Canon 600D T3i best DSLR movie settings

[@TheMrBarso]

Just bought a 600D last week, getting to grips with it a lot better now with the help of your videos.......Thanks

[@jvpuckett1214]

The best tutorial that I've found for a beginner like myself, thanks so much.

[@rabotnickaklasa]

Thanks man, you save my money, nerves and wasting of time, now i can filmed videos with much more quality and no stress for all. Cheers

[@spandaumole]

Thanks for all your 600D guides, that's my weekend sorted :)

[@HeatherRamirez]

Just dug up my old Canon T3i to film some videos. This was super helpful since I"m a newbie with DSLR video. Thank you! :D

[@medo6067]

Effecting the results for sure. So you can post process them as you want. If the video very sharp then you can't remove that from it but if it is not that sharp then you can add that to it in any editing software. Still it is up to you and how do you want it to look in the end.

[@LYNX777ONYOUTUBE-hn9xl]

Very helpful...I dealt with my new cam shutting off in the middle of recording....very frustrating, you saved my life...thanks.

[@DaveHowTo]

glad it helped!

[@Yasoofeus]

Use Manual Focus and manually adjust the focus with the focus wheel. If you're finding that the depth of field is too small, decrease the aperture (increase the f value). Hope this helps

[@MilnerFilms]

Thank you so much. Your videos are very helpful and its always good to see that you help people with their problems in the comment section. :D

[@tanuellaa]

Thanks for the video.And btw I was wondering whats this metering timer for??

[@DaveHowTo]

Hi Stambin. Thats a good lens you are using so your lens is not your problem. If you want the blurred out of focus area behind your subject be sure to set the aperture of the lens to near the maximum ie 1.4 or 2. If the video is too sharp set the picture style to neutral to make it less sharp. If your colors are strange set the white balance to auto. If the color is still strange do a manual white balance. That should cure your problem I hope that helps!

[@diytom3448]

thank you for an excellent tutorial...I learned more in this video than all the t3i ones I've watched. Going to use these settings on a wedding I'm filming next week

[@DaveHowTo]

Hi, thanks! The effect of the blurred background is achieved by using a shallow depth of field with a very wide aperture on the lens. In this case it was a Canon 50mm 1.8 lens at its widest aperture of 1.8. Details of other manual exposure settings for this effect are in the manual exposure video I also did.

[@BiddulphFC]

Thanks again Dave, note I have only just found your channel! I will defiantly be trying these setting out when I get my new camera.

[@Voncroee]

Hey Dave what lens do you use on this video and which lens do you suggest for a normal distance? Thanks in advance, you got my subscribe!

[@merasanam]

Format the card using the camera menu (low level). The camera formats the card in a special way that makes it faster to write the video file. The weird thing is that you need to format the card each time you remove it from the camera to copy the files. Also, use a class 10 card.

[@DaveHowTo]

yes as teamtakeoff says below you need a class 10 sd card, anything less and you will get a problem when shooting movies. Also when you get the card format it on your camera first before you use it. Hope that helps.

[@DaveHowTo]

Hi, thaks fo rthe subscription. I used a 50mm 1.8 canon lens filming of myself since it gives a nice out of focus area behind me and is great for portraiture. Although I have a number of lenses I come back time and time again to the 50mm lens since it is so versatile and gives great results. I will do another video soon on lenses since they are a huge part of the fun of using this camera!

[@DaveHowTo]

To start out filmmaking with this camera on a budget I would suggest getting it with the bundled 18-55mm kit lens cos that gives you a nice range of wide to mid angle shots at a low price. And I would also buy the the Canon 50mm 1.8 lens which is a great quality low price versatile lens which allows you to get the cinematic shallow depth of field look on a budget. It can record at 60FPS in 720p (HD .. but not full 1080p HD mode). Yes shutter speed is completely manual in manual exposure mode.

[@Voncroee]

Thanks for the answer, ill stay tuned for more videos. Great job you are doing, it helps a lot. Keep it high like this. Cheers!

[@kevincronin6393]

i enjoyed your tutorial, i am gonna make a full length independent feature film soon with my canon 600d and thank you for the tutorial i learned a good bit here .

[@theurbanartist775]

Kevin Cronin did you ever make the movie? I plan on making one this summer with my t3i and Mavic Pro drone.

[@PrettyPRChickTV]

Thanks for filming this. It was helpful!

[@bangman5011]

rambuik kau karitiang :v

[@ThisisBlack37]

Oh you sound so professional. You are a professional photographer. Aren't you?

