Grainy Outdoor Snow Shots… Why!?

M

mattyrob

New member
I am brand new to this forum… but I am here because I have an issue with my Panasonic DVX100B.

I did some outdoor filming recently in the snow. Usually all my filming is outdoors so this is nothing new to me. However, this is the first time I have been filming in the snow. I didn’t notice anything on the view finder or screen when filming that day, but when I imported the footage onto my computer and viewed the shots, they appeared very grainy. I tried viewing the footage on my TV straight from the camera, and the quality appeared better, but I could still notice it.

I did not have the gain on, and I’ve never really had this issue before. I’m not sure if it’s a technique I’m doing wrong for filming in the snow, or maybe its my computer… But any help would be much appreciated! Thanks!
 
I remember having a similar with my dvx100 in snow once as well. The thing for me was that I think I wanted to protect highlights a little too much, leaving the camera underexposed. It seems as impossible during the shoot as it is mostly white which normally hardly sees noise. But the result was not good. I know the camera can perform well in snow, as I've used it a lot afterwards in snow too.
 
I've done some footage during winter. Some where cloudy, some sunny, and snowy day. I never encounter such grainy footage because of the snow.

Meaby it's because of the temperature differences, after your shooting, you go inside to capture while the camera is still cold. That may cause some issue.

Like Adam said, it would be best if you show us a still frame of your footage.
 
Technically speaking the sensor should perform better in the cold as far as noise goes. Also, could it be sharpening was turned up?
 
Your right it is rather hard to tell from the still. It does look overly mushy and soft though. Im not really sure what's going on with that.
 
If your complaint is with the trees, most likely the shadows are getting crushed because you are exposing for the snow.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top