Best settings for low light? at DVinfo.net

Tanner Stevens · December 24th, 2007, 03:03 PM

I was doing some test shots in low light, and the picture was very grainy, and it seemed to be that way on most of the other settings. I tried it with the auto gain control on and off. So what do you guys think are the best settings for low/bad lighting?

Bill Pryor · December 24th, 2007, 05:58 PM

It takes light to take pictures. Make sure your ND filter is off, that your gain is at zero db, and don't use a setting that presses the blacks. If you can't get a good exposure, there are two options--(1) add light, (2) raise the gain and get grain.

Miguel Lombana · December 25th, 2007, 04:16 PM

This has been discussed in the past, here is a good thread with some preset possibilities that you might try. Again GAIN = GRAIN so anything above +6db of GAIN and you're going to introduce noise, I have my gain presets at -3, 0 and +6 and when I want great night scenes I used the preset from Wolfgang discussed in the post below, or I turn on more light.

http://dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=84442

Dave Stern · December 25th, 2007, 11:01 PM

add gain and also increase NR 2 setting (noise reduction) 2... I've found the second of the two noise reduction settings to help in low light

Wolfgang Winne · December 30th, 2007, 06:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Miguel Lombana

This has been discussed in the past, here is a good thread with some preset possibilities that you might try. Again GAIN = GRAIN so anything above +6db of GAIN and you're going to introduce noise, I have my gain presets at -3, 0 and +6 and when I want great night scenes I used the preset from Wolfgang discussed in the post below, or I turn on more light.

http://dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=84442

Thats my old presets..... the new presets (DSC Chart & Vectorscope) is here: http://www.fxsupport.de/02_Canon_XH_A1.html#presets

C.J. Daniel · December 30th, 2007, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Wolfgang Winne

Thats my old presets..... the new presets (DSC Chart & Vectorscope) is here: http://www.fxsupport.de/02_Canon_XH_A1.html#presets

Wow, I would love to read that whole blog, unfortunately my German is only good enough to find the bathroom, order beer and wine and call someone a pig-dog.

Wolfgang Winne · December 30th, 2007, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by C.J. Daniel

Wow, I would love to read that whole blog, unfortunately my German is only good enough to find the bathroom, order beer and wine and call someone a pig-dog.

In Babelfish-english:
http://babelfish.altavista.com/babel...e/aktuell.html

December 24th, 2007, 03:03 PM	#1
Tanner Stevens New Boot Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Dublin, Ohio Posts: 6	Best settings for low light? I was doing some test shots in low light, and the picture was very grainy, and it seemed to be that way on most of the other settings. I tried it with the auto gain control on and off. So what do you guys think are the best settings for low/bad lighting?

December 25th, 2007, 04:16 PM	#3
Miguel Lombana Major Player Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Litchfield Park, AZ (W/of Phoenix) Posts: 502	This has been discussed in the past, here is a good thread with some preset possibilities that you might try. Again GAIN = GRAIN so anything above +6db of GAIN and you're going to introduce noise, I have my gain presets at -3, 0 and +6 and when I want great night scenes I used the preset from Wolfgang discussed in the post below, or I turn on more light. http://dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=84442 __________________ Miguel Lombana http://www.miguellombana.com & http://www.phoenixhamradio.com

December 24th, 2007, 05:58 PM	#2
Bill Pryor Contributor Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 4,449	It takes light to take pictures. Make sure your ND filter is off, that your gain is at zero db, and don't use a setting that presses the blacks. If you can't get a good exposure, there are two options--(1) add light, (2) raise the gain and get grain.

December 25th, 2007, 11:01 PM	#4
Dave Stern Major Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Northern New Jersey Posts: 391	add gain and also increase NR 2 setting (noise reduction) 2... I've found the second of the two noise reduction settings to help in low light