shooting concert at night outdoors with stage lighting only

pkakert

pkakert

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I've used my HVX200 in a number of nighttime, outdoor settings where I cannot light the scene. Most recently at an outdoor concert. The stage had spot lighting on each of 4 performers (not a rock concert - very static - no movement). To the eye they appeared well lit enough. I was able to sit on the side of the stage just 15 to 25 feet from the performers. The HVX was not able to deal with the low light situation. I was shooting 720pn30. Any settings I can explore to better my low light performance?

Side note: I recently shot a reality show. The other cam was a Sony HDV cam and their low light performance seemed much better as I struggled to get much of a shot in some situations they had no problem.

I'd really like to figure this out. The low light thing is my only complaint with the HVX.

Any thoughts, advice?
 
What shutter speed do you typically use? If you use the normal 1/60, you may be
able to go with 1/30 and get a noticeably better exposed picture with just a bit of motion blur at times being the compromise. Also, in film mode you can up the shutter angle from 180 as far as 360 and get some more low light capability.

Also (obviously) make sure your ND filter is off.
 
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