Canon HV40 Low Light Test (using exposure lock trick)

[tambourini]

I'd peck all the humans using flash!

[mark84j]

One of the best reasons to own an HV40.

While not many people use these anymore, it's still an amazingly flexible piece of equipment. While it may not have the shallow DOF of a DSLR, I still choose this camera.

[coolestspott69]

hey could u pls tel me how to lock exposure 0n 550d movie mode...for in manual mode in movie i tried hitting the ' * ' button which i presume is the lock... which end up in failure..exposure varies when i zoom in n out of a scene ....pls help!!!!

[MrKnadian]

@coolestspott69

Sorry no nothing about the 550d camera

[theduckfu]

@coolestspott69 the reason exposure varies when you zoom in and out is because it forces the aperture to change because the focal distance changes, more expensive lenses like the Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L maintains a maximum aperture of 2.8 through out it's focal range. Find out your maximum aperture when zoomed in and then zoom out and set it to that manually. Unfortunately on cheap lenses you will still see slight flickering as the aperture blades open and close.

[RainSavage]

exposure lock trick how is it done

[cashimirs]

can you plz give a step by step on what you did and use is it tv mode or cine modeplz i didnt find any help on youtube

[MrKnadian]

@cashimirs

it was on p mode plus didn't do any colour correction. Shot full hd mode

[mrcooban]

Can someone please explain the photo button trick

[DWBFilms]

This is a great technique. I had my HV40 for about 4 months before I noticed your video. Finally I got it down. Thanks for the advice. Very simple to do. I wish ti would stay like this even after turning it off. That is okay though. It only takes about 10 seconds once you get it down.

[MrKnadian]

@DWBFilms

Glad this video was some help to you! :)

[persyann]

how do you change the color settings with a program

or in the menu of the camera i really want to buy it.

[MrKnadian]

@persyann

I'm assuming you are talking about colour correction? this is done with your editing software. This video was shot raw with no colour correction. Looks good the way it is, but probably better if I manually adjusted the white balance before and colour corrected it after. You can choose cine mode on the camera to give it a film look, but I prefer to shoot video without any effects. I can always add them later in post production. I hope this answers your question.

[zantigar]

Very interesting. I was thinking of buying the newer, more expensive Panasonic TM700 which uses the more convenient AVCHD format, but your footage proves the Canon HV40 still performs FAR better in low light. I don't know why everyone is raving about the Panasonic, which produces horrible noise in the darker areas. Here, the Canon produces virtually no noise in the darker regions and the blacks are silky smooth. Those liars behind AVCHD need to do more work on that format.

[MrKnadian]

@zantigar

I'm very impressed with this camera you can practically manipulate all of its features. Thanks for your feedback. If you do decide to get a AVCHD camera instead of the HV40 ( Ahh! nooo) check to make sure your editing software supports the AVCHD format.

[SmpleFilms]

whats the exposure lock?

[MrKnadian]

Search for (photo button trick) in YouTube..