[Ioannis Kemen]

Hi everyone,

I think I will agree with the original poster that the picture from the EX-1 is really noisy. No disrespect to anyone, but especially in the darkest areas things don’t look too good.

I don’t have your expertise, and I am half your age as it seems, but noisy is noisy.

Maybe Mr. Stephen May is right that we became kind of greedy and demanding and since I didn’t start like him 20 or more years back but only 4-5 years ago, I can still tell when I see a noisy image.

I must confess that I am really disappointed with my EX-1 and thinking to sell it already. This is not a camera for low light conditions and natural light.

Of course as someone else has already mentioned noisy image is completely subjective. I do agree with this but within limits. A really noisy image is a really noisy image.

A friend cinematographer (cause I am not a cinematographer but a writer/director with passion for cinematography) suggested that if I’m in low light conditions and the camera ‘cannot see’ don’t be afraid to go up to +6 or +9db with this camera, it’s still gonna be OK. Well let me tell you something. It was disastrous.

[Ioannis Kemen]

That’s very good Craig.

I use exactly the same settings as you do except I shoot on 25p and I don’t know what’s the Matrix Hi Sat (from your description).

[Ioannis Kemen]

The images were very dark, so I don’t think the auto function would let that happen. It would go to +6 or +9db for sure, and I think I would know. I am pretty sure that’s not the problem, but thanks anyway.