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Chronos User Discussion / Re: Video Clarity?

« on: September 27, 2017, 09:24:47 PM »

Thanks for the quick responses; very helpful.  Yes, it would be much better if it produced an uninterpolated 1080p.  For some things 720p might be okay.  We are at the point where there are some digital still cameras that will shoot 120 fps at 1080p.  This isn't fast (slow) enough for my needs, but just a few years ago you were lucky to be able to get 1080p at 60 fps.  I think there are a few 240 at 720p options out there as well.  light level and depth of field shouldn't be a problem for me I have a studio full of lighting equipment, but if the images aren't pretty sharp, at least in the non moving portions of the image, I don't think they will be accepted for commercial use.  I know that the Phantom cameras are sharp at high frame rates, and I know that they cost more than a premium sports car.  I could afford to pay more than the price of a Chronos, if I can sell the footage, but the price jump between the Chronos and a Phantom is so extreme.  I think there might be a market for a 1080p 1000fps camera with good sharpness and fidelity in the sub $10,000 price range, but I haven't found one yet.  Maybe the next Chronos version.

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Chronos User Discussion / Video Clarity?

« on: September 27, 2017, 04:08:34 PM »

I am a commercial photographer that shoots a fair amount of high-speed stills.  I also shoot some footage both with a DSLR and with an older Panasonic video camera, an HPX300.  I have been looking at the Chronos 1.4 with interest.  I have looked at a lot of footage samples and without wishing to sound like a critic, it seems to me that almost all of the video samples are pretty soft.  Is this just the limit of the current state of technology?  I'm not sure that what I am seeing is commercially viable.  Clearly fun to watch, but as "stock footage" I don't think what I am seeing would "fly".  Again, not trying to be critical, just wanting to understand what is possible, I would appreciate any feedback.