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Ive noticed that when some people film with there IR filters there night footage looks blue. Why is that and how could I do that?
I know Sony's has a green tint. I have a few Sony camcorders. But I want the blue looking night footage.
Or do I just buy a blue IR filter!?
Answer
you just shift the hue setting in you video editor, you can have red or blue if you don't like green. IR is monochrome so any color produced is false anyway. the false color is the reason normal digital cameras have the IR blocking filter in the first place.
you may be confused with a technique used by movie producers called "shooting day for night". originally it was done by loading studio type film (indoor) in the camera when shooting outside. it gives a cool blue color to the image that creates the psychologic effect of night time. when used with a story line that implies being out in the dark, it is reasonably effective. actual shooting at night is expensive and difficult, so it is a shortcut used in most low budget films. if you want to try this, set the white balance on your camcorder to "indoor" or "tungsten" when outdoors.
you just shift the hue setting in you video editor, you can have red or blue if you don't like green. IR is monochrome so any color produced is false anyway. the false color is the reason normal digital cameras have the IR blocking filter in the first place.
you may be confused with a technique used by movie producers called "shooting day for night". originally it was done by loading studio type film (indoor) in the camera when shooting outside. it gives a cool blue color to the image that creates the psychologic effect of night time. when used with a story line that implies being out in the dark, it is reasonably effective. actual shooting at night is expensive and difficult, so it is a shortcut used in most low budget films. if you want to try this, set the white balance on your camcorder to "indoor" or "tungsten" when outdoors.
Why Camcorders in Night mode they start lagging and not smooth and stable?
Cyberman
I've owned some panasonic, canon and jvc camcorders and they all have night mode options to increase visibility in night, but they all start to lag and I've been wondering why they can't just stay smooth and stable.
currently i have one of the new Jvc everio and does the same, why putting that in cameras if its going to lag, is useless.
can anybody explain why this happens to camcorders when switch to night mode?
Answer
When you switch to night mode, the shutter gets opened up as long as possible to capture light. If you want good low-light capture, you need large imaging chip(s) and large lenses to let in and capture available light - which you will not find on most consumer-grade camcorders because they are expensive.
Or... use a video light so the camcorder is not capturing in "low light:".
Or... use a Sony camcorder that has the "SuperNightShot" feature - the camcorder has a built-in infrared emitter and can see in zero light, though the image is monochromatic and a bit grainey like in "Blair Witch Project" or "Ghost Hunters".
When you switch to night mode, the shutter gets opened up as long as possible to capture light. If you want good low-light capture, you need large imaging chip(s) and large lenses to let in and capture available light - which you will not find on most consumer-grade camcorders because they are expensive.
Or... use a video light so the camcorder is not capturing in "low light:".
Or... use a Sony camcorder that has the "SuperNightShot" feature - the camcorder has a built-in infrared emitter and can see in zero light, though the image is monochromatic and a bit grainey like in "Blair Witch Project" or "Ghost Hunters".
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