows my old dv Panasonic GS500 camcorder hooked up with a firewire connection to a Macbook Pro, recording directly to the hard drive and allowing me to watch the match as it's being recorded....
Is 10 and Under Junior Tennis Working?
Just finished watching my first tournament with 10 and under juniors on a smaller court. Wow, I was blown away by the skill level and maturity of the young warriors! Strokes were looking great, and there was literally no arguing or any bad calls that I could see....
OMG – Everyone in Tennis Has an Opinion!
Wherever you go in tennis, someone has an opinion that is contrary to everyone else's. And now it's Me versus Vic Braden! I just finished a short video on how NOT to serve and volley, with myself as the prime example. Shows how the the service toss and not taking...
Tennis Recording – Camera Height
How is the quality and usefulness of the video affected by the height of the camera? Some mounts, like maybe a gorilla pod, don't necessarily get the camera to the top of the fence. Should you consider this in your purchase of a camera mount for tennis? We think so,...
Camera Conclusions
While we haven't tried all cameras, but we HAVE spent many hours scanning for the best cameras at an affordable price. The main drawbacks to existing camcorders when it comes to recording tennis matches is either the lack of battery power or the inability to record at...
The Camera Part II
Okay, onto “wireless cameras”. Careful though, as some cameras claim to be WiFi when all they really do is copy files to your computer. Why is WiFi such a great thing for filming tennis matches? Well, just from consulting your smartphone, you can do the following:...
How to Film a Tennis Match – Part 1 The Camera
Part 1: The Camera Filming a tennis match can be a challenge to say the least. What camera to use, where to position it, what exactly to record, etc. The purpose of this series of posts is to take a brief look at all of these elements, starting with what camera to...