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November 2nd, 2005, 08:46 PM | #1 |
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VF & LCD - is it really that bad?
I don't want to jump into conclusions, hence the question...
Today I had a chance to try out the HD100U at a dealer here in western Canada and I was quite pleased with the images on an HD monitor. However, the VF and the LCD looked pretty bad, very low rez, aliasing, and mainly the colours were going into a slight brown-green hue. A skin tone that looked great on an HD monitor was dark dirty burgundy on the VF and LCD. I didn't find any colour adjustments for the VF and the LCD, please, let me know if there are any (other than the brightness and contrast). Following that I went to a SONY dealer and took another look at the Z1U. What a difference! So, the question is: is it just the demo unit they had here or are they all like this? Thanks.
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November 2nd, 2005, 09:46 PM | #2 |
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They are NOT like this. Why was the dealer even showing it? Find another dealer.
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November 3rd, 2005, 04:42 AM | #3 |
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I don't even use the focus assist. I do it all with the VF, which is very good in my opinion.
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November 3rd, 2005, 08:34 AM | #4 |
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The view finder is good enought and the colors are real. I also don't use the focus assist, the peaking is good.
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November 3rd, 2005, 09:41 AM | #5 |
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Thanks for the feedback, I will find another unit/dealer to check it out. I couldn't believe that it would be that bad. Good to hear...
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November 9th, 2005, 11:52 PM | #6 |
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Tim, did you do the comparison test of the VF/LCD of the HD100 vs. FX1?
Curious to know the results...
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However, as a general observation, I wouldn't say that it is much more accurate colour-wise than the LCD on the HD100. Neither LCD could be used as a substitute for a properly calibrated monitor (SD or HD.) |
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November 10th, 2005, 12:50 PM | #8 |
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Thanks Tim,
yeah, there is no way of having peaking AND zebra on with the FX1 at the same time, I ran into that with the Z1U too. As for the comparison of the VF/LCD on both cameras, do I understand that you would see them fairly similar? In other words, my experience with the demo HD100 I saw being completely off is likely a case of faulty unit? Asking because I am about to place an order for mine...
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November 10th, 2005, 01:35 PM | #9 |
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Either the camera was defective, or the white point on the HD monitor was set incorrectly and that is why they looked completely different.
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November 10th, 2005, 02:47 PM | #10 |
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No, I am actually some 400 km from Vancouver and I don't believe that there was (is) any other dealer than Commercial Electronics who carries the camera. I think that I will just take your word for it and make sure that the camera can be returned if there is a problem. I will see if it's okay when I go to pick it up anyway. In the meantime I will try to contact Dave Ferdinand and chat with him...
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November 12th, 2005, 06:03 AM | #11 |
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It's strange but I have the same "brown" o sepia touch on my monitor an viewfinder as well. I tried to correct it but there is no way. What do you think, damaged?
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