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

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Technical qualities of the capture medium

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Latitude / Dynamic Range

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Comparison of different cameras

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  • 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

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Comparison of different formats

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  • 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

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Speed / sensitivity

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Contrast

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Colour balance

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Look up tables / LUTs

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Colour saturation

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