What is the quality of videos recorded at night or in dim lighting?
452766
fair to poor - you are only going to get so much with bad lighting. it is a great camera over all for the money. You need to buy pro camera's for night and dim lighting work.
452767
About as good as you can get with an iPhone 4 Camera, so basically grainy and poor.
922827
Video quality at night is about the same as what a smart phone will record at night or what the human eye will see at night.
1406093
Picture quality actually is better without the flash in low light. Video is grainy but you can make adjustments for better low light filming.
814600
You need a great dvr to see the quality. It's fantastic at night as well as the day!
1551376
I came across some good example clips at vimeo.comIf you go there and search "HF100" and "night" or "low light" you will find what you are looking for.The streaming clips are in Flash but you can also download higher quality clips to give a better idea of the camcorders capabilities.
1039205
My wife and I took decent video in a dark hotel in Germany that some consider haunted. It seems to record well if there is any light. It parallels or just exceeds our eye sight.
106276
No this camcorder does not have night shooting capabilities. It does very well in low light conditions though. I have recorded street scenes very successfully with nothing more than the street lights themselves.
1146246
I have been able to see nighttime shots but they are quite grainy as would be expected. IT does recognize movement and take video when there is no light, yes.
1466715
Hi Dennis,Low-light scenarios is a general issue with personal video cameras.Simply put, you can not expect the same video quality for low light conditions as for sunshine day recordings.I have Canons HF11 and am actually quite impressed how good the quality of the low light sensitivity became nowadays (I am recording fireworks). Under which conditions are you taking a video, whats the object ?
520464
It has no special light settings, but I used it on a dark overcast day and the images came out great. I have not used it at night, but I would guess that it would be equal to an average photo camera.
1383201
Quality is good... I think its rated at 720p and I think that's accurate. In low lighting it can appear grainy, but it good lighting it's crystal clear. I use mine scuba diving and have a lot of great videos. I usually feel like the video is a pretty good reflection of what I was actually seeing. Good luck!
420089
In infrared only, not visible light. Night pictures will be recorded in black and white.
854775
When there is decent lighting the image is great....this is not a night time or low light camera....there is a low light version but it has a narrower field of view..... I have 3mp hikvisions and dahuas, this is not as good, but still works well considering that it has built in mic and speaker....
1117294
You will get the best results in normal daylight conditions. Not recommended for recording in low light conditions.
1389891
Yes it does record in pretty much any day or night lighting. Be sure that it is not pointed at a light source.
842423
No, I wouldn`t plan on any all night recording with this camera. I get about an hour of decent quality video with a 16 Gig disk. You may be able to set it to record longer, but you wouldn`t be happy with the video quality. If you want long term recording, get a camera that can record to your computers hard drive. This inexpensive cam will not do that.
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I agree with "The New Mexican" his reponce was spot on. the camera records untill the SD card is filled. if there is a lot of activity then the camera fill's up and you may get and hour of filming. At night the video is grainey, poor but if you know what you are looking for you can get fairly good evidance.