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  shooting in low light with the 700u

  Posted by Mitch Hardison on July 12, 2010 at 2:05 am

  I had a lot of trouble tonight getting a clear shot in some low light situations. I am filming 720p 24fps. Any tips on the settings I should use to get a good picture in low light with this camera?

  Mitch Hardison replied 15 years, 9 months ago 2 Members · 5 Replies
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  Ryan Mast

  July 12, 2010 at 2:06 pm

  How dark is it? What kind of environment are you shooting in?

  This camera isn’t great in low light. Add some light.

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  Mitch Hardison

  July 12, 2010 at 3:20 pm

  I will upload a few short clips of the footage tonight so that you can see what my problems are. Thanks a lot Ryan
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  Mitch Hardison

  July 13, 2010 at 12:14 pm

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXBKa7iC20Q
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  Ryan Mast

  July 14, 2010 at 8:03 pm

  How much color correction are you doing with these shots? How high is your gain? How much light are you using?

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  Meteor Tower Films
  We make music videos, design video for live theater, and build interesting contraptions.
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  Mitch Hardison

  July 15, 2010 at 2:45 am

  no color correction and in the really low light shots I put the gain all the way up, 18 i think. I shot a play tonight under good stage lights and the footage looks great. You were right when you said these cameras aren’t that good in low light.

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