Comments on: Canon 1DC Camera Tests Outside the Studio

By: kiak

kiak — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:05:01 +0000

Shane please help me !

I just move from 5d mark 3 to 1DX . One trouble I found form this camera is that it has banding issue

Do you know how to fix it? What will effect this issue? I turn off all noise reduction, Ligth optimize, highlight tone priority . I use Cinestyle. My footage are full with These Banding any suggestion ? thks = )

By: Shane

Shane — Wed, 08 May 2013 22:28:03 +0000

K.Wasley. I use Canon log and bring the Sharpness all the way down. Other than that I put all the essentials I access the most into the favorites menu. Movie Rec size, Sound recording, Canon Log settings, Format Card, Hdmi output, and Auto power off. Thanks for the comment and support.

By: k. wasley

k. wasley — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:39:13 +0000

Hi Shane,

Can i ask how you set up your 1DC when using Log?
What are your sharpness, saturation and hue settings for a nice cinematic image?
Are there any other special changes you make inside the menu system?

Thanks for any advice

By: Jo

Jo — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 05:56:19 +0000

so, did you find banding in 4K? How to workaround it?

By: Shane

Shane — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 23:20:35 +0000

Emanuel. I didn’t see any banding below 400 in my testing.

By: Emanuel

Emanuel — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 22:47:50 +0000

sure Shane, the point is that the manual says to not go below ISO 400 because of banding, therefore my wondering… did you test it with different ISOs? (my personal kudos for your attitude on this digital revolution)

By: Shane

Shane — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 21:13:36 +0000

Emanuel. 400 ISO is the native ISO to get he maximum latitude of 12 stops. Going below 400 will give you more latitude in the highlights, going above 400 will give you more int he low lights. You choose, not Canon haha.

By: Emanuel

Emanuel — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 05:49:41 +0000

Shane, does a higher ISO than 400 helps once Canon advises to not go lower than that?

By: Kaspar Santos

Kaspar Santos — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 18:42:56 +0000

Point taken. I know we finally have a few digital cameras that can record material that will end up looking more or like like motion picture film. I am desperately trying to find a film camera that can shoot stuff that will look like digital video instead of film. That would be really something. And that’s going to be probably the next break-through in camera technology.

By: Shane

Shane — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 04:48:59 +0000

Alex, no comparision. The 1DC kicks its ass. This camera is the dark horse. Ride it

By: Shane

Shane — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 04:40:25 +0000

Kaspar Santos, yes it is confusing and I have a hard time trying to keep all the tech specs straight, but what I do know is that I have been exposing film for over 20 years and the 1DC looks like film. Period.

By: Kaspar Santos

Kaspar Santos — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 04:16:36 +0000

I am not intimately familiar with these DSLRs, but is this Canon EOS 1D C basically a Canon EOS 1D X camera with a factory hacked firmware that enables the cameraa to record 8.8MP (4K) video, in addition to the standard fare 2.2MP (Full-HD) video? Not sure how much more it costs than the 1D X, hopefully not much more than a couple of hundred bucks.

But I read someplace that the thing can only shoot 4K video at 24 frames per second, I think everyone is moving away from that cinematic frame rate now, anyhow. Regarding shooting in 1080p60, well, tons of compact cameras from Panasonic and Sony and others do that now, some priced for hardly more than the GoPro Hero 3 Black Edition.

Of course, I am not “getting” how a Canon EOS C500 camera can be called a 4K camera, either, when it needs and external 4K recorder to record in 4K, doesn’t it? This high-tech stuff is confusing as all get-go, surely.

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 20:09:17 +0000

How does the image when down converted to 1080p compare to the C100 when using an a drive for uncompressed video?

By: Shane

Shane — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 04:14:34 +0000

Christopher. The banding is much easier to notice in 4K, however with the web compression on the video and the images its harder to notice.

By: Shane

Shane — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 04:11:47 +0000

Jacky! Note to self. Never employ a canadian to drive backwards following a model Lol! We miss you!

By: Shane

Shane — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 17:10:40 +0000

Juan Celis. Thanks for the kind words and support.

By: Shane

Shane — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:56:55 +0000

Grey. Yes all of the test footage was shot in Canon Log.

By: Jack

Jack — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 07:35:46 +0000

haha I remember that running scene… one of the scariest day in my life :P

By: Grey

Grey — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 07:31:43 +0000

Hi Shane, great test footage you have there, are these all shot in Canon Log ?

By: Shane

Shane — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 23:13:39 +0000

Thanks so much for pointing out the video problem. They were switched.