Sony RX-10 II
vadervideo
11 Aug 2015 16:38
I have been primarily testing the HFR (high frame rate) so far. I must say I am impressed. full HD at 960fps really lets you see things in the world that used only be available in super expensive cameras that required computer attached devices for recording (not very portable). I have shot some lighting strikes with this and it is really cool. As far as the rest goes, that will be tested this coming weekend before I go to Alex Buono's Art of Visual Story Telling part deux. ;)
gcrook
11 Aug 2015 16:46
Got it today.I have to say,whoever it is that made these menus i want to drown him with my own hands in a bucket of tabasco sauce.
Still testing.
P.S S-log skin tones are superb once graded.
Still testing.
P.S S-log skin tones are superb once graded.
dapoopta
11 Aug 2015 17:15
the nice part of the menus is you can customize all your functions to the Fn button and also to the directions of the spinning wheel dial
gcrook
11 Aug 2015 17:25
True although one needs to establish a workflow with this camera first to know what to assign.It will be the usual suspects i presume, but still it takes time.
vadervideo
13 Aug 2015 15:27
Some super slow motion shots from the Sony RX-10ii:
dapoopta
13 Aug 2015 15:35
what was your frame rate and what are you submit those as?
When you get out of the 120fps range, the camera starts to do line skipping to get the speed, meaning your horizontal resolution is half, and it halves it each step (240,480,960).
The clips look good
When you get out of the 120fps range, the camera starts to do line skipping to get the speed, meaning your horizontal resolution is half, and it halves it each step (240,480,960).
The clips look good
RekindlePhoto
13 Aug 2015 16:25
Are these 1080 or 720 HD?
gcrook
13 Aug 2015 16:56
I found 250 fps to be acceptable as a (more than) decent 1080p,meaning that it is from the beginning even better than a canon markIII or a 7DmarkII clip but not like an fs100 for example.
It is definitely more than enough for stock if treated right.Haven't tried more than that and i propably only will for fun.100 fps is absolutely amazing too.
Also 6400 in slog if metered correctly (+1 stops at least) is good,actually beyond my initial expectations.Might not even need denoising depending on the shot and the amount on shadows in the frame.
Maybe 12800 too in s-log (tooo much pattern noise) if denoised correctly but more than that i seriously doubt.
Cine profiles are shit at night which is weird, s-log is still better,but need to test more.
Haven't done many morning tests but skintones in log if exposed to the right can be brought down and are absolutely gorgeous,although it takes more work in grading.
And the codec is great,it takes a LOT to break down given the 8bit 4.2.0 nature of the cam.
P.S Focusing is by far the biggest issue.Autofocus isn't reliable especially if image isn't overexposed (have been too spoiled by C100 i guess).Peaking is adequate at best.Without it you're in trouble if not locked down which historically isn't what cameras were only designed for.
It is definitely more than enough for stock if treated right.Haven't tried more than that and i propably only will for fun.100 fps is absolutely amazing too.
Also 6400 in slog if metered correctly (+1 stops at least) is good,actually beyond my initial expectations.Might not even need denoising depending on the shot and the amount on shadows in the frame.
Maybe 12800 too in s-log (tooo much pattern noise) if denoised correctly but more than that i seriously doubt.
Cine profiles are shit at night which is weird, s-log is still better,but need to test more.
Haven't done many morning tests but skintones in log if exposed to the right can be brought down and are absolutely gorgeous,although it takes more work in grading.
And the codec is great,it takes a LOT to break down given the 8bit 4.2.0 nature of the cam.
P.S Focusing is by far the biggest issue.Autofocus isn't reliable especially if image isn't overexposed (have been too spoiled by C100 i guess).Peaking is adequate at best.Without it you're in trouble if not locked down which historically isn't what cameras were only designed for.
vadervideo
13 Aug 2015 18:02
these were shot at full HD1080 960 fps
RekindlePhoto
13 Aug 2015 22:00
Hey Andy can you take a best quality photo with AX-100 and this one using same subject, focus, setting etc etc and upload them for comparison. As I've said probably too many times the AX photos were not great quality. I would like to see how this compares. The footage side looks impressive on slow mo.