HVX200 v HPX170 -- look different?

Patryk_Rebisz

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Looking to hear from people who might have shot with HVX200 along HPX170. How different is the image? If i shoot with those 2 cameras and try to match the settings can i expect the image to look reasonable similar? If not are there settings that allow the 2 cameras to match?

I'm asking because i might be forced to use 2 different cameras on an upcoming shoot and i'm afraid that the hustle of matching the 2 in the post might be more then the few dollars saved by getting 2nd camera that's different.

Please let me know.
 
Is it an HVX200 or a HVX200A?

HVX200A has the same lens and chipset as the HPX. Not sure if the scene setting are excatly the same or not. Barry probably says in his HPX book. I know the HMC150's settings use a diff. number range on things like pedestal, I think the HPX170 does as well. Not positive though.

I have shot with my HMC150 paired up with the HVX200 (also with the HPX170) and we managed to get the footage to be pretty close. Close enough know one could tell when watching a multicam edit.
 
The HPX actually has a wider lens than the HVXa... I have shot side-by-side with the 200a and the 170 on the standard scene file (1) at 1080/60p and the 170 had lower master ped by probably 1 stop and a slightly bluer hue...
 
I though tghe HVX200A had the same lens but it's 30mm equiv not 28mm.

Chips are the same though.
 
Good question can I just ask a related extension of this?

When using different cameras in one scene - if you shot footage with all the cameras of the same white balance card and then in post did an auto white balance (using the card in the footage) what else would need to be considered?

My point is auto white balancing in post (rather than in camera(s)) would mean one reference point of white from the NLE rather than 2 or 3 from the cameras -so wouldn't the footage match very closely - or am I not thinking of something?
 
I saw an extensive post on this recently , with scene setting and side by side comparisons and such. From what I gather, you can get pretty darn close with the look.

Brian
 
HVX200A and HPX170 have the same chips, different lenses. HPX170 is wider.

HVX200A is wider than HVX200 even though the lens is the same (bigger chip).

You can make the cameras look very similar, but they will not be identical, and you cannot just set the settings the same and expect the footage to be the same. They have different levels of settings, plus different lenses, and that means you have to spend some time tweaking the settings and A/B'ing on a monitor.
 
found that out the hard way on my last short. used hpx170 and original hvx200. i did notice it was a lot easier (quicker) to match the scenes when we filmed outside using natural daylight.
 
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