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PXW-X70 Teaser Video.
Here’s a short clip to keep you going until later in the week when I will upload the full length version of my video “Dancers on the line” shot with the new Sony PXW-X70 camcorder. As well as the film … Continue reading
Sample Footage from PXW-X180 XAVC/XDCAM/AVCHD camcorder.
I was lucky enough to get to spend some time with a pre-production Sony PXW-X180 here in Singapore. I put it through it’s paces shooting around the botanical gardens, China town and Clarke Quay. For a 1/3″ camcorder it produces … Continue reading
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Tagged camcorder, footage, hd, PXW-X180, Review, test, xavc, xdcam
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Flicker, jaggies and moire in down converted 4K.
I kind of feel like we have been here once before. That’s probably because we have and I wrote about it first time around. A typical video camera has a special filter in it called an optical low pass filter … Continue reading
Getting good SD from an HD camera.
This a recurring question that I get asked about time and time again. The main problem being that the SD pictures, shot with an HD camera look soft. So why is this and what can be done about it? Well … Continue reading
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Tagged aliasing, conversion, convert, downconvert, good, hd, scale, SD
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HD, SD and Depth of Field.
I was reminded of this by Perrone Ford on DVINFO.net. With HD cameras compared to SD cameras the depth of field appears shallower. Why is this and why is it important? Visually depth of field is the loss of focus … Continue reading
Getting SD from HD and the problems of oversampling.
Ever since the release of the XDCAM EX cameras users have been having problems getting good looking SD pictures out of downconverted HD.?Why is this and what can be done about it? This is an issue that effects all high … Continue reading
Low Cost 2/3? HD Lenses.
OK, here’s my take on the situation. If money is no problem then the safest bet is to purchase a good quality HD lens, expect to spend at least £8k. If you budget is restricted then the situation is much … Continue reading