Canon HV40 Low Light Test (using exposure lock trick)

Tutorial : exposure lock trick got to
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVPpe8M-LaM

Shot inside the Bird Kingdom main aviary in Niagara Falls Canada. Main aviary source of light comes from outside through the glass ceiling. This particular day was cloudy and rainy. Good opportunity to test out the performance of the Canon hv40 in low lighting conditions. Used the exposure lock trick (photo button trick) to avoid the grainy look caused by the camera's automatic gain control.

Camcorder setting was set on full HD.

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[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

[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

[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! :)

[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.

[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

[mrcooban]

Can someone please explain the photo button trick