XLH1 Best Settings

Michael Stewart · August 10th, 2008, 11:16 AM

I searched the forum, but cannot find the answer. I am a Sony EX1 shooter, but my job requires me to shoot with the XLH1. I had an indoor shoot the other day. Shot everything in manual mode, gain was set to -3db, 24F, shutter 1/48th,iris adjusted for exposure. Brought the footage back and it looked extremely noisy. Are there other settings I am missing that would cause the noise, cannot post a clip yet, any setups at least that someone could share with the cleanest picture?

Thanks
Mike

Gregory Dillard · August 10th, 2008, 05:51 PM

How was your lighting? I have similar settings and i use the RedRock M2 system. Of course i have lights all over so i don't know about the noise issue. Take a screen shot and post it.

Robert Sanders · August 11th, 2008, 03:24 PM

While all 3 chips cameras are noisy beasts, my H1 performs very well in those settings. Now, if I didn't nail exposure and was forced to boost the gamma and lift the blacks then all kinds of ugly stuff gets revealed.

You REALLY need to nail exposure with these cameras (even if that means risking the highlights a little) so you don't get too much in the blacks.

August 10th, 2008, 11:16 AM	#1
Michael Stewart Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Spokane, Wa. Posts: 378	XLH1 Best Settings I searched the forum, but cannot find the answer. I am a Sony EX1 shooter, but my job requires me to shoot with the XLH1. I had an indoor shoot the other day. Shot everything in manual mode, gain was set to -3db, 24F, shutter 1/48th,iris adjusted for exposure. Brought the footage back and it looked extremely noisy. Are there other settings I am missing that would cause the noise, cannot post a clip yet, any setups at least that someone could share with the cleanest picture? Thanks Mike

August 10th, 2008, 05:51 PM	#2
Gregory Dillard Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 40	How was your lighting? I have similar settings and i use the RedRock M2 system. Of course i have lights all over so i don't know about the noise issue. Take a screen shot and post it. __________________ Canon XL H1, XL2, AJA i/O, KONA LHe, AJA I/O HD, G5 Quad Core, MacPro 2.66GHz, MacBook Pro 2.33GHz, XSERVE RAID 6TB, Sony DSR 1500A SDI, Sony UVW 1800, etc..

August 11th, 2008, 03:24 PM	#3
Robert Sanders Starway Pictures Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Studio City Posts: 373	While all 3 chips cameras are noisy beasts, my H1 performs very well in those settings. Now, if I didn't nail exposure and was forced to boost the gamma and lift the blacks then all kinds of ugly stuff gets revealed. You REALLY need to nail exposure with these cameras (even if that means risking the highlights a little) so you don't get too much in the blacks. __________________ http://www.starwaypictures.com http://starwaypictures.blogspot.com/

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