wfm

[Barry_Green]

As many people have said before the WFM will save your footage. Do NOT trust your eyes. The WFM never lies to you and ALWAYS trust it, especially under low light conditions.

I agree with you, but let me use another way to describe it: your eyes are subjective. The waveform monitor is objective. It tells you exactly what is happening, on a mathematical level, without room for questioning "how bright is bright" or "how dark is dark", it tells you exactly what *is*. It's up to you and your subjective eyes to determine whether you like what you're seeing.

 

[Barry_Green]

Does the HMC use this technique for the built-in wfm or is it a true pixel-for-pixel representation?

It cannot be a pixel-for-pixel representation, because that would require a 1920x1080 LCD to display it on.

 

[jdsmith19]

It cannot be a pixel-for-pixel representation, because that would require a 1920x1080 LCD to display it on.

good point

 

[Andy Tejral]

I just started shooting with the HMC and man, I love this camera, especially the wfm. As a video engineer, I'm extremely comfortable with it and never got the hang of using zebras to set exposure. Now that I can see the relationship between the two, I'll probably be able to use the zebras better.