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Advanced Shooting
Lighting Techniques
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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When you use your camcorder, there are normaly only two main recording environments.
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You will be shooting outdoors (Normal recording or through an ND(Neutral Density) filter).
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You will be shooting indoors (Video light recommended or required).
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The single greatest influence on picture quality is the level of brightness, measured in lux.
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The following table lists a few common situations, the corresponding level of brightness and
any associated recommendations.
Situations
Brightness(lux)
Recommendations
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Snow-covered mountains or fields.
100,000
ND filter recommended.
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Sandy beach on a hot summer’s day.
100,000
²
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On a sunny day in the middle of the afternoon.
35,000
Normal recording.
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On a gloomy day, an hour after the sunrise.
2,000
²
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Office with fluorescent lighting near
1,000
²
to a window.
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On a sunny day, an hour before the sunset.
1,000
²
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Department store counter.
500 to 700
²
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Room lit by two 30W fluorescent lights.
300
Video light recommended.
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Arcade at night.
150 to 200
Video light required.
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Candle light.
10 to 15
²
After Shooting
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