How to Expose Canon Log on the EOS R5 and R6

[@falxonPSN]

One minor tip for those with darker skin... When holding your hand in front of the camera to check it, make sure you use the BACK of your hand! Most of us with darker skin have much lighter palms, and you don't want to expose for that if your target is going to be your face. Otherwise, an excellent video!

[@OfMicNMen]

Very true.

[@ljmlm]

This video has been the best explanation of shooting in log for my Canon R5 that I have seen. Thanks so much

[@RayneCollects]

I don't own an R5/R6 and know nothing about shooting video, yet, here I am. Watching your content because it's just so good! Thanks! :)

[@erikajolley6767]

Me too!

[@edwinsteen2160]

I have been doing video work for almost 30 years and I have never seen a better tutorial on Zebras and how to use them. Nicely done.

[@KiwiandPixel]

This was super helpful for someone who is a little hesitant to shoot in LOG due to the trickiness of exposure. I'd love to hear more about your process for converting from Cinema Gamut to REC.709 in Premiere.

[@fchebbi]

Much appreciated, Todd for all the tips, this is really very helpful video for someone like me that wants to start shooting in logs

[@FranciscoAlvarezTV]

Downloaded your LUTs about a month and a half ago and I highly recommend them to anyone reading this comment. Also downloaded the Canon LUTs and they’ve made a world of difference as well definitely a Cinema Gamut kinda guy moving forward on my R6 as well. I appreciate the work you put in!

[@johannesimmonen2125]

Thanks! Next video, how to color grade the r5/6 footage!!

[@DavidGonzalez-su6zg]

Color grade to YOUR liking.

[@Demullete]

you like my math teacher, i dont like math, but the teacher is very humble and have a soft tone of telling something complex become easy to learn, so i like your video sir, keep the good work.

[@leebales7164]

Wow Todd. What an amazing video. I just got a R5C for Christmas. Have been trying to break into video for more than 2 years. (ER doc/Covid-19). I learned more in 16 minutes than Ive learned in all that time. A most excellent teaching manner. Very easy to comprehend. Great video. Im definitely signing up. FINALLY...the sun is beginning to shine. Thank You!

[@MomentsFrozenInTime]

most awesome explanation ever. I often come back here whever I forget what these zebras are all about:) thank you so much

[@dominey]

Great to hear. :)

[@Oberhausener]

I was extremely desperate and didn't understand this topic at all. Thanks to you, I understand it now! Thanks for the great video

[@dominey]

Sweet! Glad it helped!

[@marcus_bowling]

Todd, what an amazing video! Your approach on teaching without assuming everyone knows everything is so refreshing! Even if we know the info, the way your present it as a great reminder of principles to filming!

[@developingtank]

This is definitely a great cause for posting a blog to your website with the same information. Wasn’t coming up when I made a similar search on KZbin, but the written post was very helpful and what landed me here. Very informative while being to the point. Thanks!

[@SamFigueroa]

Thank you for this. This is the video that pushed me over the edge to finally understand what zebras are and how to use them effectively. I've watched a few videos, but this one made it click.

[@BrentTouchstone]

Just the video I needed as preparing for a short film on my new R8 that doesn't have false colors for LOG shooting.

[@AlexBjorstorp]

This video has saved all my footage from the day I watched it the first time about 1,5 months ago. Tomorrow I have my first client shoot and just watched parts again to ensure I get it right. Thank you so much for the video Todd!

[@matt.pereira]

Holy Moley - where have you been all my life ?? Second video I have watched of yours, and that's TWO for TWO - super helpful, clear & concise and MASSIVE VALUE. You have a new follower :) and I also have a bit of a man-crush !! haha

[@mstrathmore]

Thank you! I’m such a newbie at video and the combination of new camera (R5), new technique, and new software (Resolve) has been completely overwhelming. I looked at several KZbin videos but yours was the only one that really made sense for my area of photography (wildlife) where there just isn’t time or the opportunity to do complicated setup when a scene presents itself for a few seconds.

[@bollywoodphotographe]

This is the best video for C-log and C-log3 settings. Zebra 1 & 2 are explained very well for videographers who want to shoot video on a camera card. Totally professional settings are absolutely fantastic.

