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Kimball Larsen · January 14th, 2008, 05:23 AM

i have shot footage using many different types of presets and gain (mainly 0 for the gain) and get grainy footage no matter what. does anybody know what might be the problem, cus i think ive tried everything.
thanks

Mickey Mackwan · January 14th, 2008, 05:48 AM

Turn off the auto gain settings and you will see the difference

Kimball Larsen · January 14th, 2008, 06:01 AM

i have turned off the auto gain but there is still a grainy picture

Don Palomaki · January 14th, 2008, 07:38 AM

What record mode are you using?

Kimball Larsen · January 15th, 2008, 12:51 AM

i am in 24f, 1080, and 1/48 shutter speed.

Bill Watson · January 15th, 2008, 01:14 AM

Do you have an HD screen you can hook it up to? If so, use it as a monitor.
Do it in the daytime, film out through the window or door. Set it on the factory preset and if it's still grainy, the camera's probably a dud.

Don Palomaki · January 15th, 2008, 07:56 AM

What are you shooting?
What is the lighting?
What is the aperture?
How are you viewing/judging the image?
And to which record program (mode) is the camcorder set? (e.g., Auto, Tv, Av, M, Spotlight, Night, or Easy.)

Rashdan Radha · January 15th, 2008, 08:19 AM

Can you post a screen grab?

Paolo Mantero · January 18th, 2008, 08:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kimball Larsen

i am in 24f, 1080, and 1/48 shutter speed.

It could seems a silly things, but when I was new with my A1 I spent 2 hours trying to understand why the image in the lcd was so grainy: than i realized that peaking was on ... eh eh eh

Jokes apart, if the camera is well tweaked and in good lighting conditions, you should obtain a reasonably grain free picture. Try with full Manual mode, Gain -3db (auto gain off), sharpness -7 and coring + 5 (let noise reduction off). In this way I can't see any noticeable grain.

January 14th, 2008, 05:23 AM	#1
Kimball Larsen New Boot Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Provo, Utah Posts: 8	Grainy footage(?) i have shot footage using many different types of presets and gain (mainly 0 for the gain) and get grainy footage no matter what. does anybody know what might be the problem, cus i think ive tried everything. thanks

January 14th, 2008, 07:38 AM	#4
Don Palomaki Wrangler Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Northern VA Posts: 4,488	What record mode are you using? __________________ dpalomaki@dspalomaki.com

January 15th, 2008, 07:56 AM	#7
Don Palomaki Wrangler Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Northern VA Posts: 4,488	What are you shooting? What is the lighting? What is the aperture? How are you viewing/judging the image? And to which record program (mode) is the camcorder set? (e.g., Auto, Tv, Av, M, Spotlight, Night, or Easy.) __________________ dpalomaki@dspalomaki.com

January 14th, 2008, 05:48 AM	#2
Mickey Mackwan Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: sydney Australia Posts: 60	Turn off the auto gain settings and you will see the difference

January 14th, 2008, 06:01 AM	#3
Kimball Larsen New Boot Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Provo, Utah Posts: 8	i have turned off the auto gain but there is still a grainy picture

January 15th, 2008, 12:51 AM	#5
Kimball Larsen New Boot Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Provo, Utah Posts: 8	i am in 24f, 1080, and 1/48 shutter speed.

January 15th, 2008, 01:14 AM	#6
Bill Watson Major Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: Noosa Queensland Australia Posts: 248	Do you have an HD screen you can hook it up to? If so, use it as a monitor. Do it in the daytime, film out through the window or door. Set it on the factory preset and if it's still grainy, the camera's probably a dud.

January 15th, 2008, 08:19 AM	#8
Rashdan Radha New Boot Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: London, England Posts: 17	Can you post a screen grab?