[@yawerabbas6316]

You are a great, I have subscribed you, you have given me that knowledge that booklet of canon didn't gave me. Thanks a lot !!!

[@milesfurnell]

Hit the Q button to the right of your LCD, scroll down to the second window, which allows you to change the white balance, then use the left and right to adjust it for the conditions you are shooting in. Select tungsten when shooting indoors under tungsten lighting.

[@MrEday92]

thanks very helpful I have been taping in the wrong setting for a year

[@DaveHowTo]

Glad it helped

[@MichaelMoyers]

Thanks Dave, We are having trouble with noise in our colors (darker colors to be exact) ... Wondering what ISO setting your using and if that helps at all? We have ours at 800 - 1600 - 3200 depending on the lighting conditions.

[@hawg427]

How does this Canon compare to the Nikon D800? At 50 fps it would give a slow motion effect correct?

[@AmandaPulitano]

My canon stops automatically when filming.. I wanted to know how to fix that. It stops after 5 seconds

[@amazealharris]

Just go to settings and low level format it...I too had that issue

[@alexandrabettencourtlemos201]

AMAZE VLOGS you might need I different sd card

[@amazealharris]

@@alexandrabettencourtlemos201 oh ok

[@thehealerislam3587]

I faced the same issue, but I purchased Sandisk extreme pro and it is working fine know(Alhamdulilah)

[@amazealharris]

Ok cheers..

[@DaveHowTo]

hi you need to make sure your camera is in movie mode on the top dial, then check your settings

[@MichaelAlemu]

I just got crazy as your video started with that cool music and then the music stopped :o

[@ThinkNYC1]

Did enjoy that. It would be even better with more example footage; like you touch a setting and then show the resulting footage that you shot on that setting. But this is wonderful...and very clear. Thank you!

[@DreamRice]

Thank you very much! I just sat here and did it with my own camera! awesome!!! thank you so much!

[@NurunNaharLilian]

Best tutorial ever

[@MudusuRanjanee]

I am from India.... Awesome video

[@ThinkRussell1125]

Thank you for this video I appreciate it 🙏🏾🙏🏾❤️ Supporting From US

[@AbdullahEspanol2]

good topic tnx for this , i wanted to know the last part of this video when u r saying tahnks which lesn is that did u used coz it is very sharp and the foucus the background is very bluer so plz tell me which lens is that tnx agian

[@FAB_ONE_PICTURES]

Beautiful video from canon 600D

[@KANDIBAD1]

Hi. I want to know how do you get the video to be focused on you but with A blurred background?

[@gmee123]

I've mentioned it in a few other responses, but ideally you want to get something fairly fast. Going by class isn't always reliable. Some companies don't use the same standard of transfer speed per class. You want to shoot for something that does 45 mbs to be safe.

[@livetalkbeauty]

Thanks so much for this video. I found it to be extremely helpful.

[@DaveHowTo]

glad it helped!

[@medo6067]

Yes you have them. first- put your shooting mode on VIDEO, there is a small video camera there, then go to menu and start checking your video sittings.

[@kaysee7219]

Great informational video. What camera did you use to shoot this video?

[@DaveHowTo]

You can use any lens to shoot movies on DSLRS... that's part of the great attraction and fun in using them for film making ! Just to start somewhere at low cost the most useful ones are in my opinion the ones I mentioned and build on those as you get more confident. Long telephoto type lens' are less useful for filming (unless you are filming sports events or wildlife). Also don't forget on crop sensor cameras like the 600D a 50mm lens is actually gonna give a 80mm full frame film view etc.

[@AbdullahEspanol2]

tnx for your video can u plz tell me what lenes did u used on this video when you are recoreding yourself in this video

[@DaveHowTo]

No problem, if you set the region on your camera to NTSC (USA) then the rate is 50fps. If you change the region to PAL (UK and Europe) then you get the 60 fps. Yes to use slowmo you need to use the 720p setting.

[@AmyMacedo]

Does anyone know why the settings don't stay the same as you last left it on? Everytime I turn on my Canon, I have to keep adjusting the settings to what I like. I want it to stay how I leave it instead of resetting constantly...

[@hamzaibntahir9877]

7 years later your at 1 million. Congrats 💯

[@AmyMacedo]

@@hamzaibntahir9877 Thank you! 🙌🏼

[@medo6067]

ntcs used in the US and pal used in some other countries you can google which countries use what in their TV broadcast. And the frame rate depends on what you use pal or ntsc.

