Pre-set and green square question at DVinfo.net

Clay K. Carson · September 18th, 2007, 03:49 PM

I usually shoot manual with the vividrgb pre-set. I have someone who ocassionally uses the camera who is not proficient with technical and really never will be. She does not use the camera that much and is not interested in devoting a lot of time. So be it.

She just turns the camera to the green square so if I have changed some setting it will not screw her up. The problem is the default settings are a bit flat. Is there a way to change the picture settings to something more like vividrgb when in green square mode?

Thnaks

Clay

Daniel Browning · September 18th, 2007, 04:31 PM

No. Just do it in post.

Eric Weiss · September 18th, 2007, 05:25 PM

Don't green box it. It makes everything look like a morgue.

Show her how to set it to "Auto" and hit a preset of choice.

1 dial and 2 buttons. If she can't handle that, she probably shouldn't be using the camera. It's just going to make more work for you.

Mark Fry · September 20th, 2007, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Eric Weiss

Don't green box it. It makes everything look like a morgue.

Show her how to set it to "Auto" and hit a preset of choice.

1 dial and 2 buttons. If she can't handle that, she probably shouldn't be using the camera. It's just going to make more work for you.

Auto is pretty fool-proof, if you dial in a couple of things yourself first. Set gain to manual, 0 dB, and choose your prefered camera preset. Switch the OIS on in the menu. I imagine you'll want to switch white balance to auto, likewise audio-level and auto-focus. So long as you trust your friend not to fiddle with the switches on the left-hand side once you hand the camera over, you shouldn't have a problem.

Bill Pryor · September 20th, 2007, 09:46 AM

I have a similar friend who can't comprehend camera controls and shoots on auto. It works about 95% of the time for him. The only thing I did was to crank down the auto iris about half a stop. Its default is too hot.

September 18th, 2007, 03:49 PM	#1
Clay K. Carson Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Little Rock, Ar Posts: 49	Pre-set and green square question I usually shoot manual with the vividrgb pre-set. I have someone who ocassionally uses the camera who is not proficient with technical and really never will be. She does not use the camera that much and is not interested in devoting a lot of time. So be it. She just turns the camera to the green square so if I have changed some setting it will not screw her up. The problem is the default settings are a bit flat. Is there a way to change the picture settings to something more like vividrgb when in green square mode? Thnaks Clay

September 18th, 2007, 04:31 PM	#2
Daniel Browning Major Player Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 949	No. Just do it in post.

September 18th, 2007, 05:25 PM	#3
Eric Weiss Major Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Philly,PA Posts: 360	Don't green box it. It makes everything look like a morgue. Show her how to set it to "Auto" and hit a preset of choice. 1 dial and 2 buttons. If she can't handle that, she probably shouldn't be using the camera. It's just going to make more work for you.

September 20th, 2007, 09:46 AM	#5
Bill Pryor Contributor Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 4,449	I have a similar friend who can't comprehend camera controls and shoots on auto. It works about 95% of the time for him. The only thing I did was to crank down the auto iris about half a stop. Its default is too hot.