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Appendix
Lighting
For clear, good-quality recording, 500 to
100,000 lux is needed. Recording is possible
with less light, but the picture quality may
suffer. Adequate lighting is also essential for
correct white balance.
Brightness
(Lux)
Blue sky
100,000 Clear day at noon (100,000)
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Clear day at 10 am (65,000)
Clear day at 3 pm (35,000)
Cloudy day at noon (32,000)
Cloudy day at 10 am (25,000)
10,000
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Cloudy day, one hour after sunrise (2,000)
Clear day, one hour before sunset (1,000)
1,000
Fluorescent light near window (1,000)
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Factory floor (700–800)
Sales counter in department store (500–700)
Bowling alley (500)
Library (400–500)
Office with fluorescent lighting (400–500)
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Fluorescent desk lamp (400)
Flashlight at 1 m (250)
100
Shop stairway (100)
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During intermission at movie theatre (15–35)
Cigarette lighter at 30 cm (15–20)
Candles on birthday cake at 20 cm (10–15)
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Candlelight
• The figures in the chart are approximations.
Tips on good lighting
In most outdoor, daytime scenes, natural
lighting is adequate for home videos. Indoors,
however, artificial lighting is usually required.
Video lights with halogen lamps provide the
most natural artificial light over a long operating
life.
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Situation (Lux)
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Cleaning
• Many plastic parts are used in the camcorder
casing. Do not use thinners, benzenes or
other strong chemical cleaners. These may
cause discoloration and damage to the
casing.
• Clean the casing with a soft, dry cloth. If the
casing is particularly dirty, wipe the casing
with a tightly wrung cloth dampened with a
diluted, neutral detergent. Then wipe it again
with a soft, dry cloth.
• Use a soft cloth to wipe finger marks and
other soiling off the LCD screen.
• Use a soft cloth, or compressed air and lens
paper designed for photographic lenses to
clean the lens and the viewfinder eyepiece.
Using Your Camcorder Abroad
Television signal standards and electrical
voltages and frequencies vary substantially
from country to country. When you are abroad,
check the sections below before using the AC
adapter or connecting the camcorder to a TV.
AC Adapter/Battery Charger
(Supplied Accessory)
The supplied AC adapter is compatible with
50 Hz and 60 Hz electrical systems in the
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range of 110 V to 240 V AC.
Television Signal Standards
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In any country, you can always watch the video
picture by using the LCD monitor or the
viewfinder. However, if you want to watch the
picture on a TV screen, the TV must be PAL
system compatible. PAL is used in the following
countries:
Germany, Great Britain, Sweden, Denmark,
Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Spain,
Holland, Finland, Portugal, Norway,
Hong Kong, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand,
Singapore, Kuwait, China, etc.