View Full Version : Guess the camera!
Brandon Freeman July 15th, 2009, 01:18 PM So, I've got a fun little game for you guys. So much can be debated about different cameras, and it seems one of the biggest compliments a camera can receive from most indie folks is how "film-like" it is.
I thought it would be fun to play a little guessing game, then. I'm going to post a sequence that I shot with a particular HD camera. The only tweaking done to it is a shift in the midtones towards yellow, and a decrease in color to about 25% of the original saturation. EDIT: The little tweaking that I'm talking about there is in reference to footage on the timeline. In camera quite a bit of tweaking was done to get the "film" look about where I wanted.
http://www.hall-e-woode.com/media/mtopen.mov
So, what camera is it?
Brian Boyko July 15th, 2009, 01:52 PM So, I've got a fun little game for you guys. So much can be debated about different cameras, and it seems one of the biggest compliments a camera can receive from most indie folks is how "film-like" it is.
I thought it would be fun to play a little guessing game, then. I'm going to post a sequence that I shot with a particular HD camera. The only tweaking done to it is a shift in the midtones towards yellow, and a decrease in color to about 25% of the original saturation. EDIT: The little tweaking that I'm talking about there is in reference to footage on the timeline. In camera quite a bit of tweaking was done to get the "film" look about where I wanted.
http://www.hall-e-woode.com/media/mtopen.mov
So, what camera is it?
Hmm...
I don't see interlacing artifacts, so it's probably able to record progressive. Framerate looks like it's 30p. Long DOF so I'm guessing it's a 1/3" sensor, and noisy blacks.
I'm guessing a Canon HF10, though a Sony HR11 might also fit.
Brandon Freeman July 15th, 2009, 02:44 PM Actually a bit more high end than that. I will say the frame rate is actually 24p at 1/48th. Also shot with stretched blacks, which I have noticed causes some noise in the blacks (however, I feel it is worth the increased shadow detail -- I hate pressed blacks that edge out detail).
Stefan Immler July 23rd, 2009, 07:09 PM Tough one! I'd say 1/3" sensor (dof), 720/24p (no interlacing) at 1/60th with some gamma-settings. A bit noisy but lens seems to be decent (no CA in your tele shots). The video looks good, though!
The footage doesn't look like a JVC HD camcorder, so my guess would be one of the Pana AG series camcorders. Not the higher-end HPX300 or 500, more like a HPX170 or 200, maybe a Sony V1U?. Don't know and I am curious!
Gaetano Catelli July 23rd, 2009, 10:38 PM So, what camera is it?
Canon 5D Mark II?
Chris Barcellos July 23rd, 2009, 11:07 PM Not Canon 5D... depth of field to deep.
Guessing Canon XH A1
Frank Brodkorb July 24th, 2009, 04:31 AM Nice latitude, DVX with Andromeda mod.
Robert M Wright July 27th, 2009, 07:58 AM So, I've got a fun little game for you guys. So much can be debated about different cameras, and it seems one of the biggest compliments a camera can receive from most indie folks is how "film-like" it is.
I thought it would be fun to play a little guessing game, then. I'm going to post a sequence that I shot with a particular HD camera. The only tweaking done to it is a shift in the midtones towards yellow, and a decrease in color to about 25% of the original saturation. EDIT: The little tweaking that I'm talking about there is in reference to footage on the timeline. In camera quite a bit of tweaking was done to get the "film" look about where I wanted.
http://www.hall-e-woode.com/media/mtopen.mov
So, what camera is it?
Your signature "Canon XH-A1, Final Cut Studio 2, Vegas Pro 8.0 " makes me think it's an A1 ...without even looking at the clip.
Chris Davis July 27th, 2009, 11:48 AM Your signature "Canon XH-A1, Final Cut Studio 2, Vegas Pro 8.0 " makes me think it's an A1 ...without even looking at the clip.Ha ha - that made me think "anything but the A1..."
So it's been 12 days since the original post. Are you going to tell us?
Andrew Smith July 29th, 2009, 01:18 AM A Sony V1 shooting in progressive. Picture profile customised for the required look.
Andrew
Frank Brodkorb August 12th, 2009, 07:25 AM Still waiting - Now what?
Chris Davis August 12th, 2009, 09:03 PM His statistics say he hasn't been on for three weeks. We may never know.
Peter Manojlovic August 13th, 2009, 10:26 AM We may never know, but considering the cleanliness of the encode, i'm willing to take a stab at something that was filmed in 720P....Just a guess.
Andrew Smith August 14th, 2009, 11:07 PM How annoying. Almost like those twitter accounts with only one post and never getting updated. You know, like .... "Chest pain. Should I go to hospital?".
Bit of a shame. Do hope that he turns up again.
Andrew
Stanley Law August 22nd, 2009, 12:42 PM this is not a fun game.
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