Calibrate your white balance.
Before even starting to shoot your video, make sure you set this. It takes all of 10 seconds. If you don’t do it, all of your colors will be off and you will look extremely dark.
Get a white posterboard at Staples or Costco. Total cost: $1.49. Put it on the seat where you’ll be shooting your video. Zoom in so only the white posterboard is visible in the viewfinder. Press “White Balance” and then lock that setting (if your camera has a lock setting). Zoom out, and you’re ready to start. What you have done is told your camera what is really white. It adjusts all other colors accordingly.
If you neglect this step, you will waste hours and not realize it till you edit your videos. DO NOT RELY ON THE AUTOMATIC WHITE BALANCE SETTING. It is not reliable.
