low light filming with gl2 at DVinfo.net

Eddie Pelfrey · November 14th, 2005, 08:55 PM

im sure there are other posts on this but my searches keep bringing up a blank page.

We film hunting and fishing videos alot of the time the hunting footage is in low light even when i can see plainly the camera is still completely black what can i do to correct this?

Eddie
Reality Outdoors

Colin Rayner · November 14th, 2005, 10:40 PM

Try here
http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=54191

Dale Guthormsen · November 15th, 2005, 09:34 AM

Eddie,

The simplest way to deal with low light on the gl2 is to set it to TV mode. then set the speed down to 30 or th of a second and you will likley be just fine, you will be able to tell what speed is best.
Saturday I was shooting some footage on an overcast day as the sun set. A friend was shooting with his digital nikon slr and having to use a strobe.
I called him over to look at the exposure in my gl2 and he could not believe it. I viewed this footage last night and it is outstanding.
There may be a camera better for low light, but it can't be that much better. the gl2 is just fine.

Gus

Eddie Pelfrey · November 15th, 2005, 10:20 AM

How is it that the low end cameras ( i have a high 8 camera) will shoot in almost completely dark and the better camera have such a hard time with this. I am at no means a pro. but while editing both there really seams to be very little differance in picture quality?

Eddie

Graham Bernard · November 15th, 2005, 02:53 PM

Dale? Fly that past me again? The TV ( Time Value ) mode is good for low light. This is because you get to vary . .what? What happens if something strays into shot? Does it strobe too?

Now THIS is a new one - no sarcasm here! Just learnt another option.

Grazie

November 14th, 2005, 08:55 PM	#1
Eddie Pelfrey Regular Crew Join Date: May 2003 Location: LEANDER, TEXAS Posts: 79	low light filming with gl2 im sure there are other posts on this but my searches keep bringing up a blank page. We film hunting and fishing videos alot of the time the hunting footage is in low light even when i can see plainly the camera is still completely black what can i do to correct this? Eddie Reality Outdoors

November 14th, 2005, 10:40 PM	#2
Colin Rayner Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Geraldine, NEW ZEALAND Posts: 88	Try here http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=54191 __________________ "We don't have any money, so we will have to think" Ernest Rutherford

November 15th, 2005, 09:34 AM	#3
Dale Guthormsen Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 3,048	low light Eddie, The simplest way to deal with low light on the gl2 is to set it to TV mode. then set the speed down to 30 or th of a second and you will likley be just fine, you will be able to tell what speed is best. Saturday I was shooting some footage on an overcast day as the sun set. A friend was shooting with his digital nikon slr and having to use a strobe. I called him over to look at the exposure in my gl2 and he could not believe it. I viewed this footage last night and it is outstanding. There may be a camera better for low light, but it can't be that much better. the gl2 is just fine. Gus

November 15th, 2005, 10:20 AM	#4
Eddie Pelfrey Regular Crew Join Date: May 2003 Location: LEANDER, TEXAS Posts: 79	GL2 Low light How is it that the low end cameras ( i have a high 8 camera) will shoot in almost completely dark and the better camera have such a hard time with this. I am at no means a pro. but while editing both there really seams to be very little differance in picture quality? Eddie

November 15th, 2005, 02:53 PM	#5
Graham Bernard Old Boot Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: London UK Posts: 3,633	Woah! Any examples you care to share? Dale? Fly that past me again? The TV ( Time Value ) mode is good for low light. This is because you get to vary . .what? What happens if something strays into shot? Does it strobe too? Now THIS is a new one - no sarcasm here! Just learnt another option. Grazie