ZS-100 video adjust advice needed

This a frame from a 4K video on my ZS-100. Its the first concert I took this camera too.

So I need advice on what settings would help to prevent the singer from being so washed out? This was on the auto settings. If I zoom into the singers face the camera will adjust, but I don't want to be that zoomed in on a concert video. Would ajusting the Exposure Compensation settings fix this? Thank you for any advice.

Steverd99 said:

This a frame from a 4K video on my ZS-100. Its the first concert I took this camera too.

So I need advice on what settings would help to prevent the singer from being so washed out? This was on the auto settings. If I zoom into the singers face the camera will adjust, but I don't want to be that zoomed in on a concert video. Would ajusting the Exposure Compensation settings fix this? Thank you for any advice.

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Yes exposure compensation would fix this. The metering system averages the whole image and with that much black in the background one needs to help it a bit.

Thank you, the next night I had another concert. I adjusted the exposure compensation down to -2/3 and got better results. Now my problem is staying in focusing. See the video below, the I lose focus why to much. Maybe I need to se AF lock or hold? I had that off because I thought with the singer moving around I would lose focus, maybe that backfired on me?

I can say that the Zs-100 has recorded VERY GOOD concert audio so fair. Not over blown, even in the 4th row.

Recorded in 3840x2160, 29.97, 48000Hz, Handheld recording


I appreciate any comments on the above.

Steve