Normally, however, the work of the combat camera operators is rarely seen.
The combat camera swings suddenly, picturing the scene from behind the men below.
In addition to my duty as a combat artist I also carry the designation of combat camera officer.
The footage, shot by combat camera units, was rushed back to base for processing and editing before being forwarded to the Pentagon for review by the high command.
The answer: a combat camera crew that, though trained for battle, wield Sony PD 150's along with its rifles, documenting military operations in high-resolution digital video.
Sometimes, for the members of the combat camera crew, the roles of soldier and documentarian come into conflict, Sergeant Wooten said.
Filmed with a five-man combat camera crew using 35-millimeter hand-held Eyemo newsreel cameras in the midst of gunfire, its camera angles are low and from the ground.
Sony PD 150's are the same cameras many photojournalists use, but some combat camera operators, like the one who shot Mr. Hussein's medical exam, still manage to give their video a raw, low-fi look.
Having suffered a PR battering from viral video clips showing its soldiers in an unflattering light, the Israel Defence Forces are firing back with a combat camera unit trained to show their version of the story.
Fisch, who served in a combat camera group in the Pacific during the Vietnam War, shows a snippet of a two-way interview he filmed for his project, about the children of military parents.
