Would anyone have any knowledge of how good the 'Night shot' feature is on
Sony Mini DV camcorders. I presume it would/could be better/worse depending
on which model but I was just wondering in general terms if it is a feature
worth having. On recent holidays we had the option of doing 'Badger watch'
at which I could see the value of having a very 'Low Lux' feature on a
camcorder but those moments are fairly infrequent! Thanks..............

In message , Steve
writes
Would anyone have any knowledge of how good the 'Night shot' feature is on
Sony Mini DV camcorders.

Very, very poor. It gives a mono picture, grainy, with poor contrast.
Further, it has limited range (it uses a low-power IR light on the front
of the camcorder)
I presume it would/could be better/worse depending
on which model but I was just wondering in general terms if it is a feature
worth having. On recent holidays we had the option of doing 'Badger watch'
at which I could see the value of having a very 'Low Lux' feature on a
camcorder but those moments are fairly infrequent! Thanks..............

Personally, I consider it a complete waste of time, but the marketing
men like to promote it :-)
--
Tony Morgan
http://www.camcord.info

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In message , Steve
writes
Would anyone have any knowledge of how good the 'Night shot' feature is on
Sony Mini DV camcorders.

Very, very poor. It gives a mono picture, grainy, with poor contrast.
Further, it has limited range (it uses a low-power IR light on the front
of the camcorder)

I agree. But try shooting some footage in darkness without it and see what the
quality is :-)
Sometimes you cannot illuminate the subject conventionally, or it is not
desirable.

Having said that, the built in IR light is very weak.
Anyone tried the add on one?

Loz