Forum: Panasonic HC Series Camcorders
December 17th, 2011, 05:10 PM
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HD Writer AE 3.0
The included editing software enables one to trim and merge 108060p clips without re-encoding and without glitches. There is even an array of pre-set transitions for use.
This video was made using...
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Forum: Panasonic HC Series Camcorders
December 17th, 2011, 08:23 AM
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Replies: 915
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OIS and iZoom
The OIS on the TM900 is amazing, especially when used at full telephoto (420mm) and using iZoom to get 700mm. These are frame grabs from handheld 108060p video at 420mm and 700mm, respectively....
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Forum: Panasonic HC Series Camcorders
December 9th, 2011, 08:48 AM
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Replies: 915
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Re: The Panasonic TM900 Users Thread
I have found the degree of overexposure is non-linearly related to the amount of light coming through the lens.
Actually, before your posts I thought the algorithm was the old one they typically...
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Forum: Panasonic HC Series Camcorders
December 9th, 2011, 08:21 AM
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Replies: 915
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Re: The Panasonic TM900 Users Thread
Tom, I am sure we all appreciate the information you are providing. However, let's not get carried away with this: "All lenses vignette at maximum aperture, they flare more and miss-centering of...
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Forum: Panasonic HC Series Camcorders
December 9th, 2011, 06:20 AM
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Replies: 915
Views: 339,109
Re: The Panasonic TM900 Users Thread
I am using a .6 ND (Tiffen). In the bright conditions I use the filter, at 1/60th shutter the nominal f never goes below f4. The camera is never shooting wide open.
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Forum: Panasonic HC Series Camcorders
December 8th, 2011, 08:45 PM
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Replies: 915
Views: 339,109
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Forum: Panasonic HC Series Camcorders
December 8th, 2011, 07:10 PM
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Replies: 915
Views: 339,109
Re: The Panasonic TM900 Users Thread
For this TM900 video, I used a screw-on ND filter for all scenes but the final dusk scenes.
Ducks, geese, joggers, quidditch playoff (Harry Potter game), birds, graffiti. Cold, windy and sunny.
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Forum: Panasonic HC Series Camcorders
December 8th, 2011, 11:15 AM
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Replies: 915
Views: 339,109
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Forum: Panasonic HC Series Camcorders
December 8th, 2011, 07:13 AM
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Replies: 915
Views: 339,109
Re: The Panasonic TM900 Users Thread
Thanks, I know what an ND filter is. Yes, an optical ND filter is used. Did you understand Tom's explanation about dof (need a Wikipedia reference to that? :)) and how the ND filter works in...
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Forum: Panasonic HC Series Camcorders
December 7th, 2011, 10:30 PM
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Replies: 915
Views: 339,109
Re: ND filter(s) built in
Roger,
Sorry, the TM900 does have a built-in auto ND filter (maybe more than one). This is Tom Hardwick's explanation:
"So what happens when you shoot movies? Well the camera shoots at maximum...
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Forum: Open DV Discussion
October 9th, 2011, 09:24 PM
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Replies: 15
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Re: Sony HX9v short film
This video was taken at an American Ivy-league football game, with all the trimmings - cheerleaders, bands, mascot (real), and football play, including kick-off returns, field goals, fake punts,...
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Forum: Sony NEX-VG10 / VG20 / VG30 / VG900
October 6th, 2011, 01:34 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 11,988
Re: NEX-5N review
"I "will" need some ND filters for outside shoots...which NDF did you use on your outside shots in the video?"
Fortunately both the 16mm and the 18-55mm lenses use a 49mm filter, so you can get...
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Forum: Photo for HD Video (D-SLR and others)
September 22nd, 2011, 02:32 PM
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Replies: 4
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Re: Sony Alpha NEX-5N VS 60D
"In manual, not that there is a true manual mode, you set the exposure and everything looks fine, as soon as you press the record button the image brightness drops immediately. You have to use...
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Forum: Sony NEX-VG10 / VG20 / VG30 / VG900
September 18th, 2011, 07:32 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 11,988
Re: NEX-5N review
Back to the topic of this thread - the NEX-5N.
Dim light and bright light video. Uses the NEX-5N 16mm lens with the VCL-ECU1 attachment (18mm wide-angle) in train station (day and night) and...
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Forum: Sony NEX-VG10 / VG20 / VG30 / VG900
September 13th, 2011, 08:38 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 11,988
Re: NEX-5N review
I just received my NEX-5N. And shot a video to see how it performs.
I used aperture priority mode at 1/60th and an ND filter, everything else auto. It was bright and sunny and 80 degrees...
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Forum: Open DV Discussion
August 20th, 2011, 01:36 PM
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Replies: 15
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Re: Sony HX9v short film
Thanks for the tip Dave.
When I put together this video I wanted to preserve the original quality, with no recompression. The downloadable file thus has maximum quality that the camera can put...
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Forum: Open DV Discussion
August 19th, 2011, 11:33 AM
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Replies: 15
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Re: Sony HX9v short film
This is a video using the TX100, which uses the same video engine as the Hx9v. The video illustrates some of the great quailities of these cameras, but also one of the issues - the inability to...
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Forum: Panasonic HC Series Camcorders
August 17th, 2011, 04:36 PM
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Replies: 915
Views: 339,109
Re: The Panasonic TM900 Users Thread
Thanks for the tip on the step-up rings.
But I am puzzled by this: "the backlight compensation function works really well. Therefore you may not need to bother delving into the manual exposure...
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Forum: Panasonic HC Series Camcorders
August 15th, 2011, 08:16 PM
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Replies: 915
Views: 339,109
Re: The Panasonic TM900 Users Thread
This video was made with a cpl, exploiting its main advantage - dealing with reflections. I did not have any exposure issues, and it was really effective in minimizing reflection and glare through...
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Forum: Panasonic HC Series Camcorders
August 15th, 2011, 06:43 PM
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Replies: 915
Views: 339,109
Re: The Panasonic TM900 Users Thread
"In my footage, yellow & red flowers were really exaggerated and pink and white clothing lost detail so I think I'll try underexposing next time it is very sunny. You say you had a ND filter, is that...
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Forum: Panasonic HC Series Camcorders
June 12th, 2011, 03:45 PM
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Replies: 915
Views: 339,109
Re: The Panasonic TM900 Users Thread
"What I normally do is this:
From full auto switch to manual, set focus to auto, set up the manual white balance, and set shutter speed to 1/50th (for 1080/50P). This leaves iris floating (auto...
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Forum: Panasonic AVCCAM Camcorders
May 19th, 2011, 05:22 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 4,009
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Forum: Panasonic HC Series Camcorders
April 29th, 2011, 06:30 PM
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Replies: 915
Views: 339,109
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Forum: Panasonic AVCCAM Camcorders
April 25th, 2011, 11:22 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,775
Re: HMC40 Video: Mardron Marsh, Torrance, CA
I enjoyed the scenes in this video. But I do not understand why there is no corresponding sound track with scene sounds? Audio is a big component of video; the sounds of nature add a lot to scenes...
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Forum: Panasonic HC Series Camcorders
April 18th, 2011, 11:31 AM
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Replies: 915
Views: 339,109
Re: The Panasonic TM900 Users Thread
"If you enable relay recording before you start filming, then I guess you can transfer the video stored in the internal memory to the SD card. Does this take a long time? It sounds a bit risky as the...
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