Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200 User Manual page 185

There are many different lighting solutions available now using high
efficiency LED's. Many have variable dimming facility and are well color
corrected. "High end" video lighting is very expensive and is not
necessary in most of our amateur needs.
If you are considering investing in professional grade lighting you will
soon find the cost of these lights becoming more expensive than the
FZ200 camera.
Using the portable 160 LED units now available at £33 in the UK you will
find you have enough light for video production as they can produce
900lux at 1 metre, 240lux at 2metre and 120lux at 4 metres.
You will still have to perform a "manual white balance set" operation to
achieve better color rendition with all of the light sources shown.
With the FZ200 in manual video mode to achieve a good exposure level
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using ISO 100 and f2.8 1/30 sec shutter speed requires 300 lux. All the
units shown on the previous page (lux measured at 1 metre) will provide
this level of illumination at distances of 1 metre (many will exceed this
allowing you to move the lights further back, diffuse or dim them if they
have that facility)
Using ISO 2000 and the same aperture and shutter speed the camera
will record video with as little as 20 lux.
There will be some video noise.
By using manual focus, which enables lower shutter speeds, you can
reduce the ISO to achieve better image quality – providing there is no
subject movement which will cause blurring at these reduced shutter
speeds.
Lighting safety
Remember the tungsten halogen lamps run extremely hot and care
should be exercised when using these lamps indoors. Keep away from
flammable materials and allow the fixtures to fully cool down before
handling to avoid personal injury.
LED lights (particularly the high intensity "Cree" LED) have extreme
brightness levels and when used as video lights on top of the camera
may cause retina damage if your subject stares into the light.
Try to avoid the lights being "on axis" with the camera lens to avoid such
situations if you can.
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