Many of the MiniDV camera lenses, especially those with image stabilization, tend to drift out of focus after a few minutes. This added to the fact that it is hard to judge whether you are in focus when you are looking at a small monitor on set.

This means that even professional lenses can be tricky to judge focus by. You may not be able to tell a shot is actually soft (out of focus) when you are making edit decisions from a small monitor during editing.

A slightly soft shot may pass the editor, but it may not be acceptable once it’s seen on the big screen. Make sure your shots