HMC 150 Fluorescent Light Flicker - NEED HELP

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DNyerere

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Greetings,

I've been having alot of issues with my HMC 150 in regards to shooting under fluorescent lights. What this causes is a CONSTANT FLICKER in my footage. I have used specific scene mode specified in camera but that doesnt work out for me. Additionally I have incremented/decremented shutter speeds and that too didn't cut it for me. Any help in eliminating flicker under different external lighting conditions will be greatly appreciated.
 
DNyerere said:
GWhat this causes is a CONSTANT FLICKER in my footage.
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Its likely that you failed to use a compatible frame rate and shutter speed. These should be in even multiples of the mains frequency. For example, in a 60 Hz country, shoot at 30 or 60 fps and at 1/30 or 1/60 shutter speed. You might get away with 24 fps but at 1/30 or 1/60, test to find out. But 1/24 and 1/48 will give visible artifacts.
 
If you have time, watch this guys series on fluorescent bubls. He explains pretty good why there is flicker, and then he has made a setup with T8 bubls. I followed his instruction on the DIY flo rig, and have used it for 7 months now. It looks professional, gives great results, and was cheap. When I go to a job site, I will turn their fluorescent bulbs off, and use mine. It is a little work to transport thought to make sure they don't break. But I am used to it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBPDSBCoN2c
 
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