Is DVX series good in low light?

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OUTOFFOCUS

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i haven't seen much info on how well this camera performs in low light / i use a Sony pd-150 and i love it in low light conditions / i'm also a former Canon xl-1 user and can't complain enough about it / so i'm wondering if anyone has used a pd-150 that can compare it to the dvx series / i hear alot of good things about this camera and thinking that this may be my next camera purchase
Thanks
Ryan

check out dvcreators.net
videomaker.com
dvinfo.com
these also have good forums
 
Sony is the winner in low light and if you're shooting something you want for broadcast news then go with it. The DVX100, it's big brother the HVX200, and daddy Varicam are there to try to look as close as possible to film for narrative filmmaking. If that's what you want, the DVX100 DESTROYS the PD cameras. But, like film, you're gonna need more light.
 
DavidBeier said:
Sony is the winner in low light and if you're shooting something you want for broadcast news then go with it. The DVX100, it's big brother the HVX200, and daddy Varicam are there to try to look as close as possible to film for narrative filmmaking. If that's what you want, the DVX100 DESTROYS the PD cameras. But, like film, you're gonna need more light.
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What he said.
 
The DVX100B has a greatly improved low-light performance over the plain and A version. Still not as good as the Sony PD series, but quite close.

Lutnik
 
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OUTOFFOCUS said:
i haven't seen much info on how well this camera performs in low light / i use a Sony pd-150 and i love it in low light conditions / i'm also a former Canon xl-1 user and can't complain enough about it / so i'm wondering if anyone has used a pd-150 that can compare it to the dvx series / i hear alot of good things about this camera and thinking that this may be my next camera purchase
Thanks
Ryan
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Go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEI-Q0jcWiY to check out a clip I did to specifically test for low light levels for my DVX100B..
 
check out a clip I did to specifically test for low light levels for my DVX100B..
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Hey, great shots, even with crabby youtube compression it looks fantastic... One question though, there is soft light on those pebbles. Last shot with the girl seems the only shot with actual candle light?..or?
 
volcano said:
Hey, great shots, even with crabby youtube compression it looks fantastic... One question though, there is soft light on those pebbles. Last shot with the girl seems the only shot with actual candle light?..or?
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Ok, the comments by the video actuallyt explained it clearer, but anyways, yeah the shots on the pebbles were shot in daytime and the diffused in FCP. The rest were shot with candle lights - dancing salt and pepper shakers, the mirror, and the girl with the candle (lit with 3 candles on the side and one which she was holding)
 
when i shot in low light with the gain on all the blues got (especially in the night sky) got really weird and pixilated. It was with the DVX-A...

whats the deal with that? Is it because of the low light or the gain or both?
 
nevermind. I think I may have just answered my own question. But I will post my answer and if I am incorrect please tell me.

answer: The color temp was up (+7) and with the gain on it made it really grainy in the low light.
 
I have used both the xl1 and the dvx100b(my current camera of choice), and I must say that in comparrison, The dvx takes the cake. My current project requires a lot of very low light situations, in some cases down to about 6 lux, and this camera handled it like a trooper. very little noise, and pretty consistent with color information throughout the spectrum.
 
Hi OutOfFocus... I have both DVX100A and PD-170. The Sony beats out just about any camera in its class when it comes to low light... it has less noise than others at 18db. Having said that, I got the DVX to give my wedding videos a unique "look" only this camera can provide. Here's how I use them in tandem; the DVX as the main camera for the ceremony (where low light is hardly an issue) and exterior b-rolls, and the PD-170 during the reception for more "run & gun" type shooting in mostly available light. This way, they make a great team!
 
In this article comparing the PD-170 against others..
...In low light performance it only beats the DVX-100 (by a hair)...
acordding to this review.

http://www.camcorderinfo.com/content/sony-dsr-pd170-camcorder-review.htm

I prefer the DVX-100 due to its wide angle capabilities 4.5mm vs 6.0mm
in PD-170....I know...with the wide angle adapter the Sony gets 4.2mm but
you loose autofocus!!! and then you can not use the lens shade...
this is important for the reflected spot lights in the lens...
Cesar.
 
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