Creative COW | Michael Litty | Activity https://creativecow.net/members/michaellitty2/activity/ Activity feed for Michael Litty. Thu, 14 May 2026 14:00:30 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.5.10 en-US 30 hourly 2 b1cf322bcbc9b54a541439f2f3ed0153 Michael Litty replied to the discussion Sony PXW-Z280 - Grainy picture in the forum Sony Cameras https://creativecow.net/forums/thread/sony-pxw-z280-grainy-picture/#post-2435038 Thu, 15 Sep 2022 21:39:59 +0000 Reply to Sony PXW-Z280 - Grainy picture

Years later and this is still an issue. Everything I record with the z280 is grainy 4k. My wife’s 1080p Canon Vixia looks cleaner and sharper. I’ve fixed the back focus, I record with 0dB gain around f2.8 with proper exposure/lighting. The footage is disappointing. I don’t know how the sample footage online is being shot and processed but I’m not…

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]]> b6db13b662453821103e1a108651ae79 Michael Litty replied to the discussion Sony PXW-Z280 - Grainy picture in the forum Sony Cameras https://creativecow.net/forums/thread/sony-pxw-z280-grainy-picture/#post-2408967 Tue, 27 Apr 2021 18:39:13 +0000 Reply to Sony PXW-Z280 - Grainy picture

I’m having the same issues. Recording XAVC-L, 4K in sunlight with -3dB gain and still grainy and soft. It looks good in the viewfinder and then grainy and soft on the card. I’ve looked at it through Sony’s Catalyst Browser and Adobe Premiere. I’m consistently disappointed, particularly when compared to my much less expensive Sony A7sii.

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