[@RexxReviews]

Great video. I JUST started using CLOG3 for the first time ever. The last few videos on my channel were done in CLOG3 and even with a basic knowledge of exposing and color grading I can see a night and day difference. This video has helped even further fill some info gaps that I wasn't understanding. Thanks so much.

[@alexgti9345]

I am now starting to use CLOG3 also, but I am wondering about the correct IRE value to use, as in this video it's 55% but for CLOG1, not CLOG3 which has an extra IL. Do you think the actual correct IRE value for CLOG3 should be less than 55% ? something around 35% instead?

[@henryafterall]

Hey Todd! I just want to say thank you for this video. I'm new to recording video and I just bought a Canon EOS R, but some of the information applies to C-Log. I don't see a lot of Canon EOS tutorials on KZbin so this is great!

[@JoshuaDircks]

Fantastic video. As someone just getting into Manual mode video on a mirrorless this saved me countless hours of confusion and frustrating trial and error. Thank you.

[@tekguyphoto]

Thank you Todd. I just picked up an R5 and R6mk2 (traded in my R6 and Sony A74) . Starting to do more videos and this was extremely helpful. Subscribed. I'm going through a period where I'm done with endless gear reviews and instead focusing more on learning every aspect of my cameras like video. I will check out your other videos.

[@johnchristiancaldwell4403]

An informative discussion with signal to noise ration rarely seen inn today's YT sphere. Thank you.

[@JHJOwen]

Superb video, I've been relying on my histogram for some time while using my R5 shooting in CLOG 3 and never quite understood when it was overexposing! Thank you for this video, I've learnt a ton of new information that can help me expose my videos better!

[@zouhairbenazzouz2536]

Excellent teacher ! I personally use a color chart in addition to the gray card to nail both exposition and color ! And special big up for the ninja cat that passes in the background at around 5:13

[@Penfriendrocks]

I've been testing these new techniques out in the past few days and getting good results - thank you! I was very confused yesterday though - my viewfinder was showing a really blown out image but zebras were fine and the CLOG preview on my phone (attached to Canon Connect) looked fine too. I went ahead and filmed like that, and the footage looks great in FCP. This morning I paid too much attention to the blown out viewfinder image and ignored the zebras, and ended up with noisy, underexposed footage. Darnit! I've been googling this eve trying to find out why my viewfinder is being so silly, if anyone here can help I'd appreciate it. Thanks, Todd! (love your correction LUTs too)

[@JaredHoyman]

I am not a beginner, but I totally appreciate your break down. I have not used zebras on Canon since my XH-A1 14yrs ago. Thank you for the re-education and I will probably try it out on my next shoot this week. I'm a histogram guy, but using zebras as well may give me more confidence in my shots. I'm loving my R6 every day! Thanks!

[@TeddyCavachon]

I’m new to Canon Log3 video but have taught DSLR exposure for years based on understanding how to use and interpret the histogram and use it to quantify how many f/stops a sunny outdoor scene exceeds the ability of the sensor to record highlight and shadow detail as perceived by eye. I do it in a way similar to how I read a scene with a 1° spot meter in highlights and shadows to determine exposure and development time when using the Adam Zone system as he did, exposing to record shadow detail just above film base then adjusting development time of negative so all scenes, regardless of illumination range, could be printed in a very standard way with a full range of tonal detail. With digital stills the first step is exposing to the right until non-specular highlights are just below triggering the blackout warning in playback. Only after exposing the highlights optimally can it be determined via the left side of the histogram if the shadows of the scene fit the sensor range. Outdoors on a sunny day it will not and the graph will be piled up on the left. Measuring exactly how many stops the scene is over the range of the sensor is just a matter of closing the aperture in one stop increments in test shots until the darkest part of the histogram is barely touching on the left. If for example I know quantitatively the scene exceeds my sensor by 4 stops on a clear “Sunny 16” day I can adjust from either the “expose to right” or “expose to the left” to capture the highlight and shadow detail accurately, respectively, split the difference evenly (i.e. exposing for correct midtones), or opt to blow one stop of highlight detail and three of shadows or any other combination. The problem trying to use that same approach in Log3 cinema gamut is that even under “Sunny 16” cross lit scenes neither side of live histogram in the viewfinder is near either edge the edge of the graph. For example in still mode I set ISO to 800 and shutter to 1/50 and aperture to f/4.5 and then use VND to move the histogram to expose to the right then switch to video in Log 3 cinema with same camera settings and ND the right edge of the histogram moves to the middle of the graph, slightly right of center. The sensor is receiving the same amount of light so why should the histogram display be different between still and video? Is the correct axiom for ideal highlight exposure in Log 3 to align the right edge of the histogram with the middle of the graph? Since the display is controlled in software the ideal situation for the histogram would be for the user to specify both the capture contrast / gamut (Log3 - Cinema) and the target output colorspace (e.g. Rec 709 or 2020) and have the histogram display, via ETTR when whether or not scene range will exceed the range of the output color space. Or even better have the option via a custom button to display either the exposure per the input (Log 3) or output (Rec 709) so the user could, with experience, learn to corollate them.

