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FX7 for weddings/low light

dvpro
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Jan 8, 2007, 9:29 PM

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I have in the past shot a wedding with an FX1, so am familiar with it's low light performance. Can anyone using both an FX1 and FX7 tell me if the low light is comparable? Yes, I've read reviews and specs, but real-world, how is it? Anyone?

Thank you

Jeff Pulera
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observerXP
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Jan 22, 2007, 4:03 PM

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The FX1 is better in low light than the FX7. The XH A1 has higher light sensitivity than the FX1 and can reduce noise significantly with NR1.

FX1, DVC30, XH A1, VX2000

Nikon D50, SB-600, Nikkor 18-55, Tamron 28-75
Nikon FM2, Nikkor 50mm F1.4

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KevinShaw
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Jan 24, 2007, 11:36 AM

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The XH A1 has higher light sensitivity than the FX1 and can reduce noise significantly with NR1.

In my experience the Canon HDV cameras yield significantly more image noise in low light (at default settings) than the Sony FX1, so you would need some noise reduction to even that out. I haven't compared either to the FX7 so I can't comment directly on that, but if the FX7 is less sensitive than the FX1 I'd be concerned about that for event work.