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lotsa grain…no gain
Hi,
Can’t really figure out why, but my HVX 200 seems very grainy…even without any added gain. Especially in darker areas. Is this a “feature” of the camera? Anyone else notice this?
I checked all the settings and everything looks normal.
Ian
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6 Replies
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Search for HVX and grain. Very common in 1/3 chip cameras. You’ll have to use lights.
Vince
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Also be sure to use the BPRESS Gamma setting for the least noise.
McGee Digital Media Inc.
24P HD Production and Post -
This is certainly not the problem. Many 1/3 inch chip cameras can handle blacks very well. It is not underexposed footage, its any black in the image, for example a black shirt, or car grille, has a lot of noise with the HVX. I am also suffering with this problem. The XL2 doesn’t do this and it is a few years old. It’s very annoying and crushing the blacks shouldn’t be the answer.
Our setup included the movietube so we had a 1.2k HMI and a diva to combat the awful 5 stops of light loss you actually get with the tube, never using it again. Awful combo
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I would love to see a frame grab. In short, yes, the HVX will show slightly more noise than the XL1, it should be nothing significant in my experience.
Vince.
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Sorry for the delay been very busy over xmas, can I email you a still? I am new to the creative cow forums is there a way I can upload it here?
Cheers,
Pete
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Sure, you can email to: Vince (at) kaptis.com
I’ll post it for you as well.
Vince
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