Why does the picture look washed-out in sunny outdoor settings?
The TRV900’s CCD chips are very sensitive to light. This is good for indoor settings, but outdoors when it is sunny, you need to use filters to cut down the light for best results. Otherwise the recorded image has a washed-out appearance lacking in contrast and color saturation. The camera has an internal ND filter (Neutral-Density: a neutral gray, not colored) which is activated by a button near the lens, but this is usually not adequate on a sunny day. You ALSO need to use an external ND filter which you thread on the front of the lens. You could substitute a polarizing filter, if desired; see my filters page. Note that I’m talking about the recorded video image; regardless of your lens filter, of course the fold-out LCD display is also washed out by sunlight, which you can improve by using a shade such as the “Hoodman” product.
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