Video Settings for DSLR's

Ok this is going to sound extremely "newbie" like but please everybody just humor me.

After doing some researching tonight I have just discovered that Aperture and I think Shutter Speed & ISO also applies when shooting videos.

I honestly just thought that all of these things were for taking pictures only and that the video settings was just a set thing that the camera sorts out for you.

So my question is does it apply exactly the same, i.e if I was taking a picture at say f/1.8 - ISO 100 and a fast shutter speed - would I want to use the exact same settings for shooting a video of the same scenario?

Again I must point out that I am very new to DLSR's and I usually shoot videos with Go Pro cameras etc so I am just getting my head around everything.

If this question has been asked a million times before then I won't take offence if you read and ignore me haha!

HelpImUpsideDown said:

After doing some researching tonight I have just discovered that Aperture and I think Shutter Speed & ISO also applies when shooting videos.

I honestly just thought that all of these things were for taking pictures only and that the video settings was just a set thing that the camera sorts out for you.

So my question is does it apply exactly the same, i.e if I was taking a picture at say f/1.8 - ISO 100 and a fast shutter speed - would I want to use the exact same settings for shooting a video of the same scenario?

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Yes, video is all the same principles, exposure is the three factors: ISO, aperture, and shutter speed.

The difference is that video also has a frame rate, typically 30 frames per second.

That means at 30 fps, the shutter speed cannot be longer than 1/30 second.

It could be shorter though, and if you have enough light, you can use say 1/60 second shutter at a 30 frame per second frame rate. The faster shutter speed "stops motion" better, showing 30 sharper frames per second instead of 30 more fuzzy frames per second.

I am hardly into video (and don't know much), but it is generally understood that too high a shutter speed makes the video look "choppy" instead of smooth. It needs a bit of blurring to run together and smooth out. A shutter speed 2x the frame rate is considered to be a good thing. Then with enough light, you don't have to use f/1.8, but could stop down for depth of field of focus.

Google video shutter speed - it is a big subject.

HelpImUpsideDown said:

Ok this is going to sound extremely "newbie" like but please everybody just humor me.

After doing some researching tonight I have just discovered that Aperture and I think Shutter Speed & ISO also applies when shooting videos.

I honestly just thought that all of these things were for taking pictures only and that the video settings was just a set thing that the camera sorts out for you.

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Why should this be any surprise? What is video, anyway, but a series of many pictures, taken one after another, at a fairly high rate? Yes, the same principles apply to each of those pictures, taken as part of a video, that would apply to a single picture taken by itself.

Bob Blaylock said:

Why should this be any surprise? What is video, anyway, but a series of many pictures, taken one after another, at a fairly high rate. Yes, the same principles apply to each of those pictures, taken as part of a video, that would apply to a single picture taken by itself.

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It is a surprise because,

a) I am new to DSLR's (and by new I mean, never used one ever haha)
b) I only used to work with the likes of Go Pro & Contour cameras which in them case you would only have to change the frame rate which I understand a lot about,
and c) I am completely new to all things DSLR's which is why I am here asking these questions.

Thanks for the reply anyways Bob.

WayneF said:

Yes, video is all the same principles, exposure is the three factors: ISO, aperture, and shutter speed.

The difference is that video also has a frame rate, typically 30 frames per second.

That means at 30 fps, the shutter speed cannot be longer than 1/30 second.

It could be shorter though, and if you have enough light, you can use say 1/60 second shutter at a 30 frame per second frame rate. The faster shutter speed "stops motion" better, showing 30 sharper frames per second instead of 30 more fuzzy frames per second.

I am hardly into video (and don't know much), but it is generally understood that too high a shutter speed makes the video look "choppy" instead of smooth. It needs a bit of blurring to run together and smooth out. A shutter speed 2x the frame rate is considered to be a good thing. Then with enough light, you don't have to use f/1.8, but could stop down for depth of field of focus.

Google video shutter speed - it is a big subject.

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This is why I joined the site, thanks a lot for your reply Wayne. I will look into video shutter speed. Hopefully it will help me understand how to get the best out of what I am working with. Which isn't much at the moment.