What am I doing Wrong - Canon HF200 Grainy!! Are there additional settings I need to change?
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I have the same camcorder and haven't gotten any grain in a well lit room. There are a few options you can try to reduce the graininess, especially in low-light conditions. Depending on how well a room is lit, it may well still be considered low light. I don't know if you've tried any of these yet, but here it goes: Try setting the camcorder 'cine mode' at 24p. Another setting which works for me is to set your camcorder to aperture priority (Tv) at 1/30, and your frame rate at 30 fps. Hopefully, one of these settings will work for you.
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I'm having this issue, too. Camera seems to get confused and the whole frame becomes blurry rather than focusing on the one object. It takes several attempts to register what I'm trying to do, and then it's too late - opportunity has passed and subject has moved. Time to really study my manual I guess or maybe this is a shortcoming with this camera.
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It sounds like you may have a microphone problem. My DM-100 works just fine with my HF S21. Maybe Amazon will do a return. Or contact Canon USA.You can use audio/video editing s/w but that is a somewhat more complicated solution. I don't think you are going to get a "drop it out of the box" solution unless you replace the microphone. Good luck.
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As has been mentioned, vibration and a lot of movement will cause distortion. Also extreme light or extreme darkness will cause a grainy picture. but keeping camera steady, not moving you head a lot, and average lighting should give you acceptable video.
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Thank you, thank you! This is rhe problem with the Canon A590IS I'm having. I guess I will keep my Canon S2 Powershot then!
2015402
I am no expert on this. That said, I have used lower ISO speeds trying to get lower noise in the image. I have an EOS 10D. I use a 28-135 Canon zoom lens, since my main reason for buying this flash is to get close-up images of small things.
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Travis, Set the ISO manually to ISO 400. The 800 or 1600 settings will be grainy. Use shutter priority and play with the white balance. I believe 1/80 second should be good for most shots. Use a tripod, monopod or the" EVF plus elbows against chest and hold your breath technique". Exposure correction in a Photo Editor can also extend your low light level limit.
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I have the same blurry problem, I think that I got a faulty camera. About 1 in 4 pictures are usable, this camera was a waste of money. Mount Fuji! eat my shorts! My cannon elph sd200 which is 3 years older takes far superior pictures and is 3.2 Mega pixels. Causing me to learn, its not the megapixels that matter.
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You might have a lemon. I have the 520 and has no problem with it. Images are sharp and good.I don't have a 200mm+ lens so I haven't tried that. I have tried up to 150mm without any problem.
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Are you shooting manual or automatic? I shoot mainly manual when I use this using pretty standard settings. ISO 200 f/14 and 1/200th second.I don't know what your max sync rate is but that may be the issue.
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I am also having this problem with the busy light signal. I've read other posts and it quite a few people have mentioned this issue. I've check and tested some of the solutions and:1. It's not the battery2. it's not the speed of the card (tried 3 diff. ones high speed)3. it's not the iso settingsI think its time to send it back to canon and have them evaluate.
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Thank you very much for your thorough explanation of this issue. I've been struggling with it since purchasing the camera and had been thinking of returning it. I will follow your recommendations re: purchasing the filter & adapter.
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Also... what seems to help is a half press on the capture button. I do this before every shot to re-focus the camera especially if at a distance or people are moving. I notice that when I don't the photo is grainy or blur can occur. Hopefully the other post helped you, but you can do this too.
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I think if you are going to zoom in and expect good resolution you should raise your shooting pixels way above 3. I was pleased with mine when I tried it. If you don't increase the pixels then if you need to blow up your picture it will seem grainy.
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As I'm using it with a Nikon D7000 the results are erratic at best and not to be trusted. I set the camera at 1080 but the monitor tells me I'm on 720, I set the mode to A and the monitor tells me it's P. Are you using it with a Nikon or Canon?
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Try doing a full format of the card. I have used this card on both Canon and Nikon, several models and never had an issue. Might want to contact Nikon if a full format of the card does not work. There is no firmware on the card that should need to be updated.
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Hi, I don't have advice- but have the same problem! I'm frustrated that I purchased this camera and now can probably not return it!!! Good luck!! let me know if you find any tricks to get better pictures.