How to get correct exposure on a GoPro - Exposure Control Tutorial - Hero9, Hero8, Hero7

[@GustitisLaw]

I like the exposure control feature since it takes all the guesswork out of the shot. Using EV is an educated guess, especially for a novice. Adjusting the ISO and shutter speed might be good when you have much experience or you want to make sure you capture something specific, like movement, etc. Editing in post can effectively bring out data from the shadows. Excellent video Werner.

[@rajatcoool]

loved the third way of setting exposure. the dot and the lock, both are useful ways in their own ways. Thanks a bunch. Subscribed.!

[@MountMediaChannel]

Thx mate

[@dandarefpv1860]

I never knew about the Exposure Lock by press and hold on the screen! Thank you.

[@SamDaniel2020]

Oh wow, I just went for a GORGEOUS motorcycle run across some hilly roads with trees covering over the road. And it looks terrible once I got back home, Kept exposing in and out to compensate the dark bits which just ruined it. Thanks for the video I'll have to re-run that road. lol

[@karenkt185]

Good information !! I learn a lot watching your videos ! Make more tip videos for cinematic with gopro 7 black please!!!

[@lostinpa-dadenduro7555]

Will the camera remember the exposure setting if you stop recording and then start again? I film riding my dirt bike in the forest and have a tremendous problem with sunlight coming in the through the trees in patches which creates very bright washed out spots on the forest floor. Then some parts we are on open trails with full sun. Currently I use an ND8 filter, ISO max 800 on GoPro 5 Black. I am trying to find a less ISO setting that will work so there are less overexposed sun spots and less noise/grain.

[@CaptainSovit]

Thanks. Helped me.

[@AndyBeckTeesdale]

simple and effective explanation, thank you

[@Landscapes_and_Drives]

Great Work! I have learned many things from you! Thanks

[@GRUBB-MUDD]

Do u need to color grade, my footage looks great until the sky is in the footage

[@TudorSmith]

Really helpful. Thank you

[@WalkingArchive]

Thanks for the tips! I will use it for my videos

[@madfinntech]

I wish I knew that before shooting with it first time today. Now I have a camera full of over-exposed shots.

[@Larinator]

Very nice, well explained and lucky you living in such a beautiful spot!

[@MountMediaChannel]

Thx Larry and yes it's a great spot!

[@VRexMoto]

Thanks for this! So helpful!

[@GoWithJoeAdventures]

Thank you! Gluten Tag. No one really explains this like you do. Great info 🙏 you helped improve my film quality

[@RollinElehmental]

Gluten tag 🤣. Sorry but that was hilarious.

[@GoWithJoeAdventures]

Elehmental I know I saw the typo and died laughing 😂

[@cliffsmithguitarlessons]

Great video - thank you! How can you set the exposure when filming yourself? It seems to be impossible as the controls are on the rear screen, which you can't see when the camera is pointed towards you! It doesn't seem to be possible via the GoPro Quik app either, which is a shame as that could solve this issue.

[@israelstreetstories675]

Love your channel ! always good info !! 👍

[@prakticniribolov5459]

Thank's a lot, it saved my footage!

[@flyinghigh370]

Thank you for this video! I am a new HERO 7 black user and wanted to know how to lock the exposure. Thanks!

[@MountMediaChannel]

Thx for your feedback!

[@BCmtb]

Very helpful thank you

[@ShotawayFilms]

Fhank you.Really useful information.

[@rb5235]

Your GoPro footage always looks good. Can you go over your workflow in editing and your compressor setting for upload to KZbin? Thanks Werner!

[@MountMediaChannel]

Hi Ronald, I will put it on my list!

[@ALEXANDERMISHKOV]

Thanks for the informative tutorial! Cheers from Russia!

[@RezaRecords]

Was helpful! thanks!

[@RollinElehmental]

Great tutorial!

[@nickybateleur]

Thanks so much! This helped enormously!

[@snells-window]

Fantastic information...I've subscribed

[@mariacyou9265]

Very helpful tutorial, thank you. I pressed the bell, so I'll be a frequent visitor to your channel in 2019:) Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Canada.

[@MountMediaChannel]

Thx and Merry Christmas!

[@wcsdiaries]

@@MountMediaChannel Thank you for the tutorial. What settings do you use for your go pro? For some reason my footage is very grainy and ugly even with low iso!

