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Advanced Shooting

Lighting Techniques

When you use your camcorder, there are normaly only two main recording environments.

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

-You will be shooting 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(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

Normal recording.

On a gloomy day, an hour after the sunrise.

2,000

Office with fluorescent lighting near

1,000

 

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

Video light recommended.

Arcade at night.

150 to 200

Video light required.

Candle light.

10 to 15

 

 

 

 

After Shooting

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

2.If you want to protect the tape against accidental erasing, move the red tab on the cassette over the hole.

3.Set the POWER switch to OFF.

4.Close the LENS cover.

5.Remove the BATTERY PACK from the camcorder.

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