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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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Sharp SCL901 manual Lighting Techniques, After Recording