Jon Rosenbloom Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 I'm shooting a little exercise on the ex-1, and I've found my viewfinder marker options are everything from 4:3 to 15:9, but no 16:9. WTF? Does this have something to do with the chips being 1/2"? Everything looks fine in review, it's just a little confusing. (And, I'm already confused ;).) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Belanger Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 The full viewfinder is 16:9 as that's the camera's native aspect ratio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Bowerbank Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 I think just the marker is 15:9, as a safety marker. That what it sounds like anyway. I noticed that last time I shot with the EX1, but the viewfinder, LCD and final image are 16:9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve McBride Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 (edited) The chips in the EX1 are native 16:9, so it crops off the sides to do 4:3 which is why it has guides for it. It doesn't have guides for 16:9 because it would be useless since the image is 16:9. I wish it included guides for 2.35:1 or 2.4:1, I think that would be a bit more helpful than 15:9... Edited January 19, 2009 by Steve McBride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Rosenbloom Posted January 21, 2009 Author Share Posted January 21, 2009 It's a pretty neat camera, but it's still "prosumer" not pro. (A pro camera would let you see outside your shooting area.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Stephen Williams Posted January 21, 2009 Premium Member Share Posted January 21, 2009 . (A pro camera would let you see outside your shooting area.) Hi, I don't know of any PRO Video cameras that have that option. Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Andrew Rawson Posted January 25, 2009 Premium Member Share Posted January 25, 2009 The Arri D21 does Hi, I don't know of any PRO Video cameras that have that option. Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Stephen Williams Posted January 25, 2009 Premium Member Share Posted January 25, 2009 The Arri D21 does Hi, I do not class the Arri D21 or Red One as a PRO video camera, my bad. Can you name a 2/3" chip or smaller PRO or High End Video camera that has look around? The writer was implying it was a normal feature of Professionas as opposed to prosumer video cameras. It's clearly not. Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Walter Graff Posted January 25, 2009 Premium Member Share Posted January 25, 2009 This camera four forms of marker, safety-zone, center mark, aspect mark and guide frame lines. The confusion is that you are looking at the "aspect mark ratio" as "the safety zone". The camera IS a 16x9 camera. You can turn on the "safety zone" which is a picture safety marker or the "aspect marker" which is a marker for the sides only. None of this has anything to do with how the camera records. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Rosenbloom Posted January 31, 2009 Author Share Posted January 31, 2009 (edited) Exactly, Walter. So, what is the point of these lines, besides distracting the operator? Most anything I shoot on one these cameras is going to be finished 16:9, so if a mike dips in, or I catch a lenser on the edge of the viewfinder, it's in the shot. Give me a little room! Edited January 31, 2009 by Jon Rosenbloom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Walter Graff Posted January 31, 2009 Premium Member Share Posted January 31, 2009 Exactly, Walter. So, what is the point of these lines, besides distracting the operator? Most anything I shoot on one these cameras is going to be finished 16:9, so if a mike dips in, or I catch a lenser on the edge of the viewfinder, it's in the shot. Give me a little room! I like having them for certain safety situations. Other than that that I just know the edge of the screen is the edge of the chip. But I do understand the problem if you were used to the old CRT VFs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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