Monday 9 February 2015

SJ5000+ Optimum Exposure Setting

Like all small sensor cameras the SJ5000+ has limited dynamic range. Out of the box it tends to blow out highlights resulting in white skies and strange colour casts. I shot some test dashcam video with exposure set to -1.0EV The sky looks pretty good but bright buildings are still blowing out. Other settings were 1080 60P and AWB, no post production adjustments were made. Even underexposed the level of shadow detail looks pretty good and could be boosted in post. I will test at -2.0EV and see if that improves things though I expect some Photoshop work will be required to bring up mid tones and shadows.

Summing up, video is pretty good here and I reckon that better is possible yet.

The Youtube link posted below doesn't do justice to the original which looks much better.

 
 

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