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DSLR/Mirrorless cameras vs Camcorder footage - Matching both

Started Sep 24, 2017 | Discussions thread
markyboy81 Veteran Member • Posts: 4,778
Re: DSLR/Mirrorless cameras vs Camcorder footage - Matching both

flip 21 wrote:

Hi,

Sorry to bother you...

I used to be UAUed by the videos of some of the camcorders, that I saw on Youtube. The IQ looked superb. Now I find them really bad.

I have some old footage shot on my Canon HV30. I want to mix it with some of my newer footage, recorded on my NX30. They are both in 1080p, but the old footage (the HV30 one) looks blurry/not sharp... in fact it doesn't look 1080p, when comparing to the NX30... I didn't use a DOF adapter.... I started watching some youtube videos to see the differences...

So here is my question:

I used to love this video (bellow). I thought the main featured that allow for DSLR/mirorrless cameras to have better quality was DOF. But now, I found this old footage, blurry, and not sharp enough, although a DOF adapter was used. It is in Full HD, so why does the quality seem worst? Does it has to do with the old camcorders quality (HV 30, and such)? Or the way Youtube compressed video in the past?

Here is the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1atthz1Ji80

And another:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rw5s3CvvDko

Hope you understood my concerns...

Thanks

The first video is only 720p (on my phone at least). To me the first one looks a little soft, perhaps, but this doesn't detract from the video in my opinion. There seem to be some focusing issues earlier on in the clip that do make parts look blurry, but overall it's a nice video and I'd be happy with it.

The second clip is 1080p and a bit sharper. I'm not sure why you'd necessarily want it to look any sharper than it already is.

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