D610 Video Question.
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sonicbuffalo_RIP
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Re: D610 Viddeo Question.
I think it's aut ISO also. I've never had a problem with it.
I think it's aut ISO also. I've never had a problem with it.
Re: D610 Viddeo Question.
Camera models might vary, but my D800 does not do Auto ISO in Manual movie mode. All the other modes do, so maybe use camera S mode and set your shutter speed. Then you will get ISO and probably wide open aperture in dim light.
If the light is low, you surely need 1/30 second instead of 1/60. 1/60 is a luxury when the light is brighter. So maybe better, set camera A mode and set an acceptable aperture. Shutter cannot go slower then 1/30 in movie mode, so ISO goes up instead.
Camera models might vary, but my D800 does not do Auto ISO in Manual movie mode. All the other modes do, so maybe use camera S mode and set your shutter speed. Then you will get ISO and probably wide open aperture in dim light.
If the light is low, you surely need 1/30 second instead of 1/60. 1/60 is a luxury when the light is brighter. So maybe better, set camera A mode and set an acceptable aperture. Shutter cannot go slower then 1/30 in movie mode, so ISO goes up instead.
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Re: D610 Viddeo Question.
WayneF thanks for the info, very helpful. So this is a play of the nutcracker. Would you shoot 1080p at 30fps or at 24fps? Also I just found out that I can only record for 20 mins. Then it stops. Is there a way to have it start a new 20min clip automatically when it reaches 0 or do I need to hit the record button.
WayneF thanks for the info, very helpful. So this is a play of the nutcracker. Would you shoot 1080p at 30fps or at 24fps? Also I just found out that I can only record for 20 mins. Then it stops. Is there a way to have it start a new 20min clip automatically when it reaches 0 or do I need to hit the record button.
I don't know how to advise that, but I don't think 24 fps allows selecting a slower shutter speed than 1/30? So I don't see any other point of 24.
Movies are generally composed of many short segments, maybe around 10 seconds each, and then edited and put together. You will need software. The play is surely a different situation, not allowing much edit, but you don't have to wait for it to stop at 20 minutes. You can always stop it at any convenient point (at pauses), and restart it. Sudden interruptions don't seem to be a plus.
Movies are generally composed of many short segments, maybe around 10 seconds each, and then edited and put together. You will need software. The play is surely a different situation, not allowing much edit, but you don't have to wait for it to stop at 20 minutes. You can always stop it at any convenient point (at pauses), and restart it. Sudden interruptions don't seem to be a plus.
BackdoorArts
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For sure the D610 will not do Auto ISO in Manual mode, nor will it go less than 1/30s as any slower and it's slower than the 24fps speed (assuming the 1/25s you can get at 1/3EV increments is cutting things too close, or they just figured 1/30 was the safe cut-off point at both EV step settings).
As for continuous video, the 20 minute limit is supposedly to prevent sensor overheating and can be tweaked by hacking the firmware, but not to make it unlimited, nor to allow for a new clip to start automatically. As Wayne mentioned, the expectation is that scenes are shot and edited together.
As for continuous video, the 20 minute limit is supposedly to prevent sensor overheating and can be tweaked by hacking the firmware, but not to make it unlimited, nor to allow for a new clip to start automatically. As Wayne mentioned, the expectation is that scenes are shot and edited together.
Thanks to everyone for the info. I do understand the basics of video and editing. I can do ok with Adobe premier. Most of the footage I have edited was shot by other people. This gig was a last min favor to a friend. I dont have nuch experience using a DSLR for video, so I was not aware of some of the limitations. I just figured it worked like the older camcorders but with the added advantage of interchangeable lenses and more control over exposure. But I now know that filming a static shot of say an hour of video is not going to work, at least with my DSLR setup unless there are known stopping points that I can reset the timer. Most of the acts are longer then 20mins. Live and learn.
sonicbuffalo_RIP
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@ZuZuPhOtO.....from what I've read 24 fps is the best option.
Camcorders (say the $300 class) are going to be pretty much fully automatic, regardless. They don't even show what ISO or shutter speed or aperture they are using, much less let us set it.
I would disagree with 24 fps. Hollywood (film) uses 24, and is sometimes characterized by jerky motion. It can appear worse in bright light when an even faster shutter is used, but still shown at 24 fps. The advantage of 24 is that it is the minimum acceptable to nearly appear continuous motion, which reduces film footage bought and used.
Television and digital has standardized on 30 fps, better, even at the hardship of requiring complex conversion of old film movies to show.
Our cameras provide either, in case we want the old movie look. If you do, go for it.
I would disagree with 24 fps. Hollywood (film) uses 24, and is sometimes characterized by jerky motion. It can appear worse in bright light when an even faster shutter is used, but still shown at 24 fps. The advantage of 24 is that it is the minimum acceptable to nearly appear continuous motion, which reduces film footage bought and used.
Television and digital has standardized on 30 fps, better, even at the hardship of requiring complex conversion of old film movies to show.
Our cameras provide either, in case we want the old movie look. If you do, go for it.