XHA1 sharper than XHA!s at DVinfo.net

Maurice Covington · January 1st, 2012, 07:32 PM

i was playing around with the settings on the XHA1s earlier today and I became very frustrated with the image that I was getting in both low light and sunlight. When I plugged my XHA1 up to see if I would get the same results with the same settings, I was surprised to find that I did not. The XHA1 was significantly sharper. Is this typical of the two cameras?

Jeffrey Fuchs · January 5th, 2012, 09:05 AM

That's a tough question. For a while I had both camera and for whatever reason I liked the A1 better than the A1s. I do not remember seeing a difference in picture quality but do remember the auto-focus did not seem as good on the A1s.

Maybe your A1s has a lens that is not up to par? I guess, just bad luck in getting a camera with sub par glass? That is all I can think of.

Sorry to hear.

John Stakes · January 5th, 2012, 12:44 PM

To my understanding you should get the same image from both cameras, as the update was only features...such as audio capabilities and servo control.

Pay close attention to focus distance and gain setting. Check your custom settings. Clean the heads if due.

JS

Allan Black · January 5th, 2012, 04:04 PM

My A1 and A1s both deliver the same picture quality and focus, if the cams have exactly the same settings and custom presets. I'd triple check all those carefully, including all the presets settings.

Someone here loaded them manually and messed up a few.

Cheers.

Don Palomaki · January 6th, 2012, 07:21 AM

Agree with above post. The cameras should produce very similar images. There are a lot of settings (presets, etc.) that can cause changes to image sharpness, color balance, contrast, brightness, gamma, shadow detail, apparent noise levels, etc. Check to be sure they are matching. At the out-of-the-box default settings most folks find the image to be rather bland (although "neutral" might be a better description).

January 1st, 2012, 07:32 PM	#1
Maurice Covington Major Player Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Plainfield, Illinois Posts: 236	XHA1 sharper than XHA!s i was playing around with the settings on the XHA1s earlier today and I became very frustrated with the image that I was getting in both low light and sunlight. When I plugged my XHA1 up to see if I would get the same results with the same settings, I was surprised to find that I did not. The XHA1 was significantly sharper. Is this typical of the two cameras?

January 5th, 2012, 09:05 AM	#2
Jeffrey Fuchs Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Zimmerman, Minnesota Posts: 89	Re: XHA1 sharper than XHA!s That's a tough question. For a while I had both camera and for whatever reason I liked the A1 better than the A1s. I do not remember seeing a difference in picture quality but do remember the auto-focus did not seem as good on the A1s. Maybe your A1s has a lens that is not up to par? I guess, just bad luck in getting a camera with sub par glass? That is all I can think of. Sorry to hear.

January 5th, 2012, 12:44 PM	#3
John Stakes Major Player Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 558	Re: XHA1 sharper than XHA!s To my understanding you should get the same image from both cameras, as the update was only features...such as audio capabilities and servo control. Pay close attention to focus distance and gain setting. Check your custom settings. Clean the heads if due. JS

January 5th, 2012, 04:04 PM	#4
Allan Black Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sydney. Posts: 2,927	Re: XHA1 sharper than XHA!s My A1 and A1s both deliver the same picture quality and focus, if the cams have exactly the same settings and custom presets. I'd triple check all those carefully, including all the presets settings. Someone here loaded them manually and messed up a few. Cheers. __________________ Drink more tap water. On admission at Sydney hospitals more than 5% of day patients are de-hydrated.

January 6th, 2012, 07:21 AM	#5
Don Palomaki Wrangler Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Northern VA Posts: 4,488	Re: XHA1 sharper than XHA!s Agree with above post. The cameras should produce very similar images. There are a lot of settings (presets, etc.) that can cause changes to image sharpness, color balance, contrast, brightness, gamma, shadow detail, apparent noise levels, etc. Check to be sure they are matching. At the out-of-the-box default settings most folks find the image to be rather bland (although "neutral" might be a better description). __________________ dpalomaki@dspalomaki.com