HardwareZone Sony Handycam HDR-XR200 HD Camcorder Test

[threetonesb]

Did you use some extra light for a night shot ,because I have the same cam and is not as good pic under low light?

[littlelion2007]

@threetonesb I relied on ambient light.

[reloadfmradio]

@threetonesb i agree with u. its not that gd

[lovelin1]

So you have the sony hd hdr-xr200? I have that one or my dad does, but then is it like a digital camera where you can just take a picture where in this case record, then upload and delete afterwards? let me know asap thnks :)

[littlelion2007]

@lovelin1 Yes.

[MrCharles1993]

Its funny though I recall having a 2001Quasar Palmcorder VHS-C that had a CMOS and it had great indoor lighting. I'm afraid that a CCD camcorder is out of my price range.

But I just unlocked the key to getting good indoor lighting: You need high wattage Halogen light bulbs. I went to a place that uses those kinds of long ceiling light buibs and my indoor video quality was great! You would think I'm using a high-end CCD. Or you can use a 10-W external light on the AIS on top of the camcorder.

[littlelion2007]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

[MrCharles1993]

You're welcome.

[MrCharles1993]

Ok, so how does your camcorder record indoors? Is it as good as outdoors? Also when you record indoors what type of settings do you use?

[littlelion2007]

As far as I could remember, I just set the camcorder Movie Settings to HD. If you really want a camcorder that performs well under low light conditions, try to check out some CCD-based camcorders out there. Theoretically, CCD-based camcorders perform better than CMOS-based ones under low light conditions. Apparently, the XR200 is a CMOS-based camcorder.

[MrCharles1993]

This quality is great!I I just purchased my Sony HDR-XR200V Today, and so far I like it. Outdoor quality is phenomenal! But I don't like indoor quality as much.

But what did YOU do to get great quality this good INDOORS on this camcorder???

Please tell me?

[littlelion2007]

Thanks. I just took the video using automatic settings. The video was recorded outdoors under lighting conditions that were relatively sufficient.