With a monitor, you're not only looking at things like exposure and shadow and highlight clipping using tools like zebras, waveform monitor and false color - you're also judging framing, color, focus (and if light stands and other stuff are in the frame! hehe). Issues that may not be of concern in SDR and whose effect is impossible to see on an SDR monitor can be detected early on with an HDR monitor. I use the Ninja V to judge things like the ratio between background highlights and the light falling on my model's face. That ratio is different in HDR and SDR. So I'm always checking both my scopes (usually toggling between false color and waveform monitor) and confirming visually using the Ninja V. Glare from jewelry and other bright light sources can ruin the image and are best avoided by using a proper HDR monitor. I shot many of my earliest HDR videos using just the internal codec and zebras on the camera's LCD, so it's certainly possible to shoot HDR without a monitor; but false color, waveforms and being able to see exactly how the image will look help reduce any anxiety! When I use an external monitor, I've got confidence, knowing that what I'm seeing on the display is how it will appear in the NLE. And of course, shooting RAW gives me more flexibility and richer colors than shooting with the internal codec.John Griffin wrote:JonPais wrote:John Griffin wrote:Why does shooting for HDR 'absolutely demand' an HDR monitor?
Because you can't judge an HDR image on an SDR display.
That would obviously be the case during post production but why during image capture? As long as you can expose correctly via the normal exposure controls built into cameras like zebras, false colour etc I can't see the 'absolute demand' for this even if it's nice to have. In addition viewing an HDR monitor in a working i.e brightly lit environment defeats it's HDR capability although the increased nits of these displays certainly makes them usable in bright environments but that's not the same thing.
I never shoot in brightly lit environments, so monitoring with the Ninja V has never been a problem.
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