Newest Firmware Blackshade Question

[Scott Lamoreaux]

Hi guys - Sorry for all the questions.

Just updated the firmware on my Scarlet-W and it prompted me that my blackshade calibration was out of date and to perform one. I was under the assumption that the camera did this automatically?

Can someone please inform me what needs to be done here?

Thank you,

Scott

 

[Bob Gundu]

The camera does not blackshade on its own. The weapon has the ability to map several blackshades in one session however. Go to the blackshade menu and perform a manual blackshade which creates one at he current shutter speed, or use Auto to create several maps at different shutter speeds automatically. It's pretty clear in the manual.

 

[Daniel Stilling]

The automatic part of the black shade in DSMC2 cameras is that once you do your initial black shade, you don't have to do new ones for different frame rates and shutter speeds. But you do need to create one black shade. And after you upgrade your firmware you have to do one.

 

[Brody_B]

Is auto any less accurate than doing manual black shade?

 

[Josiah Duncan]

No; what auto does is many different manual black shades at once for different shutter speeds (frame rates doesn't matter, just the shutter timing). The huge positive to this is that you can change the shutter timing without having to go in a select from a menu of black shades, so you can practically change your frame rates quickly. The Con is that an automatic black shade takes much longer than a manual one, since it is essentially multiple black shades.

Since black shades are only affected by SHUTTER SPEED and TEMPERATURE, the auto BS basically makes it so temperature is the only thing that matters. So let you camera body run until it's at a stable warmed up temp and do an auto BS the day before or the morning of your shoot. You should only have to change it if theres a significant change in temperature. The camera warns you of this at the bottom of the display, if the T or E turns red, it's time for another black shade.

 

[Bob Gundu]

No; what auto does is many different manual black shades at once for different shutter speeds (frame rates doesn't matter, just the shutter timing). The huge positive to this is that you can change the shutter timing without having to go in a select from a menu of black shades, so you can practically change your frame rates quickly. The Con is that an automatic black shade takes much longer than a manual one, since it is essentially multiple black shades.

Since black shades are only affected by SHUTTER SPEED and TEMPERATURE, the auto BS basically makes it so temperature is the only thing that matters. So let you camera body run until it's at a stable warmed up temp and do an auto BS the day before or the morning of your shoot. You should only have to change it if theres a significant change in temperature. The camera warns you of this at the bottom of the display, if the T or E turns red, it's time for another black shade.

Red still recommend doing a manual one over an Auto one however.

 

[Josiah Duncan]

Red still recommend doing a manual one over an Auto one however.

Legitimately curious, why is this? I haven't used a weapon body yet to test it out.

 

[Brody_B]

Legitimately curious, why is this? I haven't used a weapon body yet to test it out.

Me too, Auto black shade seems so much more efficient. and thanks for the info Josiah. I hope someone can chime in on this. Auto technically as good as manual?