Great Video!!!!! Concise and to the point! This video gave all the info that needs to be known without wasting time and answered all of my questions about shooting in manual on my camera. THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!!!!!!
Very easy to follow and interesting video tutorial. I'm just playing with video on my 600D now, after 6 months of buying camera. I had no idea "if" you change aperture, nevermind "how" you do it. I've got loads of filters and good to go:). Your video has showed me very clearly how to get some cool effects when shooting and can't wait to put what you've showed me into practice. Thank you very, very much. You're a star!!!
Thanks for the video, I've never seen the use in filters before seeing this video. It has given me great solutions for filming with low aperture without the image being over exposed!
Thank you so much! Realized I was shooting in Manual exposure as if it was Auto.... Grainy footage no more! This video forever changed our footage! Thank you so much!
Great tutorial. The pace is really good as it's slow enough for the info to sink in and not so slow as to seem unplanned or frustrating. Well done and thanks.
Thank you so much for spending the time you have in making such great videos that help people to really understand how to do things and whats happening. Also thank you for making it an open video for anyone to watch. I will be continuing watching you videos as a amateur wedding videography learning more skills.
WHY! WHY!! did it take me so long to find this video, why does it seem your the only one that bothered to show what buttons to press for newbies like me. THANK YOU. really helped, will go away and buy some filters now. Thanks
DAVE YOU ARE A FREAKING GOD! YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS A VIDEO ON RUclips THTA HAS FINALLY HELPED CRACK THE CODE ON HOW TO USE THE APERTURE! YOU GOD !!!!!!
Thank you very much, you actually solved (and taught me) a bunch of stuff of my camera that I had no idea, specially the whole holding the AV button while doing other stuff. Thanks again :D
Thanks for this interesting video. As a DSLR beginner using Canon 600D, I learned a lot from your video, especially the best settings for shooting under sunlights
Thanks a lot! That was exactly what I was looking for and you explained it perfectly! Can't wait for my battery to be charged again so I can test it. I wish you a beautiful day! All the best, Sandra
Thanks man, you’ve helped me understand camera settings better than anyone. I will be using this knowledge for my short film this summer. Cheers from Memphis Tennessee 👍
Thanks. Yes-- using "flat" picture styles is a great way to film and to add your color grading with your video editing software afterwards. Use the neutral picture style to start with since it is a good flat style and works well.
Hi Tim. Thanks for the feedback. Yes the manual is general and not really aimed at videographers. The koods are good value mid range and give a good image- I bought them from crookedimaging on ebay and have just seen them again now. Make sure you get the right filter size for your lens . I bought those cheap Chinese ones you mention myself before I got the koods and they gave a very ugly color cast to my shots. Another very good mid range brand is Hitech -which i also own and can recommend.
thank you for this useful tutorial i was trying to film the other day and ended up going with what ever setting bit now i feel allot more confident to approach the next video with a bit more knowledge thank you.
what filter you get depends on the filter ring size on your lens. The size is normally printed on the edge of the lens near the front or you can google it. For the canon 50mm 1.8 lens the filter ring size is 52mm so you will need a 52 mm ND filter if thats your lens. You can try a lightcraft Variable ND filter, the have a good reputation and you can vary the f stops by simply turning it. ND2 has an F-Stop Reduction of 1 ND4 has 2 ND8 - has 3 ND16 has 4 fstops etc. Hope that helps
omg a new level of my life is unlocked 25 seconds in, i have had my camera for years and it has been my dream to film with high aperture for years and i just didn't believe it was possible because it never worked, just because i didn't change it to manual mode!!! LOL omg
thanks. You should set the shutter speed first since it will be directly related to the frames per second set at the outset (eg 24 fps with shutter speed of 1/50th second for the "cinematic" look). After that I personally would set the aperture since I would want to control my depth of field as much as possible (eg to get that movie style shallow depth of field) and then finally the ISO
Cheers for the tips bro, I have the same setup :) Was wondering how to get the nice shallow DOF, loving this lens now. Great job on the tutorial/tips :)
Hi taylor. Best to use a mask using the magic lantern software.. You can down-load several and they even show you how to make your own. so that they appear superimposed on the LCD screen digitally
thanks very much. I do it like this cos I myself know what it is like, love the camera, and have been through the same frustration as you trying to find simple how to stuff on this camera
yes yo can go a lot higher in music videos (even above 200) since the effect is often to achieve a fast action jerky effect plus there are so many cuts and other effects in music videos that you are unlikely to notice the shutter speed so much
Thank you so much!!! This is exactly what I needed. I'm recording a led box consisting of 1300 Blue LEDs and when all blue LEDs light up I get that pink color. I think I need to use a filter here.