[@DaveHowTo]

Well there are many variables in filming that affect quality. After you have set the settings above, you need to set your focus correctly and your exposure (manual) - have a look at my videos on those subjects as well on this channel. I hope that helps

[@KingTabor]

Hey, a question if you permit: Auto Lighting Optimizer shouldn't be set OFF?

[@MuhammadUmairShaykh]

Which Camera you used such as excellent result in 8 years ago

[@GwennsVLOG]

This was helpfull, thank you for sharing. But I still have a question. When I want to record, my camera also a 600D stops automatically around the 40 seconds :(

[@SirDLK]

it can depend on the speed of ur memory card it should be between 6-10 or higher

[@SoftwareAnalayst]

DLK I have a 32 gb memory card and it also stops automatically. How do u fix that?

[@SoftwareAnalayst]

Were you able to fix ur problem? I have the same problem though i have a 32gb memory card.

[@GwennsVLOG]

SoftwareAnalyst yes, After I watched this I searched for more information about memorycards on youtube. I learned a lot. So I went to the store and bought one with it is a 10 speed. 80 MB/seconds and 16 GB memorycard. Stops automatically at 12 minutes recording but thats okay for now. Memory cards are quit expensive here in The Netherlands. In the future I'll buy a better one

[@SoftwareAnalayst]

Thanx for ur reply. I did some digging too. And found out that u have to take into account the memory card brands as well. Some brands will give u a 10s recording time even if it's class 10. The recommended ones are Transcend and Sandisk. I ordered one last night and hopeful it will fix the pb. As for the 12 mins, canon t3i only allows u to record for that period of time it's a defect. To make it not stop at 12 mins, install magic lantern.

[@Waltbabylove09]

Dave HowTo Are you using the standard Kit Lens for the T3I? Thanks.

[@JacquelineCollis]

Hi there, this is great! Should I use NTSC or PAL? I'm editing with Mac on I Movie. Thank you.

[@101azel]

I've a question, please. I purchased a class 10 sd card and the movie recorded just fine. But when I transferred it in my laptop, the movie speed becomes really slow? But it's fine on my camera.

[@thisisrogertv]

which program are you playing it in on your computer? and make sure you have the updated video codecs for your system.

[@DaveHowTo]

I used auto focus, but this would work equally well with same result in manual focus

[@DaveHowTo]

Hi Nur. The trick is to use a shallow depth of field effect. That involves using a wide aperture on the lens maybe 2.8 or less.You can have a look at my video "canon 600D t3i manual exposure" on this chanel to show you how

[@MarcusOchoa]

Thanks for the video...on my movie rec. size, I have the option of chossing 1920x1080 and 30 fps...should I choose 30fps instead of 24?...does it make a difference?

[@DaveHowTo]

Well one option is to use the 1280 50/60 recording size that gives you the 720p recording size which is HD and very good quality just not as "big" as the Full HD 1080p. It gives fine resolution on all pc monitors/you tube etc and even on large screen tvs its acceptable (most digital broadcast HD is now 720p ...). By doing that you can increase the frame rate to 50 or 60. You can also use Magiclantern to artificially increase the frame rate a bit (to 37fps) but its a bit flaky in that regard.

[@kontube00]

Hi Dave. i just got T3i. got the problem with setting and u already did help with this video. thx btw. But i still have a little white square right in the middle of the screen. it will be OFF only when i'm recording video. but . . i dont want it there no more. please help

[@TheGreyGardener1990]

Whats the best SD CARD? my video stops recording automatically after about 20 seconds in full HD

[@filip6994]

SD Extreme Pro 256 GB. It can allow you to record for a long time. I'd also recommend buying another one in case of the backup.

[@MrHeavyXD]

thanks. you are really helping me out.

[@DaveHowTo]

really glad it helped!

[@nic7812]

Dave HowTo i ve decided to shoot a movie using this camera. later i will transfer the edited footage to 35mm film for theatrical release. can i use this camera as an alternative to canon 5d mark2 as most film makers in my country do .

[@omohserial1591]

+Dave HowTo how long can this camera record Video. Because i have canon 7D n it only recoreds 10mins max.

[@thetechegg8859]

nic sup

[@SuperCairen]

What should I do if the Camera says, "Movie recording has been stopped automatically"? Thank u. Ur answer is a big help for me. :)

[@DaveHowTo]

Check you have a fast enough SD card (class 10 minimum). Also the camera stops after about 12 mins automatically, just start it again. (or use magic lantern to auto restart). Hope that helps!

