Ghosts appearing on film

From a guest in ME 10/31/04
I've heard that ghosts appear on film even if you can't see them with the naked eye, like if you take a picture then sometimes there is a white blur in it. I've also heard that their voices can be recorded even if you can't hear them normally. I think my house is haunted, and I own a camcorder -- if there are any ghosts that happened to pass by the lens, would they appear when I play back the tape?

RESPONSE:

Ghosts - film and recording voices. These are two common uses for the ghost hunter. It has been our experience here at Eeeek that ghosts do not show up readily on video film as much or as easily as they do on a standard 35mm camera film and/or digital camera. Why is not totally clear - however we have had camcorders running and taken photos with 35mm and digital cameras at the same time and things will show up on the still film but not on the camcorder film. This is not to say it never does show up on the camcorder - because it does and has but it does not seem to be as reliable as the standard camera, digital, and Polaroid SX70.

Recording the voices of a ghost is another area completely. Generally speaking sounds will show up on camcorders when a ghost is present but the clarity of those sounds is just not there. In order to record these voices one should consider using a digital recorder. An analog recorder generally allows too much white noise and makes it difficult to hear and understand what is being said, though many investigators will use an analog system as well as a digital system. These recordings are called EVPs or electronic voice phenomena. Go to a site called Ghost Pixs, they have a large number of EVPs on their site as a result of their numerous investigations. The link is: http://ghostpix.com/

Hope this answers your questions! Thanks for writing Eeeek!