K5 low light video on youtube

FunkyMonk · 01-31-2011, 10:06 PM

You Tube

snofox · 01-31-2011, 10:20 PM

Love this!

HermanLee · 02-01-2011, 12:34 AM

Beautiful video. Thanks for posting this.

creampuff · 02-01-2011, 12:44 AM

Very nice but this was already posted quite awhile back.

ozlizard · 02-01-2011, 01:01 AM

I just tried the movie mode (full hd) with a Sigma 10-20 F8 in a reasonably well lit room and the quality was complete crap. Very noisy, in fact my mobile phone takes better vids.
So I am obviously missing something here, what am I doing wrong?

**fs999** · 02-01-2011, 02:18 AM

Wow !

**Rondec** · 02-01-2011, 02:35 AM

Originally posted by ozlizard

I just tried the movie mode (full hd) with a Sigma 10-20 F8 in a reasonably well lit room and the quality was complete crap. Very noisy, in fact my mobile phone takes better vids.
So I am obviously missing something here, what am I doing wrong?

I probably wouldn't shoot at f8, you are forcing your camera to use its highest iso available when shooting the video, where your depth of field would probably be fine even at f4 with that lens.

This video is mostly actually composed of time lapse photography, I don't think the video mode was used for most of it.

Couscousdelight · 02-01-2011, 02:46 AM

Originally posted by Rondec

This video is mostly actually composed of time lapse photography, I don't think the video mode was used for most of it.

I'm not sure, they are some sequences wich are at "normal speed"... and i make no quality differences between the 2 kinds.

Cannikin · 02-01-2011, 04:07 AM

Originally posted by Rondec

This video is mostly actually composed of time lapse photography, I don't think the video mode was used for most of it.

Only about half of it is time-lapse. The rest is all normal video.

It's pretty easy to tell which ones are the time-lapse shots and which are not. If the motion alone wasn't enough to give it away, the ferris wheel with the clock is in every single time-lapse shot (and in two normal video shots), as well as him using a slight "zoom out" technique in all of them too.

ozlizard · 02-01-2011, 04:34 AM

Originally posted by Rondec

I probably wouldn't shoot at f8, you are forcing your camera to use its highest iso available when shooting the video, where your depth of field would probably be fine even at f4 with that lens.

I have the ISO locked at 80. Considering it is HD I expected it to be very good, so was perplexed as to why it was so bad. I'm not blaming the camera, it's probably me.

gybp · 02-03-2011, 02:29 PM

Originally posted by ozlizard

I just tried the movie mode (full hd) with a Sigma 10-20 F8 in a reasonably well lit room and the quality was complete crap. Very noisy, in fact my mobile phone takes better vids.
So I am obviously missing something here, what am I doing wrong?

what ahppens is that the K5 doesnt have manual controls and it is adjusting the ISO automatically, giving you bad results...

RonHendriks1966 · 02-03-2011, 03:16 PM

Well it looks great. Wonder if it is for the timelaps part video-frames or normal shots.

ozlizard · 02-04-2011, 12:25 AM

Originally posted by gybp

what ahppens is that the K5 doesnt have manual controls and it is adjusting the ISO automatically, giving you bad results...

Even if the iso is set to 80?

Cannikin · 02-04-2011, 01:54 AM

Originally posted by RonHendriks1966

Well it looks great. Wonder if it is for the timelaps part video-frames or normal shots.

In one of his other videos he states that for the time lapses he uses interval shooting (medium resolution JPEGs, 3072x2048), and puts them together in Quicktime to produce a high resolution (same resolution as the JPEGs) sequence. He then edits the file in Adobe Premiere to produce the 1080p file and where he also does the "zoom" effect.

simico · 02-04-2011, 02:49 AM

Originally posted by ozlizard

Even if the iso is set to 80?

Please read the manual. In video mode you have no control over ISO, the camera is automatically adjusting it during recording. That's the only way to maintain proper exposure during recording if you fix the aperture (don't let the camera change aperture).

From the manual:

Quote:

The sensitivity is fixed to [AUTO]

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01-31-2011, 10:20 PM	#2
snofox Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Fredericton New Brunswick Canada Photos: Albums Posts: 334	Love this!

02-01-2011, 12:34 AM	#3
HermanLee Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Southern California, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 729	Beautiful video. Thanks for posting this.

