DVX100A - Low Light and 16x9 Q's
Hi everyone,
Looking to rent three DVX100A's to film a stage play. Last year I used Sony PD150s and was very happy with the results while in "spotlight" mode, which is essentially shutter priority with locked zero-gain, and the camera just adjusts the iris. What I would like to know is how the low light sensitvity is with this camera, and if there is a comparable ability to lock the gain at 0 and the shutter at 24 (obviously using 24p mode) and let it roll with the iris. I think this will look the best because a stage play has lots of colorful lights but sometimes goes from spots to full light in an unpredictable way. So I need something that can handle that situation without resorting to grainy gain, or have it overexposed when the lights change. Also, how is the in-camera 16x9 compared to an anamorphic adapter? Is it anything special compared to Canon's in-camera 16x9? I know Sony's is bad and Canon's is a little better - is the DVX100A going to be better than them? Thanks a lot!! |
Re: DVX100A - Low Light and 16x9 Q's
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[quote]Also, how is the in-camera 16x9 compared to an anamorphic adapter? [quote] The adapter is going to give you about 20% more resolution, when all is said and done. Quote:
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"Yes. On the DVX100, gain is always at 0 when in 24P mode. On the DVX100A you can manually set the gain to "off" or 0db when in 24P mode. You can lock the shutter at 1/24 (although that will make for quite a lot of motion blur)."
I see. Hm. How do you think the camera would handle with a 1/60 shutter, but auto-controlled, in low light? We're talking mainly spotlights but then maybe 40% of the time, a fairly well lit stage with fresnels with color gels. Maybe I could use 1/30 shutter. There's not that much fast motion on a stage play anyway. Maybe +6db gain is warranted. Is that very grainy? Thanks a lot for your other answers. I'm going to try to get the anamorphic adapters if possible, but I might only be able to get one for the center (the farthest, widest angle) and rely on in-camera for the other two. Are there significant zoom-restrictions with the anamorphic adapter as there are with the Century Optics versions for the Canon cameras? Thanks again. |
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You could compensate by using 1/30 as your shutter, still has a lot of motion blur but I've shot at 1/30 and it looks fine. Quote:
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Gotcha. Wlel thanks again for all these answers, they are _very_ helpful.
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