Lighting - RCA ProV712 User Manual

Lighting

500 to 100,000 lux of light is best for clear, good-
quality recordings. Though recording is possible with
less light, insufficient lighting can result in poor
picture quality.
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
difference 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
required, and halogen lamps provide the most
natural artificial light while maintaining a constant
color temperature over a long period.
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 Camcorder will only make your subject look flat
and two-dimensional. To make a subject more
interesting, use lighting to model your subject and to
add or create emphasis in a scene.
Notes
The figures in the charts are approximations.
The auto white balance operates automatically
within the range of "AUTO" shown in the chart.
However, it will satisfactorily operate from 2,500 K
up to 8,000 K, although the picture may take on a
red or blue tint.
18
Brightness
(Lux)
Blue sky
100,000 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)
10,000
Cloudy day at 10 am (25,000)
Cloudy day, one hour after sunrise (2,000)
Clear day, one hour before sunset (1,000)
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)
100
Fluorescent desk lamp (400)
Flashlight at 3 ft (1 m) (250)
Shop stairway (100)
During intermission at movie theater (15-35)
Cigarette lighter at 1 ft (30 cm) (15-20)
Candles on birthday cake at 8 inches (20 cm)
(10-15)
10
Candlelight
Color Tem-
perature
Situation
(degrees
Kelvin)
10,000 Clear day
9,000
8,000 Cloudy day
7,000 Rainy day
6,500 Daylight fluorescent light
6,000 Camera flashbulb
5,500
5,000 Blue photolamp
4,500 White fluorescent light
3,500 Off-white fluorescent light
Tungsten photolamp
3,200 Halogen lamp
2,800 Tungsten lamp
lodine lamp
2,500 Acetylene lamp
Kerosene lamp
2,000 Candlelight
Situation (Lux)
White
Color Balance
Range
Blue
U
White
O
Yellow
Red
A
T