# Recording Video... what tips do you have?

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**Created:** [April 29, 2024, 2:33am UTC](https://pyro-nation.com/t/recording-video-what-tips-do-you-have/95 "2024-04-29T02:33:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Evolution2001](https://pyro-nation.com/letter_avatar/evolution2001/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@Evolution2001](https://pyro-nation.com/u/Evolution2001)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2024, 2:33am UTC](https://pyro-nation.com/t/recording-video-what-tips-do-you-have/95/1 "2024-04-29T02:33:58Z")

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Many of us record our shows or the shows that we go to.  
What hardware do you use to ensure that you get a good recording? What settings do you use?  
If you use a phone, are you using the native video app or a 3rd party app?

I have tried DSLR’s and phones. Most recently I used a GoPro-like camera called the Akaso Brave 7 LE.  
I literally just used it last night for the first time to record pyro. I haven’t yet had a chance to look at the footage. Admittedly, the GoPros _seem_ to record pyro flawlessly, albeit with a bit of fisheye due to the wideangle setting. I’m wondering if they are set to “Full Auto” mode or if people are manually setting settings.

The primary tip that I have, regardless of what you are recoding with, is “TURN OFF AUTO FOCUS!” Many a recording of mine were ruined because of auto-focus trying to figure out what exactly it should be focusing on. And inevitably, a portion of the show just looks like big ol’ bokeh dots…until it figures out that’s not the proper focus. So yeah, **Tip #1: Turn Off Auto Focus.**

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**Author:** ![FuseJJ](https://pyro-nation.com/letter_avatar/fusejj/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@FuseJJ](https://pyro-nation.com/u/FuseJJ)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2024, 4:25pm UTC](https://pyro-nation.com/t/recording-video-what-tips-do-you-have/95/2 "2024-06-01T16:25:14Z")

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One of our displays from 2016, just as the drone laws were becoming more strict. My friend George did the choreography & product selection, I’m not that gifted, especially pre-proline. The drone operator did a great job with some (now) old tech, a Phantom 1 with a GoPro on gimbal. I really like his changes in view, both angle and moving closer and farther away. A different perspective on filming a display.

[https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/9kjrvtj2gx7iapm/Valley%20View%20Fireworks%20Show%206-25-16%20drone%20Youtube%20Quality.mp4?dl=0](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/9kjrvtj2gx7iapm/Valley%20View%20Fireworks%20Show%206-25-16%20drone%20Youtube%20Quality.mp4?dl=0)