Videos comparing Sony Mic Level "Normal" and "Low" for recording piano music

[violinist]

I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this.  I played a piece twice, I tried to play it pretty similarly but I used two different settings on the Video Recorder (Sony) - it's not mine, I borrowed it.  I've noticed a lot of videos don't allow for much dynamic range but I think I figured out the problem:  It defaults to the "normal" mic level, which actually levels out the sound - soft sounds sound louder.  Maybe everyone knows this.  But it really helped for me


Normal setting (not good for us musicians!!):

Low setting (yup, Low is better for dynamics - it says on the Sony Camcorder screen that it records the sounds as it is without trying to keep the sound in a certain range):

Hopefully this works.  The piece recorded is: 
Summer's Dream by Catherine Rollins

Hope this helps out a lot of folks.  This is a HUGE discovery (for me... I'm simple).
Just wanted to share...

[violinist]

I forgot to mention.  I wear a HAT for the Sony Mic level NORMAL (the not good setting, but unfortunately the default setting - and the vid recorder defaults back to this the next day - sad).  I don't wear a hat for the Mic level LOW (the better setting for dynamics)

So hopefully you prefer the version without the HAT... Let me know

[goldentone]

I'm not sure what your purpose is, or what exactly you are asking.  Are you planning to buy a camcorder yourself?  You're right, the low setting is better.  The piano overwhelms with the normal setting.  I enjoyed your playing.