Practicalities of working with CMOS/Rolling Shutter

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filmguy123

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I've read the article, seen it at its worse. But I feel like this probably is more of an EXTREME, versus a practical issue?

Skew/stretch happen so fast that you can't really tell - it can mess up motion tracking, but if you're not doing that, it seems like a non-issue? And unless you freeze the frame during a quick camera move, you can't really tell, right?

Then there's wobble. This is the one I am most curious about. How is wobble when running/walking/etc? Practically has this been much of any issue for people? I know it wouldn't be fun on a helicopter ride, but how often does that happen to a noticeable level?

Finally, partial exposure. If 1/48 of a frame is partially exposed, who really cares? The chances of needing the freeze frame at 1/48 of a second and not being able to use the next, unlikely, and unless constant flashes/strobes are going off, probably doesn't matter. Right?

Flickering (magnetic?) lights, yup thats ugly. That might be an issue... but again, only in that condition, which is only sometimes. Is there a way to remove this in post?



BASICALLY - is CMOS really so bad? And, would most consumers be totally happy with CMOS in a camcorder?
 
Flash is an annoyance. But you can often just drop a frame without it being noticeable.
 
RE1000 said:
Watch one of the many clips with flashes in the shots going off.
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if you read my whole post, I already mentioned that here:

filmguy123 said:
unless constant flashes/strobes are going off, probably doesn't matter. Right?
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I know where problems can arise. I'm talking about practicalities of working with CMOS in real life, generally speaking, for most purposes... my original post describes the question(s) better...
 
is this the flash effect you are talking about?
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USe webdog that is the flash effect.

Well - can anyone answer this post? ONLY IF YOU'VE WORKED WITH CMOS enough to comment - practicalties, not theory, of working with it.

Is it that big of a deal? See original post for actual questions.
 
Well I'm not really talking about which is better, HVX or EX1, or CCD or CMOS. I know CCD is better, etc.

I'm talking about practicalities and CMOS on consumer camcorders for everyday people.
 
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