02-01-2011, 12:44 AM	#4
creampuff Veteran Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Singapore Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,953	Very nice but this was already posted quite awhile back.

02-01-2011, 01:01 AM	#5
ozlizard Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bridgetown West Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 903	I just tried the movie mode (full hd) with a Sigma 10-20 F8 in a reasonably well lit room and the quality was complete crap. Very noisy, in fact my mobile phone takes better vids. So I am obviously missing something here, what am I doing wrong?

02-01-2011, 02:18 AM	#6
fs999 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Luxembourg Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,638	Wow !

02-01-2011, 02:35 AM	#7
Rondec Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Gladys, Virginia Photos: Gallery Posts: 27,652	Originally posted by ozlizard I just tried the movie mode (full hd) with a Sigma 10-20 F8 in a reasonably well lit room and the quality was complete crap. Very noisy, in fact my mobile phone takes better vids. So I am obviously missing something here, what am I doing wrong? I probably wouldn't shoot at f8, you are forcing your camera to use its highest iso available when shooting the video, where your depth of field would probably be fine even at f4 with that lens. This video is mostly actually composed of time lapse photography, I don't think the video mode was used for most of it.

02-01-2011, 02:46 AM	#8
Couscousdelight Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Frog-eaters country Photos: Gallery Posts: 357	Originally posted by Rondec This video is mostly actually composed of time lapse photography, I don't think the video mode was used for most of it. I'm not sure, they are some sequences wich are at "normal speed"... and i make no quality differences between the 2 kinds.

02-01-2011, 04:07 AM	#9
Cannikin Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: SW Washington Posts: 833	Originally posted by Rondec This video is mostly actually composed of time lapse photography, I don't think the video mode was used for most of it. Only about half of it is time-lapse. The rest is all normal video. It's pretty easy to tell which ones are the time-lapse shots and which are not. If the motion alone wasn't enough to give it away, the ferris wheel with the clock is in every single time-lapse shot (and in two normal video shots), as well as him using a slight "zoom out" technique in all of them too.

02-01-2011, 04:34 AM	#10
ozlizard Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bridgetown West Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 903	Originally posted by Rondec I probably wouldn't shoot at f8, you are forcing your camera to use its highest iso available when shooting the video, where your depth of field would probably be fine even at f4 with that lens. I have the ISO locked at 80. Considering it is HD I expected it to be very good, so was perplexed as to why it was so bad. I'm not blaming the camera, it's probably me.

02-03-2011, 02:29 PM	#11
gybp Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Photos: Gallery Posts: 165	Originally posted by ozlizard I just tried the movie mode (full hd) with a Sigma 10-20 F8 in a reasonably well lit room and the quality was complete crap. Very noisy, in fact my mobile phone takes better vids. So I am obviously missing something here, what am I doing wrong? what ahppens is that the K5 doesnt have manual controls and it is adjusting the ISO automatically, giving you bad results...

02-03-2011, 03:16 PM	#12
RonHendriks1966 Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Photos: Gallery Posts: 9,675	Well it looks great. Wonder if it is for the timelaps part video-frames or normal shots.

02-04-2011, 12:25 AM	#13
ozlizard Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bridgetown West Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 903	Originally posted by gybp what ahppens is that the K5 doesnt have manual controls and it is adjusting the ISO automatically, giving you bad results... Even if the iso is set to 80?

02-04-2011, 01:54 AM	#14
Cannikin Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: SW Washington Posts: 833	Originally posted by RonHendriks1966 Well it looks great. Wonder if it is for the timelaps part video-frames or normal shots. In one of his other videos he states that for the time lapses he uses interval shooting (medium resolution JPEGs, 3072x2048), and puts them together in Quicktime to produce a high resolution (same resolution as the JPEGs) sequence. He then edits the file in Adobe Premiere to produce the 1080p file and where he also does the "zoom" effect.

02-04-2011, 02:49 AM	#15
simico Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Budapest Posts: 821	Originally posted by ozlizard Even if the iso is set to 80? Please read the manual. In video mode you have no control over ISO, the camera is automatically adjusting it during recording. That's the only way to maintain proper exposure during recording if you fix the aperture (don't let the camera change aperture). From the manual: Quote: The sensitivity is fixed to [AUTO]