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-   -   NX5 - I'd love a spirit level (https://www.dvinfo.net/forum/sony-nxcam-avchd-camcorders/489462-nx5-id-love-spirit-level.html)

Tom Hardwick December 29th, 2010 06:06 AM

NX5 - I'd love a spirit level
 
The Z7 has a pretty crude electronic spirit level but even so it's a great help when you're holding the camera high over your head and looking up into the turned-down screen.

I've just had a play with Sony's Alpha 55 DSLR and this has a beautiful electronic spirit level that reacts to tilt and yaw and is incredibly sensitive. No more leaning verticals in architectural photography or sloping horizons in holiday shots

Thing is I want this on my NX5's screen, I really do. Don't know why, but I find it very difficult to judge the camera's horizontal leanings when I'm trying to shoot over the heads of the crowd.

tom.

Ron Evans December 29th, 2010 08:23 PM

Yes there are a few things i would like on the NX5U from other Sony cameras too. I would like the spot focus from the consumer cameras as well as the level you mentioned. I have guides set up on a button so that I can switch on for setup on the tripod or if I am concerned about level or perspective during the shoot. With my XR500 on a Sony tripod this guide function is on a button on the tripod.

Ron Evans

Victor Wilcox December 30th, 2010 01:50 PM

Sounds like a nice optoin:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/431884-REG/Acratech_6001_Double_Axis_Spirit_Level.html
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/113844-REG/Cullmann_CU_78_CU78_Flash_Hot_Shoe.html


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