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Old March 24th, 2008, 11:32 AM   #1
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Very high noise in recently purchased XH-A1

Hi all, I'm new to this forum. I have recently purchased a XH-A1; it's my first "prosumer" camera. I have noticed very high noise levels, specially in low noise conditions. I mean VERY high levels. For example, check this video (it begins after a short commercial):

http://www.hispasonic.com/videos/cla...-model-momento

Please pay attention at the first seconds of he video, when the camera focus to the keyboard (hidden under a black fabric). I was recording in auto or easy mode, I don't remember.

I just want to know if that's the normal behaviour of this camera and it needs to be "tamed" in the manual modes, or maybe I just got a defective unit. Could you point me in the right direction.
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Old March 24th, 2008, 11:44 AM   #2
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Make sure your Auto Gain switch is turned off.
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Old March 24th, 2008, 12:04 PM   #3
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Oh well, that really made the difference, thank you :-)
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Old March 24th, 2008, 04:18 PM   #4
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This is surprising. My lowly GS500 is smart enough not to engage gain unless required.
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Old March 25th, 2008, 06:34 AM   #5
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It gain probably was required based on the image content brightness and the auto exposure shooting mode employed.
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