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Old 04-08-2007, 07:59 PM  
tomwil
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You mean Canon GL-2 or XL-1!!!
Anyway, if you have a quality camera then the most important thing becomes lighting. The wattage and type of lights will have a great impact on the quality of the footage. For example, no matter how low lux your camera is, if you light the room with a standard 40-60 watt bulb(s) (e.g. cheap hotel room), then you are going to get shitty footage. If lighting is your problem then I would recommend a cheap lighting kit with two stands and fixtures that can handle upto 500 watt bulbs. I typically shoot using two stands with 250 watts in each stand.

Finally, the colors in the room can have a big effect on the quality of light. For example, if the room has yellow walls (or any non-white color) then you will degrade the quality of light.
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