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The Sony FS100 Goes Up to 16,000 ISO

05.31.11 @ 12:05AM Tags : abelcine, cameras, dynamicrange, iso, sonyf3, sonyfs100, tests

The folks at AbelCine have put the prosumer Sony FS100 through the same tests to which they subjected its professional cousin, the Sony F3, and have discovered some interesting things. First of all, it seems the FS100 gets about 10 stops of dynamic range as opposed to the F3‘s 12 stops. But the FS100 has higher sensitivity settings, which let it reach the equivalent of an astounding 16,000 ISO. Here’s the chart that AbelCine came up with, to translate Sony’s video-centric “db gain” settings to the filmic ISO rating to which many are more accustomed: More »

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Let's Settle This: Do Canon DSLRs Perform Best at ISO Multiples of 160?

05.2.11 @ 4:24PM Tags : canon, dslr, hdslr, iso, latitude, noise, technicolor, tests

I’m confused. In the DSLR Guide’s chapter on ISO noise, I originally stated that it was optimal to shoot at ISOs divisible by 160, because the camera’s noise levels were lowest. Then I was told that this came at the expense of highlight headroom, so I recanted a bit. Now, as part of the Technicolor CineStyle picture setting release, the user manual mentions that one should shoot at “multiples of 160.” I assume Technicolor knows what they’re talking about, but the question remains. More »