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I know that the typical video camera can be pretty intimidating for some people, especially when there are so many buttons, switches, and dials. So I want to just start off by going over what some of these things are. While the style and exact combination of buttons would differ from camera to camera, for the most part all Prosumer video cameras have roughly the same group of buttons, often in the same general location on the camera. Now I am not going to go over every single button, but I will cover all the most commonly used buttons, and if you're not sure about some of the terms and concepts I use in this movie like, Phantom Power or Gain, no worries, I am going to explain what all of these things are and how to use them throughout the rest of this course. Right now, I'm just going over where the buttons are and giving you a short explanation of what they do. Starting with the right side of the camera, you'll find the hand grip and in the thumb position of the hand grip would be…

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