LiamR
Well-known member
Hello, new 250 shooter here, I came across to the 250 from an FS100, a strange and peculiar choice some may think, but I shoot 90% sport's and the FS was a constant struggle to get 'in the moment' shot's, I simply couldn't just flick to an AUTO mode to get the shot whilst it was happening. I lost quite a lot of Data from using those retched SD cards, so the SSD is a very welcome format for me to be shooting on, I can justify the price completely. I am also falling in-love with this 22x zoom, more so and the wider end, as my longest lens for the FS was a 70-210. I am pretty impressed with the fact this shoots 10-bit 4:2:2 in-camera, very different from the FS. Panasonic (and Canon for that matter) do color's differently to Sony. Sony tend to lend themselves toward cooler color's as Panasonic I have noticed always go hotter, I have until recently owned a GH2 for over a year and always loved the color's it produced.
For a sports shooter, this style of camera is just key, it's all about capturing the moment and finally I feel like I can.
I have just got my P2 card today, and have done some simple stuff, just filming my dog's, etc.. with CineD and detail turned down to -3/-4. What I've noticed so far in direct to the FS is it details with highlights a whole lot better, which I really appreciate, filming in the sun/shadows quite a lot. The AUTO focus is 'fairly' quick, I wouldn't say its the quickest I've ever used, but it will certainly get the job done. I'm still trying to wrangle my head around how the WB works. as in Auto it tends to do this 'ATW' thing, which sometimes make it a little to 'orange' and in Manual (as I see it) I can only pick 3200 / 5600?? I've found the manual is pretty brim, so I am going to pick up Barry's book so I can really get the best out of the camera. The internal Mic is a god-send, miss having one of those (FS100 Lacks). Also just like the FS I have noticed the LCD screen (when filming) is fairly underwhelming to the footage, even playing it back on-camera it looks 100x different.
But I can see the 250 and Myself getting along just nicely.
Here are some quick screen grabs, I'll be posting a video later tonight/tomorrow. All of these are 720/60p and I only played around with a 180deg shutter, which I would never do, I normally shoot at much higher shutter speeds to get rid of the 'natural' blur, which I really dislike.
A bit noisy in the shadow's on some, all of this was shot in AUTO mode and I can't see anywhere were it tell's you what ISO/Gain levels are when in Auto?? All shot with P.A.P 2 on I believe, not sure which one is better for low-light areas?
Cheers, Liam
For a sports shooter, this style of camera is just key, it's all about capturing the moment and finally I feel like I can.
I have just got my P2 card today, and have done some simple stuff, just filming my dog's, etc.. with CineD and detail turned down to -3/-4. What I've noticed so far in direct to the FS is it details with highlights a whole lot better, which I really appreciate, filming in the sun/shadows quite a lot. The AUTO focus is 'fairly' quick, I wouldn't say its the quickest I've ever used, but it will certainly get the job done. I'm still trying to wrangle my head around how the WB works. as in Auto it tends to do this 'ATW' thing, which sometimes make it a little to 'orange' and in Manual (as I see it) I can only pick 3200 / 5600?? I've found the manual is pretty brim, so I am going to pick up Barry's book so I can really get the best out of the camera. The internal Mic is a god-send, miss having one of those (FS100 Lacks). Also just like the FS I have noticed the LCD screen (when filming) is fairly underwhelming to the footage, even playing it back on-camera it looks 100x different.
But I can see the 250 and Myself getting along just nicely.
Here are some quick screen grabs, I'll be posting a video later tonight/tomorrow. All of these are 720/60p and I only played around with a 180deg shutter, which I would never do, I normally shoot at much higher shutter speeds to get rid of the 'natural' blur, which I really dislike.
A bit noisy in the shadow's on some, all of this was shot in AUTO mode and I can't see anywhere were it tell's you what ISO/Gain levels are when in Auto?? All shot with P.A.P 2 on I believe, not sure which one is better for low-light areas?
Cheers, Liam
