Hi--

 

With the TRV30, try turning off the stabilizer, then aiming the camera,

then locking the exposure in manual mode, then turning the stabilizer

back on (this gives you about 2/3rd stop lower light level coverage

with the same color quality, or a bit higher color quality at a given

light level - it uses 1/60th second shutter speed instead of 1/100th).

Try also (instead) switching to portrait mode (two heads in circle) - this

can improve color in lowest light (as can intentional underexposure, with

correction later - if you are at +18db gain, underexposing 1/2 stop in manual

will improve color considerably). Also try adding an 80C gel or glass filter

and/or switching to tungsten light preset to add blue. If you can accept a

B&W image, the camera is much more sensitive in "Nightshot" mode (not

"super-nightshot", which uses 1/4 second shutter), and looks good in B&W

mode - though skin-tone can be a bit odd. Perhaps one or a combination of

some of these will help... The cameras that can produce better color in low

light are, unfortunately, lower resolution, so are harder to print.