Hi guys! 
THis is my first post here
Recently purchased the Canon XH A1 mostly to try and get some decent Aurora Borealis footage. Admittedly I have not yet read around the forums yet but hope there are some people here with previous experience with the lights
I'll be going over to Canada in March to try and see the lights. I'm a little worried that I'll go over to canada and mess something up coz i have the settings wrong.
If I could I'd like to brief on my current settings and if you could give your opinion I would appreciate it
Aperture - 1.6
Shutter Speed - 1/30 (1/15 seems too slow, footage seems stuttered, but 1/45 is too dark, but Im not the expert so opinions appreciated)
White Balance - I set this manually using a white sheet of paper
Gain - +12db (higher seems to get very noisy :S)
With these settings I can see some stars if I take the camera outside, but it doesnt seem to pick up much.
Do you know of any essential settings that I would need?
Your time is very much appreciated
Hope to receive a reply
Thanks!!!
THis is my first post here Recently purchased the Canon XH A1 mostly to try and get some decent Aurora Borealis footage. Admittedly I have not yet read around the forums yet but hope there are some people here with previous experience with the lights
I'll be going over to Canada in March to try and see the lights. I'm a little worried that I'll go over to canada and mess something up coz i have the settings wrong.
If I could I'd like to brief on my current settings and if you could give your opinion I would appreciate it
Aperture - 1.6
Shutter Speed - 1/30 (1/15 seems too slow, footage seems stuttered, but 1/45 is too dark, but Im not the expert so opinions appreciated)
White Balance - I set this manually using a white sheet of paper
Gain - +12db (higher seems to get very noisy :S)
With these settings I can see some stars if I take the camera outside, but it doesnt seem to pick up much.
Do you know of any essential settings that I would need?
Your time is very much appreciated
Hope to receive a reply
Thanks!!!
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