For the ISO when filming outside in bright daylight you will generally always be setting it to 100, its lowest setting especially if you are setting the aperture wide open on the lens to achieve the narrow depth of field look. When inside any ISO up to 1600 is supposed to give good image quality (above and the image becomes a little grainy) aiming to set it at the lowest ISO possible to achieve the best quality image.
Exactly what I was looking for. Simple tutorial on how to adjust this stuff in video mode, and addressed the exact issue I was running into, which was overexposure at f2.8. You said not to do this in video, but what happens if I increase the shutter speed?
there is nothing bad about having wide nor narrow apertures. They just give different looks. A narrow aperture will give a sharp look throughout your picture from front to the area behind which suits some shots. Sometimes film-makers want to get a very narrow depth of field where the subject in the foreground is in focus and the area behind is blurred-- to do that you need to use a wide aperture (eg 2.8 or below)
Ummmm the end result looks BOMB AF. Thank you for this tutorial, I knew my t3i was good but not this good lol. There's still much I need to learn, clearly!
This has, by far, been the greatest tutorial of the T3i that I've seen on RUclips, thus far. Thank you. I've been getting frustrated at the manual, as the information seems really general. Thank you for clarifying many of my unanswered questions. I am ordering some ND filters on Ebay at the moment. I can't find the Kood's filter you displayed, are there any particular other types you would recommend, and does price make a difference? I seen some really inexpensive filters from China for $3.
Great Video!!!!! Concise and to the point! This video gave all the info that needs to be known without wasting time and answered all of my questions about shooting in manual on my camera. THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!!!!!!
Very easy to follow and interesting video tutorial. I'm just playing with video on my 600D now, after 6 months of buying camera. I had no idea "if" you change aperture, nevermind "how" you do it. I've got loads of filters and good to go:). Your video has showed me very clearly how to get some cool effects when shooting and can't wait to put what you've showed me into practice. Thank you very, very much. You're a star!!!
Thanks for the video, I've never seen the use in filters before seeing this video. It has given me great solutions for filming with low aperture without the image being over exposed!
ND filter concept really helped me and the movie settings as well.
Thank you so much.
easiest to follow explainging manual exposure for DSLR video on youtube. So good. I was getting overwhelemd, but you made it easy. Subscribed.
I am not planning to shoot outside any time soon but I needed help understanding ISO, aperture and such and this really helped. Thanks!!
Thank you so much! Realized I was shooting in Manual exposure as if it was Auto.... Grainy footage no more! This video forever changed our footage! Thank you so much!
I'm glad it helped!
Great tutorial. The pace is really good as it's slow enough for the info to sink in and not so slow as to seem unplanned or frustrating. Well done and thanks.
Thank you for helping me!!! I looked at videos that have over a million views but you was most helpful. Thank you again!!!
I really appreciate your videos. I just got a T3i and I have been learning what I need for DSLR video from you... Thanks again
Thank you so much for spending the time you have in making such great videos that help people to really understand how to do things and whats happening. Also thank you for making it an open video for anyone to watch. I will be continuing watching you videos as a amateur wedding videography learning more skills.
Thanks Dave, I just got the Canon 600D and with your great tutorials I am getting some pro results. Great work!
The first video i found which describes clearly how to set up videos. Thank you😊
WHY! WHY!! did it take me so long to find this video, why does it seem your the only one that bothered to show what buttons to press for newbies like me.
THANK YOU. really helped, will go away and buy some filters now.
Thanks
Very helpful! I just ran into this problem today while filming and wasn't sure about the best way to fix it. Thanks for sharing!!!
DAVE YOU ARE A FREAKING GOD! YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS A VIDEO ON RUclips THTA HAS FINALLY HELPED CRACK THE CODE ON HOW TO USE THE APERTURE! YOU GOD !!!!!!
I did not know about the 2x frame rate rule for video shutter speed, so thanks for the extremely invaluable tip.
