Mastering Exposure Compensation: Elevate Photography with this Function

[@YesToTech]

You always offer the best advice! This is super helpful! Can't wait to try this out!

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You've explained this very well! Great video.

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Excellent tutorial!

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Great topic Jim ! Great to know for any range of creators . The graphic you used it's wonderful as well.

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Thanks for tuning in. Let me know of you have any shooting questions. I'm happy to answer them. My thumbnails always relate directly to the topic of the video. Looking closely and you will notice it.

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Great video. Thanks for sharing. Exposure compensation looks very useful.

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Thank you for another good tutorial. Hopefully my films will not look washed out in future. Cheers.

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I appreciate you tuning in. Free advice: Never say footage looks, "Washed Out." Say, "As an artist, I made a creative/ascetic choice to stylize my project." Who's going to question that?

[@KGBEAUTYWITHIN]

Great video, very helpful. Does these settings work well on Canon G7 Mark II as well. I also have an iPhone 12 that I'm surprised at how well the quality of the camera. Subscribed

[@jimcostafilms]

Yes and you should be able to change it by following these steps: 1. Press the button to turn the camera on. 2. As you watch the screen, turn the exposure compensation dial to adjust brightness. 3. The correction level you specified is now displayed. (+1 has been selected in the example image below.) There are some modes where you can’t change Exposure Compensation. Check your manual for those. Thanks for tuning in. New videos every Wednesday.

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[@Drostvideo]

I recently purchased the iPhone 12 Pro and was amazed that the photo quality was as good as and sometimes better than photos taken with my Canon M50 and took less time because with the Canon I had to adjust the settings and add an ND filter. The good thing about the Canon is that I can make many more adjustments and use different lenses although they can get expensive ie sigma f 1.8 for $700. Which lens would do you recommend if I want to step up from the 22mm f2.0 lens (which I currently use) to get even sharper quality for video?

[@jimcostafilms]

You're correct about the iPhone 12. It shoots incredible photos and videos with it's wide and ultra wide angle lenses. It's great at night, too. To answer your lens question, I need a little more info on what you want to do with the lens to give you the best recommendation. If it's for you're blog, you can get away with the KIPON Ibelux 40mm f/0.85 Lens for Canon EF-M. It is a 40mm prime, but the glass is spectacular. It isn't cheap, but it's worth every penny. If it's just for your blog, it will work, but you'll need to put the camera back maybe 10' from where you' would have it for the 22mm you're using now to get the same look. If you want to do something else with the lens, let me know & I'll do some research on a good lens for that. See info on the lens here: www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1456695-REG/kipon_40mm_f0_85_eos_m_mark2_40mm_f_0_85_lens_for.html Another option in that same vain would be the Mitakon Zhongyi Speedmaster 35mm f/0.95 Mark II Lens for Canon EF-M. it’s also very good and a seond choice. Plus it’s like half the price of the Ibelux. Check it out here: www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1304890-REG/mitakon_zhongyi_mtk35m95m2efmsi_speedmaster_35mm_f_0_95_mark.html I’ve actually done some videos on lenses that can give you some background on what to look for: “What Make Some Lenses so Expensive:” kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5jUfZprbdqCpK8 This one is on “Choosing the Best Lens for Your Camera:” kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYPLaXygj61pj6c

[@Drostvideo]

@@jimcostafilms Thx Jim..I'll check them out...at this stage I'm not sure if the lens upgrade would produce the quality I'm looking for. It would primarily be for shooting videos in my office studio.

