Overcoming Limited Dynamic Range in Digital Recording Devices

Authors

Jacob Fenn, Brigham Young University
Thomas Russell, Brigham Young University

Keywords

digital recording devices, filmmaking, digital imaging acquisition, cameras

College

Fine Arts and Communications

Department

Theatre and Media Arts

Abstract

The current age brings with it a wealth of adaptations and evolutions in film-making, most stemming from new digital methods which slowly supplant the time-honored celluloid. I chose to focus in my research at the changing world of digital imaging acquisition and one of its primary shortcomings. Dynamic range, or the ability to capture a wide gamut of lights and darks, has long been a telling sign of digital photography. Film is generally cited as having a much larger dynamic range. My purpose in doing this research was to discover what methods, if any, the industry is implementing to widen the latitude, or dynamic range, of current digital video cameras.

Recommended Citation

Fenn, Jacob and Russell, Thomas (2013) "Overcoming Limited Dynamic Range in Digital Recording Devices," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 2385.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/2385