topic Re: XA40 is suddenly too dark in Manual Mode in Professional Video

XA40 is suddenly too dark in Manual Mode

kkasper573 — Thu, 30 May 2024 15:19:22 GMT

I have been using an XA40 in Manual mode for two years with no issue. A partner used the preset for snow this weekend and when i switched it off today and back to Manual, the iris is too dark. It's about 3-4 stops darker than normal. The Iris is at 1.8, the Shutter Speed is 1/48, Gain is a 0dB,. I need to add 13db of gain in order to bring it to the level of a matching camera.

Re: XA40 is suddenly too dark in Manual Mode

shadowsports — Thu, 30 May 2024 19:13:00 GMT

Greetings,

I'll need to pull the manual. Look at the automatic Gain Limit on page 53.

xa40-45-im4-n-en.pdf (c-wss.com)

Look for funny White Balance adjustments.

Gain function on page 47.

Hard to say. You may want to reset the camera. This is something I would do if I received a camera that was used by another person.