Video in very low light with 550D
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I think you will need to use a high ISO, keep the shutter speed to double the frame rate and open the lens up as much as you can(and this will depend on the lens used).
Ive been shooting in my living room with just one lamp on and have gone as high as ISO3200 even shooting at f/2.8
I always put my footage in to Sony Vegas and use a NR plug-in and this cleans it up very well but i wouldn't really want to watch the footage on a large TV.
Ive been shooting in my living room with just one lamp on and have gone as high as ISO3200 even shooting at f/2.8
I always put my footage in to Sony Vegas and use a NR plug-in and this cleans it up very well but i wouldn't really want to watch the footage on a large TV.
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Hey dave.
Sorry its taken so long for me to reply. What do u you by keeping the shutter speed at double the frame rate?
But yeah i make youtube videos and just really getting use to the camera and how it work in different lighting. I see you have the 17-55. Thats my dream lens. Really want one!
I saw one of your videos where your taking a video of the London Eye? What settings did you use for this may i ask?
Thanks for the help
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Sorry its taken so long for me to reply. What do u you by keeping the shutter speed at double the frame rate?
But yeah i make youtube videos and just really getting use to the camera and how it work in different lighting. I see you have the 17-55. Thats my dream lens. Really want one!
I saw one of your videos where your taking a video of the London Eye? What settings did you use for this may i ask?
Thanks for the help
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Sorry, double post.
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Hi Nick.
No problem about the reply.
Its said that to get smooth movement its best to use a shutter speed thats double the frame rate. So if your shooting 25fps use 1/50 etc.
I tend to have my shutter set like this, set the f stop for whatever is required and play with the ISO until the image looks ok on the LCD.
I've actually go every little experience with shooting video with my 60D so far, but have done a lot of reading up on it. Getting ready for the summer.
IME the 17-55IS is THE best lens for a crop camera IMO, and even more so now we Can do video. It is expensive though but the Tamron/Sigma versions are pretty good.
That footage of the London Eye was actually shot with my Canon S95 compact. Pieced together in Vegas and rn through Neat Video NR.
No problem about the reply.
Its said that to get smooth movement its best to use a shutter speed thats double the frame rate. So if your shooting 25fps use 1/50 etc.
I tend to have my shutter set like this, set the f stop for whatever is required and play with the ISO until the image looks ok on the LCD.
I've actually go every little experience with shooting video with my 60D so far, but have done a lot of reading up on it. Getting ready for the summer.
IME the 17-55IS is THE best lens for a crop camera IMO, and even more so now we Can do video. It is expensive though but the Tamron/Sigma versions are pretty good.
That footage of the London Eye was actually shot with my Canon S95 compact. Pieced together in Vegas and rn through Neat Video NR.
Not sure if it's the same but I just got a 7D and the only options for shutter speed seem to be 1/45 or 1/60 - is there some way of switching on 1/50?
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Sorry, I'm not familiar with the 7D but I can't see why you shouldnt be able to use any shutter speed you wanted.
I should have said above that I use manual exposure for video. Once in
Manual you have full control of shutter and aperture.
I should have said above that I use manual exposure for video. Once in
Manual you have full control of shutter and aperture.
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I'm no expert so maybe you should google it but your wrong.
The mirror is open the whole time and the shutter speed makes a big difference.
The mirror is open the whole time and the shutter speed makes a big difference.
That doesn't make any sense. The shutter must be open to expose the sensor in live view and movie modes. If you're shooting at even 25fps, the shutter can't be taking 25 individual pictures a second because it's mechanically incapable of doing this - the shutter must surely just be left open and the sensor permanently exposed?
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Ok. I'll leave it there then.
How about actually posting some links to articles that back up your claims rather than just posting "you should google it but your[sic] wrong".
I may well be wrong and am happy to learn how this works if I am but your condescending attitude needs work.
I may well be wrong and am happy to learn how this works if I am but your condescending attitude needs work.
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Well why cant you do a bit of research on it. Your the one disputing what ive said. Im not being condesending, i said you were wrong and sugested you find out why. Your the one that came in ot this thread tell me i was wrong.
This thread isn't about what your asking about, i was helping the OP.
