| Glen Elliott |
June 2nd, 2004 01:15 PM |
I always have the custom preset active but usually only to tweak the white balance. I prefer to shoot the flattest most neutral image as possible and tweak it in post. However regarding most of the filters I used- I sometimes use color curves (via Vegas) to ad a bit of contrast to the image, I also use the color correction tool to help boost the saturation a hair. Vignetting is done with either a mask created in photoshop or via the media generator (color gradient- oval). I'm also a fan of the glow filter if it's used sparingly.
I most definitly feel the PD-170 is "THE" camera to shoot wedding videography. Not only because of it's zoom. The layout of the buttons are quite logical and you can lock the audio levels so you can raise both the right and left equally. I was never a fan of the DVX's little recessed dials. Also the zoom and focus rings have a much tighter feel. I like resistance while operating focus and zoom- granted it's focus/zoom by wire as where the DVX has true manual control. I've found I can do a slow zoom (crawl) with the PD-170, which is close to impossible with the DVX100. But likewise you can't do snap zooms on the Sony like you can the DVX. Then again I don't use snap zooms for weddings- it's all about what sort of shooting your doing. Weddings- PD-170>DVX......Controled Environements-DVX>PD-170 (imo)
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