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Tony Coleman · August 2nd, 2007, 07:53 PM

Hey all, I have figured out how to use the photo feature and to save to the card, but how do you save to the tape? and how exactly does that work? Also what kind of quality are most of you getting in your shots, any tricks that don't require touching up the pics? Thanks, Tony

Brent Goodale · August 2nd, 2007, 10:20 PM

Sorry i cant help you, but i remember that question is on these forms somewhere. Also when you take pic have you viewed them on the pc/mac? Mine are very grainy with white dots all over.

Chris Hurd · August 2nd, 2007, 10:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tony Coleman

how do you save to the tape?

You can't save a still photo to tape -- it must be saved to the SD card -- but that shouldn't present a problem. You can extract stills from tape, though.

Brent Goodale · August 3rd, 2007, 01:58 PM

Just found out that you can take a picture to the sd card while still shooting. You also can Take a picture to the tape. Heres how: In Camera Mode go to Menu > Customize > Customize Function > Tune > Go to # 08 it says "SIMULT. IMG. REC . Select 01 for take a pic while shooting Select 02 for Both tape and still. Hope this helps :) Also i was testing my A1 with the pics inside with low light. a ton of noise. I turned down the Gain -3 and shoot at the light. Looks Great. Had to turn off AGC

Tony Coleman · August 3rd, 2007, 07:19 PM

good info, here's a pic from today

Kevin Amundson · August 4th, 2007, 02:18 PM

Here's a photo I took a few days ago.

Tony Coleman · August 4th, 2007, 05:30 PM

Kevin great photo, is there a way to deinterlace a photo other than post production?

Brent Goodale · August 5th, 2007, 11:08 AM

Took this today. about 8 feet away on both

http://www.flickr.com/photos/11062225@N08/1019488622/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/11062225@N08/1019488650/

How do u upload pictures?

Eric Weiss · August 5th, 2007, 12:05 PM

I found that I get great results in post, extracting a video frame instead of using the photo option. Here are a few stills.

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=94162

The camera feature is nice, but when you swtich from video to card, the exposure and color casts are a little different. I found myself adjusting and readjusting shots in order to take a still. If you have that kind of time during a shoot, the card stills are decent, but only a bit better than what can be achieved from a screen cap.

Brent Goodale · August 5th, 2007, 12:09 PM

Yeah i agree its much better quality. How do you get photos to come up on the form like the surfer pic?

Eric Weiss · August 5th, 2007, 12:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brent Goodale

Yeah i agree its much better quality. How do you get photos to come up on the form like the surfer pic?

i think you need to get approved to post pics...or after a certain number of posts? i'm not really sure.

Brent Goodale · August 6th, 2007, 04:43 PM

Can anyone answer this?

Chris Hurd · August 6th, 2007, 04:46 PM

Normally it takes a month as a registered user here, but I went ahead and granted you those privs.

Brent Goodale · August 6th, 2007, 06:57 PM

Thank you very much! I have been checking this site more often than i should! Its becoming a bad habit. Similar to my tech websites. Thanks again.

August 2nd, 2007, 07:53 PM	#1
Tony Coleman Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Dunedin, Florida Posts: 41	taking pictures with the A1 Hey all, I have figured out how to use the photo feature and to save to the card, but how do you save to the tape? and how exactly does that work? Also what kind of quality are most of you getting in your shots, any tricks that don't require touching up the pics? Thanks, Tony

August 2nd, 2007, 10:20 PM	#2
Brent Goodale Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Chicago IL Posts: 31	Taking Pictures Sorry i cant help you, but i remember that question is on these forms somewhere. Also when you take pic have you viewed them on the pc/mac? Mine are very grainy with white dots all over.

August 3rd, 2007, 07:19 PM	#5
Tony Coleman Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Dunedin, Florida Posts: 41	good info, here's a pic from today Attached Thumbnails

August 4th, 2007, 02:18 PM	#6
Kevin Amundson Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Prague, MN Posts: 112	Here's a photo I took a few days ago. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Kevin \| www.kraentertainment.com A picture is worth 1,000 words \| A 2 hour film at 24fps is worth 172,800,000 words

August 6th, 2007, 04:46 PM	#13
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August 3rd, 2007, 01:58 PM	#4
Brent Goodale Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Chicago IL Posts: 31	Just found out that you can take a picture to the sd card while still shooting. You also can Take a picture to the tape. Heres how: In Camera Mode go to Menu > Customize > Customize Function > Tune > Go to # 08 it says "SIMULT. IMG. REC . Select 01 for take a pic while shooting Select 02 for Both tape and still. Hope this helps :) Also i was testing my A1 with the pics inside with low light. a ton of noise. I turned down the Gain -3 and shoot at the light. Looks Great. Had to turn off AGC

August 4th, 2007, 05:30 PM	#7
Tony Coleman Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Dunedin, Florida Posts: 41	Kevin great photo, is there a way to deinterlace a photo other than post production?

August 5th, 2007, 11:08 AM	#8
Brent Goodale Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Chicago IL Posts: 31	Took this today. about 8 feet away on both http://www.flickr.com/photos/11062225@N08/1019488622/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/11062225@N08/1019488650/ How do u upload pictures?

August 5th, 2007, 12:05 PM	#9
Eric Weiss Major Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Philly,PA Posts: 360	I found that I get great results in post, extracting a video frame instead of using the photo option. Here are a few stills. http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=94162 The camera feature is nice, but when you swtich from video to card, the exposure and color casts are a little different. I found myself adjusting and readjusting shots in order to take a still. If you have that kind of time during a shoot, the card stills are decent, but only a bit better than what can be achieved from a screen cap.

August 5th, 2007, 12:09 PM	#10
Brent Goodale Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Chicago IL Posts: 31	Yeah i agree its much better quality. How do you get photos to come up on the form like the surfer pic?

August 6th, 2007, 04:43 PM	#12
Brent Goodale Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Chicago IL Posts: 31	Can anyone answer this?

August 6th, 2007, 06:57 PM	#14
Brent Goodale Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Chicago IL Posts: 31	Thank You Thank you very much! I have been checking this site more often than i should! Its becoming a bad habit. Similar to my tech websites. Thanks again.