Sometimes I still can't believe I'm getting this kind of result from a point and shoot camera. The detail of 4K, and the sharpness of the lens, I think this is a keeper until 8K come around!
It's hard to do an artistic shoot of octopus since they move so fast and keep morphing (and I'm not that experience to approach them). I hope this clip showcase the capability of the Panasonic LX100. I never thought moire would be an issue for underwater, but I swear I thought I saw it, can you see it?
Watch it in 1440p HD or 4K (if you have fast internet) even though if you don't have 4K display, the extra data makes a difference!
The video is awesome! I just watched this in the office in HD (1080 p), and did not see any moire. I will watch it again tonight on my home computer (iMac -- with the 5K screen) and let you know if I see a different result.
I just got my LX100 two weeks ago, and am still playing with it (on land). I took a few video clips, and downloaded them into Final Cut Pro, but the results so far were mixed -- some really nice, others less nice. Some were really blown out - overexposed -- I was shooting in strong sunlight, and even though I stopped down the aperture, I think I need some ND filters. Overall, I think it is my technique, not the camera. By the way, the quality of the still photos (in raw) in phenomenal!
In one video clip, I was shooting some close-up food shots of some cupcakes. It was not overexposed, but I swear I saw moire in the cupcakes. But maybe it is an issue with Final Cut and how I downloaded the video clips, or maybe it isn't there if you are exporting the final clip into HD or even 2k? I don't know (I have a "one-to-one" appointment at my local Mac store this weekend for some Final Cut pro tutoring -- so I will find out more and keep you apprised.
Did you use Manual Focus for all your video shots?
Hi Basil, I use Manual Focus 90% of the time except when I was experimenting. I use "Back button focus" technique to pre-focus before I start recording, after that I just rely on the focus peaking to move my camera and follow the creature to make sure they stay in focus. When I tried the LX100 on land, I was very concern about over expose as well. I tried it around Dec/Jan when we have snow here in Kansas City area. I tried to get the nice blue color sky but the cloud and the snow were way over expose, so I thought I need an ND filter. But once in the water, the problem goes away although you do have to pay attention to white color subject. For the LX100, the sharpest is at F4 or F5.6, so use the lower ISO possible before messing with higher Aperture. Also, when shooting in the water, try not to go above ISO800 for wide angle shot otherwise you the noise is quite bad when you blue water background as part of the composition.Hope that help!
Hi Moses
Thank you for the info on settings! It is very useful! I just watched your video again and did not see ANY moire. It's beautiful in 4k on a 4k screen.
I am wondering if maybe the moire I saw in my test shot (of the cupcakes) was focus hunting by the camera (since I had it in autofocus). Anyways, I will do some more test shots this weekend and see how the camera operates. The still photos from the LX100 are gorgeous!!
The LX100 is definitely a great camera as well, I haven't had the chance to utilize its photo capability. Someone did a fantastic job to bring out its capability:
Good job Moses. I love the crab hanging onto the octopus.
Thanks Nick! Yeah the crab and that octopus are like handicapped partner. The crap is missing one claw while the octopus has one tentacle chopped off. I have to watch it a couple times to notice that, and the detail of the 4K helped.
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