[@MarcoCastro]

Thank you for a great video. I just purchased the LUT pack because as your description read, Canon does a good job but the footage has to be perfectly exposed. That's is not the case in most of my working conditions. I am hoping these luts help. Again, thank you.

[@MarcoCastro]

By the way, just tried the. Huge help. Thank you again.

[@AndreiRestrepo]

So glad I came across this. Up until this point I've been simply going by the histogram in clog3 CG. Usually get exposure pretty close but this is soooo much more accurate. Assigning them to a quick button is so handy too. Thanks Todd!

[@brunomamede2352]

I know this is another subject, but I really love the audio coming from your videos. I would like to ask suggestion: a video explaining what you do in your post production audio. It's just amazing, and I never watched something so good like that. Since now, thank you very much.

[@troik]

I think this is what you're looking for, he already did a video about his audio process: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYqzp6BoltGWhqs

[@godz2928]

I just subscribed after watching 3-4 videos.. i am 99% photographer and i just bought an r6 but your videos interest me to at least maybe give videography a shot… there’s something satisfying about these clog thing that interest me… hopefully i can learn more and maybe make my own relaxing videos of nature and people. Thanks

[@pixelasm]

Using ISO 400 with c-log for interiors and ISO 800 with c-log 3 for outdoors foe minimal noise is a surprising tip for canon r6 newbs like me😅 Thanks for sharing 😊

[@SocialTrading]

Really useful! Thank you. I've hea4d so many people talk about log profiles but that's the first step by step simple explanation I've heard. much appreciated :)

[@jimdianajones2019]

I’m starting to use video more on my R6, and I just want to say Thank You Todd for this video. I’m going through the process of learning about video, and this video gives me more confidence moving forward.

[@TheOriginalGregToo]

Todd, thank you so much for making such a clear instructional video on this topic. I took the dive into video about 2 years ago, having previously being a stills photographer. I found exposure and C-log to be such a confusing rabbit hole of mixed online information. I eventually figured things out through A LOT of trial, error, and research, but what you outlined here is fantastic. Top level content, as always.

[@Martin_Poole]

Just purchased these.. Aug 2022... OMG Just Brilliant and what a time saver... Easy upload to Divinci 18.. Great Price

[@pianofinger]

Thank you so much for this video. I saw it this morning and used your suggestions this afternoon on an impromptu video shoot. You really educated me o a few things. I appreciate your time and effort.

[@youperspective]

Fantastic video. The only thing I would have liked mentionned here is the focus guide. I know it is not exactly about exposure but a tool that is quite obscure for a beginner in the field of video shooting. Thanks again for your content! Really helpful.

[@AnandaGarden]

This is a wonderful video for all who want to try Canon Log.

[@ForrestWest]

Wow, as a complete beginner at video shooting I have learned several things about it while watching just the 1st section of your video. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge and experience!

[@daphnescott]

Wow video is a whole new world I'm starting to learn about and this just fully captured my curiosity!

[@BrandonBurk]

1:40 Thanks for teaching me about the color space part. I didn’t even know this prior.