[@brentgees]

I have this camera and I use it to film my local sports club (volleyball), and some of my freerunning, do you think I should use these settings or change some settings?

[@johanpojken]

brent gees you should probably only change setting about the FPS, as you see when he´s waving his hands it´s pretty low fps! , set up the fps when doing freerunning! works for me

[@AmenaTeferi]

Thanks for this video! I tried all these settings but my problem is my skin tone appears burn like (orange/red) when I look on my computer. How can I solve this problem? Is it possibly the white balance? Also, I record on a T5i which I thought was similar to T3i...

[@DaveHowTo]

sounds like white balance. Set your white balance manually. For indoors/night-time set it to tungsten (the bulb symbol) white balance. T5i settings are almost identical to T3i.

[@LYNX777ONYOUTUBE-hn9xl]

Sounds like you are recording in a dark room

[@jaredseufert845]

Is there a way to allow the rebel t3i to shoot by using the shoot button instead of the liveview button? I want to use my remote shutter to activate the video but it won't work

[@DaveHowTo]

check you are not using an iso above 1600 especially in low light conditions. Noise appears in most digital cameras with iso's above that level

[@diddy1960]

What settings do you recommend for shooting on green screen... so far all my attempts in various levels of lighting have proved a waste of time as they come out too blurry to be able to effectively key out the green. Any suggestions welcome. Thanks

[@DaveHowTo]

once you are hooked on lenses it becomes a mini obsession and like us all you can spend a small fortune :). For example a great top quality all-round zoom lens for video or photos is the Canon 24mm-104mm "L" lens.. but top Lenses are expensive.. that one is about 600 pounds. Other higher quality 50mm lens is the Canon 50mm 1.4 (about 250GBP) or the best 1.2L(1000GBP). You can have a look also at the mixing cheaper 2nd hand Nikon lens with adaptors, there are many bargains on ebay

[@FABIOLAG]

What are the best settings for indoor filming? My videos look way too bright and i dont think i have them in the right settings, if you take a look at my latest videos you can see how white the background is :(

[@thisisrogertv]

make sure you turn down your iso. also turn Down your aperture. Rule of thumb, if your fps is set to 24fps then your shutter should be set to 1/48 or 1/50. the idea is to double the shutter speed of whatever the fps is set too. So if your shooting at 60 fps then you set your shutter to 1/120.

[@dupecraig7645]

Thanks. it was avery useful video. 👍

[@dipankar2010able]

is the canon 50mm f1.8 lens mounted on 600d can be comfortably used in indoors for filming or photography. please give ur your reviews on both the lens &camera.

[@kyretro5166]

Thank you for the help m8 very very good advice

[@beautygeek4]

Thank you so much for making this video!! I just ordered my T3i and cannot wait to use it. Would all of the settings mentioned in this video be best for videos I plan on uploading to KZbin?

[@DaveHowTo]

Yes for sure. Always use the best quality to record in. When going to encode for KZbin you should also select H264 MPEG4 as the movie type.

[@beautygeek4]

Okay, will do. Thanks for the tip!!

[@DaveHowTo]

Hi, yes the lens is a canon 50mm 1.8 lens

[@LilJay_ZhanDa]

Thank you that was so helpful

[@BrianHallmond]

I wanna save as much space on my SD card as possible but still have good quality. What's a happy medium?

[@alexmari_]

How do you change the f/stop? My problem has been getting the burred- bokeh backgrounds that I do when shooting pictures in manual to come through on my films

[@DaveHowTo]

Hold down the AV button while turning the dial. to open up the aperture to the max you can get with your lens.

[@alexmari_]

thank you so much!

[@NurAminNordin]

Hi, I just bought a 600d. I have a question. how do you adjust the lens to make it focuses just on you? thanks!

[@abisheksaikumar0093]

Thanks a lot it really worked out👏👏

[@juliocesarleyva3529]

hey man. u are really useful thanks a lot.. I'm really INTO THE LAST SHOT OF THIS VIDEO U MADE. THE LAST SHOT RIGHT AT THE END how u do that #background blurry #hollywoodproSHOT??

[@warcyd]

Sharpness and contrast all the way down, affecting the video capture or just what i see in the lcd screen?

[@gmee123]

It's most likely your sd card speed. You ideally don't want to settle for anything less than a 45mb/s sd card to be safe. Some people seem to get away with the 30 mb/s ones, but others have trouble. I'm currently using the 45 mbs and have zero troubles. Hope this helps.

