HPX250: Panning issue with new 250

[MikeD]

Hi Guys,

Just bought a 250 and have been noticing a loss of rez when I pan the camera. I am shooting in 1080 50i. The camera is basicly the settings out of the box. I have updated it and the issue is still there.
Has anyone else had this issue?

Mike

 

[n8ture]

Wouldn't any camera have an apparent loss of visual rez due to motion blur from panning the camera?

 

[MikeD]

Wouldn't any camera have an apparent loss of visual rez due to motion blur from panning the camera?

This seems a bit harsher than I have ever seen and even happens at very slow panning. This is my first CMOS camera. Before this I bought a 502.
I'll download some vision in the next couple of days.

 

[Bruce196]

I think monitor refresh rates can influence apparent softness. Pans must be very slow and will look much sharper on 1080p screens. View on a CRT and all looks fine. If you have 180 shutter on it will help as well.

 

[rzr219]

Shutter check it or set it. Off on the 250 is truly off, and default is off.

 

[videoatlanta]

Like it's big brother the 370, it suffers from cmos mush when panning, detail loss. This was my biggest complaint with the 370. It may be a few years before CMOS is anywhere near CCD in performance. CMOS is cheaper to build. You learn to work around its limitations.

 

[soarprod]

Make sure your shutter isn't set to off.

 

[MikeD]

Thanks guys. It was that shutter was set to off.

 

[Bassman2003]

So by turning the shutter on the panning issue went away?

 

[brynsank]

So by turning the shutter on the panning issue went away?

I believe it's more that by turning the shutter on, the amount of motion blur (the apparent "loss of rez") is reduced - thereby making mid-pan frames appear sharper.