Jump to content

Guess the camera


Hene1
 Share

Recommended Posts

EOSHD Pro Color 5 for Sony cameras EOSHD Z LOG for Nikon CamerasEOSHD C-LOG and Film Profiles for All Canon DSLRs

Let's consider the facts:

- it's a 1920x1080p image, so there's a good chance that the camera records 1080p native video. It might have been downscaled from UHD, because the in-focus image area is very sharp, but then the color noise artifacts/green-magenta banding shouldn't be there. Or maybe it was recorded in UHD at high ISO.

- it's likely from a large sensor camera given the shallow depth of field; the sensor size must be at least 1", more probably MFT or APS-C.

- it clearly has color artifacts from 8bit 4:2:0 recording, and must have been recorded with a consumer codec (either h264 or h265 with consumer camera-level bitrates)

- it must come from a camera that emphasizes sharpness over color resolution. It can't be a Canon DSLR, the image also looks too sharp for Nikon DSLR video (unless some clever sharpening was applied in post), so the likely candidate would be some MFT sensor Panasonic camera (skin tones of the image look very GH-ish!) or maybe a recent Sony or Samsung camera.

If it's not a GH2, it might have been a camera from the GH3/GM1/GX7 generation.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Samsung NX1 is the correct answer.

UHD, ISO 100, 85 mm f/1.4.

It's actually a screenshot from Premiere's fullscreen preview, so that's why it's 1920x1080 (display is using that resolution). I don't know if print screen + pasting into photoshop + exporting for web made any difference in terms or banding or anything.

I personally like it really much how this camera handles the colors. I've used GH3 and LX100 before it, and it was really difficult for me to get natural look out of those cameras. Lips were always purple.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Well, if you had marked the frame with in- and out-points in the timeline and used Premiere's export function to render directly to a TIFF, you would have had a much better quality image. (The video preview image in any NLE always sacrifices quality in favor of quick rendering.)

Could it be that your eyes are not very trained yet? Otherwise you would have noticed the bad color banding in the background, bad color resolution in the skin tones and sharpening artifacts on the talent's pores, and the green tint on the skin and part of the eyes (which might come from energy-saving light bulbs)...

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Well, if you had marked the frame with in- and out-points in the timeline and used Premiere's export function to render directly to a TIFF, you would have had a much better quality image. (The video preview image in any NLE always sacrifices quality in favor of quick rendering.)

Could it be that your eyes are not very trained yet? Otherwise you would have noticed the bad color banding in the background, bad color resolution in the skin tones and sharpening artifacts on the talent's pores, and the green tint on the skin and part of the eyes (which might come from energy-saving light bulbs)...

So, basically all your technical mumbo jumbo was about a screenshot rather than an actual frame?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Its an amazing frame grab! The original must be good enough to be used as a picture, im sure.

Its funny to see the "specialists" thinking that the banding in the bokeh areas are from the original video. Not even a cheap cellphone creates that much artifacts.

 

But hey, thats the internet. People can only see the bad things! I would love to see some videos shot by those guys. I bet that they are perfect.

 

To the OP - Thats a beatiful looking image. The bokeh is also very smooth. Make sure to post a video next time. I bet it looks nice too!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Samsung NX1 is the correct answer.

UHD, ISO 100, 85 mm f/1.4.

It's actually a screenshot from Premiere's fullscreen preview, so that's why it's 1920x1080 (display is using that resolution). I don't know if print screen + pasting into photoshop + exporting for web made any difference in terms or banding or anything.

I personally like it really much how this camera handles the colors. I've used GH3 and LX100 before it, and it was really difficult for me to get natural look out of those cameras. Lips were always purple.

I really enjoy the NX1's colors as well. That skin is beautiful. Do you mind sharing your camera settings and some info on your color correction? 

Link to comment
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.   Restore formatting

  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.

 Share

  • EOSHD Pro Color 5 for All Sony cameras
    EOSHD C-LOG and Film Profiles for All Canon DSLRs
    EOSHD Dynamic Range Enhancer for H.264/H.265
×
×
  • Create New...