some low light test footage

Monday Isa · November 7th, 2006, 06:42 AM

Henry,
Those are some nice clips there. I like the city one a lot at -3db, I'm really excited about this new cam. Should have one as well later this month. Thanks for taking the time and posting these.

Monday

Henry Cho · November 7th, 2006, 12:36 PM

thanks everyone.

poppe and tony, thank you for chiming in on the playback issue.

dave, the only other cam i have access to at the moment is my hv10, and i doubt that's the comparison you're looking for :). low light isn't a huge concern for me -- demand seemed to dictate that some kind of low light footage be put up, but at this point i guess i'm as curious as anyone else. someone should be able to post something shortly.

Michael Y Wong · November 7th, 2006, 02:25 PM

looks fantastic! I do still wish to see a controlled FX1 vs A1 low light contest!!!

If the A1 is as good as or even very close to the FX1 in low light I forsee a ton of ppl dumping their FX1's for the Canon!

I would recommend encoding the files via wmvhd/h264 to greatly reduce bandwidth/download times!

Bill Pryor · November 7th, 2006, 04:06 PM

Did you shoot any at normal shutter speed? ie., 1/48 at 24f.

Henry Cho · November 7th, 2006, 07:25 PM

thanks for the suggestion michael. i'll keep that in mind the next time.

bill, for the purposes of this low light test, everything was shot at 1/24, which i think falls in the range of normal.

Bill Pryor · November 8th, 2006, 10:18 AM

I don't think 1/24 could be considered normal shutter speed unless you're looking for a slower shutter effect. It would be just like 1/30 in 60i.

Henry Cho · November 8th, 2006, 10:57 AM

i use 1/24 all the time if i need a little more light in the cam. i'd rather do that than switch up gain. given what i'm shooting here, the slower shutter is, to me, barely perceptible, if at all.

Matthew Nayman · November 8th, 2006, 11:02 AM

You see 1/24 all the time on shows like HOUSE and even in movies like Scary Movie 4. Most people wont know what about the image is wrong, and wont mind...

Daniel Ramirez · November 8th, 2006, 03:46 PM

It says "unknown file type"

Henry Cho · November 8th, 2006, 04:06 PM

daniel, got your email. wmp can't play mpeg2 files out of the box. download vlc media player, which seems to play just about anything.

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

November 7th, 2006, 02:25 PM	#18
Michael Y Wong Major Player Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Toronto Ontario Canada! Posts: 353	looks fantastic! I do still wish to see a controlled FX1 vs A1 low light contest!!! If the A1 is as good as or even very close to the FX1 in low light I forsee a ton of ppl dumping their FX1's for the Canon! I would recommend encoding the files via wmvhd/h264 to greatly reduce bandwidth/download times! __________________ dreaming hobbyist + storyteller www.michaelywong.com Last edited by Michael Y Wong; November 7th, 2006 at 11:36 PM.

November 8th, 2006, 03:46 PM	#24
Daniel Ramirez Tourist Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Omaha Posts: 1	Can't see the video It says "unknown file type"

November 7th, 2006, 06:42 AM	#16
Monday Isa Major Player Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: College Park, Maryland Posts: 913	Henry, Those are some nice clips there. I like the city one a lot at -3db, I'm really excited about this new cam. Should have one as well later this month. Thanks for taking the time and posting these. Monday

November 7th, 2006, 12:36 PM	#17
Henry Cho Major Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: NYC Posts: 516	thanks everyone. poppe and tony, thank you for chiming in on the playback issue. dave, the only other cam i have access to at the moment is my hv10, and i doubt that's the comparison you're looking for :). low light isn't a huge concern for me -- demand seemed to dictate that some kind of low light footage be put up, but at this point i guess i'm as curious as anyone else. someone should be able to post something shortly.

November 7th, 2006, 04:06 PM	#19
Bill Pryor Contributor Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 4,449	Did you shoot any at normal shutter speed? ie., 1/48 at 24f.

November 7th, 2006, 07:25 PM	#20
Henry Cho Major Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: NYC Posts: 516	thanks for the suggestion michael. i'll keep that in mind the next time. bill, for the purposes of this low light test, everything was shot at 1/24, which i think falls in the range of normal.

November 8th, 2006, 10:18 AM	#21
Bill Pryor Contributor Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 4,449	I don't think 1/24 could be considered normal shutter speed unless you're looking for a slower shutter effect. It would be just like 1/30 in 60i.

November 8th, 2006, 10:57 AM	#22
Henry Cho Major Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: NYC Posts: 516	i use 1/24 all the time if i need a little more light in the cam. i'd rather do that than switch up gain. given what i'm shooting here, the slower shutter is, to me, barely perceptible, if at all.

November 8th, 2006, 11:02 AM	#23
Matthew Nayman Major Player Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 917	You see 1/24 all the time on shows like HOUSE and even in movies like Scary Movie 4. Most people wont know what about the image is wrong, and wont mind...

November 8th, 2006, 04:06 PM	#25
Henry Cho Major Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: NYC Posts: 516	daniel, got your email. wmp can't play mpeg2 files out of the box. download vlc media player, which seems to play just about anything. http://www.videolan.org/vlc/