Overrated: Camera features that don't matter [ft Gerald Undone]

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CHAPTERS
0:00 - Intro
0:45 - Underrated, Overrated: dual slot recording
1:59 - Really Gerald? Is dual base ISO overrated?
3:19 - Tripe base ISO
4:02 - Full frame camera sensor, finally we agree
5:45 - Artlist, the sponsor of today’s video
7:18 - Global shutter, is it necessary?
8:29 - IBIS
9:34 - 6k internal recording
10:33 - 14 stops of dynamic range
11:10 - Internal RAW recording, why this matters
12:08 - HEVC recording
13:06 - 422 10 bit recording
13:55 - proxy recording
14:27 - Full size XLR inputs
15:28 - timecode in, biggest disagreement so far
18:14 - Gyro metadata stabilization
20:12 - I have to pee, so let's end the video

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[geraldundone]

Thanks for coming up with this idea, Mark. It was fun, and you're a delight to work with. 🤓🙏

[rmullhaupt]

Sound mixer here, timecode not overrated 🥺

[aldolega]

People who don't care about dual cards just haven't (yet) gone through the trauma of losing an entire day's un-re-film-able work to a mystical card gremlin.

[LittleFjords]

Having a card corrupt makes dual card slot INFINITELY valuable. Telling a client thats already paid that what you filmed, which cannot be done again, is gone is VERY NOT FUN

[markbone]

Keep an eye out for Gerald's sequel to this video releasing on his channel Dec 2nd.

[dthomasproductions]

Lens data, camera metadata, & camera tilt, height, etc. are so underrated specifically if you plan to have someone match move the camera in post, they don’t even record it on actual film sets a lot of the time 😭😭😭

[angryrabbitproductions]

Entertaining video. I have a few standouts:

6K: I must say I’m surprised to see both of you say 6K is overrated. For anyone that shoots anamorphic and needs to conform their footage to 16:9, having the extra resolution is a godsend.

Raw: Since Canons only record 6K in raw, it gives a strong argument for raw recording… plus you can adjust detail in the raw footage.

[gzignl]

Global shutter. For video, yes, for photos it's a different story. For commercial work, lets say sportsteams it is worth millions if you can see the LED signings of sponsors on photos. For that alone it is highly underrated.

[KarlGutowski]

Sub 10ms rolling shutter just looks more solid. Even if you can't see it, there's a quality about it that makes the footage look more confident.

[iamakkkshay]

11:56 With 12bit BRAW you can reconstruct clipped highlights by using "recover highlights" in Davinci Resolve RAW panel which gives you 1-2 stops extra to keep your shadows clean while still maintaining the highlights clipping.
It uses RGB RAW data to inpaint clipped pixels by using surrounding unclipped R or G or B colour channel data as in most cases you clip only 1 or at max 2 colour channels out of RGB.
This is impossible with 10bit encoded media as it's in YUV domain, once clipped is clipped forever.

[srulysaftlas]

Cache recording!!! (Pre record) Underrated. Also 240p Underrated!

[meanmarine]

19:00 A basic issue with digital stabilization is that it does not solve movement blur. If a camera is shaking around while the shutter is open, each pixel is a mix of what's moving across it, and that blurry mix still remains when the scene is "stopped" from moving.

[davidsfilmmaking]

Mark + Gerald. The collab we never knew we needed🔥

[carlomacchiavello]

6k is often overrated from who not use them, if you can use it is good to have more frame to stabilize later, to build different framing, to have better resampled 4k and fhd shooting. I just finished a documentary where 6k save the day, be cause most of people cannot be interviewed separated and we can isolate later, 6k give me ability to reframe picture too far or not best framed for run and gun shooting.

[HussainAl--Khalil]

I have nerve damage through half my body especially in my hips so my balance had been effected. IBIS has helped me indefinitely when it comes to continuing camera work on all my projects. I didn’t really appreciate it till this effected me

[AaronCastillo]

Global shutter is extremely useful for motion tracking and stabilization for the VFX workflows so I can see not understanding how valuable it is. Beyond that, some uncontrolled lighting situations where flicker is an issue(especially flashes) any shaky, driving and automobile footage usually looks better naturally without stabilization as well, though that's totally based on preference.

[agentofthewild]

Dual Native ISO has been an absolute game-changer for me as a wildlife enthusiast. I imagine it’s equally invaluable for wedding videographers, given the lighting challenges they face. I use a Panasonic S1 with Dual Native ISO, and I’m consistently impressed—4000 ISO looks fantastic, and I’m not hesitant to push it to 8000 when needed. At this point, I wouldn’t even consider a camera without that feature. It’s also one of the reasons I believe Full Frame cameras deserve all the praise they get.

[drivingsports]

16:20 We switched from R5 to R5Cs as B-Cams just for the timecode. (Also use C70s and Tentacles.) Great video, btw.

[bradylawrence]

Great video! Just wanted to say that 2001 was shot on Mitchell BFC 70mm cameras so it's not an example of 35mm.

[chrisw]

I shot on a news camera for 10 years, a zoom lens and a good mic are the most important things for documentary work. Everything else is gravy lol.