XH-A1 dark colors

hey
just got done shooting some footage with out brand new XH-A1 and was disappionted with the "dark colors", especially black and dark blues that didn't turn out...
they look grainy when played back...what's the reason for this?
all other colors look great and sharp, but the blacks just aren't up to par, is that due to insufficient lighting and if so can that be corrected through settings in the camera (white levels?)
appreciate any help...just getting into this stuff....very exciting!
Thanks
~Will-i-am~

hey
ok...I guess I'll just start asking the questions then.....
when shooting in low light situations how do you eliminate the graininess?
what settings have to do with graininess in low light situations?
I'm guessing there are no filters you can add during editing to help this?
Thanks
~Will-i-am~

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