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Throckmorton

Throckmorton

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After a few months I'm disappointed with this camera. I've noticed that there is a lot of distortion, although that might be inevitable with the wide angle. But also, it takes FOREVER to turn on. I keep it in my car but I usually miss the shot when I see something cool and grab it, because it takes several seconds to turn on. It also takes a long time to turn off.

Now it won't take pictures at all. It acts like there's no memory card in it.
 
CuriousMike

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I agree that it's slow to turn on and it takes a long time to turn off ( particularly if there are photos in the buffer to write. If you can stomach JPG only, that helps. )

However, I've not been so picky with noticing the distortion at wide-angle ( which I use a lot). I wonder if LR is correcting it automagically for me?
 
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Throck - I know some cameras benefit from disabling the startup image if possible. That should shave at least a second off your start time. You leave your camera in your car in the Houston heat? If so, I'm not at all surprised the camera is breaking down.

Mike - All fixed lens cams do lens correction in camera, even on the raw. Lightroom shouldn't have a lens correction profile for any p&s.
 
Throckmorton

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Syborg1211 said:
Throck - I know some cameras benefit from disabling the startup image if possible. That should shave at least a second off your start time. You leave your camera in your car in the Houston heat? If so, I'm not at all surprised the camera is breaking down.

Mike - All fixed lens cams do lens correction in camera, even on the raw. Lightroom shouldn't have a lens correction profile for any p&s.
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It wasn't hot until recently
 
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cheez

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Sorry for bringing old thread alive again.

1). Does LX7 allow you to set ISO and aperture setting before start recording video?

2). Can you zoom in / out while recording video?

3). Can it "pause" recording and resume? This is probably the most critical feature I acquire. My current junk (Fujifilm FinePix F30) isn't worth a dang...

thanks,

cheez
 
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CuriousMike

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cheez said:
Aww man that sucks.

Thanks

Order the camera already though.

thanks,

cheez
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On the bright side, it does take nice, sharp photos.
P1020351.jpg
 
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cheez

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CuriousMike said:
On the bright side, it does take nice, sharp photos.
P1020351.jpg
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Wow.... that does look good. :eek::eek:

I'm sold... glad I ordered the camera. Once I receive it I will be taking pics and vids of my new power cable! heeheeheeheehee :D so excited. My current Fujifilm is terrible at close shots and has worst video.


thanks,

cheez
 
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cheez

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I got the camera. It's real nice. It takes low light room with ease in video recording. And it does focus objects quickly too. I really like this "Auto Focus Macro"

Question: What does this mean?

"
If [Rec Quality] of [AVCHD] motion pictures is set to [PSH] or
[FSH], you can continuously record a motion picture for up to
29
minutes 59 seconds"


What is PSH and FSH in AVCHD setting? What is the difference between the two? is the first one "progressive" and the latter "interlaced"?


thanks,


cheez
 
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cheez

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Nevermind I found what those mean on internet. The manual that came with the camera didn't have much info other than basic use of the camera.


HD Video: 1,920 x 1,080 pixels [NTSC Model]
AVCHD 60p (PSH: 28Mbps) (Sensor output is 60fps)
AVCHD 60i (FSH: 17Mbps) (Sensor output is 60fps)
MP4, 30fps (FHD: 20Mbps) (Sensor output is 30fps)
[PAL Model]
AVCHD 50p (PSH: 28Mbps) (Sensor output is 50fps)
AVCHD 50i (FSH: 17Mbps) (Sensor output is 50fps)
MP4, 25fps (FHD: 20Mbps) (Sensor output is 25fps) 1,280 x 720 pixels [NTSC Model]
AVCHD 60p (SH: 17Mbps) (Sensor output is 60fps)
MP4, 30fps (HD: 10Mbps) (Sensor output is 30fps)
[PAL Model]
AVCHD 50p (SH: 17Mbps) (Sensor output is 50fps)
MP4, 25fps (HD: 10Mbps) (Sensor output is 25fps) STD Video: 640 x 480 pixels [NTSC Model]
MP4, 30fps (VGA: 4Mbps)
[PAL Model]
MP4, 25fps (VGA: 4Mbps) High Speed Video: 1,280 x 720 pixels [NTSC Model]
MP4, 30fps (Sensor output is 120fps)
[PAL Model]
MP4, 25fps (Sensor output is 100fps) (Max. of approx. 4 GB of continuous motion picture can be recorded in MP4. In AVCHD, recording may be continued until the card is full.)



Question to you guys. Which setting in the video recording looked better to you? MPEG4 or AVCHD? I'm asking in respect to video quality.


P.s. I took a few videos in HD (it wasn't FSH) and posted on youtube. Search "Unreal Power 5M Ultra music test 2".

thanks,

cheez
 
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Throckmorton

Throckmorton

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cheez said:
Nevermind I found what those mean on internet. The manual that came with the camera didn't have much info other than basic use of the camera.


