my 5D night footage looks bad

Mark Hahn · March 5th, 2009, 05:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael Moore

There is no niose reduction in movie mode so you will never get the super hight ISO.

Just my 2cent
Mike

I'm not sure what you mean by that. When you exposure lock the shutter speed at about 1/2 second, and the aperture is locked, you will see an actual ISO of 51200 (with shutter between 1/40 and 1/50). I measured it. It looked like crap of course.

Also, noise reduction is easy in post.

Michael Moore · March 5th, 2009, 06:14 PM

WOW i have never seen ISO 51200, i have to go try this tonight... That is insanely high!

I guess i should have been more clear that you will not get super high usable ISO out of the camera. You will need to adjust in post. But as always the better out of the camera the better it looks in post! :)

wow 51200... sorry i just wrap my head around that number :)

thanks
Michael

Mark Hahn · March 5th, 2009, 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael Moore

WOW i have never seen ISO 51200, i have to go try this tonight... That is insanely high!

I guess i should have been more clear that you will not get super high usable ISO out of the camera. You will need to adjust in post. But as always the better out of the camera the better it looks in post! :)

wow 51200... sorry i just wrap my head around that number :)

thanks
Michael

Read a bunch of posts starting at around #31 for thread http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/canon-eos...ification.html

Bill Koehler · March 5th, 2009, 09:33 PM

Just from looking at the supplied picture....

1. The depth of field is high, which tells me you have the aperture stepped down.
2. The very limited amount of blur in the vehicles going across the frame tells me the shutter speed is quick, especially considering it is night time.

Which leads me to conclude

3. You have the ISO/gain cranked way up.

Larry Farkas · March 9th, 2009, 11:47 AM

Just a thought, but have ypu set the meter lock function properly?

Dylan Couper · March 9th, 2009, 12:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bill Koehler

Just from looking at the supplied picture....

1. The depth of field is high, which tells me you have the aperture stepped down.
2. The very limited amount of blur in the vehicles going across the frame tells me the shutter speed is quick, especially considering it is night time.

Which leads me to conclude

3. You have the ISO/gain cranked way up.

#3 implies intent on my part ;)

This problem was solved using faster lenses. The one I tested with was the 24-105L F4... just not fast enough to give a clean picture in low light. The f1.4 was enough... but barely, and had to expose down a bit to get under 2500iso, which to me is the point it starts to get ugly.

March 9th, 2009, 11:47 AM	#20
Larry Farkas New Boot Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Oceanside, CA Posts: 7	Night Footage Just a thought, but have ypu set the meter lock function properly?

March 5th, 2009, 06:14 PM	#17
Michael Moore Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Vancouver Posts: 94	WOW i have never seen ISO 51200, i have to go try this tonight... That is insanely high! I guess i should have been more clear that you will not get super high usable ISO out of the camera. You will need to adjust in post. But as always the better out of the camera the better it looks in post! :) wow 51200... sorry i just wrap my head around that number :) thanks Michael

March 5th, 2009, 09:33 PM	#19
Bill Koehler Major Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: Alpharetta, Georgia, USA Posts: 760	Just from looking at the supplied picture.... 1. The depth of field is high, which tells me you have the aperture stepped down. 2. The very limited amount of blur in the vehicles going across the frame tells me the shutter speed is quick, especially considering it is night time. Which leads me to conclude 3. You have the ISO/gain cranked way up.