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ContourHD 720p Camera Indoor / Outdoor Test
I have been blogging up a storm about this little camera and I have received a ton of emails about it. I have been asked several times by people to post footage from inside a building. How will the camera react to the low light and different light color temperatures? I mounted the ContourHD 720p camera to my head (using a miner’s head lamp strap and light) and walked right into the workplace looking for TJ Powers. He is hard to track down these days now that he got his promotion. When watching this video, take a look at the CMOS jelly effect, it is very obvious. Also, this little 720p camera does not do well in low light. I am looking forward to testing the new 1080p version of this camera in similar situations. If it works out and looks good in low light I could go undercover for Dateline NBC! Notice that as I enter rooms with outdoor light streaming through the windows, the camera maintains a 3200K white balance. The camera really is quite intelligent. All audio was recorded with the 720p ContourHD built-in mic. Sorry about the music, but it was getting late and I am not feeling well at the moment.
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Tom that was great, you should do more videos like this.
thanks. i will try!
The rolling shutter effect on the CMOS
yea i know. jelly effect is BAD. i hope the 1080p is slightly better….
Tom:
Thanks for doing that so quickly. Can you do the same walk through when you get the 1080p so we can compare?
Hope you feel better soon!
yes i will.
Hahaha everyone you work for must think your crazy always filming. But we all appreciated it! Keep up the good work.
yes. people think i am crazy. fortunately, i have not lost any work because of it.
Tom:
Is that John Upton in the video? Tell him Tom Hughes from NJ said hello-worked a few times with him in the past. Nice stuff and nice little camera. Can’t wait to see the 1080.
yes. that is john upton. i will say hello. i am working with him tomorrow morning. that reminds me, i must get donuts. john loves jelly donuts.
The infamous TJ Powers!!! He’s REAL!
unfortunately. meh.
OMG that was hilarious! Furthering the legend of “Tom Terrific” and his crazy antics. I can’t wait til you walk into Production with that rig on!
Seriously though, good demo of low light performance.
PS, the tripod-love is getting a little scary
I hear that Mr. Guilmette will soon replace his legs with Vinten tripods so that he can rotate his body more smoothly
yes, i am in talks with vinten about that.
i will walk into production when i get the 1080p version. you can say a friendly hello to the fans of tom guilmette dot com. hmmm.
just out of cuiriousity, what is the canera they are currently using there? (the in the portabace in the back of the car)
that is a sony hdw-730s HDCAM. they now own four PDW-355 XDCAMS. so they went with the XDCAM. good call.
Nice test !
Looks very cool and promising. Here’s a question though…is there a way to hook up a monitor to see what your actually shooting?? That would be a good thing. It doesn’t look like it does to me.