Sharp VL-E41X User Manual

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 10 am (25,000)
Cloudy day, one hour after sunrise (2,000)
Clear day, one hour before sunset (1,000)
Fluorescent light near window (1,000)
Factory floor (700-800)
Sales counter in department store (500-700)
Bowling alley (500)
Library (400-500)
Office with fluorescent lighting (400-500)
Fluorescent desk lamp (400)
Flashlight at 1 m (250)
Shop stairway (100)
During intermission at movie theatre (15-35)
Cigarette lighter at 30 cm (15-20)
Candles on brrthday cake at 20 cm (10-15)
Candlelight
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
LIGHTING
For clear, good-quality recording, 500 to 100,000 lux
is needed. Recording is also possible with less
light, but the picture quality ma9 suffer. Adequate
lighting is also essential for correct white balance.
Reference
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 dif-
ference between a great picture and a poor one.
Lighting is also essential for correct white balance.
In most outdoor, daytime scenes, natural lighting is
adequate for home videos. Indoors, the situation
becomes more complicated. Artificial lighting is re-
quired, and halogen lamps provide the most natural
artificial light while maintaining a constant colour
temperature over a long operating life.
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 inter-
esting, use the lighting to model your subject and to
add or create emphasis in a scene.
Notes:
l The figures in the charts are approximations.
l The auto white balance operates automatically within the
range of “AUTO” shown in the chart. However, it will sat-
isfactorily operate from 2,500K up to 8,00OK, although the
picture may take on a red or blue tint.
Lighting indicator (“LIGHT”)
When the “LIGHT” indicator appears on the monitor,
it means that there is not enough illumination for re-
cording. Either move to a brighter location, or sup-
ply more light. You can also use the Gain-up mode
for recording (see page 33).
LIGHT
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Sharp VL-E41X Specifications

General

Brand	Sharp
Model	VL-E41X
Category	Camcorder
Language	English