Sony HandyCam HDR-SR10E ... help :(

cheeky_chappie · 06-18-2008

guys / girls

to facilitate my toe-dipping into video shoots i've bought the above camcorder, not the cheapest and by no means the best, but hopefully decent enough for now, shoots in true hd etc etc.

got it set up earlier tonight and tried it in the house, granted it was already 9pm and dull outside, so the house lights were on (some rooms with 60w bulbs, some with 100w bulbs.)

when i played back my first test clip the pic quality was ... emmm ... how can i put it

sh1t

all grainy and auto-focus seems to be taking 1-2 secs to re-focus when i pan around. i filmed a mate in the kitchen and this was the clearest part of the shoot, but still nowhere near sharp and crisp.

i should point out my lcd display only goes up to 1680 x 1050 and the camcorder is shooting in 1920 x 1080 so not sure if this will be contributing to my woes?

as i say i've yet to try it in daylight both inside and out, but surely in an average sized room with white ceiling and light-ish wallpaper (my lounge) and light on the quality should be pretty good, no?

my concern is when i shoot models in their home i'll end up having to take additional lighting which tbh i don't want to do, it's either that or i buy a camcorder light (on-board) for it?

thoughts / advice?

06-18-2008	#1
cheeky_chappie Reading A Book on HTML Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: good 'ol UK Posts: 20	Sony HandyCam HDR-SR10E ... help :( guys / girls to facilitate my toe-dipping into video shoots i've bought the above camcorder, not the cheapest and by no means the best, but hopefully decent enough for now, shoots in true hd etc etc. got it set up earlier tonight and tried it in the house, granted it was already 9pm and dull outside, so the house lights were on (some rooms with 60w bulbs, some with 100w bulbs.) when i played back my first test clip the pic quality was ... emmm ... how can i put it sh1t all grainy and auto-focus seems to be taking 1-2 secs to re-focus when i pan around. i filmed a mate in the kitchen and this was the clearest part of the shoot, but still nowhere near sharp and crisp. i should point out my lcd display only goes up to 1680 x 1050 and the camcorder is shooting in 1920 x 1080 so not sure if this will be contributing to my woes? as i say i've yet to try it in daylight both inside and out, but surely in an average sized room with white ceiling and light-ish wallpaper (my lounge) and light on the quality should be pretty good, no? my concern is when i shoot models in their home i'll end up having to take additional lighting which tbh i don't want to do, it's either that or i buy a camcorder light (on-board) for it? thoughts / advice?