JVC CAMCORDER

[Forrest lambert]

i had a question for anyone that knows the answer, i have a jvc camcorder 32x zoom, and it has auto and a manuel button, when i have it on manuel it has a slow shutter, how can i make it to where i can film at night and have a good pic?

 

[fplowman]

increasing your shutter speed will give you a brighter picture in low light. The best way to combat low light is 3ccd's at 1/3 size or more. Otherwise your pushing a boulder uphill.

 

[Jason Boggs]

Unless I'm really confused here, I think decreasing the shutter speed will brighten the video up for you in low light situations. The faster a shutter speed fires, the more light that's needed to keep the scene at the proper exposure. Let's say that a shutter speed of 1/120 of a second is the proper exposure for a scene. Now let's slow it down to 1/60 of a second. Now the scene will be too bright because the shutter is firing slower, therefore allowing more light than necessary for the particular scene. The effect will be the opposite with a shutter speed of 1/500 of a second. The scene will now be too dark.

Now, most consumer camcorders are not too hip on producing good video at night. I'm not sure about JVC, but my new Panasonic has a function called MagicPix which gives more light in dark scenes. Does it produce a good image? Not at all...but it will give you usable video if your shooting a tornado at night with lightning illuminating the tornado. Read your users manual and check to see if your particular camcorder has a function similar to this. A similar function is on my older Sony camcorder and it was used to film the Clovis, NM tornado last year.
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