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Yes, they do.

They all must use different types of cameras. I noticed when I was flipping through the channels that "As the World Turns" has such different lighting effects than "One Life to Live." It's crazy! In my opinion, B&B, Y&R, and ATWT all have similar shooting styles and cameras--there isn't much of a contrast among those soaps.

Guiding Light is using handheld camcorders and actually films outside/not in a studio.

I assume the network has certain cameras, etc.

Almost all the soaps now are doing more outdoor scenes and they use a different lens for these shots.

Guiding Light is using Hand held camera, filming on location/real blds and use studio sets very little.

AMC was using handheld camera but I think they now use both handheld and regular tv cameras

They used to when I was in school and had seldom time to watch them: new characters had come aboard, old characters had went or been replaced marriages had been broken up, new couples, and their children had either been replaced or SORAed.

Some times they do..