How to maximize dynamic range in smartphone videos?

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dylansmith

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As above - I will be using my Samsung S6 for all the water park shots in my upcoming vacation. As far as I know, there seems to be no LOG profile or other methods available to maximise the grading latitude of footage captured on the 4k video.

Is there any other alternative out there?

Thanks!
 
Razz16mm said:
It's a phone with a consumer point and shoot automatic camera, not a production camera. But there are apps you can download that give you more control. Might want to try a few of the free demos to see what works best for you. One example: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.frozenvolcano.android.cinema4k
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yes, certainly. I'm just trying to see all possible ways to maximise the value of my smartphone camera (for places where my proper cams can't go). I'm already using Cinema FV-5 / Filmic Pro for this purpose. Any other ways to improve grading latitude?
 
dylansmith said:
yes, certainly. I'm just trying to see all possible ways to maximise the value of my smartphone camera (for places where my proper cams can't go). I'm already using Cinema FV-5 / Filmic Pro for this purpose. Any other ways to improve grading latitude?
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Can't help much there. I've switched to shooting uncompressed CDNG raw almost exclusively. Don't pay much attention to compressed video formats for shooting.
 
I know this doesn't address your specific question, but I can heartily endorse the iPhone app SLOW SHUTTER CAM to control the shutter speed up to 8 seconds. Easy to use and great results!
 
The best way to maximize is magnetic lenses, but I doubt any of them really support 4k resolution. Maybe if you spend enough money, but the $10 kits you find on ebay certainly won't. That said I have a set coming, also a 90 prism that attaches that might be fun to play with.

Otherwise it looks like all you can get is 8 bit highly compressed files, so make sure you get things right before recording.
 
There are rules at some of them to prevent this, kind of stupid. I would probably opt for a compact and waterproof still camera, all the new ones shoot relatively decent video. Probably going to buy a Fuji XP90 this week for those times I don't want to carry my "good" camera. Probably bright yellow and a float strap so it looks as consumer as possible.
 
Greg_E said:
There are rules at some of them to prevent this, kind of stupid. I would probably opt for a compact and waterproof still camera, all the new ones shoot relatively decent video. Probably going to buy a Fuji XP90 this week for those times I don't want to carry my "good" camera. Probably bright yellow and a float strap so it looks as consumer as possible.
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My opinion -- if they don't want you shooting video there, then you shouldn't be shooting video there.
 
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