A Photographer's Guide To Shooting Better Video

[@konrad7592]

6:58 One important thing that is often not mentioned, is the inability of most devices to natively show 24 fps. The majority of smartphones, tablets and computers are using fixed 60 Hz screens. 24 fps will not evenly fit into that refresh rate and the device (or service like KZbin) will add frames to make the footage 30 fps anyway. Some people do not notice or have yet to experience the jitter that this causes. But others will notice it. I certainly do and it looks horrible in panning shots or when something bigger with focus is moving across the scene.

[@oliverigeler]

Is this what happens at the drone shot at 1:25? It isn't smooth on my screen.

[@uretadante]

I love your content man!!! Come back

[@borkborkbork]

Found your channel through your amazing ISO in-depth explainer. Binged almost all your videos since. You make incredible content. Please keep making them 😁

[@DanFox]

Thanks, Bork!

[@kaloyancholakov1830]

Props for the secret Aberystwyth Old College shoutout at 6:05 😍

[@MrSquirtle229]

Honestly blown away by how well made and informative this is! Especially the bit about the iso! I had no idea about the curcuit ranges or anything. Thank you :)

[@DanFox]

Sure thing! If you REALLY want to understand how and why the ISO behaves as it does, here's a followup video for you where I took a deep dive into answering everyone's questions about it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZrWm2mFnJireas

[@MrSquirtle229]

@@DanFox I'm about halfway thru that video now haha, very technical but i love it and think i understand it 👍🏼

[@DanFox]

🤣🤣🤣 I promise I don't ONLY make technical videos, but sometimes they're necessary. I guess I was on a bit of a technical tangent. Technical videos are kinda exhausting to make though.

[@ellisvener5337]

I just stumbled across this video. I’m am an extremely knowledgeable and experienced working photographer, but video? I admit to being a neophyte. Dan, in a short amount of time you did an excellent job of clearly explaining a few fundamental concepts about exposing for video in very clear, down to earth language. Thank you.

[@DanFox]

Thanks, Ellis. Glad it helped!

[@TheTuffOnes]

I just found you and your KZbin channel this morning. I absolutely ❤ your very detailed and HONEST explanations on things. I just got done watching your video, "Overhyped Camera Gear". Having accumulated boxes full of what, you call it "gear", I call "the stuff" and now having to take photos (using "the stuff" that is actually useful such as a lens and, MAYBE, a CPL filter which I have found adds nice definition and "clarity") to try to sell it all on eBay. I'm not even certain how much of "the stuff" landed in my home except that it must have sailed in with packages that I purchased. I can't figure out how all "the stuff" even got here because there's no rhyme or reason for the sizes of the base threads as they don't fit any of the cameras I own. I also have a poop ton of adapter rings and I don't know why. OBVIOUSLY "the stuff" all sailed in when I didn't know what I was doing at all and probably purchased packages thinking I was getting useful "stuff" but" the stuff" doesn't even fit a single one of my lenses. I appreciate your taking the time, and you seem to be the only one on KZbin, to actually explain all of these things. I am only part way into THIS video but I usually get distracted into doing something else and I just wanted to personally thank you for your content before I forget to do it. Thank you for your content! You are very greatly appreciated! 👌💯

[@ringeradi]

I'm brand new to video, just got the Z8. Your video was super-helpful in understanding some basics and easy to follow. Thanks for sharing!

[@DanFox]

Glad it helped!

[@bradena.1194]

Hi Dan, 'wear the fox hat'. Your explanation of dual native iso is really helpful and showing the chart was a brilliant visual tool. For the a1 in s-log 3, the base iso is 800. Gerald Undone says the higher iso is 4000. Other KZbinrs say double the base iso and multiply by 10 which is 16,000. That seems too high so I'm a little confused there . My worst video mistake - turning the record button off when I'm recording then turning it on when I'm not recording. The Sonys have a big red record box that surrounds the frame. This helps. My worst photo mistake - This is years ago as a wedding photographer. I had a Mamiya 645 with potato masher flash (Metz CT-45) and motor wind. For grab shots during the reception, the flash and aperture would be preset for f8, with the wide angle lens preset for hyperfocal distance focus. At one wedding during dinner, I had the camera ready to go under the table by my feet. I was sitting across from some older ladies. Accidentally, I nudged the shutter button with my foot - there was a poof of white light from under the table, then the sound of the motor wind advancing the film. A week later when I picked up the proofs, you can imagine how the shot turned out. It wasn't pretty. Cheers and thanks for your informative videos.

[@DanFox]

Hey Braden. Re: your question about S-log3 in your A1. If I had that camera, I'd check it out quickly for ya, but I can't imagine Gerald would have made a mistake on testing that. He's a pretty precise guy and takes pride in providing accurate info. I would almost certainly go with whatever Undone said. I hope my comments about base ISO didn't make it confusing as they only apply to the "original" base ISO. Where the second base ISO kicks in will vary camera to camera. I've seen others report that on the a1, it kicks in at 4,000, too. On my a7SIII it kicks in at 12,800 in s-log 3 and on my a7IV, it kicks in at 3,200. You should be able to see the behavior I showed in my video for yourself, though. Just stick a lens cap on (so you get a totally black image and can only see the noise) and then watch through the evf as you move up through the ISO range. You should see a noticeable change when the camera switches from the lower circuit to the higher.

