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Panasonic HMC-150 Low Light Test

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Panasonic HMC-150 Lowlight test. In order to make this test non boring I set this to music and tried to put some sort of sequence into it. All shots were handheld, aperture wide open, and shutter set to 1/30th sec mostly. Some of the shots where lifted in post using gamma correction with FCP but other than that most of the footage is straight from the camera with various gain settings ranging from 0db-18bd. Comments welcome.

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Kelly Cicero

February 02, 2010 12:50 AM

Gamma vs Color Correction...

Hey Stephen:
I also shoot with the same cam. I have had better luck with my projects with the low light boost using Color Correction, 3-way in FCP instead of Gamma. You might want to give it a try. I think it gives less grain...and less wash out. Raise the "Mids" in the visual view and then you'll want to raise the saturation a bit to compensate for loss of color. I prefer it - maybe you will too. Good luck - I enjoyed the piece you created.
Kelly
PS. Have you noticed any image shift when panning with your cam?

Stephen Doyle

February 03, 2010 10:35 PM

Re: Gamma vs Color Correction

First of all thank you for your comment. After reading it I applied your advice to a current project of mine and your suggestion worked great. I was able to bring out some darker areas of a shot with pleasing results. Thank you for that tid bit of knowledge. Also I am unfamiliar with the term image shift but am interested in helping you with your question as the answer could benefit both of us seeing as we have the same camera.

- Thanks, Stephen

Kelly Cicero

February 04, 2010 12:07 AM

Image Shift

When I am panning in either direction, the entire picture jumps...almost like it is trying to catch up with a fast movement. But it happens when I am moving slowly though, so didn't know if it had happened to you yet. I also shoot with a second cam, the Panasonic HMC-70 and have noticed the same thing happening. The entire shot just jumps a bit every once in a while when panning in either direction. Pain in the butt during wedding shoots.

And I feel cheesy asking...but can I add you to my friend list? I am learning that networking with fellow videographers is the best thing going. New ideas, inspiration...etc. I'll send you a request...and thanks!

Stephen Doyle

February 04, 2010 12:43 AM

Re: Image Shift

I am yet to experience such an issue with my camera. What could cause the problem is image stabilization (IS) ironically enough. I have been shooting stills much longer than video and have noticed when I use IS on my DSLR that it sometimes gets behind in the gyro sensing and tries to catch up, by jumping or "shifting" noticeably while I am looking through the viewfinder. So, I would try turning off the IS on your cameras if it is on. Hope that helps!

No need to feel cheesy at all, networking is a great thing. You have already taught me something new and I have hopefully imparted some of my own knowledge to help you.

- Stephen Doyle