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January 9, 2021
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  • January 9, 2021
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Can the human eye distinguish the difference between the videos created by these cameras?

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EuanWilliamson
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January 11, 2021

Hi Michael,

 

Here's a good article that answers that question somewhat

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20150727-what-are-the-limits-of-human-vision

 

In video terms:

Short, less than useful, answer is it depends 🙂

 

Primarily it depends on screen size and viewing distance.

Also, the delivery method: camera directly to the viewing screen

or via a streaming platform with various atrifacs of compression

https://youtu.be/OhPaU0y6U2s has some numbers to explain this.

 

Most video professionals would I think tell you that rather than increasing resolution

the best gain is from high dynamic range and more color depth.

 

The good news is that Premiere Pro has you covered 🙂

https://postperspective.com/working-in-hdr-editing-and-finishing-in-adobe-premiere/

 

I hope this helps?

 

Best regards, Euan.
Peru Bob
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January 10, 2021
John T Smith
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January 10, 2021

I think that will depend on which human is viewing

 

For me, at 74 the end of this month... not so much