06-11-2016 05:09 PM
I have an iPhone 6S Plus, and a Canon RF700. Yesterday I took videos of my daugher's dress rehearsal with my iphone, and today I took them with the RF700 for the acutal performance. The iPhone videos look BETTER than the Canon videos. Clearly, this should not be, right? The iphone videos were clearer, less grainy, and more focused. The faces on the dancers on the camcorder video look like white blobs. I obviously had some settings wrong on the camcorder?
I would like to know what settings to use next time in a dark theater with stage lighting, so that I am not sad and disappointed like I am right now. I feel like we just missed a huge memory. 😞
Thank you.
06-13-2016 05:08 PM
Hi Madrona,
Thank you for posting.
For the type of lighting you encountered, I recommend using your camcorder's "Low Light" or "Night Scene" modes. Here's the information for accessing these modes:
Special Scene Recording Program | Contents |
Portrait | The camcorder uses a large aperture to achieve a sharp focus on the subject while blurring the background. |
Sports | To record scenes with lots of movement, such as sport events and dance scenes. |
Night Scene | To record nightscapes with lower noise. |
Snow | To record in bright ski resorts without the subject being underexposed. |
Beach | To record on a sunny beach without the subject being underexposed. |
Sunset | To record sunsets in vibrant colors. |
Low Light | To record in low-light situations. |
Spotlight | To record spotlit scenes. |
Fireworks | To record fireworks. |
NOTE
- [ SCN: Portrait]/[ SCN: Sports]/[ SCN: Snow]/[ SCN: Beach]: The picture may not appear smooth during playback.
- [ SCN: Portrait]: The blur effect of the background increases the more you zoom in (T).
- [ SCN: Snow]/[ SCN: Beach]: The subject may become overexposed on cloudy days or in shaded places. Check the image on the screen.
- [ SCN: Low Light]:
- Moving subjects may leave a trailing afterimage.- Picture quality may not be as good as in other modes.- White points may appear on the screen.- Autofocus may not work as well as in other modes. In such case, adjust the focus manually.
- [ SCN: Fireworks]:
- To avoid camera blur (blur due to the camcorder moving) we recommend using a tripod.
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