Sample clip: C300 Rolex 24 at Daytona at DVinfo.net

Jeff Walters · February 2nd, 2012, 09:50 PM

Here it is guys... literally picked up the camera at the FedEx depot in Daytona Beach, unboxed it and went shooting. Looking forward to learning the camera - just scratched the surface here...

Edit: This is my first Vimeo upload - just checked the footage, and Vimeo has taken a hell of a whack out of the picture quality - I'd say down 35% from the H.264 I submitted. Probably old news for many of you.

Chris Hurd · February 3rd, 2012, 06:18 PM

Great! Thanks for posting this Jeff,

John C. Chu · February 4th, 2012, 09:24 AM

Awesome video. The camera is amazing. It really gave me the whole experience of being at this event.

2 "suggestions":
More shots of women and some point of view shots from inside the race car going around the track.
Probably can't do the second request ;)

Bryce Comer · February 4th, 2012, 10:59 AM

Wow! That was great. Thanks for posting Jeff. This camera looks fantastic, just wish i could afford one!

Mathias Haecki · February 4th, 2012, 05:04 PM

Thx for sharing your nice pics.
Can't wait till we get some c300's here in Switzerland.

Jeff Walters · February 4th, 2012, 08:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John C. Chu

Awesome video. The camera is amazing. It really gave me the whole experience of being at this event.

2 "suggestions":
More shots of women and some point of view shots from inside the race car going around the track.
Probably can't do the second request ;)

I agree with your first suggestion, but my wife probably doesn't...

Sean Seah · February 5th, 2012, 09:42 PM

Looks good esp the fast pans. Didnt spot much jello. Jeff, how did u do the speed ups? Was it shot on 30p and sped up in post? Can the C300 do still shots for timelapse use?

Jeff Walters · February 6th, 2012, 06:12 PM

The speedups were done inside the camera menu: Interval recording. I set it to one shot per second.

The wide shot with the ferris wheel is less-than-great because the platform I was shooting from was moving ever so slightly - top row of the main straightaway grandstand.

John Richard · February 14th, 2012, 09:12 AM

The night shots!!!

Could see no noise in blacks and tons of detail in shadows.

Would really love to see originals of fast pans and night shots - bet you are super impressed.

Yeah - all the web compression colors the true output from the camera - maybe NAB we will get to see first hand results. But for now, factoring in the web compression, it looks to be a real performer.

Dan Asseff · February 14th, 2012, 06:51 PM

Jeff,

Great shooting. This is my neck of the woods. Lived here since 1992. Love the speed weeks. Are you going to be here for the 500 at Daytona? It look like you were all over the place, the place is bigger than it looks. If you are going to be here at the end of march, there is a Balloon Fest in New Smyrna on the 23-25.

Dan

John Richard · February 16th, 2012, 08:09 AM

Jeff - would appreciate a rundown of lenses used...

Jeff Walters · February 16th, 2012, 11:47 PM

The lens info is in the Vimeo description - mostly the EF-S 17-55mm, and the 70-200mm L 2.8 IS II, with the 1.4x extender added to it on the second day.

HD: Be sure to click the HD button at the bottom of the frame - somehow it was embedded to DVinfo in SD.

February 2nd, 2012, 09:50 PM	#1
Jeff Walters New Boot Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Oakland, Michigan Posts: 10	Sample clip: C300 Rolex 24 at Daytona Canon C300 at the 24 hours of Daytona on Vimeo Here it is guys... literally picked up the camera at the FedEx depot in Daytona Beach, unboxed it and went shooting. Looking forward to learning the camera - just scratched the surface here... Edit: This is my first Vimeo upload - just checked the footage, and Vimeo has taken a hell of a whack out of the picture quality - I'd say down 35% from the H.264 I submitted. Probably old news for many of you.

February 3rd, 2012, 06:18 PM	#2
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,368 Images: 513	re: Sample clip: C300 Rolex 24 at Daytona Great! Thanks for posting this Jeff, __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

February 4th, 2012, 09:24 AM	#3
John C. Chu Major Player Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Rego Park , NYC Posts: 665	Re: Sample clip: C300 Rolex 24 at Daytona Awesome video. The camera is amazing. It really gave me the whole experience of being at this event. 2 "suggestions": More shots of women and some point of view shots from inside the race car going around the track. Probably can't do the second request ;)

February 4th, 2012, 10:59 AM	#4
Bryce Comer Trustee Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Rossland, British Columbia Posts: 1,024	Re: Sample clip: C300 Rolex 24 at Daytona Wow! That was great. Thanks for posting Jeff. This camera looks fantastic, just wish i could afford one! __________________ There's never enough hours in the day!

February 4th, 2012, 05:04 PM	#5
Mathias Haecki New Boot Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Switzerland Posts: 11	Re: Sample clip: C300 Rolex 24 at Daytona Thx for sharing your nice pics. Can't wait till we get some c300's here in Switzerland.

February 5th, 2012, 09:42 PM	#7
Sean Seah Trustee Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,498	Re: Sample clip: C300 Rolex 24 at Daytona Looks good esp the fast pans. Didnt spot much jello. Jeff, how did u do the speed ups? Was it shot on 30p and sped up in post? Can the C300 do still shots for timelapse use? __________________ Firewerkz Films SGP

February 6th, 2012, 06:12 PM	#8
Jeff Walters New Boot Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Oakland, Michigan Posts: 10	Re: Sample clip: C300 Rolex 24 at Daytona The speedups were done inside the camera menu: Interval recording. I set it to one shot per second. The wide shot with the ferris wheel is less-than-great because the platform I was shooting from was moving ever so slightly - top row of the main straightaway grandstand.

February 14th, 2012, 09:12 AM	#9
John Richard Major Player Join Date: May 2006 Location: Incline Village, Nevada Posts: 604	Re: Sample clip: C300 Rolex 24 at Daytona The night shots!!! Could see no noise in blacks and tons of detail in shadows. Would really love to see originals of fast pans and night shots - bet you are super impressed. Yeah - all the web compression colors the true output from the camera - maybe NAB we will get to see first hand results. But for now, factoring in the web compression, it looks to be a real performer.

February 14th, 2012, 06:51 PM	#10
Dan Asseff Major Player Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Port Orange Fl Posts: 317	Re: Sample clip: C300 Rolex 24 at Daytona Jeff, Great shooting. This is my neck of the woods. Lived here since 1992. Love the speed weeks. Are you going to be here for the 500 at Daytona? It look like you were all over the place, the place is bigger than it looks. If you are going to be here at the end of march, there is a Balloon Fest in New Smyrna on the 23-25. 30sec Balloon Fest Commercial 2012 on Vimeo Dan

February 16th, 2012, 08:09 AM	#11
John Richard Major Player Join Date: May 2006 Location: Incline Village, Nevada Posts: 604	Re: Sample clip: C300 Rolex 24 at Daytona Jeff - would appreciate a rundown of lenses used...

February 16th, 2012, 11:47 PM	#12
Jeff Walters New Boot Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Oakland, Michigan Posts: 10	Re: Sample clip: C300 Rolex 24 at Daytona The lens info is in the Vimeo description - mostly the EF-S 17-55mm, and the 70-200mm L 2.8 IS II, with the 1.4x extender added to it on the second day. HD: Be sure to click the HD button at the bottom of the frame - somehow it was embedded to DVinfo in SD.