100
000
_---_‘-__--
10,000
--_--_-__-
1,000
----------
100
--_--_--_-
10
10,000
9,000
8,000
7,000
6,500
6,000
5,500
5,000
4,500
3,500
3,200
2,800
2,500
2,000
Blue
sky
Clear day at noon (100,000)
___--_--_-__-_--_--_-__-__-_--
Clear day at 10 am (65,000)
Clear day at 3 pm (35,000)
Cloudy day at noon (32,000)
Cloudy day at
IO
am (25,000)
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Cloudy day, one hour after sunrise (2,000)
Clear day, one hour before sunset (1,000)
Fluorescent light near window (1,000)
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Reference
1
Lighting is not only one of the most important areas
in producing home videos, but also one of the most
overlooked Good lighting can often mean the
difference between a great picture and a poor one
Lighting is also essential for correct white balance.
Factory floor (700-800)
Sales counter in department store (500-700)
Bowling alley (500)
Library
(400-500)
Offlce
with
fluorescent
llghtlng
(400-500)
Fluorescent desk lamp (400)
Flashlight at
1
m (250)
In most outdoor, daytime scenes, natural lighting is
adequate for home videos. indoors, the situation
becomes more complicated. Artificial lighting is
required, and halogen lamps provide the most
natural artificial light while maintaining a constant
colour temperature over a long operating life.
Shop stairway (100)
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During
IntermIssIon
at
movie
theatre
(15
35)
Cigarette
lighter
al 30 cm (15 20)
Candles on blrthday cake at 20 cm
(10
15)
Good lighting is difficult to achieve. There are many
problems waiting to catch the unwary. Simply
mounting one light or several lights on either side of
the
VIEWCAM
will only make your subject look flat
and two-dimensional. To make a subject more
interesting, use the lighting to model your subject
and to add or create emphasis in a scene.
CandlelIght
Notes:
l The figures in the charts are approximations
l The auto
whtte
balance operates automatlcally
wlthtn
the
range of “AUTO” shown
tn
the chart However,
it
will
satlsfactonly operate from
2,500K
up to
8,00OK,
although
the picture may take on a red or blue tint
Clear day
Cloudy day
Rainy day
Daylight fluorescent
light
Camera flashbulb
Blue photolamp
White
fluorescent
light
Off-white fluorescent light
Tungsten photolamp
Halogen lamp
Tungsten lamp
Iodine lamp
Acetylene lamp
Kerosene lamp
Candlelight
Blue
White
Yellow
Red
For clear, good-quality recording, 500 to 100,000 lux
is needed. Recording is also possible with less
light, but the picture quality may suffer. Adequate
lighting is also essential for correct white balance.
Lighting indicator (“LIGHT”)
When the “LIGHT” indicator appears on the monitor,
it means that there is not enough illumination for
recording. Either move to a brighter location, or
supply more light. You can also use the Gain-up
mode for recording (see page 40).
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