Clips are fuzzy - Need Assistance Please

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McGregor

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Hey there. I've been having a slight problem with my HMC150 that I'm not too sure how to fix or what the problem may be. I've noticed that when I review my footage after uploading to my computer that my clips are quite fuzzy, especially in lower light situations. When I look back at older clips I have filmed in the past, I do not see the fuzziness in them. Even in clips that are almost complete darkness. I'm not sure if I might have accidentally hit a button on the camera that changed a setting or what. I would appreciate any feedback on what my problem may be. If you are not too sure waht the problem is, is there anyway you would be able to tell me the best presets for best quality? Thank you
 
What are your gain settings? What dB at each setting and which one are you filming with?
 
The gain is on 6 dB. A little while back it was accidentally switched to 0 but I switched it back to 6. The fuzziness improved but not entirely.

I switch in and out of auto and manual focus. That doesn't appear to be the problem because either way, it still looks the same.

I'm wondering if I may have to white balance the camera. Does white balancing wear off every time the camera is turned off?
 
I'd personally go with lower dB if you want to reduce fuzziness...also, black balancing might help a bit (hold the WB button down)
 
McGregor said:
The gain is on 6 dB. A little while back it was accidentally switched to 0 but I switched it back to 6. The fuzziness improved but not entirely.

I switch in and out of auto and manual focus. That doesn't appear to be the problem because either way, it still looks the same.

I'm wondering if I may have to white balance the camera. Does white balancing wear off every time the camera is turned off?
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I think you are talking about 'noise'? This is normally tiny pixels jumping around in the dark areas of the screen.

Using gain will increase noise with any camera, some more than others. Best thing to do is NOT use gain at all (keep it on 0) and light your situation.

Also what are you VIEWING it on? Lots of LCD monitors highlight or increase the look of noise. You can lower the Master PED in your scene file down to -2 or more to help with noise. Also you can filter it further in post with plugins.
 
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MadHMC150 said:
I think you are talking about 'noise'? This is normally tiny pixels jumping around in the dark areas of the screen.

Using gain will increase noise with any camera, some more than others. Best thing to do is NOT use gain at all (keep it on 0) and light your situation.

Also what are you VIEWING it on? Lots of LCD monitors highlight or increase the look of noise. You can lower the Master PED in your scene file down to -2 or more to help with noise. Also you can filter it further in post with plugins.
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Yes, that's the word I was looking for. I'll try that out next time I'm shooting.
Yes, I edit on an LCD screen.
What are the plugins you speak of?
 
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When I first got my HMC150 and plugged it into an old dell LCD monitor - I was shocked at how noisy it was. Playing it back on my 42" DLP TV there was virtually no noise!

I am unsure of the pluggins, hope others can comment there. I have only read about how they have helped.
 
I'm assuming he means Neat Video? That's the only one I've ever heard of for cleaning up noise in post.
 
jmlau said:
I'm assuming he means Neat Video? That's the only one I've ever heard of for cleaning up noise in post.
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Yes neat video works great for noise reduction! I often use it with premiere pro on wedding videos. But prepared for longer render times when using it. But it does a fantastic job. It does soften your over all picture though, loss of sharpness but they have sharpness settings that you can play around with also. I highly reccomend it!
 
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