markr041 Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 Here is a low-light DCI 4K video: Here is a 4K video shot at a Shenzhen Shopping Plaza: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markr041 Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Graded from Zlog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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markr041 Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Time-lapse, from 16MP images: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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markr041 Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Holiday Time, at the Airport... Cinegain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinegain Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 I have one of those lying around here somewhere. I kinda stopped using it when the GX80 arrived. Small too, much more handheld friendly and that sensor stabilization. Though, of course, the E1 never was really meant to be a normal camera. Wonder what newer firmware has done for this little chap. Did find the color always to be quite good and especially with longer lenses the look was quite catchy. With the wider shots 'n stuff, it all just was a little too actioncammy (which, again, it basically is, but that kind of defeats the purpose of getting a 4/3" device over a regular actioncam). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markr041 Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 2 hours ago, Cinegain said: I have one of those lying around here somewhere. I kinda stopped using it when the GX80 arrived. Small too, much more handheld friendly and that sensor stabilization. Though, of course, the E1 never was really meant to be a normal camera. Wonder what newer firmware has done for this little chap. Did find the color always to be quite good and especially with longer lenses the look was quite catchy. With the wider shots 'n stuff, it all just was a little too actioncammy (which, again, it basically is, but that kind of defeats the purpose of getting a 4/3" device over a regular actioncam). I agree the E1 is not your usual camera. But I am not sure I get what you mean by "Action cammy' - the sensor is exactly the same one as in the GH4. I agree that with long lenses you can get nice shallow dof and bokeh, but these are properties of the lenses/sensor size. For wide angle, of course the picture will be similar to that of most cameras, even those with with smaller sensors. But there is no fisheye-look like from action cams unless you actually use a fisheye lens. The GX80 is indeed easier to use (I think the GH4 sensor is nicer than the one the GX85 has), but it is heavier and bigger and more expensive. And its wide-angle look will be exactly the same (though I think the GX85 color is hopped up). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinegain Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 The processing/codec I guess. It's way less organic/natural than the way Panasonic handles the sensor data. Generally I find actioncam footage is very brittle. It's mainly sharp by contrast and oversharpend processing in general... poor DR, not very pushable and unfluid motion. I personally find the Z Cam E1 leaning more towards that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markr041 Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 1 hour ago, Cinegain said: The processing/codec I guess. It's way less organic/natural than the way Panasonic handles the sensor data. Generally I find actioncam footage is very brittle. It's mainly sharp by contrast and oversharpend processing in general... poor DR, not very pushable and unfluid motion. I personally find the Z Cam E1 leaning more towards that. I completely agree with your characterization of action cam footage. But I fail to see how it applies to the Z E1: it has 11-stops of dynamic range (or at least as wide as the GH4) and sharpening can be set to very low - it is adjustable. And there is a flat PP setting. Maybe you are using the old firmware, or did not try out the options. The GX85 image is candy and videoish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markr041 Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Low Light, Noise and Noise reduction. Everyone is obsessed with low-light and noise. Here's a video with two very low-light scenes shot with a nonfast lens (F4) on the Z Camera E1. For each scene the out-of-camera shot is first followed by the Neat Video NR application. Two observations: 1. The Z Camera noise is visible, but has no chroma content - and there is no smearing of detail (unlike on many Sony small-sensor cameras and Yi action cams), so the in-camera NR is light. 2. The Neat Video NR is quite good - the noise almost disappears, and the detail is retained. See the noise in the first clip around the number 1490 on the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Mark, the Z camera makers should make you an ambassador and use your footage in their promos. You have been consistently getting nice images with that little box. IronFilm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Kotlos Posted December 25, 2017 Author Share Posted December 25, 2017 1 hour ago, mercer said: Mark, the Z camera makers should make you an ambassador and use your footage in their promos. You have been consistently getting nice images with that little box. Very true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markr041 Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Hey, thanks. It saved my butt for recent travel, by its portability. webrunner5 and mercer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronFilm Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 11 hours ago, mercer said: Mark, the Z camera makers should make you an ambassador and use your footage in their promos. You have been consistently getting nice images with that little box. They should send him a 2nd free one! mercer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markr041 Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 11 hours ago, IronFilm said: They should send him a 2nd free one! Or refund my $199! ☺ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markr041 Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 using the slow 14-140mm lens. No Neat Video treatment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markr041 Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 It' back to $199 for a limited time at BHPhoto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronFilm Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 It makes no sense whatsoever for me to buy another camera, but sometimes this just too damn tempting......... arrrrrrgghh!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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