TingSern Wong |
July 26th, 2007 12:10 PM |
I just use the waveform monitor as a guide to correct exposure. Most of the time, it is just too small for any useful work. And when you are filming, can't pay too much attention to the waveform monitor (framing is far more important in that aspect).
I do find the 'focus in red' function extremely useful. The HVX202 LCD (both the viewfinder and the swing out) are simply not sharp enough to tell where the critical point of focus are. Using BT-LH80W just simply eliminate any guesswork where the lens is focusing upon. Of course, if your camera is a B&W TV monitor (as opposed to a LCD) - then this "focus in red" might be redundant for you.
Colour correction? I use a HVX202 (PAL version) - and the manual tweaks to the colour while filming is limited. However, I have a Panasonic BT-LH1700W (the larger brother of the 8" monitor) - which is basically a broadcast grade monitor. I output to both 80W and 1700W the same video (from Canopus NX - via component output) and found both of them are pretty much the same quality (in terms of colour accuracy).
So - if you have a better camera which allows you to do basic colour correction while filming, I think the 8" LCD will allow you a pretty accurate view of what the camera is capturing - and you can change the colour in real time (thus saving the considerable expense of doing that in post).
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