The Tiffen 72mm Low Light Ultra Contrast 2 Filter can be applied to purposely increase detail within shadow regions while photographing an image or while recording video under low-light conditions. By distributing ambient illumination to darker areas within a scene, this filter is also useful in helping to uniformly balance the tonal range among highlights and shadows. Overall contrast is reduced while flare and halation around highlights is purposely limited.

This filter has a grade of 2. Grades of 1, 3, and 4 are also available where this filter type's effect becomes approximately twice as strong with each grade number increase.

This filter is made using ColorCore technology, a process that involves laminating the filter substrate between 2 pieces of optical glass and grinding flat to a tolerance of 1/10,000th of an inch.

For Use Under Low Light    Increases Illumination in Shadows    Increases Detail in Shadows    Useful for Uniform Contrast Reduction    Helps Balance Highlights and Shadows    Limits Flare and Halation in Highlights    ColorCore Technology    72mm Front Filter Threads    Plastic Case

• Increases shadow detail for photography or while recording video under low-light conditions
• Distributes ambient illumination to shadows within a scene
• Helps to uniformly balance the tonal range among highlights and shadows
• Reduces overall contrast while limiting flare and halation around highlights
• 72mm front filter threads allow for use with other filters
• Plastic case included for storage and transport
• Not designed for use under brightly-lit conditions

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Is there a special mode to record in Bl.& Wh. ?

A: Yes, the unit does have a Picture Effect feature to record in black and white.

Q: 2. Does the AX53 support SDXC UHS -II functionality?

A: No, it does not support the extra speed of UHS-II. It does require a U3 rating to take full advantage of its 4K capability.

Q: 3. Is there a USB port so I can connect to my computer?

A: It has one but I've never used it to connect to computer. I personally find it easier to take out the card and place in computer.

Q: 4. image stabilization 4k?

A: Yes. Balanced Optical SteadyShot is active while recording 4K video.

Q: 5. Do i need to buy a battery charger or can i charge battery via camera plugged In?

A: You do not need a separate battery charger. The AC adapter included with the Sony FDR-AX53 (BH #SOFDRAX53) will charge the battery when attached to the camera.

Q: 6. Can I switch the recording to 1080p?

A: Yes. The Sony FDR-AX53 4K Ultra HD Handycam Camcorder can also record in 1080P.

Q: 7. can this camera be used with an ATOMOS? Atomos listed it as compatible with embedded stereo audio through HDMI

A: Hi, yes this camera is compatible with Atomos recorders using the HDMI output of the camera.

Q: 8. I bought the Vivitar ND Filter - https://a href= http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/944341-REG/vivitar_viv_vndx_55_55mm_vari_ndx_filter.html target= _blank www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/944341-REG/vivitar_viv_vndx_55_55mm_vari_ndx_filter.html/a - for this camera and notice a distinctive pink cast to my video footage. I am shooting in bright mid-day sun with all camera setting on Auto I've gone over all camera settings to see if I've missed something but nothing jumps out at me.I can remove the pink tint in post but I'd rather not. Anyone have any ideas?Thanks in advance!

A: You might've thought of this but doing a manual white balance with your filters attached should get you back to normal color.

Q: 9. Does it have audio when recording in 1080 at 120fps ? thx

A: No, the Sony FDR-AX53 4K Ultra HD Handycam Camcorder does not capture audio when shooting at 120P.

Q: 10. Does it have a setting that burns the date/time stamp into each frame? I know the metadata is there.

A: The Sony FDR-AX53 4K Ultra HD Handycam Camcorder will not provide time and date stamps.