Every year, at least twenty new DSLR, mirrorless cameras, and cinema cameras hit the market. This constant flow of new technology is exciting as much as it is overwhelming. It can be tempting to always wanting to shoot with the latest thing available, but do you really need it? Is camera technology blinding us from more important stuff? The Unicorn Quest Will Never End The other day, I read something on a serious filmmaking blog telling that “if a camera is not capable of recording a 4K/60p 4:2:2 10 bit signal, it’s not professional.” All of a sudden, I felt that my cinema camera – that can only record 4K 4:2:0 8-bit internally – is not pro compared to some mirrorless cameras on the market. Jokes aside, there are a lot of things involved in the creation of an image: the lenses/filters/lights/grip gear, and much more. Plus, numbers are just what they are: numbers. Numbers don’t make an image, and a camera with fewer bells and whistles can provide you a much more organic and pleasing picture. Image credit: Peter Larsen The image you can get out of a camera depends on the sensor size, image grain, color science, sharpness, noise reduction…etc. Not everything is about resolution, bit-depth, and codecs. The “feel” of the footage that comes out of the camera is far more significant to me than the actual numbers or the camera body that I use. In the end, the choice of camera depends on personal preferences. New...
Published By: CineD - Tuesday, 1 December, 2020