On Thu, 20 Feb 2003 18:50:10 GMT, "ralford" <ralford@bigfoot.com> wrote:

 

>First, let me say the obvious, the Ruether site:

>http://www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/default.htm is a true treasure of

>information.

>

>However, I am confused by the term motion-artifacting used in

>http://www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/default.htm. [?]  I have been unable

>to find a description in the section on video image Char and faults:

>http://www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/vid_pict_characts.htm

>

>Since it is supposed to be obvious in some images, and I can't find it,

>perhaps I can cease my quest for the ideal camera :)

>

>Cheers, and thanks again for all the useful information.

>Richard

 

Thanks for the comments. It is difficult to illustrate

all motion-effects with stills, but in

www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/vid_pict_characts.htm, I do name

and attempt to illustrate most. See "Stair-Stepping",

"Moire-Patterning", "Mosquito Noise", and (optional...;-),

"Progressive Scan Effects" - these all describe undesirable

motion effects with DV (though they are not all limited to

DV), in addition to possible exaggerated contrasty

horizontal-edge "flapping" effect (most common in the

high-pixel-count 1-CCD camcorders, but impossible to show

in stills - but it is VERY annoying!). These vary in type

and prominence with different camcorder models, and the

best I can do is describe how obnoxious they are in the

images of the particular models shown (see:

www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/camcorder-comparison.htm

www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/sony_dcr-vx2000.htm

www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/camcorder--comparison.htm).

Someday, when D25 can be put on the 'net without further

compression, I may get around to showing these effects in

motion. As for Sony cameras showing the least

motion-artifacting, those would be the least-sharp

low-end 1-CCD models and the top-end (and much sharper)

3-CCD models. Worst I've seen for motion-artifacting: the

Canon GL1 and the Sony 1.5 megapixel 1-CCD models...

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