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Advanced Recording
Lighting Techniques
1. Eject the tape that you have recorded. (see page 25)
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 BATTERYPACK from the camcorder.
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.
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 (lux) Recommendations
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 of the afternoon. 35,000
On a gloomy day, an hour after the sunrise. 2,000
Office with fluorescent lighting near 1,000 Normal recording.
to a window.
On a sunny day, an hour before the sunset. 1,000
Department store counter. 500 to 700
Room lit by two 30W fluorescent lights. 300 _
Arcade at night. 150 to 200
Candle light. 10 to 15 _
After Recording