Shooting video with DSL camera
Back in the day, shooting video used to require a camcorder, mini DV tapes and other bits of specialized gear. Today, filming has trickled down to cameras in all shapes and sizes including DSLRs, small cameras and of course all the smartphones in your pocket today.
While shooting video today is just as easy as switching to video mode and/or hitting the record button, there’s always room to improve and perfect your home movies. With that in mind, here are a few things you can do right now to improve your movie-making skills with a camera.
Although almost everything can record video these days, different cameras still vary in their feature set. Whether you’re looking to pick up your first camera or an upgrade, here are a few models to keep your eye on.
Canon arguably has the best autofocus system thanks to its dual-pixel technology found in the 70D, 80D, 7D. Alternatively, Canon’s 5D Mark II and 5D Mark III are well regarded in the video production world. The company’s most recent full frame system, the Canon EOS-1D X Mark II, also shoots in 4K.
If you’re looking for more options for recording in Ultra HD, Nikon jumped on the 4K ship much earlier with models including D500 and D5, as well as three compact DL-series cameras.
Similarly, Sony has your 4K video needs fully covered with small compact cameras like the Sony RX100 Mark IV and its super-zoom RX10 Mark III.
Sony’s a7 series also features a unique on-sensor image-stabilization system to help steady videos shot on its full-frame mirrorless cameras. Sony’s flagship mirrorless full-frame a7R Mark II features one of the highest resolution 42.4 megapixel (MP) sensors in the world.
The Sony a7S Mark II is also a unique outlier with its 12MP sensor and ability to shoot in virtual darkness – it’s also the camera we chose to use for this guide.
Before we can even get started with shooting movies or hitting that record button, the first crucial step is picking the right movie format for you. There’s a handful of varied file types, but here’s a brief rundown of what’s available today:
Frame rate dictates the number of individual frames captured in each second of video you record. For instance, if you were shooting at 24 frames per second, the camera would be essentially recording 24 frames every second.
While the concept is simple enough, picking the right frame rate is a bit more complicated.
Generally, you should record in progressive mode if it’s available as 60p will always produce a sharper and more defined picture than 60i.
That’s enough for now. Next blog we’ll keep going .
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