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HUTTE
VITA
GENERAL
DESCRIPTION
1.
Hints for Better Shooting
_ Understanding Light and Color
Brightness levels
The single greatest influence on picture quality is the
Unit: lux
Snow-covered mountains
brightness level. Using the following chart as a reference,
Snow fields -
take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with brightness
Sandy beach, clear day in summer
levels to improve your recording.
Clear day, mid-day (100,000)
When to use an ND filter
Clear day, mid-afternoon (35,000)
Exceptionally bright scenes such as sunny days at the
overcast Gay, Amicrlay (Se 000)
- beach in summer or on snow fields in winter will look
"washed out" when recorded. To make these scenes
recorded naturally, an ND filter (set the FILTER selector to
Overcast day, one hour after sunrise (2,000)
the 2 position) is required.
Office lit by fluorescent lamps, near window
(1,000)
Clear day, one hour before sunset (1,000)
Department store counter (500 ~ 700)
Station wicket (650)
Office lit by fluorescent lamps (400 ~ 500)
Room lit by two 30 W fluorescent Jamps (300)
Subway station platform (300)
Arcade at night (150 ~ 200)
Theater lobby (15 ~ 35)
Candle light (10 ~ 15)
Color temperature—how it effects white balance adjustment
Natural light color temperature
Artificial tight color
Clear sky
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Slightly overcast
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Cloudy, rainy cial b>
If the temperature of an
object continues to increase,
it will eventually begin giving
off light. At this time, there is
a fixed relationship between
the object's temperature and
its "light color." The
temperature of the object
radiating the light is
expressed in absolute
temperature (K).
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5,000
Direct sunlight
2hr.
Fluorescent lamp (white)
4,000
White
4,000
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Fluorescent
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lamp (off white)
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Studio lamp
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Halogen lamp
3,500
This is also known as the
color temperature, which in
turn stands for "light color."
As color temperature
increases, the light color
changes from red to yellow to
white to blue.
Time after
sunrise/
before sunset
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Sunrise/sunset
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DXC- 325P (EK)
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