Nikon Europe official response

OPHERBA

OPHERBA

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Call me naive...but I wanted Nikon's official response regarding the scrolling waves and a possible firmware update we are all hoping for....
So here it is, not much hope at this stage.

Thanks Johnnie



Thank you for your e-mail and interest in Nikons D90. I will answer your queries to the best of my ability with the information currently available on this product.

1) The "scrolling wave" on video footage:
On page 51 of the D90 manual states that "banding or distortion may be visible in the monitor and in the final movie under florescent, mercury vapour or sodium lamps". The "scrolling wave" as you describe, is more than likely the banding mentioned in the quote from the manual. As such it would seem that it's a hardware limitation due to the nature of the way the sensor records a live feed. No firmware update will be able to resolve this issue I'm afraid. I have been informed that an online FAQ on this subject is in the process of being written and should be put up on the site in due course.

2) Firmware update to implement new features:
I cannot confirm that a firmware update is imminent, but your suggestions have been forwarded as a 'Design & Quality' incident to the relevant department. However, it should be noted that this is not a guarantee that such features will definately be implemented.
 
If they implement manual control in d-movie mode they have also made a solution to the scrolling waves ;)
The scrolling lines disappear when the shutter speed is equal (or one of some even multiples of) the frequency.
 
The "scrolling wave" is the CMOS rolling shutter. Nothing they're likely to do about it. As bearing said, you can sometimes eliminate the effect by matching the shutter speed to the frequency.
 
not sometimes, aways, which is why manual shutter control would solve it completely. if the shutter isn't rolling you get flicker instead, almost as bad, and it's a problem that's been around since forever, and as always selecting the right shutter speed is the solution.

/matt
 
Actually, I like the sound of that response. They have not said "never" which means there is some hope yet. The only thing I can see Nikon being likely to fix is giving some manual control in D-Movie mode. That would take it from close to useless to useful in limited situations.
 
Mike Warren said:
Actually, I like the sound of that response. They have not said "never" which means there is some hope yet. The only thing I can see Nikon being likely to fix is giving some manual control in D-Movie mode. That would take it from close to useless to useful in limited situations.
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Sounded pretty automatic to me. Almost computer made.

I wouldn't keep my hopes up in that regard, sadly.
 
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