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Perhaps there are in camera settings yet to be gone through, but so far as I can see the quality is without a doubt lesser than any of the recent HDV offerings from Canon or Sony (taking your lens adaptor proviso into account). I haven't got any good footage on hand to make a decent comparison, but here I am trying to show the 'median filter' effect I can see in the footage, I realise it would be a lot better to find similar footage. Three images, all 1:1 pixel size from RAW (ungraded) files - saved as maximum quality JPEG files (although ultimately lossy - the high JPEG setting is pretty much identical to the original source files and any degradation from the original is equally applicable to both cameras). Left: what I had to do to the HV30 original to get it to match the D90 - Centre: original 1:1 pixel D90 crop - Right: original HV30 1:1 pixel crop (I might have pushed the 'look' a little too far, but I hope you get the idea). http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/9694/13777893tr3.jpg Same deal - with another HV30 source: http://img395.imageshack.us/img395/8100/63749834op4.jpg And again, but blow up 200% (nearest neighbor/no interpolation/2x2 pixel matrix) http://img395.imageshack.us/img395/3780/16826436eo3.jpg SOURCE FILES: http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/1903/comper3.jpg Quote:
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These clips will playback flawlessly on the PS3 and if any of you don’t have one, it’s best to find someone that does to see if you’ll find the same artifacts.
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This is my first post on DVinfo, though I've been a very long time addict/lurker. This topic has encouraged me to add a comment. I shoot both stills and video in the great outdoors, like I'm sure many other potential users of this camera do. The D90 could answer a lot of prayers for people in this category, niche as it might be. There have been many times when, to save on weight in my backpack ( and also killing my knees ), I've made a conscious choice to only shoot stills on a given day. While this a great way to focus on the one discipline there have been some of these days where I just wished I'd carried enough kit to film a few shots and have a little creative control. With this in mind, i'm really looking forward to see how this idea develops. I also noticed the exposure flicker in some of the online footage, something I have seen in some time lapse footage. Now I'm not a Nikon DSLR user ( I use Olympus E-Series ) so please go easy on me on this, but I have seen this article on flicker in the Nikon D200 when shooting time lapse. A and N Photography: Eliminating flicker from time lapse intervalometer shooting Is it possible that something similar is happening in these clips? I'm not sure how the exposure is controlled separately from the lens to camera body, i'm not a Nikon shooter, ( but soon might be ) so I'm just curious. Adrian |
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I'm dreaming for a D3 "Movie Mode" firmware upgrade, but I just know Nikon will offer this in the D3X/D300s/D700s whatever. |
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I agree with you that the in camera settings may need to be checked, but considering Nikon's own ad for the D90 (shot on a D90) suffers from the same issues my hope is waning somewhat. Large file / slow server - but original MJPEG straight from the camera: http://photo-cafe.jp/scoop/archives/...d90_movie.html |
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Nikon has offered very few feature upgrades in Firmware releases, although the D2H was upgraded with the improved focus algorithms offered in the D2Hs. I doubt Nikon will offer movies in existing D3/D300/D700 cameras unless such would help sell more VR lenses. I'd really like to have my D3 be a 35mm video camera. |
What about Manual mode?
If Nikon's Movie mode allows it, wouldn't shooting in full Manual avoid such exposure variations?
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Looking at the dpreview's clips all I can say is without exposure lock or manual exposure control, the camera's video would be useless for any serious applications. Besides, the clips also showed aliasing and something I would call "jumping framing" effect in the penguine clips which I suspect was caused by the lens' vibration reduction system trying to compensate for the movement or framing of the shot.
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Theres seems to be a few still unanswer questions on this camera. Namely:
1) IS there indeed a 5 min max time? If so, why? 2) does the camera allow full manual control when shooting video? 3) Can the live view be captured oner HDMI without overlay? Can someone please please explain why Nikon doesnt have a representative posting on this (and all other ) forums?? If it was my company, and I was promoting a product as exciting as this, I would want not only to hear the points raised here, but also be able to respond and correct missinfomation. These questions could be answered with one post from a nikon tech, and my guess is would mean a boost in sales. So why hasnt this happened?? |
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