How do I get Canon colors with a GH2?

[acuriousman]

I'm looking to Canon colors STRAIGHT OUT of my GH2 for video. Or at least, as close as possible.

I know there's white balance settings and film settings you can mess around with, but I haven't been able to get the balance right.

Does anybody know what settings I can use to get Canon Colors?

[Guest 89e2bdf5797fbbdc17c2cc6da1413fa0]

Does anybody know what settings I can use to get Canon Colors?

 

Yup. You'll find the settings you need on ebay.

 

Sell the GH2 and buy a G6. You'll get verything you get with a GH2, plus more, plus Canon-like colour.

[acuriousman]

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[Guest Ebrahim Saadawi]

What exactly do you mean by "Canon color"? Never heard of such term. We've noticed Canon DSLRs tend to push reds/magentas in favour of skin tones but that's it, and that's only true for DSLRs, we haven't noticed it in the Cinema Eos line. You can match GH2's footage to any Canon one with moderate color correction experience.

[andy lee]

get your gh2 to look like a canon by pushing the saturation and contrast in post, its easy to do.

Canons have a more saturated look to the gh2

do some tests on which picture profiles you like on the gh2 and try in post to match your canon

[fuzzynormal]

What exactly do you mean by "Canon color"? Never heard of such term. We've noticed Canon DSLRs tend to push reds/magentas in favour of skin tones but that's it, and that's only true for DSLRs, we haven't noticed it in the Cinema Eos line. You can match GH2's footage to any Canon one with moderate color correction experience.

 

Yeah, I'll confirm, all Canon cams I've worked with skew 'red.'

 

But really, if you shoot vanilla and tweak colors in post, that issue takes care of itself.  I've cross cut with many different brands before.  Recently did a doc with Canon DSLR, Canon HDV, Nikon DSLR, and a GH1, was able to unify stuff in post without too much trouble; just gotta start as bland and flat as possible when acquiring your footage.

[hmcindie]

... but that's it, and that's only true for DSLRs, we haven't noticed it in the Cinema Eos line. 

 

Look a bit harder.

 

http://provideocoalition.com/aadams/story/color-matching-a-canon-c300-to-an-arri-alexa

[itimjim]

Does anybody know what settings I can use to get Canon Colors?

 

You mileage will vary, but I use...

 

Nostalgia

- Contrast +2

- Sharpness 0

- Saturation +2

- NR 0

 

White Balance (Normally Auto)

- Magenta (M-) +2 (i.e. 2 clicks down)

- Amber (A) +2 (i.e. 2 clicks left)

 

I use this for stills mode only, as I prefer Smooth -2, -2, -2, -2 with WB set against a grey card for video.

[Guest Ebrahim Saadawi]

Look a bit harder.

http://provideocoalition.com/aadams/story/color-matching-a-canon-c300-to-an-arri-alexa

Looks like I was incorrect suggesting it's not in the cinema-line cameras. Great article though, this guy seems to really know what he's doing!