I like my HMC 151 a lot, but so far, after 4 months of use, it is seems to still be like a lottery to what extent my footages are great, mediocre or a disaster.
Sometimes, I sit back in awe, with a real jawdrop, because the exposure is perfect, the detail incredible, razor-blade sharp images. Then I make my nest recording, the image is dull, colors smeared out, the picture is grainy and too light or too dark.
What I never can get anywhere great, not even good, is nature scenery shot at inifinte distance.
I never use the automatic mode. I carefully adjust focus, and I think I am able to set the exposure relatively correct, although here I am unsure. I did one mistake, I set the Gain to +12.
When it comes to the scene files, I have almost no idea what to use, apart from the DRS that I successfully have used sometimes.
What I would like is is an in-depth coverage of the this topic, how to make the best recordings using the right HMC settings under various conditions. Yes, I can experiment, and find out myself, but I often am in a hurry, and some scens cannot be shot twice, for obvious reasons.
Like this:
- Out in the nature, bright sun, deep shadows, super-bright shiny waterfall.
- Out in the nature, cloudy, waterfall.
- People in the sun, face against the sun
- People in the sun, face away from the sun
- People on a sunny day, but in the shadow
- Things moving fast
- Things moving slow
- Late in the afternoon
- Indoor
And so on.
I like to make both movies (epic content) and documentaries
The supplied user manual does not help much. Any links to advice on this or any advice is much appreciated! Is someone blogging about this? A knowledge center for the accumulated experiences on the HMC settings would be great!
ingvarai
Sometimes, I sit back in awe, with a real jawdrop, because the exposure is perfect, the detail incredible, razor-blade sharp images. Then I make my nest recording, the image is dull, colors smeared out, the picture is grainy and too light or too dark.
What I never can get anywhere great, not even good, is nature scenery shot at inifinte distance.
I never use the automatic mode. I carefully adjust focus, and I think I am able to set the exposure relatively correct, although here I am unsure. I did one mistake, I set the Gain to +12.
When it comes to the scene files, I have almost no idea what to use, apart from the DRS that I successfully have used sometimes.
What I would like is is an in-depth coverage of the this topic, how to make the best recordings using the right HMC settings under various conditions. Yes, I can experiment, and find out myself, but I often am in a hurry, and some scens cannot be shot twice, for obvious reasons.
Like this:
- Out in the nature, bright sun, deep shadows, super-bright shiny waterfall.
- Out in the nature, cloudy, waterfall.
- People in the sun, face against the sun
- People in the sun, face away from the sun
- People on a sunny day, but in the shadow
- Things moving fast
- Things moving slow
- Late in the afternoon
- Indoor
And so on.
I like to make both movies (epic content) and documentaries
The supplied user manual does not help much. Any links to advice on this or any advice is much appreciated! Is someone blogging about this? A knowledge center for the accumulated experiences on the HMC settings would be great!
ingvarai
