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I have a camcorder I bought for â¬235 in 2011 which is 10MP. Indoors it is always grainy and fuzzy except in some very bright lighting. Outdoors it's better. Are there any camcorders available that are sharp indoors and in low light/dark environments and have little/no visible noise/grain?
My camcorder only has ISO controls for photographs and not video. It has a "Night mode" and white balance but no matter what settings I use, I almost always get grainy video indoors even with lights on.
My camcorder is Toshiba Camileo A35.
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Good low-light means large lens filter diameter and large imaging chip. The large lens allows in more light; the large imaging chip can deal with what little light is available. You have already discovered that small lens diameter and small imaging chip doe not behave well. As camcorders increase in price, their lenses get larger - so do the imaging chips... You did not tell us which camcorder you are currently using, but at your price point, I would guess 30mm filter diameter and 1/6" single imaging chip. or you are using a digital still camera (maybe even a bridge camera) that happens to capture video as a secondary "convenience feature".
For low-light conditions, at a minimum, I use my Sony HDR-FX1. This was replaced by the HDR-FX1000. 72mm filter diameter lens and 1/3" 3CCD imaging chip. If it is really dark, then Panasonic AG-HVX200 with 82mm filter diameter and 1/3" 3CCD imaging chip works well... above this they start to get expensive.
If these cameras are too expensive, you have an alternative... learn to shoot "day for night". ADD light during video capture
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MaC44MU4iw
and use a decent video editor...
Good low-light means large lens filter diameter and large imaging chip. The large lens allows in more light; the large imaging chip can deal with what little light is available. You have already discovered that small lens diameter and small imaging chip doe not behave well. As camcorders increase in price, their lenses get larger - so do the imaging chips... You did not tell us which camcorder you are currently using, but at your price point, I would guess 30mm filter diameter and 1/6" single imaging chip. or you are using a digital still camera (maybe even a bridge camera) that happens to capture video as a secondary "convenience feature".
For low-light conditions, at a minimum, I use my Sony HDR-FX1. This was replaced by the HDR-FX1000. 72mm filter diameter lens and 1/3" 3CCD imaging chip. If it is really dark, then Panasonic AG-HVX200 with 82mm filter diameter and 1/3" 3CCD imaging chip works well... above this they start to get expensive.
If these cameras are too expensive, you have an alternative... learn to shoot "day for night". ADD light during video capture
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MaC44MU4iw
and use a decent video editor...
Camcorder that works good in low light?
Bob
ok so im making a video but it takes place at night. it dosent need to be in hd, but it needs to be able to work really good in low light. any suggestions?
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here is the truth , the low light is basically the ability to use light in the lens so realistically you need a camera which has a big lens , and iris , also you need settings to allow the phisical ability to raise the iso which is essentially wings that open up to allow light in , the other is electronic power , the ability to electronically have noise reduction filters to reduce the low light film huz , and the ability for the camera to electronically raise it's cmos through electronic light stability and software stability to maintain it.
the only realistically affordable camera's are the dslr canon t2i or t3i , or the gopro hero2 which has the best ability to use low light in a cheaper fixed lens option .. a lot is on how you use the lens features
here is the truth , the low light is basically the ability to use light in the lens so realistically you need a camera which has a big lens , and iris , also you need settings to allow the phisical ability to raise the iso which is essentially wings that open up to allow light in , the other is electronic power , the ability to electronically have noise reduction filters to reduce the low light film huz , and the ability for the camera to electronically raise it's cmos through electronic light stability and software stability to maintain it.
the only realistically affordable camera's are the dslr canon t2i or t3i , or the gopro hero2 which has the best ability to use low light in a cheaper fixed lens option .. a lot is on how you use the lens features
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