[@Naturelensetravel]

Excellent content and very easy to understand . Just a request to demonstrate zebra 1 and zebra 2 in more darker tones or landscape photography

[@andrewallenmedia]

Thank you for taking the time to make this video, C-Log 3 has been trial and error but this has helped me understand it way more.

[@rudyreimer302]

Thank you for this video. Really helpful and well presented. I'm just starting with C Log shooting. This clarified lots of things. Now to go test things out!

[@RussWeymouthExploration]

Incredibly useful video, clearly explains how to setup Zebras in Clog and how to interpret them.

[@zagofotofilme]

I have already bought your LUT, now having fun with them to exploding R6MII video capabilities.

[@Lexmouth]

100% elegant, what a helpful gentleman. Also great content!

[@dasnadinchen]

wow what a great video! literally learned SO much! and i'm kinda overwhelmed right now - i'm doing a lot of family videos, like going to the zoo with my kids and stuff - kids don't stay in the same place for long so how should i set my zebras if i record clips indoors and then like minutes later outdoors in my backyard? if i always have to adjust the % of my zebras i will miss so many moments..

[@sharonkanes7739]

Thank you Todd for this! Your videos are so informative and cinematic too. Really appreciate all the work you put into them!

[@QARNISTUDIO]

I can't find the custom button to turn zebras on and off in canon r6 so how i can fix it please ?

[@davidblank916]

Loads of important video exposure information! Thank you

[@andreasbininda6226]

I'm a beginner and that was super informative! Thank you!

[@jedpause]

Very good delivery and respectful.. people will learn from this, I did... thanks

[@AndreDominique_]

Thanks Todd this video really explained alot to me about canon log

[@billshaw2752]

The palm of the hand is actually one stop brighter than a typical face. As a still photographer I use the "handy" meter at one stop over to get perfect exposure.

[@dominey]

That's a great point Bill. Thanks for sharing that.

[@gabriellefry9578]

Thanks so much for making this video, it was very helpful and I learned lots of new things. You explain it very well

[@DanielTremsky]

I actually never knew the minimum ISO! Thank you for the excellent video as always!

[@OldManRunner]

Thanks Todd. Just the right level of detail for me.

[@dabosch11]

Great video! I learned so much. I use the Depth of Field button to switch between LCD and View Finder.

[@jimallen7254]

This is a terrific video, but as a total video amateur, I'm drinking from a firehose. I feel like I'm going to watch it about 5 times before I'm confident I have grasped all the details I should get. Other than that, I am grateful you've shared your obviously vast knowledge with the rest of us. Your exposure tips are fantastic, I just need to get my R5 out and explore these concepts in the real world to internalize these guides. Seriously, this is great! I'll be fooling around all weekend while my wife wonders if I'm sane or not. :) I had no idea I could set an "average" exposure and a "peak" exposure and have them display both on the camera screen. It's like Christmas. Thanks man!

[@RichMaciverPhoto]

What an exceptional video! Todd, this is such a great video right through from the quality of the video itself through to your presentation and explanation. It convinced me to buy your LUTs :)

[@ianmeissner]

Thanks so much for this very clear and understandable explanation of C/3-Log exposure and Zebras👍👍

[@LuisNogueiraeCosta]

What an amazing video! Precise, organised, informative! Thank you so much. I'm going to look for more of your videos :)

[@wpse]

Great and simple presentation. 35% in Log for the gray card, but what should it be in normal profile, not Log?

[@Bob-oq5du]

Excellent job, very easy to follow and understand. I have the R6 and have been shooting videos for a short time. Learning to use c-log is my current goal. I'm not sure about rec 709 is, but I'm sure I can Google it.

[@pruett89]

Thanks taking the time to make this video! It was extremely helpful and easy to follow.

[@ausdoug974]

very helpful. I learned so much from this video. Thank you

[@donovanj8840]

Thanks for this video, very informative. You are truly blessed with the talent to teach.

[@nickthakephotovideo]

Great video Todd, I've been trying to use CLOG3 on R5+6 for weddings, and in some instances I'm maxed out on where I can go to get more light, 25fps f1.4, 1/50th then obviosuly starting at iso800, when i push it to iso 1600 the image in the shadows is still very noisy...trying to get my head around whether I can push it higher in iso to bring up the midtones, or if the only answer is to add more light to the scene (which is not always possible)

[@majeku]

Thank you so much for this video! It's a great help for me. Where can I find these white papers regarding the C-Log and C-Log 3 values? I'm looking for them without success now such a long time...

