Gamma in the XDCAM EX/PMW-EX1

Excerpted from the VASST "Inside the XDCAM EX Camcorder" training DVD, this is one small segment of over 2 hours of training on the Sony XDCAM EX, part of the VASST "INSIDE" series of professional camcorders.

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[VASSTTraining]

The price on the DVD is 79.00 for over 2 hours of training

[SalzbergProductions]

This is really helpful! Just wondering how you achieve a strong depth of field, and how do you get to these special menus? Also, would you consider the EX1 as outdated?

[formattester6]

excellent information!!

[sexydanny21awesome]

I heard this camera is going drop 2 thousand dollars in two years due the fact there is already a ex2 im hoping this is true cause I really wanna buy it

[avrillavigneissexy]

Is it heavy and is it worth it?

[hudstone420]

it's a awesome camera, i have had mine for 3 months

[stuartcohen36]

great news as just previously purchased cs3. does it scale down to SD okay? As I would mainly be doing stuff at the mo that is out putted to normal DVD discs and not HD?

ah so they mxf files like the hvx200?

[VASSTKid]

Adobe Premiere CS3 now fully supports .mxf files, so there is great support for the EX and XDCAM HD.

Sony has variable framerates to 60fps.

[stuartcohen36]

Thanks for that...I am just looking around now to see where i can sell my HVX200 at a reasonable price...only a year old so hopefully wont make a huge loss. I also use the canon xha1 and its great even under a street light at night...just turn gain to manaul...select 0 and perfect no nooise at all. Panasonic has really missed that vital step here me thinks. So I hear the Sony does the varible frame as well? Also have you heard of anyone putting the files in to adobe premiere yet? thanks again.

[VASSTKid]

The EX more than beats it hands down. The Panasonic is 960 x 540 at the sensor, they BS everyone on the bitrate, and because of the small sensor, the "4:2:2" that they claim is equal BS. Sony EX is full-raster, has incredible noise-reduction/processing. I liked Panny products until they misled the world with the HVX.

We'll be posting some Z7 and EX comparisons soon, in low light too.

[stuartcohen36]

Thanks for the info...yeah...I am actaully scared to actually use the HVX on anything important now as the noise is so apparent even in good lighting conditions. I will probbably sell it and go for the Sony instead. If you go to my page and look at the music video I just stuck up you can see how bad the grain is even in sunny outdorr shots. Was so dissapointed when I got the footage back on the computer. Im hoping the Sony will beat it hands down. Thanks.