Understanding your GoPro Part 2. Stemming from the amount of interest on my first post – Understanding your New GoPro - I decided to dive a little deeper into some of the other aspects of the GoPro HERO3 Black Edition.
There’s a lot of little things that are a bit harder to really know what’s going on inside that little box of ours. I’ll dive right in. Battery Life As you’ve probably noticed – this is one of the weakest areas of the HERO3. It’s due to the intense processing power required to run all those high resolutions and frame rates while the battery capacity actually decreased from the HERO2. Stand-by Mode Battery Life in Stand-by Mode = 6 Hours Stand-by mode kicks in after the camera has been idle in any state (except recording) after 5 minutes.
Wifi Battery Life w/ WiFi On (APP) = 15-20% Reduction in Battery LifeBattery Life w/ WiFi On (Remote Connected) = 10% Reduction in Battery Life Let’s start with wifi ON for the app. Next is the Remote. Should you Turn Off Wifi? Other Settings Photo Settings Loop Recording.
MagicLantern.fm - Home. Magic Lantern Firmware Wiki. Magic Lantern Firmware Magic Lantern is a software enhancement that offers increased functionality to the excellent Canon DSLR cameras.
We have created an open framework, licensed under GPL, for developing extensions to the official firmware. Magic Lantern is not a "hack", or a modified firmware, it is an independent program that runs alongside Canon's own software. Each time you start your camera, Magic Lantern is loaded from your memory card. Our only modification was to enable the ability to run software from the memory card. Frequently Asked Questions What is it? Magic Lantern is an enhancement atop of Canon's firmware that frees your Canon DSLR, allowing you to use many useful features. Is it only for video? No. Initially, Magic Lantern was developed by independent filmmakers and tailored for video production on 5D Mark II. Where do I get it? See the Download page. 5DtoRGB_1.5_Guide_Win.pdf. Low light test of 5D Mark III raw vs H.264. The 5D Mark III is already a very capable low light camera.
In its factory guise whilst not quite as clean as the Canon C300 or Sony FS100, it is the best DSLR for low light shooting (though the Nikon D5200 puts up a good fight). But that was before the latest developments with ML Raw. Has low light improved even further? The answer is a resounding yes. The image is cleaner in low light with raw, with even exposures I rated ISO 12,800 coming out perfectly usable. The power of raw is that you can fully exploit the dynamic range of the image, and in low light that means going into the shadows and giving them a lift, or crushing them back for more contrast and less noise.
First an important note – don’t judge noise from the Vimeo streaming embedded clip. RAW (click it to enlarge) Download the DNG and grade it yourself in Photoshop Note on warm cast – that is on purpose, creative choice to match look of scene how my eyes saw it. Also look at the poster – half of it is gone. Latitude. Why I Chose to Invest in a C300 over a RED MX(or a SCARLET) - Blog - Alex Wagner. After lots and lots of deliberation, I finally made the decision to invest in a new camera.
To be exact, I bought a Canon C300 with EF mount. I have been agonizing for almost 2 months now over getting a C300, a used RED MX, or putting together a DIT cart. I've owned a 7D for a couple of years now and my hope was that purchasing a higher end camera would help me get better work/less run 'n' gun videography-type gigs, or at the very least, provide me with another stream of income through rentals. I considered many options but one of my main criteria is "what do people want to rent? ". Through research and recent experience working at a rental house, I narrowed it down to two cameras: the RED MX and the Canon C300.
You may disagree that the RED MX is still a popular camera to rent but, I have to say, I know some local owner/operators of RED Camera packages and they stay pretty busy in the Dallas/Ft. Some other notes: I did not consider the Scarlet because I do not like it's design.