Where did all these sheep come from? A video!
A useful trick question to spring on someone, if you're in a mood to be a little silly.
This photo of a herd of sheep is a still frame from a 4K video, shot with Sony A7RM4 with a Sony 24-105mm f/4 lens.
The video was in 4K and I cropped out a little from the right edge to bring the aspect ratio closer to the 1:1.5 format of the 35mm still images.
Not unexpectedly, the image from the video was much softer than a still photo (below), but surprisingly, the WB was quite different (noticeably cooler). The image was also lighter, as if it were overexposed by a stop or so. I guess the video had to be graded – I had not. I did some quick tweaks to the WB and sharpness to get closer to the still photo, and with more elbow grease, I'm sure I could narrow the gap even further.
Although not a substitute for a print-worthy still photo, the video image is pretty darned good for online consumption on Flickr, Instagram, etc. I don't know if it's capable of capturing a fast moving subject. I'm not into videos, but I can see there may be times when shooting in video might be a good way to capture a good still frame, instead of endlessly shooting at a high frame rate!
Napier, New Zealand
Where did all these sheep come from? A video!
A useful trick question to spring on someone, if you're in a mood to be a little silly.
This photo of a herd of sheep is a still frame from a 4K video, shot with Sony A7RM4 with a Sony 24-105mm f/4 lens.
The video was in 4K and I cropped out a little from the right edge to bring the aspect ratio closer to the 1:1.5 format of the 35mm still images.
Not unexpectedly, the image from the video was much softer than a still photo (below), but surprisingly, the WB was quite different (noticeably cooler). The image was also lighter, as if it were overexposed by a stop or so. I guess the video had to be graded – I had not. I did some quick tweaks to the WB and sharpness to get closer to the still photo, and with more elbow grease, I'm sure I could narrow the gap even further.
Although not a substitute for a print-worthy still photo, the video image is pretty darned good for online consumption on Flickr, Instagram, etc. I don't know if it's capable of capturing a fast moving subject. I'm not into videos, but I can see there may be times when shooting in video might be a good way to capture a good still frame, instead of endlessly shooting at a high frame rate!
Napier, New Zealand