I use VBR because it reduces the disk space needed on most of my cameras. When you choose VBR, the camera will ask you for the max bit rate and give you a suggested value. IIRC, the suggested max bit rate for my cameras was a lot higher than what your CBR is set to. Not sure if that means your value is chopping stuff off.
I have bad internet at the moment so the videos won’t play. They look like they’re in low-light, which makes me thing adjusting the exposure so that the shutter runs faster (as well as reducing the 3D NR value) are two areas that’ll help. The side effect of a faster shutter unfortunately is a darker image though.