Ok im trying to film a shot with a digital alarm clock in it. It is a normal digital clock like any other. The problem i am having is that while filming parts of the numbers fade in and out on the camera. I tried 2 different clocks and recieved the same results. I this something that is normal? Is there any way to get around this. I just dont want number disappearing and reappearing in my film. please help

change the shutter speed until it appears as a steady, solid number.

The problem is that there is a very fast refresh rate on the clock, they all do this (i think they are about 60 Hz). Anyway, the reason RFranco suggestion works is because with a faster shutter speed, you may catch the clock half lit, so it looks like it is flickering. A slower shutter speed will guarantee each frame captures at least one full cycle of the clock being fully lit. Should work fine.


If you dont have a cam that allows adjustment of shutter speed, you can fix it in post if the camera is locked down on a tripod. Make a duplicate of the video track in video 2, crop it down to just the numbers in video 2, and set a frame hold on a frame that has lit numbers on the clock. I'd feather the edge too. Add a mild amount of video noise to the track so it doesnt look like a still image postage stamped on there, and you are all set.

yeah, there are some digital clocks that have electronic flicker (I had one built with LEDs that didn't have that problem), like rfranco said, lower the shutter speed until the flicker is gone.

Is that with all cameras that you have to lower the shutter? On my Sony DVX-2000 its fine, without lowering anything.