Every year I try to record the Christmas light displays in my neighborhood with my digital video camera, but every year my recordings don't come out very well. They either come out blurry or shaky or with too much contrast (in other words, you can see the lights but nothing else). Any tips? Thanks guys, you rock!
2006-12-21 07:04:48 · 2 answers · asked by Conrad 4 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Camcorders
Well it sounds like youve been recording in auto. Give manual a try (if you have the functions) and adjust shutter speed at its lowest to 1/15 (most cams go down to 1/60 in manual), and then tweak your aperture and gain to get a good picture. Unfortunately, "high contrast" as you called it, is pretty much inevitable, unless you have a pro cam with 1/3 inch CCDs, so depending on how much detail you want to see where, you can expose for the lights, or for the surrounding areas, but you wont get a perfect exposure for both, only one at a time. Also, be aware that high levels of gain will increase noise. Hope this helps!
2006-12-21 14:49:41 · answer #1 · answered by evilgenius4930 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-28 02:28:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