Jay Arnold
New member
I'm a newby here but a Nikon enthusiast for 40 years+. Although I always will be a still-photo nut, I've been in the video business for over 30 years now using a big new $30K+ Sony 2/3" HD camera with all the bells & whistles and thrilled with its performance.
In May 2012 I purchased a D800 hoping to shoot some video that simply cannot be done with a big camera. I rushed to learn the D800's video features quickly as a few assignments came up. All looked good at first but after a few business uses I'm disappointed and am seeking some help here as most retail store "experts" seem to know way less than I do!
Is it me or is it the camera???...I'm greatly disappointed with the smoothness of motion! I always have the D800 camera set to record at 30 fps 1920x1080, this should give smooth motion at least equal to a $299. home video camera, but I find the D800 video playback seems to have a minor jump (or shudder) every 30/40 seconds, noticeable especially during panning/tilting or whenevr the camera is in motion. When shooting from a tripod this is less noticeable but at times when a person walks across the scene that jump/shudder becomes noticeable. My clients are seeing it so I'm not crazy after all. I don't see such a problem with many D800 sample video I've viewed on the web.
I don't expect a $3k hybrid camera to be as perfect as a $30k video-only camera but it should be better that a $299. video camera!
I have not spoken with Nikon yet as I expect a white wash type of reply! Quick help/advice from someone knowledgeable here would greatly be appreciated. It's ok to email me as well.
Thanks,
Jay
In May 2012 I purchased a D800 hoping to shoot some video that simply cannot be done with a big camera. I rushed to learn the D800's video features quickly as a few assignments came up. All looked good at first but after a few business uses I'm disappointed and am seeking some help here as most retail store "experts" seem to know way less than I do!
Is it me or is it the camera???...I'm greatly disappointed with the smoothness of motion! I always have the D800 camera set to record at 30 fps 1920x1080, this should give smooth motion at least equal to a $299. home video camera, but I find the D800 video playback seems to have a minor jump (or shudder) every 30/40 seconds, noticeable especially during panning/tilting or whenevr the camera is in motion. When shooting from a tripod this is less noticeable but at times when a person walks across the scene that jump/shudder becomes noticeable. My clients are seeing it so I'm not crazy after all. I don't see such a problem with many D800 sample video I've viewed on the web.
I don't expect a $3k hybrid camera to be as perfect as a $30k video-only camera but it should be better that a $299. video camera!
I have not spoken with Nikon yet as I expect a white wash type of reply! Quick help/advice from someone knowledgeable here would greatly be appreciated. It's ok to email me as well.
Thanks,
Jay