[@MountMediaChannel]

@@wcsdiaries Check out my video about the best settings

[@vdo2065]

Very good. Can you tell me please what is the improvement from new 1.61 Firmware update?

[@TheScottThomas]

Love your channel! Thanks!!!

[@franex932]

Hi man please help. My go pro can only be set up by QR code... It gives me options in degrees how can I select an option to make my go pro stay in full manual. Thank you and as usual great video.

[@GiorgioAlzora54]

very good video. Just one question, if I use the flat mode with protune, do I still need to take care of the exposure ?

[@MountMediaChannel]

Yes, the flat mode helps with color grading and dynamic range but doesn't protect from burning out highlights

[@MountMediaChannel]

@CRAWLING LIFE ON THE ROCKS R.C. Thx mate!

[@mariusdocea438]

thanks for help !

[@coopersharp2921]

Hey, great video! I also am haveing trouble setting shutter speed. I would like to set a slow shutter speed, for some motion blur, but if I set it manually, it won't let me change the ev settings, resulting in a very bright, blown out image. Can you help with this?

[@travelliving3651]

Very helpful... Thanks

[@davidnorri5]

thanks for the help!

[@olavunknown6995]

I didn't know this, Werner, vielen dank!

[@DarienDrakee]

Good info. Thanks

[@stevenp7597]

Hi, I learn something today with your video. Thank you. I observed an issue with lowering the exposure where part of the video was too dark to get information back. Not an easy thing to master :)

[@MountMediaChannel]

Yes this can happen

[@brogdontsypko]

How do you stop the gopro from changing exposure during video?e.g. If the gopro turns from snow to a forest, but still partially filming snow, the forest suddenly goes dark/light which looks super weird. How do you make sure the exposure is locked?

[@Eweryno]

Good tips. I wonder though, if one is out in the bright sun and also if their gorpo screen brightness is low to save battery, how can really tell just from the back screen, if the settings they just set are correct, too bright or too dark?

[@Luckyboyee777]

You will need to look for drastic differences in light and dark areas. You should be able to see it even if the brightness is turned down as the levels are relative. Other option is to turn up the LCD brightness for these scenarios. Doesn't happen often. Sunrise sunset going in/outside, and near windows. Another option is get enough footage so that you can cut out the flickering in post processing to show just the good stuff. If it's all one video shoot then you have to lock exposure before.

[@SpaDrone1]

There's no such thing Protune/Video Settings on Hero Silver 7!?

[@ElizabethaKaur]

awesome info! thank you :)

[@KantSleep]

So you shot this without any kind of filter in the gopro?

[@MountMediaChannel]

Yes

[@joakimtollerud2172]

THx Werner! I'm having a bit of a motion blur when I move the camera in 4k 30 fps. I have the Gopro 7. Do you thing the locked exposure can solve this?

[@MountMediaChannel]

Hey Joakim, do you have too much motion blur? This may happen in low light. Yes, I think you could try to solve the problem by locking the exposure (or by fixing the shutter to 1/60)

[@joakimtollerud2172]

@@MountMediaChannel Now when I come to think of it, yes this problem happens in low light. I will try your suggestions. Thx!

[@AsItReallyIs]

Just got the hero 7 Black . Its seems no matter what I do I can't get the exposure right. I've been testing some driving videos. I can only seem to over or under expose. I've got a road trip coming up and the footage needs to be right. Please can somebody help. Eg when to lock exposure and should I lock to darkest part of screen etc

[@JeanThevenet]

2:06 does not work with hero8, works with hero 7. How do I do with hero 8? (with the hero 8, it is systematically overexposed as soon as the pointer is selected in this way.)

[@TheAndroiddevice]

Danke dir ;)

[@ludvigsvensson7609]

great thanks

[@ScruffyDiamond]

Does the Hero 9 not have a histogram or zebra function?

[@MountMediaChannel]

No

[@Jammasamma]

....and how about a snap-on polarizing filter on the gopro in the snow? do you use one?

[@MountMediaChannel]

No, but I should use ND-Filters more often (to bring down the shutter speed)

[@Jammasamma]

euh.... i didnt say ND-filter , a nd-filter is not always a polarizing-filter What's the Difference? ... Polarizers or polarizing filters work in a similar way, but the difference is that they selectively let light waves of a certain polarization pass through. This effect helps create more vivid colors in an image, as well as manage glare and reflections...

