If you are going to use a DSLR to shoot your music video you are going to have to tackle the video settings.
The settings you choose will depend on:
- Lighting and shadows
- Motion or lack of
- Depth of field
These are the settings that should work if you were to film outside on a sunny day.
Make sure the camera is switched to filming mode and then press the menu button on the back of the camera.
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- Exposure
- Auto will set a compromise between shutter speed, ISO and exposure
- Manual if you want a very specific effect (bokeh or movement).
- Only use this if you are confident & had experience with a DSLR.
- Focus
- Auto Focus (FlexizoneAF).
- AF w/shutter button during filming (enable).
- This will allow you to change focal length by pressing the camera shutter button whilst you are filming)
- Ensure the lens is switched to AF
- Manual Focus (for shallow DoF & pulling focus). This will give you control over the manual focus.
- Ensure the lens is switched to MF & use the focus ring at the end of the lens to change focus
- Only use if you are confident.
- It might look in focus in camera but be blurred on a larger screen!
- Ensure the lens is switched to MF & use the focus ring at the end of the lens to change focus
- Contrast
- High Light Tone Priority enable for filming in bright (sun)light to avoid light colours being washed out.
- This will mean you cannot change other settings – these are done automatically
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- Video System – NTSC
- If you want to use slow motion in the edit.
- Movie Rec Size: 1280×720 (60 fps)
- If you want to get better quality colour & image definition
- Movie Rec Size: 1920×1080 (30fps)