Samsung SC-L610-XAA - Manual (Page 55)

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Advanced Recording
Lighting Techniques
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.
✤ When you use your camcorder, there are only two possible recording environments.
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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 Brightness (lux) Recommendations
◆ Snow-covered mountains or fields. 100,000 ND filter recommended.
◆ Sandy beach on a hot summer’s day. 100,000 ″
◆ On a sunny day in the middle of the afternoon. 35,000 Normal recording.
◆ On a gloomy day, an hour after the sunrise. 2,000 ″
◆ Office with fluorescent lighting near 1,000 ″
to a window.
◆ On a sunny day, an hour before the sunset. 1,000 ″
◆ Department store counter. 500 to 700 ″
◆ Room lit by two 30W fluorescent lights. 300 Video light recommended.
◆ Arcade at night. 150 to 200 Video light required.
◆ Candle light. 10 to 15 ″
After Recording