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Re: "Rolling Shutter" Plagues Nikon's D300s Video

lonseidman — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:58:20 -0000

Most of the footage is raw, the only one that had some processing was the
volcano piece. I boosted the saturation slightly in Final Cut Pro.

Check out this great MUST READ guide for ideal camera settings. This also
helps eliminate the rather annoying auto-contrast that the camera will do by
default:

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Re: "Rolling Shutter" Plagues Nikon's D300s Video

SebaKL — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 23:13:32 -0000

I'm about to buy the 300s, but now I'm disappointed and skeptical, after watching the video demonstrating the rolling shutter problem. Bummer ....Thanks for sharing tho, appreciate you are taking the time to upload it.
Mind me asking one thing tho, is it a raw footage or did you process it with something?
regards
Sebastian

Re: "Rolling Shutter" Plagues Nikon's D300s Video

SadD300suser — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 14:18:47 -0000

I have a d300s and i work with video regularly, unfortunately I have had many issues with rolling shutter, lines that cross the screen, and glowy light under certain conditions. I am very sad to rely on this camera for video. It is an excellent photo camera.

Re: "Rolling Shutter" Plagues Nikon's D300s Video

Casey — Wed, 05 May 2010 18:36:08 -0000

Thanks for the info on this camera. I was about to purchase one when I came across your review. Hot pixels and the rolling shutter are heart wrenching deal breakers. My first shoot was to be at the NHRA Summer Nationals and I'm more than a little concerned about the video capabilities of this setup. The D300 does have a live preview through the view finder does it not?

Re: "Rolling Shutter" Plagues Nikon's D300s Video

lonseidman — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:39:36 -0000

It unfortunately does change.. My biggest complaint is that unless you hold
down the AE Lock button, the camera will continually adjust exposure.
Terribly annoying and I'm hoping that a future firmware update will allow
disabling of this 'feature.'

Re: "Rolling Shutter" Plagues Nikon's D300s Video

jsvfoto — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:46:26 -0000

Thanks for posting these. Is it my eyes or does the exposure change in the first video of your dog?

Re: "Rolling Shutter" Plagues Nikon's D300s Video

Glen — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:25:06 -0000

You say "you can fix this in software" when talking about the rolling shutter, what do you mean by this? Thanks!

Glen

Re: "Rolling Shutter" Plagues Nikon's D300s Video

Mike Huetz — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:03:47 -0000

Here is my fix: http://www.vimeo.com/10130633

Re: "Rolling Shutter" Plagues Nikon's D300s Video

ben — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:06:42 -0000

I agree, watching the video of the D90, and 300, its definitely a weakness. Sure it shoots great stills, but the next generation should be able to provide both. There is nothing wrong for wanting both features as they will merge eventually.. plus who wants to carry a camera and a camcorder? If they get the frame rate up to 30fps i think a lot of these issues would be solved

Re: "Rolling Shutter" Plagues Nikon's D300s Video

amrulkareem — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 02:11:54 -0000

i mean shoot video. the pictures came out great. but the video. under pendaflour lights, u could see lines

Re: "Rolling Shutter" Plagues Nikon's D300s Video

lonseidman — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 20:00:03 -0000

I haven't experienced that yet. I will say I took some great shots at a
birthday party yesterday. Looks like film. The D300s is really starting to
grow on me.

Re: "Rolling Shutter" Plagues Nikon's D300s Video

amrulkareem — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 18:13:13 -0000

hai, i bought mine too. but what could you say about the lines when we shoot under pendaflour light?
the jelly effect is not an issue, but the lines is kinda heartbreaking.

Re: "Rolling Shutter" Plagues Nikon's D300s Video

thefoxbox — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:47:16 -0000

WOW! You have an awesome dog. And wow that is wobbly! It's a shame because the quality of the image(s) are so superb!

Re: "Rolling Shutter" Plagues Nikon's D300s Video

lonseidman — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:43:07 -0000

It's not just pans that are a problem -- it's also fast moving objects too. I'll play with it a bit more this week and post some additional samples so people can make a better judgement.

Re: "Rolling Shutter" Plagues Nikon's D300s Video

TC — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:35:46 -0000

Thanks. But let's remember, no one shooting video should ever be panning that fast. You point out that the camera has a hard time doing something that should not be done anyway. I don't think it's a deal breaker.