Dvx Settings For Church

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Hi

Im not an experienced guy in the field of cameras, i have no idea how to set our dvx100 cameras to the right setting for recording our church services.

I know how to do white balance i know exposure, but im not sure about what scene setting to set it to, after reading a post, i have figured to use F1 but if any one has any ideas or suggestions please let me know.

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Ha, ha that was actually funny. Try shooting 30p/24p. funny. I shot a video of The Summit in 24p when they were practicing their worship songs. Worked out nice.

Always shoot 24p God deserves the best.

Chris
 
I used a Panny 100A in church, in two different buildings for over two years. I believe I left it iF-1. Really, the setting is really up to you.

You might read the description of each setting, if one helps your situation, use it. If not, try each one and which one looks best. Then use it and set it for your output, tape or if you transfer it to DVD has the look you want.

I also shot in 16.9, using at first the adaptor, then the squeeze setting. The squeeze looked as good and was easier to adjust to, sitting 65 feet back from the stage. I also found that having a CRT monitor (9 inches) with the ability of showing 16.9, helped in focusing and color balance.
 
while I like 24p over 60i, the DVX gains a stop of light in 60i mode (but looses some sharpness). So depending on the lighting situation...
 
If you are mixing/switching live, you will want to use 60i or 30p as that will keep frames individual.
If you shoot 24p, it is possible to cut (with the video mixer) between fields of pulldown creating a strange effect.

- Mikko
 
We only use F1 at work because it's a neutral tv setting (and we shoot for tv).
A colleague once accidentally shot a whole piece in F5 (25p cine-look) and it looked like we had dug up some old tv piece from the 70's (when they were still shooting on 16mm for tv). No movie flair, it just looked "old" and kind of crappy in that context. It depends on your context, your type of film and your post-production. With F1 you're never that wrong because it's neutral tv look.

I have to admit I like the Cine-gamma, though, even for tv :)
 
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