Originally Posted by
KraneXL
Most likely user error. One of the many compromises you make with a less expensive camera is features. Not really a problem once you recognize its limitations. Despite all the hullabaloo you hear online about a camera's superior low-light capability, any good photography needs good light. If the footage is grainy it was probably taken at dawn or dusk.
As a former photographer, I agree with your statement, I have however seen photos and videos taken in good lighting that are still very grainy. Now granted I do not know what the settings were on the camera, but the results were grainy.
Originally Posted by
KraneXL
There's also the possibility of using the wrong settings, poor handling, uploading, post-processing, etc. of the footage after it was acquired. Without knowing those details, this list is endless. The best advice is to learn your camera, and know its limitations. All cameras have them regardless of price.
Again, very true, and an experienced photographer can produce excellent results from "cheap" camera's, and an inexperienced photographer can produce crappy results from the most expensive state of the art equipment. I remember reading an article where a photographer had "inferior" equipment, but was producing
EXCELLENT results. He is supposed to have gone into a camera shop with his portfolio, and asked if they had a camera that would let him take "better" photographs. The owner said, "no, but I have equipment that will make it easier for you to produce the quality work that you are producing."
Originally Posted by
KraneXL
On the other hand, some cameras are just more forgiving in the "auto" setting and that's one of the conveniences you might get more of by paying more.
Again, very true.