viewing Movie that was shot in dark

[ggurung]

i was shooting movie in the darkness with my Mini DV. its a Sony DCR 18E model. after shooting i checked the movie but it was all dark. with my naked eye i could see while shooting but the movie i can't see anything. is there any way that i can view my movie ? i increased the birghtness but doesn't work. can any one help me pls ?

[lordsmurf]

No. It's ruined. Human eyes can see in dark, cameras cannot. Use a light next time.

[dphirschler]

Try the "levels" filter in Virtual Dub. If you can't get any detail from it that way, then it's gone.


Darryl

[Josef K]

Always remember to use a camera with night vision capability when you're with Paris Hilton.

Seriously, though, you can adjust the levels all you want but you'll experience grain and loss of detail the brighter you make it. Plus it's likely that you'll have focus problems with a low level of light like you explain unless you are very adept with manual focus.

[Wile_E]

Digital cameras and camcorders all perform poorly in the dark. They just don't compare to analog camcorders. My dad still has a VHS camcorder, made back in 1985. This thing has a capability of shooting in 6 LUX. (That's about 6 candles of light.) Yes, it still works, and yes the picture can still be made out, when it is that dark. Maybe in 10 years digital will compare.

The problem with all these small, handheld mini-dv cameras, is that the CCD is so small. I hope they start making cameras with bigger CCD's in the future. I'm not going to digital just yet.

[choirislife923]

chances are the CCD didn't pickup the slightest amount of light in the shot (so no video), but try either the levels filter or brightness, maybe it might work.

[Karate Media]

Digital cameras and camcorders all perform poorly in the dark. They just don't compare to analog camcorders. My dad still has a VHS camcorder, made back in 1985. This thing has a capability of shooting in 6 LUX. (That's about 6 candles of light.) Yes, it still works, and yes the picture can still be made out, when it is that dark. Maybe in 10 years digital will compare.

The problem with all these small, handheld mini-dv cameras, is that the CCD is so small. I hope they start making cameras with bigger CCD's in the future. I'm not going to digital just yet.

I assume you're talking *only* about "small, handheld mini-dv cameras" -- because my digital camcorder is rated at 3 Lux (and some say it's a little better than that). When you make a statement like "Maybe in 10 years digital will compare" it sounds like a generalization, and as such it would be incorrect. Will you have to at least break the $1000 barrier to get bigger CCDs and better low-light performance? Yes, but how much did that VHS camcorder cost your dad 20 years ago?

Obviously, it seems like you are talking about just the small consumer cameras, but I wanted to clarify.

[GabeB]

Ask her next time if you can leave the nightlight on while getting freaky.

That should help your problem.

[daamon]

Digital cameras and camcorders all perform poorly in the dark. They just don't compare to analog camcorders. My dad still has a VHS camcorder, made back in 1985. This thing has a capability of shooting in 6 LUX. (That's about 6 candles of light.) Yes, it still works, and yes the picture can still be made out, when it is that dark. Maybe in 10 years digital will compare.

The problem with all these small, handheld mini-dv cameras, is that the CCD is so small. I hope they start making cameras with bigger CCD's in the future. I'm not going to digital just yet.

Or you have to fork out loads of cash for the higher end digital cameras that can record in 1 or 2 lux. Here's the specs for my new toy that I'm waiting on...

[jimmalenko]

Tell her she'll have to do her "audition"again.

j/k

[ggurung]

Thanks for everyone who posted their replies to my post regarding the movie shot in the dark.

thank you again.

Govinda