To shot video using the LCD video light in low light situations with Canon’s LCD video light, flip over the LCD screen to face your subject and activate the video light function. The soft light emanating from your LCD illuminates the area in which you are shooting allowing you to get high quality video even in less than ideal lighting conditions

To start getting into studio type lighting the photographer needs to get away from using the on camera flash. He can get a simple, basic studio lighting look with just adding a external Flash unit. Without knowing which brand of camera the options are: Canon and Nikon use a external Speed/Zoom Flash with a Transmitter attached to the camera to work the Flash remotely off camera. If it is a Sony Alpha the wireless transmitter is built into the camera, you just need to add the Speed/Zoom Flash.
Getting a Soft Box to attach to the flash to soften the shadows and a reflector for bounce light to get a more sculptured lighting effect. He can get surprisingly great results with just this simple setup. There are many tutorials that can be found on line.

Concert/Club lighting is Very low and usually multi colored. A good camcorder for this would have good low light sensitivity and a manual white balance setting. In Auto White Balance the colors will keep cycling trying to find true white as a reference. Sony has some really good Low light camcorders, this would be a good place to start.

When doing a search for weather resistant cameras, Olympus seems to rise to the top of the list. The Olympus – Stylus 7.1 Model: 790 SW is designed to be shock-, water-, freeze-, sand- and dust-resistant so you can take it with you to exotic locations for amazing shots.