[@StambiniOfficial]

Hello I have this camera since 2 days. I have problem with the quality of the video is not clean as yours. I use lens 50/1.4f. I make all settings that you do and nothing the image of the video is too sharp and the colours are strange. Regards

[@DevilKiller100]

What settings do you suggest to avoid noise in low light videos? I use 50fps to avoid light flickering and do smooth slow motions in editing. But I can't set shutter speed to 1/50 (as I read somewhere is the best setting for low light shooting) because it stuck to 1/60 and doesn't go under. What shall I do?

[@DaveHowTo]

Its almost impossible to avoid noise in low light/shadows on most DSLRs (though the 5DMKIII comes close!) SO the best thing to make your life much easier is to invest a small amount in NEAT video noise reduction software. It works great, is quick,and works as a plugin in Premiere and After effects as well as many other editors

[@DevilKiller100]

Dave HowTo I already have it but I am pretty sure that a lot of people doesn't even use it and they obtain a very great result with canon 550D and maybe the 50mm, f/1.8 lens. I just ask my self how they can?

[@DaveHowTo]

Most videographers use noise reduction in post for dark shadow areas, its a standard part of post production in those situations and the results are excellent. To improve your shots in addition you should not go above iso 1600 (try lower) and also consider lighting your scene

[@DevilKiller100]

Dave HowTo I shoot videos in clubs so I cannot work on the light but just on the camera. What settings do you suggest with a 50fps video? Shutter speed, ISO, Aperture and stuff?

[@zayemusic]

i have this cam wit a 32gb sd card but it only record for 12 seconds. why is that? how can i make it go longer can you help?

[@stevengould9451]

The class of SD card is important because HD recording moves so much data - it has to be a Class 10 (should have the class in a small circle on the front of the card).

[@zlymaciek]

Propably you have low class, cheap card. You need class 10. For example: I bought 600D and put 32Gb from PSP - recording 10 seconds. I bought 16Gb Kingston class 10 Ultimate 60MB/s - no limit record (max 30 min, yeah).

[@zayemusic]

I'm tripping. . It is a class 10 and it record for 12 minutes why is that.

[@DaveHowTo]

zayemusic HI Zaye have a look at the answer to Lamont Carey above.

[@OscarPonceMusic]

Really helpfull thank you very much Sir.

[@44mnabi]

Thank you so much your a life saver!!

[@BobbyJones80]

Can you tell me what type of card you use for video? I'm shooting 1920x1080 24fps but I still get "recording stopped automatically" every now and again on a Sandisk 32bg Class 10 UHS-1 card at 30mbs.

[@NoScope234]

Thank you!

[@DaveHowTo]

yes if you use magic lantern you can effectively disable this feature by choosing the auto restart option in magic lantern. Have a look at my video on installing magic lantern on this channnel

[@Wildchildinc]

the video files are pretty big what do you use to compress them without loosing quality?

[@HoomanHype]

What did you use to shoot the video of the camera itself, with the menu close ups? I'm trying to create close up video with my T3i, but it keeps turning out blurry. Thanks.

[@DaveHowTo]

Happy filming! its a great camera

[@neoneoneo9816]

Hi Dave , I'm now having canon 600 d , but it always stop recording in few second . I'm a movie producer and I previously using a normal video camera , but I've bought canon 600 d for a higher quality display , but who knows this happened. I hope u can help me

[@LamontCarey]

when filming after 5 to 10min the video cuts off. How do I change stop this from happening

[@lif3n0vic3]

This mostly due to a slow memory card. I recommend the sandisk extreme.

[@LamontCarey]

lif3n0vic3 Thank you

[@lalorraineka]

got the same problem yesterday, you have to buy a class 10 memory card

[@LamontCarey]

Class 10?

[@DaveHowTo]

Hi Lamont. Most DSLRS are deliberately restricted to a max time of 15mins recording at one go. It's dumb i know but is to do with legal/tax restrictions on their classification (to avoid them being classified as film cameras). The workaround is to use Magic Lantern software on the camera. You can see the install here on this channel if you are interested. Cheers David

[@bossman762x39]

just got the t3i love it great camera but with video i can rcord and then when i put it on my computer the video and audio is not synced up and the video stutters what do i need to do to fix that?

[@starrified1]

Hi thank you for the video! When I film with 24 fps the video quality is still really poor (compared to your video) Is there nothing else I can change in the settings to improve the video quality??

[@milanaidrisova6072]

Can I ask a question ? I have the same camera but it doesn't focuses automatically , what shall I do ? :)

[@jacobspeeds]

u know xenons flashes cant stay lit right??