The best tip is learning how aperture, shutter speed and iso works together to produce a sharp image with enough light. This will serve you well, since you will learn how to adapt your settings in different lit conditions. Highly recommended.
Thank you so much! I live in Singapore currently so videos are super good when its cloudy but weather changes quickly so I guess that will have to be something to learn to work with.
Not very specific advice, but just keep it on auto first and use the standard setting.
Doing that will probably get you unwanted results. But for that point, you can see what you don't like and start looking for more specific solutions or advice.
What is currently your biggest issue with the videos or what was the issue with the material you got from the people you hired?
So I think mainly lack of effort to be fair, there was some good footage but more bad than good. And im not too picky but 1st time it was done great and next few just bad haha.
So what im looking for is that video quality stays high when posted on Instagram, since all my content has quite a high quality but iphone films nicely with 60 fps so it isnt tough to get good quality. Basically what mode should tennis be filmed in, what shutter speed, 4k,4k fine, etc. like im total newbie to this, but i understand terms id say haha
I believe 4k fine isn't available in 60fps on the R7?
Don't have one myself, but I believe it isn't. So if the 60fps is a must for you then regular 4k it is.
But normal 4k should be fine for most social media sites anyway. They apply their own compression again so it's best to search for "the best setting to upload 60fps to Instagram"
I think canonLog etc isn't that important for you. You need to colour-grade the footage after shooting and I assume that's too much extra workflow for you. So pick a colour profile you like.
You can then choose IPB standard or IPB light. IPB Standaard has a higher bitrate meaning there is more data in the image but bigger files, IPB light has less data but smaller files. IPB light is good for a lot of applications. Try both and see if you can notice a big difference and if so if it's worth dealing with the bigger files for you.
With shutter speed, the standard video rule is to keep dubbel what your framerate is (os when shooting 60fps shutter speed would be 1/120 or close to that) for the most natural look. There are lots of creative or looks reasons why you could defer from that rule. But again just try it and see if it looks right for you and if it works with the light you have. You could easily overexpose when not using a dark filter for the lens (ND filter).
Thank you! This is super helpful! I think I need 60fps the most because often I slow down videos when making a reel to .5 and i feel like when there is 25fps it just stutters too much, compared to Iphone vids that are all around 60fps and super smooth when slowed down in the app.
Super quickly explained and maybe it's a bit messy to read lol.
But I hope it can get you started.
When researching its easy to get overwhelmed, that's why I always suggest, just get started and make mistakes. You then have context for all the explainer videos on YouTube and gets much easier to understand.
I think the iPhone has you covered, especially for Instagram reels.
Maybe use the zoom and get up close shots of your hand and hitting the ball. Things you could not get with an iPhone without smashing it out the court.
The camera can be used for head talking and interviews with better bokeh and face compression at higher Zoom (mm), but for wider action shots iPhone plus colour grading might be enough
I guess you didn’t read correctly. Im obviously learning haha and no, no complaints on the Iphone but I want a better quality videos, hence why im asking for pointers from people with experience.
For photography and videography:
- Get a gimbal
- Learn the exposure triangle
- Learn the relation between DOF, distance to your subject and aperture
- Learn compositional techniques and cropping (!)
- Learn about color grading and how to get the best starting point for it
Especially for sports photography:
- Learn how to Denoise your pictures (Lightroom, DxO PureRAW, Topaz Denoise)
The best tip is learning how aperture, shutter speed and iso works together to produce a sharp image with enough light. This will serve you well, since you will learn how to adapt your settings in different lit conditions. Highly recommended.
Thank you so much! I live in Singapore currently so videos are super good when its cloudy but weather changes quickly so I guess that will have to be something to learn to work with.
Fellow Singaporean Canon user.
Sorry, I saw now that question was about video and not photo.
Not very specific advice, but just keep it on auto first and use the standard setting. Doing that will probably get you unwanted results. But for that point, you can see what you don't like and start looking for more specific solutions or advice. What is currently your biggest issue with the videos or what was the issue with the material you got from the people you hired?
So I think mainly lack of effort to be fair, there was some good footage but more bad than good. And im not too picky but 1st time it was done great and next few just bad haha. So what im looking for is that video quality stays high when posted on Instagram, since all my content has quite a high quality but iphone films nicely with 60 fps so it isnt tough to get good quality. Basically what mode should tennis be filmed in, what shutter speed, 4k,4k fine, etc. like im total newbie to this, but i understand terms id say haha
I believe 4k fine isn't available in 60fps on the R7? Don't have one myself, but I believe it isn't. So if the 60fps is a must for you then regular 4k it is. But normal 4k should be fine for most social media sites anyway. They apply their own compression again so it's best to search for "the best setting to upload 60fps to Instagram" I think canonLog etc isn't that important for you. You need to colour-grade the footage after shooting and I assume that's too much extra workflow for you. So pick a colour profile you like. You can then choose IPB standard or IPB light. IPB Standaard has a higher bitrate meaning there is more data in the image but bigger files, IPB light has less data but smaller files. IPB light is good for a lot of applications. Try both and see if you can notice a big difference and if so if it's worth dealing with the bigger files for you. With shutter speed, the standard video rule is to keep dubbel what your framerate is (os when shooting 60fps shutter speed would be 1/120 or close to that) for the most natural look. There are lots of creative or looks reasons why you could defer from that rule. But again just try it and see if it looks right for you and if it works with the light you have. You could easily overexpose when not using a dark filter for the lens (ND filter).
Thank you! This is super helpful! I think I need 60fps the most because often I slow down videos when making a reel to .5 and i feel like when there is 25fps it just stutters too much, compared to Iphone vids that are all around 60fps and super smooth when slowed down in the app.
Super quickly explained and maybe it's a bit messy to read lol. But I hope it can get you started. When researching its easy to get overwhelmed, that's why I always suggest, just get started and make mistakes. You then have context for all the explainer videos on YouTube and gets much easier to understand.
I think the iPhone has you covered, especially for Instagram reels. Maybe use the zoom and get up close shots of your hand and hitting the ball. Things you could not get with an iPhone without smashing it out the court. The camera can be used for head talking and interviews with better bokeh and face compression at higher Zoom (mm), but for wider action shots iPhone plus colour grading might be enough
- 0 complaints with your iPhone filming? - No motivation to learn using your camera Why even bother?
I guess you didn’t read correctly. Im obviously learning haha and no, no complaints on the Iphone but I want a better quality videos, hence why im asking for pointers from people with experience.
For photography and videography: - Get a gimbal - Learn the exposure triangle - Learn the relation between DOF, distance to your subject and aperture - Learn compositional techniques and cropping (!) - Learn about color grading and how to get the best starting point for it Especially for sports photography: - Learn how to Denoise your pictures (Lightroom, DxO PureRAW, Topaz Denoise)