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Videomaker Community Forums » Tag: Sun - Recent Posts http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Videomaker Community Forums » Tag: Sun - Recent Posts en Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:31:58 +0000 neckbreakerb on "Will pointing your camera at the sun cause damage?" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/will-pointing-your-camera-at-the-sun-cause-damage#post-50374 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:24:00 +0000 neckbreakerb 50374@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Thanks for the tips guys. I really appreciate it. zoobie on "Will pointing your camera at the sun cause damage?" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/will-pointing-your-camera-at-the-sun-cause-damage#post-49836 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:12:42 +0000 zoobie 49836@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ I love pointing my camera(s) at the sun and shooting...some of my best footage has been shot this way. all manuals say that...but, by accident, the sun got behind a hot air balloon I was shooting. I think they mean don't leave your cam pointed at the sun for extended periods or wide open on manual exposure. however, do this at your own risk as I hereby shall not be held accountable for damage to your cam(s) Blake Larson on "Will pointing your camera at the sun cause damage?" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/will-pointing-your-camera-at-the-sun-cause-damage#post-49799 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 02:30:45 +0000 Blake Larson 49799@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ You might want to look into a polarized or neutral density filter. They also make a big difference in outdoor video. jimcvideo on "Will pointing your camera at the sun cause damage?" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/will-pointing-your-camera-at-the-sun-cause-damage#post-48973 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:07:34 +0000 jimcvideo 48973@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Have you ever taken a magnifying glass on a sunny day and held it over a piece of paper? If not, you should, it's tons of fun. It sets the paper ablaze. However, as fun as burning paper is, the problem is that your camera lenses are a lot like a magnifying glass, in the sense that they focus light onto a small point. The sun outputs a LOT of energy, enough to light up half the planet's sky at a time. And when you point your camcorder at the sun, you're directing all of that onto a space smaller than an 8th of an inch. Chaos shall ensue. Now, there are techniques to shoot the sun. When the sun is rising or setting, it's being diffused by a lot more atmosphere, and should be safer to shoot. I also wouldn't be too worried if you doing a fast pan of the sun during the day, as long as you weren't lingering. Additionally, there are lens adapters that are designed specifically to make it safe to shoot the sun. But I would be really scared of pointing my camera directly at the sun. The best case scenario is that you'll have exposure issues. But more likely than not, you'll burn out a few pixels on your CCD chip. The camera as a whole will still be useful for the most part, except for the sun sized spot that's permanently white or black from being melted. And while the lens is important, I actually know of a guy who burnt out his viewfinder by leaving the back end of the camera facing the sun. The lens on the eyepiece acted like that magnifying lens, and the sun's heat melted the LCD panel. Whoops! neckbreakerb on "Will pointing your camera at the sun cause damage?" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/will-pointing-your-camera-at-the-sun-cause-damage#post-48957 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:45:43 +0000 neckbreakerb 48957@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Can someone help me answer a question? I own the Sony FX7; and the instruction manual says that the camera should not be pointed directly at the sun, and that doing so can result in damage to the unit. But lots of videos have shots of the sun in them. In fact, videomaker's Tips and Tricks has an instructional video on shooting the sun. Is there really a risk of damaging my camera? If so, what needs to be done to prevent the damage? Thanks! BarefootMedia on "XH-A1 Lens Flares" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/xh-a1-lens-flares#post-38347 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:30:43 +0000 BarefootMedia 38347@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ did the recorded video look the same?Â it wouldn't be surprising if the grid of circles were artifacts on the LCD display. otherwise, i'd have to actually see at least a still frame capture of what you are describing.Â there are are a lot of factors at play, most of them revolving around the lens itself.Â most pick-up problems disappear as the iris closes down and would occur anytime you pointed it at any bright spot, including specular highlights.Â since you didn't mention this, i'm thinking it is either a display artifact or refractions by the lens. check it out & let us know what you find. lukerd12 on "XH-A1 Lens Flares" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/xh-a1-lens-flares#post-38321 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:50:10 +0000 lukerd12 38321@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Â Hey everyone, Â So I was just at my cottage and as I was sitting on the dock, I saw how the sun sat perfectly over the bay at the other end of the lake. So I grabbed my camera (XH-A1 with no adapter) and went to video the sun, with stock footage in mind :). Â Now I have had my A1 for a while but haven't yet video-taped the sun. When I was filming the sun I noticed how there was a grid ofÂ illuminatedÂ Â circles around the sun. No matter where I moved the camera they were still there. I always shoot in Manual mode so I fooled around with aperture, shutter speed, gain, ect ect. Nothing seemed to work.Â Â Is there a way to eliminate this grid and get a better lens flare? Â I think it might have to do something with the CCD censors on the camera but I am not too sure. Â Thanks in advance!Â