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yoclay said:
A user on the forum I moderate for (Planet5D) is stating that definitely the image he is getting out of the camera internally is now slightly sharper with the new firmware.
Anyone else notice this?
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Well, here's quick comparison. See what you think.
comparison2.jpgcomparison1.jpg
 
Need larger pics. Also in the 2nd example the image wasn't finished loading on the left.
All I know is why my eyes tell me, and it's for sure sharper now.
Others are finding the same thing; see Philip Bloom's comment here:

https://vimeo.com/64902903
 
I'm seeing brighter, but also more info and better highlight roll-off in Sparky33's other pictures:


ALL-I_VS_PRORES.jpg



(All-I levels - below left) (Prores HQ levels - below right)

Sparky33's ALL-I (in camera).jpgSparky33's Prores HQ (HDMI).jpg
 
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sparky33 said:
Need larger pics. Also in the 2nd example the image wasn't finished loading on the left.
All I know is why my eyes tell me, and it's for sure sharper now.
Others are finding the same thing; see Philip Bloom's comment here:

https://vimeo.com/64902903
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Hmm, I am not sure what happened to my original 1920x1080 images I posted. And that "loading" thing is a glitch in LR. It was definitely loaded when I took a screen grab. Anyway, what I saw was a tiny bit sharper image (when I say tiny, I mean ant-waist like tiny).
 
Here is my after and before.
IPB - f5.6
Lighting changed while updating the new firmware :(
Cant see any improved sharpness.

1.2.1
NewFirmware_303028.jpg
1.1.2
oldFirmware_303028.jpg
 
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Murat,
Can you do the test again with a constant situation (perhaps outside) so that we can see the highlight roll-off and compare the levels?

Also, could someone do this same test (for highlight roll-off) just using Cinestyle?
 
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I just tried to downgrade back to the old firmware, won't work. :Drogar-Mad(DBG):

EDIT: Finally got it to work. I downloaded 1.1.3 from another Canon server and reformatted the card.
 
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So since there is no audio out of the hdmi, and I know there is a line in on the Ninja 2, can people use a juiced link straight in to the ninja 2? Get better audio? Is there a way to monitor audio on the ninja 2 with a juiced link going straight in to it?
 
Yoclay,
Did the test without thinking much. Should have done it with both standart & cinestye.
I got a important shooting tomorrow so cant risk to downgrade and upgrade again :( ( is it possible to downgrade? )
 
Doesn't look like you can downgrade anyhow. However, what I am interested in is how in-camera compares to ext. recorder for highlight roll-off.
 
Murat said:
Here is my after and before.
IPB - f5.6
Lighting changed while updating the new firmware :(
Cant see any improved sharpness.
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Wow, considering how much hype this firmware update got in the past year, it is amazing how much Canon dropped the ball.
 
alex1 said:
Wow, considering how much hype this firmware update got in the past year, it is amazing how much Canon dropped the ball.
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I don't know, the levels/roll-off look a heck of a lot better in Sparky33's comparison test of the same scene.
 
I'm trying to capture uncomp. with Kona Lhi but can't get a capture signal other than 1080 25i ?
Here is the samples:
8bit uncompressed 1080-25i (has some green tint to it :( )
ExternalCinestyle_305031.jpg

internal 1080-25p ALL-I
internalCinestyle_305031.jpg
 
Thanks Murat for doing that.
Doesn't appear much visible difference at all in the histograms between these two images, so bummer!
 
yoclay said:
I don't know, the levels/roll-off look a heck of a lot better in Sparky33's comparison test of the same scene.
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I guess. But you have to admit that this firmware update has been a major let down. No audio, greenish cast, very small sharpness increase, not to mention how much a good external recorder costs. The IQ is not even noticeably different in most tests.
 
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