Canon XF-305 Assistance needed

[Peter Groom]

HI al
I think my problems all stemmed from the use of the autogain switch which seems to ramp the gain up past 20db and creates a lot of noise.
Peter

Post Production Dubbing Mixer

[Todd Terry]

That would explain it… I knew you had auto something on because you said changing your shutter speed caused no difference in your exposure levels… which is technically an impossibility (unless you are shooting in some sort of auto mode).

The best shooters (me included, although I’m not labeling myself “best”) will always shoot fully manual… no auto anything. No auto iris, gain, shutter, or focus. That’s really the only way to be fully in control of the end images you get.

T2

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Todd Terry
Creative Director
Fantastic Plastic Entertainment, Inc.
fantasticplastic.com

[Al Bergstein]

Totally agree with Terry. Always shoot manual. If you want to do professional work, you gotta master the basics. But I’m thrilled that the mystery is solved. It’s so hard not being able to see the camera and it’s settings in front of me. We likely would have solved in in 5 minutes! Good luck with the XF305. I’m, sure you love it.

Al