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Video Recording in Dark Venues

  • 14-05-2012 03:52PM
    #1
    ClutchIt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 709 ✭✭✭


    Hi everyone,

    I'm trying to record some gigs in dark pub venues. My videos keep coming up too dark. I'm using the Zoom Q3-HD video camera. Can someone recommend what lighting I should use?

    I was originally looking at video camera lights, then stage lights, now back to video cam lights....

    I am a complete beginner so any help would be greatly appreciated.

    I know this is for photography but I can't find a video forum....

    Thanks again.


Comments

  • #2
    Logie-1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 278 ✭✭Logie-1


    If no one here can help you try the Audio-Video editing thread,click arts then 5th one down.


  • #3
    Zillah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,371 ✭✭✭✭Zillah


    When you say dark, how dark?
    What subject are you shooting?
    Does that camera give you manual ISO control? (or to get right down to basics, are you opening the aperture all the way?)

    Depending on the circumstances you might need to haul in some 800w lights (they can be rented fairly cheaply by the day from somewhere like Filmbase), or you might get away with bumping the iso.

    I'm not familiar with the Zoom Q3-HD, but looking at the specs, design and price I'd say you're not gonna have much luck in the dark. A high grade DSLR will have much better low light functionality.


  • #4
    ClutchIt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 709 ✭✭✭ClutchIt


    Yes it is not good in low light situations. Just your typical pub lighting. You can see the band fine with your eyes but the camera has a small aperature so the vids are coming up awfully dark. You can't change the ISO.

    What about these type of lights?

    http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&safe=off&client=safari&rls=en&q=video+lighting+camera&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&biw=1073&bih=598&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=2892321289036479446&sa=X&ei=ynixT4_NCsmnhAeJmO3SCA&ved=0CKkBEPMCMAI#ps-sellers

    Thanks again


  • #5
    Zillah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,371 ✭✭✭✭Zillah


    Never used them, but if you look on Amazon the reviews are fairly mixed, two of them say that on their digital cameras the light caused visible flickering at any shutter speed other than 1/30th.

    Really, lighting isn't your problem here, it's the camera. It sounds like you'd need to flood the place with light for it to work and that would be really horrible for anyone not shooting video. I'd really need to see the scene to tell you how well a DSLR would do either. Borrow a Nikon or Canon with a lens with an aperture of 1.8 from a friend and see how it does.


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