Movie Making Manual/Cinematography/Cameras and Formats/Technical Qualities of the Capture Medium

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Technical qualities of the capture medium[edit | edit source]

Latitude / Dynamic Range[edit | edit source]

Comparison of different cameras[edit | edit source]

  • Sony HDV FX1 = 5.5 stops
  • Canon XL2 = 6 stops
  • Panasonic DVX100a = 7 stops
  • Sony F900 / Panasonic Varicam = 5 stops under, 2 stops over - better to underexpose HD
  • Dalsa Origin 4k digital = 12 stops
  • Negative film = 18 stops (!)

Chroma subsampling[edit | edit source]

Comparison of different formats[edit | edit source]

  • DV or MiniDV(NTSC) = 4:1:1
  • DV or MiniDV(PAL) = 4:2:0
  • HDV = 4:2:0
  • DVCPRO = 4:1:1
  • DVCPRO50 = 4:2:2
  • DVCPRO100 = 4:2:2
  • HDCAM = 3:1:1
  • HDCAM SR = 4:4:4
  • DVD video = 4:2:0
  • JPEG = 4:4:4 or 4:2:2 or 4:2:0

Signal to noise ratio / SNR / grain[edit | edit source]

Speed / sensitivity[edit | edit source]

Contrast[edit | edit source]

Colour balance[edit | edit source]

Look up tables / LUTs[edit | edit source]

Colour saturation[edit | edit source]

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