Jump to content

Two X-Pro2 questions regarding both noise reduction and movie capture


Recommended Posts

Hi all, hope you don't mind me asking a few X-Pro2 settings questions. 

1) Now that waxy skin tones are a thing of the past is it still necessary to set noise reduction to a minus value?

2) I've been trying my hand at shooting video with the camera, however I have noticed that shooting anything under 60fps (for example: 1080/25P SS50) is recording ever so slightly jumpy movement when panning (even when secured on a tripod using a dedicated panning head). Is this just a limitation of the camera or am I doing something wrong? 

Be grateful for any feedback on either (or both) of the above.

Many thanks.

 

Link to post
Share on other sites

I can't help you with the video but I have just done an experiment with a photo of my cat (no human volunteers were willing). The RAW image (taken on X-Pro2 with 56mm f/1.2 at 1/250 f/2.8 ISO 500) was converted to JPEG at NR settings of -4, -2, 0, +2 and +4. The whole image is at the NR -4 setting, the 600x400px crops are at NR settings of -4, -2, 0, +2 and +4. To be honest, there really isn't much of a difference until you get to +2 and only the +4 looks bad. Hope it helps, I will try to repeat this experiment with a human face at a higher ISO.

NR-4

NR-4crop

NR-2crop

NR0crop

NR+2crop

NR+4crop

 

Link to post
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...