[@MountMediaChannel]

Hey DammaRamma, sorry I was a bit unclear. I wanted to say: I normally do not use polarizing filters (even if there would be an obvious benefit on snow). But even more important to me, would be using an ND-Filter - to bring down the shutter speed.

[@Jammasamma]

@@MountMediaChannel Thanx for clearing that up...thumbs up. i asked it because next month i am going on a skivacation to Tignes Le-Lac. ...with a gopro (7black) and i was wondering, should i use a polarizing-filter in the snow but you dont use it so nevermind...i will test myself it and let you know the results ;-) And again, you are doing great on your channel, love you simple but helpful tips and tutorials, and thats from somebody who knows a thing or two already from gopro's ...keep up the good work !!!

[@saadaljabri3766]

The problem when using this feature is when you close the camera and put it on again you lose the set exposure and this is very difficult if you are riding a bike.

[@roygertel]

If I change it to the automatic auto exposure (choosing a small area), but than I want it again to get back to automatic auto exposure, but using the whole frame again ?

[@MountMediaChannel]

Just tap on the screen again..

[@mfaizalahmad]

thanks nice

[@kipling1957]

I’m a control freak regarding video and tend to use the 180 degree rule for shutter whenever possible, e.g., 1/60 second for 30 fps. Does anyone make neutral density filters for GoPro for use in bright conditions? Thanks.

[@MountMediaChannel]

Yes, Polar Pro or Freewell for example

[@kipling1957]

@@MountMediaChannel Thank you!

[@CJB-]

my hero8 doesn't have any of this just preference settings😥

[@rithinrobert3563]

Hey Broo I cant Upload My Gopro footages like gopro Official channel does😣😣😣😣😣

[@OfficialKoven]

Isn't it common in the FILM industry to rather overexpose, than underexpose your footage. And in the PHOTO industry to rather underexpose, than overexpose your image. When I film with the GoPro shouldn't it be better to set EV Comp. to +0.5 or +1 instead of -0.5 or -1? Or does this general overexpose rule in the filming industry not apply to a GoPro?

[@MountMediaChannel]

It is especially important to overexpose when you shoot video in a proper log profile such as SLOG on a Sony camera. But these principles do not apply on a GoPro.

[@OfficialKoven]

@@MountMediaChannel Do you happen to know in what profile GoPro shoots then? Because when you make sure the White Balance is set to Native, Color to Flat, Sharpness to Low, etc. Wouldn't that come close to a LOG Profile and therefore you set EV to +0.5 or +1? Also when I take images with the GoPro in RAW, then I can overexpose right? Because RAW is just a digital negative in principal.

[@OfficialKoven]

@@MountMediaChannel I would like to add that I just found an explanation on the GoPro website stating that, when shooting in Flat color profile this equals a Log-Curve. Allowing for more dynamic range (in postproduction), so that would kind of imply to overexpose (without clipping the highlights obviously). What do you think? Would you mind testing this? Source: community.gopro.com/t5/en/Advanced-Protune-Controls-Explained/ta-p/390288?profile.language=en

[@MountMediaChannel]

@@OfficialKoven Yes, I know, but flat on a GoPro does not lead to the same result as a proper log profile on a bigger camera - and the the gain in dynamic range is minimal. If you shoot log on a mirrorless you will mainly overexpose to avoid image noise and not to get more dynamic range. I made a tutorial about LOG-Profiles (for Sony) - you will find it on my channel.

[@OfficialKoven]

@@MountMediaChannel Thanks for you reply again Werner! I watched the video you mentioned and also your video about ProTune on Hero 6/7. So to sum it up: The LOG-Profile/Curve GoPro creates isn't similar to S-LOG in Sony for example. There is not much more higher dynamic range in the GoPro if you do this, but what is for sure is that the already bright highlights will definitely get clipped and all its information will be lost. Correct? But does it mean that ETTR is still possible on the GoPro if you don't go too crazy, like +0.5? Or would you say that, because in general the GoPro footage is already "too bright" it makes no sense to go after only a little bit more dynamic range, because it costs to much information in the highlights. In your ProTune video you recommended -0.5 EV Comp., does this still stand? Or do you nowadays shoot in 0 or maybe even -1, -1.5 or -2? Did you find a good spot where not much noise is being created in the darker areas when you brighten it in postproduction?

[@save4vlogs]

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[@mevszach]

great info!