Testing: Pan shots and use of the Sun

We decided to test some basic filming using two cameras and a tripod to see the effect which this had. We selected a camera used primarily for still shots but has a recording feature along with a video recorder. We anticipated the video recorder would provide a clearer, more professional shot but decided to test this anyway. We used a tripod to try and keep the camera still and provide a fluid motion however this was not particularly successful. The video recorder worked better as we suspected and we could therefore use this when shooting our video, however, the overall effect was not as smooth as we had anticipated and would therefore need to conduct some research in how to make this more effective.
We also shot a small section with the sun forming through the trees as this is an effect we would like to use for the opening section of our video. We did not use the tripod here as felt the slight bumpy movements worked well. We particularly liked the glare on the camera due to the sun and would try to recreate this during the scenery shots when no model is involved. 
We plan to shoot in our chosen location, as we have not done this yet and re try these shoots. 

(Filming by Hannah and Rosie; Video by Rosie)