Panasonic Ag HPX 300 and 370 settings.

[Marc Franklin]

I haven’t used either camera, but generally it comes down to what you want to shoot, and how much room you have on the P2 cards for it. For a cinematic look many used the 1080 24p setting. For fast action, some used 1080i 60/50 Hz. Others used 720 60p/50p and some upscale the final up to 1080p in post. What are you shooting?

[Rex Hadro]

Thanks for your response! I’m shooting scenic in daylight and am looking to getting the sharpest and crispiest image detail right out of the camera. I’m not satisfied with the cine mode as everything I’ve experimented with seems flat.

[Marc Franklin]

In “cinema mode” you may need to add LUTs to the footage in post. I had a friend get in some footage from a Sony camera he never worked with before. He had me take a look and I said, “this is raw, and we need to add LUTs.” Premiere pro has them in the effects pallet. Find the camera that best matches yours.

If you don’t want to deal with LUTs, then shoot Rec 709, where the color info is baked into the video file, like the “good old days.”

Another solution for extended record time is get a Blackmagic Video Assist or Atomos recorder. They both record Pro Res. The BMD uses SDXC cards and Atomos uses SSDs in caddies.

[Rex Hadro]

Thanks!