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Anyone have any tips for recording video in low light situation?
I have an HTC EVO 3D and I also have a Nikon Coolpix camera.
I don't know which one produces better video in low light.
Even though one is a cell phone and the other is a camera, they both produce equally great video in the light.
Which is better for recording in the dark?
Any suggestions for settings I should have the camera on or anything?
Answer
Add light.
Small lens diameter and small imaging chips in the video capture devices you listed cannot capture "good video" under poor lighting conditions. When lighting is poor and a still image is captured, both units have a flash to provide adequate light - if the flash is not used or blocked, the captured image is poor. With video it is similar, but rather than a flash of light, a consistent light source is needed.
As the various cameras and camcorders increase in price the lens gets wider and the imaging chip gets larger. These are the main reasons they can behave better under poor lighting conditions. As you have found, when there is light, your video capture items work fine. This is basically the same with ANY camera. If there is enough light, it will record great video.
The only thing you can add to the cameras or environment is light.
Add light.
Small lens diameter and small imaging chips in the video capture devices you listed cannot capture "good video" under poor lighting conditions. When lighting is poor and a still image is captured, both units have a flash to provide adequate light - if the flash is not used or blocked, the captured image is poor. With video it is similar, but rather than a flash of light, a consistent light source is needed.
As the various cameras and camcorders increase in price the lens gets wider and the imaging chip gets larger. These are the main reasons they can behave better under poor lighting conditions. As you have found, when there is light, your video capture items work fine. This is basically the same with ANY camera. If there is enough light, it will record great video.
The only thing you can add to the cameras or environment is light.
What are the ideal settings to record great video in low light conditions on my Canon Vixia HG20 camera?
Raj
Love my Canon Vixia HG20 - except low-light is less than superior. Any suggestions would be approciated.
Answer
Rick is correct.
There is no consumer-grade camcorder that does well in "low light". The lenses and imaging chips are too small.
If you stay with that camcorder, then the suggestion is to turn on lights or use a video light.
If you need good low-light performance, then you must use a camcorder with bigger lenses and imaging chips (preferably in a 3-chip - CCD or CMOS - array). Big lenses allow more light in; big imaging chips do more with less light. Big glass and big chips are expensive - but the low light behavior is what draws the prosumer and professional users to them. If inexpensive consumer cams did well in low-light, the pros would be using them.
Rick is correct.
There is no consumer-grade camcorder that does well in "low light". The lenses and imaging chips are too small.
If you stay with that camcorder, then the suggestion is to turn on lights or use a video light.
If you need good low-light performance, then you must use a camcorder with bigger lenses and imaging chips (preferably in a 3-chip - CCD or CMOS - array). Big lenses allow more light in; big imaging chips do more with less light. Big glass and big chips are expensive - but the low light behavior is what draws the prosumer and professional users to them. If inexpensive consumer cams did well in low-light, the pros would be using them.
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