Extremely low light D90 footage.

Adam J McKay

Adam J McKay

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I through this "edit" together of some footage I shot at the Vancouver, B.C night market. Extremely low light throughout. The last shot was outside a bar at 1 A.M or so with a distant street light lighting the scene.

 
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no i wasnt trying to critique. I really did like it. I have a D90 and havent done any experimenting yet with its capabilities in lowlight video so i was just curious.
 
I was playing around with a d90 today and I noticed alot of "stepping" in the auto light adjustments when I would pan from one side of the room to the other. Is there anyway to lock down the ISO or shutter speed?

It appears that if the lighting changes even slightly, the camera tries to compensate and the picture jumps brighter or darker.

I can work with jello and tiny artifacts, but the auto thing took me aback. Have you figured out a work around?
 
here's an example of the auto light compensation stepping:

http://vimeo.com/7847396

It happens in between the 30 and 35 second marker.

The stepping is less noticeable in fast paced editing scenarios (in some situations even desirable), but would really kill a more dramatic scene.
 
James0b57 said:
I was playing around with a d90 today and I noticed alot of "stepping" in the auto light adjustments when I would pan from one side of the room to the other. Is there anyway to lock down the ISO or shutter speed?

It appears that if the lighting changes even slightly, the camera tries to compensate and the picture jumps brighter or darker.

I can work with jello and tiny artifacts, but the auto thing took me aback. Have you figured out a work around?
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http://kenrockwell.com/nikon/d90/users-guide/menus-custom-ctls.htm#ael

I think this is what you're talking about... if not, look around the site.... it's the best information available on the camera.
 
ZazaCast said:
http://kenrockwell.com/nikon/d90/users-guide/menus-custom-ctls.htm#ael

I think this is what you're talking about... if not, look around the site.... it's the best information available on the camera.
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I've heard it rumored that it still doesn't lock down the exposure(shutter/ISO) in video mode. The display shows it locked down, but it is actually still free running.

The best work around rumored is limiting the ISO range. It is still auto, but it won't go to extremes.
 
The link at the top of the D90 forum (the ones with yellow text) also say that the user can lock the exposure.

So, I've heard two sides. I'll try out the D90 again just to make sure. I pretty much will take anyones word for, I just hear different stories. Firmware update would've been nice.
 
With AE-L, lens on manual (or real manual lens), AutoISO on (and locked to 400) and very little patience and attention you are good to go with the D90. Of course it would be awsome to have full manual adjustments, but we can do wonders with those workarounds.
 
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