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filming in bright sunlight, which camera to buy?

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unnonimus:
I film often in bright sunlight. you can see the colors of clothing reflected off of people's faces.

I want to buy a new camera. what should I look for in a camera in order to make sure it does the best job in regards to filming in bright sunlight?

I read that high ISO is important. would it be true to buy the camera with the highest ISO range?

I currently use the SONY FDR AX100.

any advice is appreciated.

SpaceStockFootage:
I know very little about photography, but no camera is going to stop the sun reflecting off of people's t-shirts. You could get your subjects to wear those cone things they put on dogs after surgery to stop the reflections though.

A high ISO isn't going to make any difference as far as I'm aware... in bright light you want to be using the lowest ISO, and even then you'll probably have to squeeze your light hole to stop excessive light coming in.

The only thing I can assume would help when shooting in bright sunlight would be a decent lens, that should minimise lens flares and the like. So yeah, there might be certain cameras with fancy settings and gimmicky features that are geared towards shooting in bright sunlight, but decent lenses are probably the way to go over a fancy camera.

One thing you could do is get your subject to face away from the sun so the clothing isn't reflecting on the face. Then just make sure the sun isn;t in the frame and use a powerful flash to make sure they're lit sufficiently due to the shadow their body will cast on the portion of them facing away from the camera.

That could all be nonsense, I'm just guessing... but I think most of it is nearly right!

unnonimus:
I have learned that low ISO is best for bright sunlight.

what about gain, do I need a low gain level?

SpaceStockFootage:
Gain and ISO are reasonably similar. I most cases, these are all things that you want when it comes to shooting in dark conditions. SO forget about ISO and gain.

What's wrong with your videos apart from the colour of people's clothes reflecting on their faces? (That's an issue between the sun, the light it emits, the clothes people are wearing and the current status of the weather/atmosphere... all things that your camera isn't equipped to alter.) If people know what specific issues you're having, then they'll be in a better position to advise.

Have you tried using ND filters? They'll block out a chunk of sunlight before it even reaches the lens, so you're not forced to tighten your pipe, and all that jazz. 

qunamax:
A CPL filter should help to eliminate reflected light and give more intensity to colors including skin tones.

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