Banding on Z9

vtpeters wrote:

ajm057 wrote:

Pros and others who shoot under lights know this. AND now so do you.

It occurs with every DSLR/Mirrorless camera and not just a shutterless Z9 issue.

The solution on the Z9 works pretty much the same as a similar solution implemented on the Sony A1. No doubt Canon has a similar solution as well

When shooting indoors or in environments where there are LED lights and ad boards - one takes a few shots and looks at the images on the camera or ipad/iphone using snapbridge. Guys pros do this all the time. Since you have to select/dial-in a very precise shutter speed to eliminate/reduce the effect there are tradeoffs to make.

There is the Flicker Reduction ON/OFF (Reference guide page 518/519 stills and page 585 for vids) and now High-frequency flicker reduction option as well - which was added at the request of pro shooters.

Learn how it works, practice and then use it or don't use it -- that is your choice.

Just don't complain when you have banding on your shots and are using a Z9 v2.10 BUT chose not to follow the guidance or learn to use it correctly.

It's not that I choose not to use the option. I've been shooting shows for the past 10 years with DSLR's, MLIC's with and without physical shutter and have never come across it in my photos.

Well, you are lucky or just didn't see it. Fluorescent lights and other types of lights which flicker have been around for about a hundred years and has always been a problem for photography and moving pictures. Can be more or less obvious but it is there if the conditions are right for the banding.