Lighting Techniques - Samsung SCL540 Owner's Instruction Manual

Lighting Techniques

When you use your camcorder, there are only two possible recording environments.
- You will be recording outdoors (Normal recording or through an ND(Neutral Density) filter).
- You will be recording indoors (Video light recommended or required).
The single greatest influence on picture quality is the level of brightness, measured in lux.
The following table lists a few common situations, the corresponding level of brightness and any asso-
ciated recommendations.
Situations
Snow-covered mountains or fields.
Sandy beach on a hot summer's day.
On a sunny day in the middle of the afternoon.
On a gloomy day, an hour after the sunrise.
Office with fluorescent lighting near
to a window.
On a sunny day, an hour before the sunset.
Department store counter.
Room lit by two 30W fluorescent lights.
Arcade at night.
Candle light.
After Recording
1. Eject the tape that you have recorded. (see page 26)
2. If you want to protect accidental erasure of the tape you have recorded, push the red tab on the cas-
sette.
3. Set the POWER switch to OFF.
4. Close the LENS cover.
5. Remove the BATTERY PACK from the camcorder.
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Brightness Recommendations(lux)
100,000 ND filter recommended.
100,000
35,000 Normal recording.
2,000
1,000
1,000
500 to 700
300 Video light recommended.
150 to 200 Video light required
10 to 15