Hi all, just had a few questions regarding the af100 i wanted to post so bare with me. I've had the camera for about a week now and slowly getting use to it. I've shot some alright stuff...and a lot of crap to but it's all learning I guess. Basically I had a few questions regarding image quality-
1) First of all, when looking at my footage on a hd monitor I notice sometimes my image is almost a bit "grainy" or not as sharp as I'd like or film quality. I don't know if this is just because I'm getting paranoid or sitting to close to the monitor, as when i move further away it looks better but still... do you guys (with your superior footage) ever notice this ? I am new to hd footage so might just have unrealistic expectations, still obviously sharp. The ISO settings are right down low and the detail settings are usually around the -2 to 0 mark.
2) Also I've experienced some problems with clipping and the dynamic range of the camera. I filmed on a sunny day in the woods and it was nearly impossible to have the sky in the shots as even with the strongest nd filter on and small aperture it would either be harshly clipped and white, or blue and natural but as a result the rest of the frame would be very dark. How do you guys shoot in extreme lighting conditions? Surely people can get a nice blue sky and buildings etc in shot and correct to, as eye wise we manage it every day even on sunny days. (I am using the voigtlander 25mm by the way).
3) Third and finally, just a quick question- when you guys upload footage to the internet and youtube what settings do you use etc? I watch hd clips on youtube that looks excellent, yet i uploaded mine from adobe cs4 via making a h.24---( whatever it is sorry) and it looked all compressed and frankly rubbish. Is there a standard way you guys create movie files and upload?
Apologies for the essay, just enjoying playing with this camera so much and had the above niggling issues so far that have been heavy on my mind. Appreciate any help I can get as always. Taras
1) First of all, when looking at my footage on a hd monitor I notice sometimes my image is almost a bit "grainy" or not as sharp as I'd like or film quality. I don't know if this is just because I'm getting paranoid or sitting to close to the monitor, as when i move further away it looks better but still... do you guys (with your superior footage) ever notice this ? I am new to hd footage so might just have unrealistic expectations, still obviously sharp. The ISO settings are right down low and the detail settings are usually around the -2 to 0 mark.
2) Also I've experienced some problems with clipping and the dynamic range of the camera. I filmed on a sunny day in the woods and it was nearly impossible to have the sky in the shots as even with the strongest nd filter on and small aperture it would either be harshly clipped and white, or blue and natural but as a result the rest of the frame would be very dark. How do you guys shoot in extreme lighting conditions? Surely people can get a nice blue sky and buildings etc in shot and correct to, as eye wise we manage it every day even on sunny days. (I am using the voigtlander 25mm by the way).
3) Third and finally, just a quick question- when you guys upload footage to the internet and youtube what settings do you use etc? I watch hd clips on youtube that looks excellent, yet i uploaded mine from adobe cs4 via making a h.24---( whatever it is sorry) and it looked all compressed and frankly rubbish. Is there a standard way you guys create movie files and upload?
Apologies for the essay, just enjoying playing with this camera so much and had the above niggling issues so far that have been heavy on my mind. Appreciate any help I can get as always. Taras
I probably just needed some calming down so thank you. I haven't actually watched it on my tv yet so I will do in a bit - i didn't know monitors make the footage look more compressed so thats a relief. Cheers dude!
