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Nikon D750 movies stink!
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<blockquote data-quote="Scrayen" data-source="post: 466650" data-attributes="member: 38028"><p>Here is a 20 second sample:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://jamesaustin.smugmug.com/Photo-Test-Area/i-CwGS64T/A" target="_blank">Photo Test Area - James Austin</a></p><p></p><p>I shot the granddaughter's recital dances. Every movie was out of focus and brightness was wrong.</p><p></p><p></p><p>The D750 has that "i" button for movie settings but is everything really in that short menu? What about setting aperture to get the whole stage in focus? What about metering mode. Those are not on the "i" menu to remind me. So how can I do it better? </p><p></p><p></p><p>I used the Nikkor 24-120mm lens that came with the camera kit. Mostly at 120mm to focus on my granddaughter. This also means I was panning around the stage as she moved. I realize now I should have zoomed out to avoid the panning back and forth. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Position</p><p>I was sitting fifth-row center. Initially I tried the first row but I was always looking slightly up and was afraid the dancers feet would not always be visible. There was just no good spot to record from.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Focus goes in and out. Live-View setting was AF-F</p><p>Sitting fifth-row center, the heads from people in front of me are in the bottom of the shot. In the movie you see it go out of focus by itself. The camera may have tried to focus on the heads in front of me but I don't think so because I would aim higher and half-press the shutter to re-focus and it still took a long time to re-focus. It can be seen in the short sample of the movie. But the rectangle in the center was not on those heads and sometimes it took a long time to get it to turn green. Automatic focus was reacting too slow. Should I have manually set narrow aperture like f/16 to get the whole stage in focus instead of leaving it to the camera?</p><p></p><p></p><p>Light skinned dancers are too bright. I used Highlight Weighted Metering.</p><p>The white balance was set to A1. I am not sure if A1 means automatic because there is also an A2 on the D750.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Camera Settings</p><p>1080p/30 High Quality</p><p>Nikon D750</p><p>Lens: Nikkor Vr 24-120mm f/4G</p><p>Focal Length: 105MM</p><p>Focus Mode: AF-F</p><p>AF-Area Mode: Wide Area</p><p>VR: Off (I used a tripod wedged in between the rows of seats)</p><p>THE FOLLOWING ARE LISTED IN THE INFORMATION BUT WHY ARE THEY LISTED IF THEY DO NOT COUNT FOR A MOVIE?</p><p>Aperture: F4 (That lens is F4 only)</p><p>Shutter Speed: 1/30s</p><p>Exposure Mode: Programmed Auto</p><p>Exposure Comp: 0EV</p><p>Metering: Matrix</p><p>ISO Sensitivity: Auto (ISO 2200)</p><p>White Balance: Auto 1, 0, 0</p><p>Color Space: sRGB</p><p>High ISO NR: On (Normal)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scrayen, post: 466650, member: 38028"] Here is a 20 second sample: [url=http://jamesaustin.smugmug.com/Photo-Test-Area/i-CwGS64T/A]Photo Test Area - James Austin[/url] I shot the granddaughter's recital dances. Every movie was out of focus and brightness was wrong. The D750 has that "i" button for movie settings but is everything really in that short menu? What about setting aperture to get the whole stage in focus? What about metering mode. Those are not on the "i" menu to remind me. So how can I do it better? I used the Nikkor 24-120mm lens that came with the camera kit. Mostly at 120mm to focus on my granddaughter. This also means I was panning around the stage as she moved. I realize now I should have zoomed out to avoid the panning back and forth. Position I was sitting fifth-row center. Initially I tried the first row but I was always looking slightly up and was afraid the dancers feet would not always be visible. There was just no good spot to record from. Focus goes in and out. Live-View setting was AF-F Sitting fifth-row center, the heads from people in front of me are in the bottom of the shot. In the movie you see it go out of focus by itself. The camera may have tried to focus on the heads in front of me but I don't think so because I would aim higher and half-press the shutter to re-focus and it still took a long time to re-focus. It can be seen in the short sample of the movie. But the rectangle in the center was not on those heads and sometimes it took a long time to get it to turn green. Automatic focus was reacting too slow. Should I have manually set narrow aperture like f/16 to get the whole stage in focus instead of leaving it to the camera? Light skinned dancers are too bright. I used Highlight Weighted Metering. The white balance was set to A1. I am not sure if A1 means automatic because there is also an A2 on the D750. Camera Settings 1080p/30 High Quality Nikon D750 Lens: Nikkor Vr 24-120mm f/4G Focal Length: 105MM Focus Mode: AF-F AF-Area Mode: Wide Area VR: Off (I used a tripod wedged in between the rows of seats) THE FOLLOWING ARE LISTED IN THE INFORMATION BUT WHY ARE THEY LISTED IF THEY DO NOT COUNT FOR A MOVIE? Aperture: F4 (That lens is F4 only) Shutter Speed: 1/30s Exposure Mode: Programmed Auto Exposure Comp: 0EV Metering: Matrix ISO Sensitivity: Auto (ISO 2200) White Balance: Auto 1, 0, 0 Color Space: sRGB High ISO NR: On (Normal) [/QUOTE]
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