[@johngiatropoulos3848]

What are the reasons you set the zebras to 55% if your skin tones are 70% ?

[@sjcproductionsandmedia]

How do you have time to think about all of this when filming a wedding? If you are recording the ceremony and keeping the camera completely still then yeah zebras might be okay to deal with but what if your following them out suddenly? I am feeling like this level of detail in setting exposure isn’t always practical in situations where you are moving around.

[@CineGui]

Zebras is the most pratical Jest let it on or a in place where you csn switch it on and of quickly, then learn to judge the exposure on a quick glance. Practice makes perfect

[@jasonl4718]

I too have NO FKN IDEA what the DOF preview button is supposed to be used :) Great vdieo....hoping to upgrade to R6 from R pretty soon!

[@KeyurBhatt8]

thanks for making this amazing learning experience video

[@mdturnerinoz]

Really helpful, thanks. I have an R5 and R6 and just getting "into" log/log3 (I have a BMPCC4k, 6k, and 6kPro, so getting more used to Canon vid in my 5/6).

[@HuyNguyen-st4ql]

Thank you for your very helpful video. Look forward to watching more useful clips

[@BarAharon]

Wow man, never ever someone explained this like that, thank you so much!

[@paper_camera]

Where has Canon hid the LUT on their website? I can't find it on the US page. Thank you for this super useful video!

[@bykatkingsley]

Thank you for making this video! More pieces of the video puzzle have fallen into place. Subscribed!

[@dominey]

Glad I could help!

[@AustinEterno]

This was so helpful and clearly explained. Thank you! Looking forward to implementing this knowledge on my upcoming projects.

[@ziaphotography2056]

Thank you so much, learned a lot from your tutorial.

[@carlosaires.]

Hi Todd Dominey I really like your content and the way you share your art. i would like to know how i can use my canon r5 for indoor ie for recording in my channel. I would also be interested in purchasing your luts but I would like to know if they are suitable for studio use or just for outdoor use. Thanks

[@rafograph]

Nice overview. Thanks, Todd

[@destinationfishing1308]

Great Video - I've learnt a lot! thanks so much...the bit where I'm still not 100% is when using final cut, is the conversion - where it asks if you (in the lut window) want to convert from rec709 to something else or vice versa... I'm using a r6 with ninja v - would be great if you could do a video of that process - ie best settings to go from ninja v video to final cut - complete with lut placement, exposure, colour grading, and final product save and export. Thanks for all the videos!

[@alexguy01]

This was super helpful. You the man Todd!

[@RubenMaciel]

Phenomenal video! Easy to understand without wasting time. Loved it!

[@Francisfphoto_]

Amazing video as usual.I can't find the Official Canon EOS R5 Rec.709 LUTs on Canons website! Do you know if they aren't offering them anymore or something like that? Happy New Year 2023

[@dalongye-lee9409]

Thanks for the great video Todd! Just have a bit of confusion around Canon Log vs Colour Space on canon systems- how is it that we can enable CLOG3 AND also be shooting in rec.709? When editing, aren't we only dealing with one or the other, ie log or rec.709? If I'm shooting in CLOG3 with a rec.709 colour space, do I, or do I not, need to apply a rec.709 LUT to the footage? Thanks!

[@KristophTy]

Great Video man... Thank You for explaining this in such detail.... Liked & Subbed!

[@Dksupa94]

great video! any tips on exposing for night shots?

[@meinthai3660]

Hi Todd, Thank you for the grace explainer. The LUTs that you are selling are they 33 or 65grid?

[@billshaw2752]

Thanks, Todd. This was very useful information.

[@HelloAndyTung]

Thank you for this video! This is amazing and so well taught!

[@mfm8406]

AWESOME Video! You do a great job of explaining!

[@RobertGossCreator]

Love the color of this video

[@mossgatherer_]

This is a fantastic video, thanks so much for taking the time and for your calm, clear explanations. A breath of fresh air! But I love the DOF preview button forever 🤣