Using Special Effects on Your Video Camera

If you plan on editing your video on your computer, DO NOT use the special effects (fades, dissolves, wipes, etc.) built into your video camera. You can easily add these special effects using your video editing software. You will be able to better control where these effects are placed and be able to time them better if you are adding music to your video.

I used to love to use the special effects on my video camera. However, I usually ended up cutting a lot of it out and wasted a lot of good footage.