Seeing as you want me to do it all, have a read of this (or shall i do that for you as well)
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=704005
I'm not making some outrageous clam, its a fact and if you haven't heard of this before wouldn't it have been easier to look in to it rather than derailing a thread.
This is my final post. Good luck Nick.
This thread isn't about what your asking about, i was helping the OP.
Seeing as you want me to do it all, have a read of this (or shall i do that for you as well)
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=704005
I'm not making some outrageous clam, its a fact and if you haven't heard of this before wouldn't it have been easier to look in to it rather than derailing a thread.
This is my final post. Good luck Nick.
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Whatever. I really can't be bothered arguing with someone who posts comments like "you should Google it but your wrong" and "Ok. I'll leave it there then" yet doesn't think he's being condescending.
It would seem that the "shutter speed" has a totally different meaning in video mode as it affects the exposure despite the physical shutter being permanently open. Was it really too difficult to just say that?
It would seem that the "shutter speed" has a totally different meaning in video mode as it affects the exposure despite the physical shutter being permanently open. Was it really too difficult to just say that?
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It does technically take 25 pictures per sec but it's electronically and not physically, it's like the same electronic shutter technology used on the d40 so it could achieve a fast 1/8000 shutter speed.
And you did barge in this thread pretty much looking for trouble as he was trying to help the OP but then you come in and claim he was wrong etc
Seriously, WTF!?
Please point out where I "claimed he was wrong"!
Check my original post at #8:
"I don't understand how the shutter speed has any bearing on video - surely when in video or live view modes the shutter is permanently open anyway so "shutter speed" is irrelevant?"
I'm merely stating that I don't understand how it works and then asking a question? At no point did I ever claim anyone was wrong I'm merely stating what I'd hitherto assumed in the hope someone might actually explain it to me.
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I really need to clear this up then I'm off.
I said i was no expert more than once. I suggested you get the answers elsewhere. I don't think that condescending. I knew you were wrong but i dont know the ins and outs to say why and said i wasn't going to get drawn in to making wrong statements.
You kept pushing me to prove something that is common knowledge or at least easy to find. I couldn't see why you wouldn't at least look for the answer, even if it was just to prove me wrong.
I couldn't post links because i was on my ipod touch and its way to tricky on a small screen. I had to get out of bed to go and use my PC to post that link.
You came in to this thread just to tell me i was wrong without any backup yourself, you haven't helped the OP with his question, but seem intent on making me look like the bad guy.
I'm glad i helped you find the answer and at least you know now that i wasn't talking rubbish. It took 30 secs to find that link (along with many others) but instead you attack me.
I said i was no expert more than once. I suggested you get the answers elsewhere. I don't think that condescending. I knew you were wrong but i dont know the ins and outs to say why and said i wasn't going to get drawn in to making wrong statements.
You kept pushing me to prove something that is common knowledge or at least easy to find. I couldn't see why you wouldn't at least look for the answer, even if it was just to prove me wrong.
I couldn't post links because i was on my ipod touch and its way to tricky on a small screen. I had to get out of bed to go and use my PC to post that link.
You came in to this thread just to tell me i was wrong without any backup yourself, you haven't helped the OP with his question, but seem intent on making me look like the bad guy.
I'm glad i helped you find the answer and at least you know now that i wasn't talking rubbish. It took 30 secs to find that link (along with many others) but instead you attack me.
I did nothing of the bl***y sort!
As I just reiterated, I came into this thread as I was curious about how shutter speed affected video since the shutter itself is obviously always open. I "attacked" noone, nor did I claim anyone was wrong, I merely asked how "shutter speed" could possibly affect video.
Have yet another read of my initial post. Note the words "I don't understand", "surely" and the question mark at the end. Had the word "surely" been omitted and the question mark been replaced with an exclamation mark then the tone would have been as you're suggesting.
I give up.
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'Shutter speed' in video mode refers to a purely electronic process - it's the number of times per second the sensor is allowed to output a signal and has nothing to do with the mechanical shutter that the camera uses for stills.
For HD video at 1920x1080, the OP's Canon 550D has a choice of three frame rates - 24fps, 25fps and 30fps. Whichever he chooses, a shutter speed of twice the fps generally produces 'normal-looking' pictures, i.e. with no slowing down or speeding up of moving subjects. Hence if the OP is using 25fps he should use a shutter speed of 1/50 sec.
Hth.
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