[@DanFox]

And I'm over here laughing hysterically at your photo mistake. Oh, the looks you must have gotten! 🤣🤣🤣

[@DanFox]

Oh, and by the way Photons to Photos is a fantastic resource. He tests the behavior of a bunch of sensors. Looks like he tested the a1. Now, the challenge is that he just tests the raw performance, so you'll only see photography values. But that's where you can apply the "S-log3 is 8 times higher than the photography side" idea. So it looks like he's measured the a1 to have dual ISOs at 100 and 500. If you apply that to S-Log3, that would convert to 800 and 4,000 respectively. Here's the chart where I looked it up: photonstophotos.net/Charts/PDR.htm#Sony%20ILCE-1

[@bradena.1194]

@@DanFox Hi Dan, Thanks for outlining the first hand iso demonstration. I tried it and the noise drops immensely at 4,000 then starts climbing again. There's no drop at 16,000. This really clarifies things and will be a core part of my shooting. I appreciate your advice. Best wishes and cheers.

[@DanFox]

Sure thing! Glad I could help!

[@griffinreichert7102]

super helpful, love these descriptions

[@DanFox]

Appreciate the feedback 🤘

[@omoscents6003]

Great explanations in this video

[@jordanrice498]

This info is gold man! Thank you

[@DanFox]

Glad it helped!

[@lucastavarescosta]

Love your content bro ! Learning a lot !

[@DanFox]

Glad to hear it!

[@DanFox]

What was your worst photo/video mistake? Also, watch this video next to help you master manual mode on your camera! 👉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/kGOaqYSMe9Ghqqc Note for folks who want to see the dual native ISO behavior for your specific camera - this is a great resource (note that it applies to photography only, though): photonstophotos.net/Charts/PDR.htm

[@MrSquirtle229]

Ran out of room on a fashion shoot once 😭 had to make an excuse to have a small break to delete old images ( hadnt backed up but fortunately non i cared about losing 😫) but yeah, embarrasing

[@ORodTech]

You are great at explaining stuff and just over easy to understand! Keep this going man, I've binged like 4 of your videos already!

[@DanFox]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@Ozzybeng]

Amazing content, im shocked you dont Have houndred of thousand ov views, cheers from poland !

[@DanFox]

Appreciate it! And cheers from the U.S. 😉

[@stacyswift-kv1oi]

Perfect video right time thanks you❤

[@danielson_9211]

TY TY TY, I always been shooting photos but now I finally switched to mirrorless and trying video without a camcorder LOL. I used my R5 with video setting out of the box ugh it was terrible, guess I been a photographer so long and as you said things don't transfer over to video. Never heard of the 180 rule and didn't know anything about how iso works differently. And you are correct most videos on youtube talk about doing videos but not from a photographer perspective, so thank you very much for helping me understand video. Subbed

[@DanFox]

Glad it helped!

[@jordansyoutube]

Dude your content is by far the most easy and most informative videos I have seen. And as a beginner I watched a lot of other channels. Great stuff thanks for taking the time to make them and share with others !

[@DanFox]

Sure thing! Thanks, Jordan.

[@BoostedMPLS]

Please make a video about your video & photo settings on the a74. Back button focus and spot focus settings confuse me. Good to see the differences in settings in both

[@DanFox]

I've had a few requests for something similar, so it's on my list. On a side note, I have a video on my channel dedicated just to back button focusing, including how to set it up. 👍

[@BoostedMPLS]

@@DanFox Yeah I watched that one but it didn’t mention much in video mode. I get confused on when spot focus is on during video as well - could be another good topic.

[@DanFox]

Gotcha. Yeah, back button focus is definitely more of a photography topic.

[@BoostedMPLS]

@@DanFox Yeah so learning about best ways to catch focus in video would be super helpful.

[@ryzeruffort]

I love your detailing Dan. My question is simple. Do you dial into video mode and shoot manual movie mode? or you leave it at manual dial and just change picture profile?

[@DanFox]

Definitely switch to movie mode. The video you can shoot from the photography mode has very limited settings that you can change.

[@shanepaulneil]

I feel your pain. I'm the king of leaving one memory card behind.

[@DanFox]

I've definitely done that before, too lol

[@oneXRanger]

Do you have any experience or opinion on Insta360 One cameras? I’m thinking on getting one for recording my outdoor adventures.

[@DanFox]

I keep meaning to try these out, but never do. The newest versions seem to finally be useful and good enough that they could add some cool storytelling opportunities, but sadly, I just haven't taken the plunge yet. I try to not buy gear anymore unless I'm sure it will enhance something. Philip Bloom made a couple good reviews about them though. He goes in depth about actually using gear, not just regurgitating specs.

[@saidharshini4187]

Make a video where you talk super nerdy about lenses

[@DanFox]

Anything specific you wanted to know? I made a video about what all the numbers mean on a lens.