Sharp SCL901 manual Lighting Techniques, After Recording

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Advanced Recording

Lighting Techniques

✤When you use your camcorder, there are only two possible recording environments.

-You will be recording outdoors (Normal recording or through an ND(Neutral Density) filter).

-You will be recording indoors (Video light recommended or required).

✤The single greatest influence on picture quality is the level of brightness, measured in lux.

✤The following table lists a few common situations, the corresponding level of brightness and any associated recommendations.

	Situations	Brightness	Recommendations
		(lux)
◆ Snow-covered mountains or fields.		100,000	ND filter recommended.
◆ Sandy beach on a hot summer’s day		100,000
◆ On a sunny day in the middle		35,000
	of the afternoon.
◆ On a gloomy day, an hour		2,000
	after the sunrise.
◆	Office with fluorescent	1,000	Normal recording.
	lighting near to a window.
◆ On a sunny day, an hour		1,000
	before the sunset.
◆	Department store counter.	500 to 700
◆ Room lit by two 30W		300	Video light
	fluorescent lights.		recommended.
◆	Arcade at night.	150 to 200	Video light required.
◆	Candle light.	10 to 15

After Recording

1.Eject the tape that you have recorded. (see page 22)

2.If you want to protect accidental erasure of the tape you have recorded, push the red tab on the cassette.

3.Set the POWER switch to OFF.

4.Close the LENS cover.

5.Remove the BATTERY PACK from the camcorder.

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