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Amos Kim · May 9th, 2007, 12:15 AM

Can someone tell me what exactly this function does? I know there's also a switch right below the lens mount. I've read the manual for my hd100 but still unclear. thanks.

Amos Kim · May 9th, 2007, 01:38 AM

Nevermind, I should learn to read more carefully. :) Anyways, do people use this function? And any opinion on it's effectiveness?

Thomas Weilguny · May 9th, 2007, 06:35 AM

The idea is pretty good, but in what I´ve shot so far I haven´t been getting good results from the areas of skin detection (you need pretty consistent, uniform lighting for it to detect all the relevant skin areas). For now I keep it turned off, I have yet to find a shot with too much skin detail.

Sean Adair · May 9th, 2007, 10:34 AM

I'm familiar with this from my last JVC (GY-DV500), and it's a neat feature - I only used it for specific situations, but even with SD it did a good job. I didn't have a problem with detection. Using the "range" setting, coupled with the feedback using the zebra switch produced good settings, although sometimes I would need to choose a different area to resample the base color. It does take a little time to do properly, but it does definitely "heal" some skin problems, and soften age lines. Of course it's generally women who appreciate the effort!

May 9th, 2007, 12:15 AM	#1
Amos Kim Major Player Join Date: May 2006 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 335	skin detect/detail Can someone tell me what exactly this function does? I know there's also a switch right below the lens mount. I've read the manual for my hd100 but still unclear. thanks.

May 9th, 2007, 10:34 AM	#4
Sean Adair Major Player Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New York, NY Posts: 463	I'm familiar with this from my last JVC (GY-DV500), and it's a neat feature - I only used it for specific situations, but even with SD it did a good job. I didn't have a problem with detection. Using the "range" setting, coupled with the feedback using the zebra switch produced good settings, although sometimes I would need to choose a different area to resample the base color. It does take a little time to do properly, but it does definitely "heal" some skin problems, and soften age lines. Of course it's generally women who appreciate the effort! __________________ Sean Adair - NYC - www.adairproductions.com JVC GY-HM-700 with 17x5 lens, MacPro 3.2ghz 8-core, 18gb. (JVC HD200 4 sale soon)

May 9th, 2007, 01:38 AM	#2
Amos Kim Major Player Join Date: May 2006 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 335	Nevermind, I should learn to read more carefully. :) Anyways, do people use this function? And any opinion on it's effectiveness?

May 9th, 2007, 06:35 AM	#3
Thomas Weilguny Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Vienna, Austria Posts: 51	The idea is pretty good, but in what I´ve shot so far I haven´t been getting good results from the areas of skin detection (you need pretty consistent, uniform lighting for it to detect all the relevant skin areas). For now I keep it turned off, I have yet to find a shot with too much skin detail.