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@@Drostvideo Well, try these settings for the best video from your camera first: Step one: Set mode dial to video Find the circular mode dial on the top of the M50. Turn the dial to video/movie mode (indicated by the white video camera icon). This mode is used when shooting video and when editing video-related settings in the menu. Step two: Turn off assistant interfaces By default, the Canon M50 uses a simplified user interface for its menu. The interface may be more visually attractive, but we need to see the full menu. We also don’t want annoying help text getting in the way either, so we’ll turn that off as well. . Go the fourth Display Level Settings tab and tap OK. . Set Menu display to “Standard” . Set Mode guide to “Disable” . Set Feature guide to “Disable” Step three: Edit shooting mode The Canon M50 shoots video using a “Movie auto exposure” mode. This mode allows the M50 to automatically change aperture and shutter speed while filming. Sounds great in theory, but it’s better to control exposure yourself to achieve more consistent, professional-looking footage. . Go to Shoot Menu 1 . Set Shooting mode to “Movie manual exposure” Why is this preferable? Because professional filmmakers use fixed values for shutter speed to match frames-per-second. This is known as the 180-degree shutter rule. To find your target shutter speed, double the FPS, then round-up to the closest shutter value. For example, if recording at 24fps (which will be explained next in step four), 24×2 equals 48. The next highest shutter value is 1/50, which is close enough. With shutter speed set to a fixed value, you may now control exposure using aperture and ISO. Outdoors in daylight, you will likely need neutral density filters to reduce the amount of light entering the lens to achieve proper exposure. Step four: Edit movie record quality The Canon M50 offers three video resolutions: FHD, HD, and 4K. Part four will explain 4K in detail, but for best results, FHD 23.98P (or 25P if in a PAL region) is the way to go. This mode supports dual-pixel autofocus and the frame-rate is what your eyes are accustomed to seeing in motion pictures. . Go to Shoot Menu 1 . Set Movie rec size to “FHD 23.98p” (or “FHD 25p” if PAL) Step five: Edit white balance For photos, “Auto” white balance is perfectly fine (especially in RAW). But for video, “Auto” causes shifts in color temperature and tint while filming. This creates inconsistencies and looks unprofessional. Instead, set white balance to a fixed value. “Daylight” works particularly well because it’s the most color neutral and dependable. . Go to Shoot Menu 3 . Set White balance to “Daylight (Approx. 5200k) Step six: Edit picture styles Picture styles control saturation, contrast, and sharpness. They’re used by the M50 to process JPGs and videos. (Note: picture styles are not used when shooting RAW). By default, the M50 uses the “Auto” picture style, which (again) is not a good option because it creates inconsistencies. Better to set this to a fixed value. For the majority of users, “Standard” will produce the best looking results. . Go to Shoot menu 3 . Set Picture Style to “Standard” If however you are an advanced user and intend to color grade footage in post, “Standard” is not your best bet. Check out Part Three of this Canon M50 Video Guide to learn how to customize Picture Styles for more gradable footage. Step seven: Edit auto-focus One of the Canon M50’s best features is its Dual-Pixel Autofocusing system. To use it, make sure that auto-focus is set to auto-focus with face tracking. This works brilliantly for vlogging and following subjects. . Go to Shoot menu 4 . Set AF method to “AF (Face + Tracking)” Step eight: Edit focus peaking Another fantastic M50 feature is focus peaking. Enable peaking, set the camera to manual focus, and the preview screen will highlight areas in focus. Manual focus is preferable when capturing b-roll, pulling focus, or shooting any scene which doesn’t require tracking a subject. Controlling focus manually is an important video skill to learn, and thankfully the M50 makes it easy to use. . Go to Shoot menu 5 . Set MF peaking settings to “On” Step nine: Edit image stabilization Digital image stabilization helps smooth and stabilize footage. This is especially noticeable when vlogging handheld. There is an additional option for “Enhanced”, but it’s too aggressive and looks unnatural. For best results handheld, select “Enable”. . Go to Shoot menu 5 . Select IS Settings . Set Digital IS to “Enable” For shots where stabilizing a subject isn’t needed, set Digital IS to “Disable”. This turns off digital image stabilization and captures footage naturally without cropping. Step ten: Use shutter button to start/stop recording The Canon M50’s shutter button can be used to start/stop recording video. This is not enabled by default, but it can be turned on. . Go to Shoot menu 5 . Select btn function . Set Fully-press to “Start/stop mov rec” Step eleven: Setup custom buttons for video Most buttons on the M50 are editable and can be assigned to different functions. For shooting video, most buttons are fine as-is, but there are a couple which could be improved. In video mode, the Flash button is set to white balance (“WB”). If you’re always shooting with a fixed white-balance (as explained earlier), this isn’t particularly useful. Assigning “PEAK” will instead enable/disable focus peaking when shooting manually. Erase is set to “Picture Styles”. Again, not particularly helpful when shooting with a fixed style. Assigning “Display off” will instead enable/disable the rear display to conserve battery life. . Go to Set Up 5 (Yellow Wrench tab) . Select Custom Functions (C.Fn) . Navigate to Screen 5 using arrow keys . Press the SET button on the back of the camera . Set Flash (lightning bolt) button to “PEAK” . Set Erase (trash icon) button to “Display off” Now your Canon M50 is optimized for shooting video! Remember when editing video settings that they are contextual to the video mode only. In other words, you can assign different functions for shooting photos using the other modes (Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, etc) and those settings won’t conflict with video.

[@Drostvideo]

@@jimcostafilms Thx Jim..that's what I call a comprehensive reply and just in time because I was getting frustrated with the pink color tone that suddenly appeared in my video, then discovered I had mistakingly adjusted the white balance (probably hit the touch screen).I'm saving this in case I forget my settings.

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@@Drostvideo Glad to be able to help. I'm always happy to answer cquestions.