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  • Best setting to get the least amount of grain in low light?

    Posted by Javier Perez on May 11, 2007 at 3:30 am

    What do you think are the best setting to get the least amount of grain in low light on a canon a1? What settings should I mess with or set diffrently?

    Donald Berube replied 19 years, 4 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  • Donald Berube

    May 17, 2007 at 2:25 pm

    Turn ON a Custom Preset. Edit that Custom Preset and adjust the following:
    CORING: +8
    NR 1: LOW
    NR 2: OFF (If you are on a static shot on a tripod with not much movement in the frame, then set to LOW)

    Boost the Croma a bit too, so that you are getting a healthy color sample.

    Feel free to activate Cinema Gamma with a Low Knee if you want a more film-like look. Set Blacks to STRETCH. Keep SETUP and PEDESTAL at 0 or possibly +1.

    Keep the VIDEO GAIN to -6 or under if possible (use +12db if you absolutely must…)
    Try decreasing shutter speed from 1/60sec to 1/30sec before boosting gain to +12db.
    Be careful about using 1/24sec in 24F mode as you will see a lot of motion blur…

    Please do let us know if you have any other questions.

    – don
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