HD Video: 1,920 x 1,080 pixels [NTSC Model]
AVCHD 60p (PSH: 28Mbps) (Sensor output is 60fps)
AVCHD 60i (FSH: 17Mbps) (Sensor output is 60fps)
MP4, 30fps (FHD: 20Mbps) (Sensor output is 30fps)
[PAL Model]
AVCHD 50p (PSH: 28Mbps) (Sensor output is 50fps)
AVCHD 50i (FSH: 17Mbps) (Sensor output is 50fps)
MP4, 25fps (FHD: 20Mbps) (Sensor output is 25fps) 1,280 x 720 pixels [NTSC Model]
AVCHD 60p (SH: 17Mbps) (Sensor output is 60fps)
MP4, 30fps (HD: 10Mbps) (Sensor output is 30fps)
[PAL Model]
AVCHD 50p (SH: 17Mbps) (Sensor output is 50fps)
MP4, 25fps (HD: 10Mbps) (Sensor output is 25fps) STD Video: 640 x 480 pixels [NTSC Model]
MP4, 30fps (VGA: 4Mbps)
[PAL Model]
MP4, 25fps (VGA: 4Mbps) High Speed Video: 1,280 x 720 pixels [NTSC Model]
MP4, 30fps (Sensor output is 120fps)
[PAL Model]
MP4, 25fps (Sensor output is 100fps) (Max. of approx. 4 GB of continuous motion picture can be recorded in MP4. In AVCHD, recording may be continued until the card is full.)



Question to you guys. Which setting in the video recording looked better to you? MPEG4 or AVCHD? I'm asking in respect to video quality.


P.s. I took a few videos in HD (it wasn't FSH) and posted on youtube. Search "Unreal Power 5M Ultra music test 2".

thanks,

cheez
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Wait, how do you record high speed video?
 
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cheez

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Throckmorton said:
After a few months I'm disappointed with this camera. I've noticed that there is a lot of distortion, although that might be inevitable with the wide angle. But also, it takes FOREVER to turn on. I keep it in my car but I usually miss the shot when I see something cool and grab it, because it takes several seconds to turn on. It also takes a long time to turn off.

Now it won't take pictures at all. It acts like there's no memory card in it.
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Now you've got me a little concerned. Can you tell me more about the "distortion" with the camera? Are the images look distorted after taking pics? can you describe more in detail for me pls?


thanks!

cheez
 
fralexandr

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http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/panasonic-lumix-dmc-lx7/7
In the image grid near the bottom, you can see some barrel/mustache distortion in the distortion sample. It's noticeable, but not too bad.
*If you're having trouble spotting it, the distortion/curve is most noticeable when comparing the grid lines to the 4 edges of the photo.*

Distortion tends to happen on wider lenses. JPEG files from the camera probably have some processing to reduce distortion, so it's usually more noticeable when shooting RAW.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrel_distortion
 
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cheez

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fralexandr said:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/panasonic-lumix-dmc-lx7/7
In the image grid near the bottom, you can see some barrel/mustache distortion in the distortion sample. It's noticeable, but not too bad.
*If you're having trouble spotting it, the distortion/curve is most noticeable when comparing the grid lines to the 4 edges of the photo.*

Distortion tends to happen on wider lenses. JPEG files from the camera probably have some processing to reduce distortion, so it's usually more noticeable when shooting RAW.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrel_distortion
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This one here? Oh I see the curve towards the edge.

distortion.jpg


Oh that's not bad at all. I thought OP was talking about something else, i.e. graphical artifacts / dirt or something in pics.


thanks,

cheez
 
Throckmorton

Throckmorton

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cheez said:
This one here? Oh I see the curve towards the edge.

distortion.jpg


Oh that's not bad at all. I thought OP was talking about something else, i.e. graphical artifacts / dirt or something in pics.


thanks,

cheez
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The distortion is much worse than what that shows. If you take a picture at wide angle of a person, their legs appear really short, similar to cell phone pictures. The further from the center and from the camera the more compression there is. Maybe that's unavoidable with wide angle lenses.
 
fralexandr

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Throckmorton said:
The distortion is much worse than what that shows. If you take a picture at wide angle of a person, their legs appear really short, similar to cell phone pictures. The further from the center and from the camera the more compression there is. Maybe that's unavoidable with wide angle lenses.
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Are you talking about perspective?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perspective_distortion_(photography)
That's just physics with how lenses work. There's a reason why many studio photographers use 50mm/85mm as seen above. People like equating 50mm full frame to natural human vision (excluding peripheral vision).

http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/cameras-vs-human-eye.htm
 
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