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March 20th, 2007, 10:20 AM | #16 | |
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If OIS off is ever assigned to a custom key, I'll have to lose one. It's just silly. Two are not enough. Period. :) Bill |
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March 20th, 2007, 12:58 PM | #17 |
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Custom key 3 and 4 - very good idea Bill.
It could be done with Custom Keys alone also: press and hold 1 and then press 2 = Custom Key 3. Press and hold 2 and then press 1 = Custom Key 4. So, with all these great ideas people post on DVInfo.net, all we need is just Canon's cooperation :-) |
March 20th, 2007, 02:47 PM | #18 |
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Exactly. Or maybe a long push on a single button.
But come to think of it, designating the menu select wheel as THE shift function (since depressing it does nothing unless in the menu anyway) all one would have to do is use their thumb to depress it while selecting CK1 or CK2 buttons. It sems to me anyway that it would be easier, but that's just me :) Bill |
March 20th, 2007, 04:27 PM | #19 | |
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I've read this thread twice now, and I still don't understand the "exp lock". And yes, I've read the manual... didn't really get it there either. (Disclosure: I haven't bought the A1 yet - that's why I'm reading everything here and I'm trying to understand as much as possible without actually having played with the camera). I guess I go back to the manual tonight and study this section once again. Coming from still photography, Alex's first post in this thread was initially a shock to me. Only then did I realize that AV really doesn't seem that useful on a camcorder (as compared to a still SLR camera). Dino |
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March 21st, 2007, 03:03 PM | #20 |
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Chris...are you saying you can put it in TV mode with Exposure Lock ON, and it 's the same as manual, but you can push a button for auto iris? Which button? (Sorry I don't have the camera with me at the moment.)
This would be handy, because sometimes even with the DSR500 I'll use the auto iris button to let the camera get close, then I'll open up or stop down as needed. |
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Bill, while in Tv mode & Exposure Lock on, it's the same as Manual. Push the Exposure Lock again to turn it off, then you're in Tv mode again, which is "auto iris" mode.
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March 21st, 2007, 06:52 PM | #22 |
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Really great would be a push exposure in the manual mode, the same action as push focus. As long as you push, it is auto as soon as you release it is manual again. Not this 'push twice act as a button'. But next to manual... TV mode is the only programme I use.
If you use TV mode, a digital shutter prevents 'overloading the chip' in exceptional cases, not the same as manual. All others can be diminished, like theater and auto and AV. |
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Don't forget about diffraction.
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Because of that, I would rather the camera go from 1/250 to 1/15000 than f/1.6 to f/9.5. For my subjects, 1/250 is just as good as 1/15000. Acceptable changes in motion blur will depend on the audience, subject, and post. 1/250 to 1/48 would be pretty jarring for a scene with a lot of action. |
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The manual even mentions it on page 37. |
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March 22nd, 2007, 07:37 AM | #25 | |
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March 22nd, 2007, 08:42 AM | #26 |
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That's an excellent point, Daniel. The explanation in your post there provides a good case for Av mode. Thanks a bunch for sharing that!
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I certainly notice softening by the time it gets beyond about f5.6.
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For example, Super35 film has very large "pixels". On a work print, f/8 shows no diffraction at all, and even f/11 and f/16 are very sharp. But if it's resized to 480p, it's likely that even f/22 will not show softness. |
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Thanks for that explanation guys (and the clip Piotr). I had never really understood why softness from diffraction happened at different f-stops on different cameras. And now I do! Hooray!
And at the same time - woah! That's a fairly limited usable range we have!
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