Yah ive used a tripod before and its awesome and sometimes ill free hand it just as long as i dont zoom in its not too shacky. Actually considering everyone i hunt with workers for the city and were a bunch of rednecks surprisingly there is no swearing well thats untill we get some beers into us then its a 18A movie and as long as the person doesnt miss a big buck or bull we should be good. I do want to get a better camcorder though like the ones i seen on the movie Grizzly Man and hopfully the guys i hunt with will put in for the camera cause who knows this could turn out a profit but i shouldnt get to far ahead of myself.