Thank you very much, you actually solved (and taught me) a bunch of stuff of my camera that I had no idea, specially the whole holding the AV button while doing other stuff.
Thanks again :D
Great! Glad it helped
This really helps me to figure out a lot of questions I've been having! And I laughed when "the three of you" appears! Thank you!
That tutorial changed my life. Thank you
Thanks for this interesting video. As a DSLR beginner using Canon 600D, I learned a lot from your video, especially the best settings for shooting under sunlights
Your video helped me so much, thank you. Also I liked that you explained step by step recording the buttons you pressed on the camera. Thank you
This tutorial is exactly what I was looking for , great job
Thanks a lot! That was exactly what I was looking for and you explained it perfectly! Can't wait for my battery to be charged again so I can test it. I wish you a beautiful day! All the best, Sandra
Thanks man, you’ve helped me understand camera settings better than anyone. I will be using this knowledge for my short film this summer. Cheers from Memphis Tennessee 👍
thanks so much for putting these up! Really great advice and helps to see these tips first hand.
Very good tutorial Dave. Particularly liked the practical demonstration of the ND filters. I HAVE subscribed. Keep up the good work.
This is the BEST tutorial I've seen. Thanks :)
That was Awesome info you shared in this video, kudos to you. You help me out alot with these videos you post. THANKS!
thanks for the feedback. Yes you are right that would be a clearer way of saying it and one i will use in the future.
Thanks. Yes-- using "flat" picture styles is a great way to film
and to add your color grading
with your video editing software afterwards. Use the neutral picture style to start with since it is a good flat style and works well.
Hey can you also tell me how to adjust white balance in video? Or can we?
Excellent video Dave, well done!
exactly what i needed for setting up my canon 600D! thank you :D
Your video is a huge blessing! Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
Thank you for such a very clear and calm explanation. I was able to relearn some stuff I forgot.
Thanks Dave, I'm a newb w/ my Canon t3i and shot a lousy video over the weekend. Wish I would have seen this first! Next weekend will be better!
Hi Tim. Thanks for the feedback. Yes the manual is general and not really aimed at videographers. The koods are good value mid range and give a good image- I bought them from crookedimaging on ebay and have just seen them again now. Make sure you get the right filter size for your lens . I bought those cheap Chinese ones you mention myself before I got the koods and they gave a very ugly color cast to my shots. Another very good mid range brand is Hitech -which i also own and can recommend.
absolute fantastic video, filters are the way to go! thats what you need to take from this- thanks!
Wow, I had been looking for how to do this. Don’t know why it took so long to find this info. Thank you
Thanks a lot. That was very helpful. I just got my 600D today to increase the video quality for my channel, and I think that I am covered now!
Very helpful tutorial. Appreciate your efforts.
nice one dave!! i already found it (your tutorial) it help me so much.... more power!!!
thanks for the feedback.Yes the shallow DOF is a great feature of this camera and that lens
You have done a good job in making Canon 600D help guides, Thanks man !!! yes its 17th October 2021.
What a lovely clear video, cheers!
thank you for this useful tutorial i was trying to film the other day and ended up going with what ever setting bit now i feel allot more confident to approach the next video with a bit more knowledge thank you.
Great tutorial! I'm actually a film-maker, making small jobs and such, but seeing how to make the most out of my camera is really helpful!
Niklas, thanks for the feedback!
You're very welcome, thanks for uploading this tutorial!
Thanks, its a pleasure doing them and lovely to get the feedback
what filter you get depends on the filter ring size on your lens. The size is normally printed on the edge of the lens near the front or you can google it. For the canon 50mm 1.8 lens the filter ring size is 52mm so you will need a 52 mm ND filter if thats your lens. You can try a lightcraft Variable ND filter, the have a good reputation and you can vary the f stops by simply turning it.
ND2 has an F-Stop Reduction of 1
ND4 has 2
ND8 - has 3
ND16 has 4 fstops etc. Hope that helps
Amazing tutorial!
Best....EVER!
Thanks for your time.
Ideal video, well put together and exactly what I was after :)
thank you so much for this tutorial, it was very well explained and I found it extremely useful.
omg a new level of my life is unlocked 25 seconds in, i have had my camera for years and it has been my dream to film with high aperture for years and i just didn't believe it was possible because it never worked, just because i didn't change it to manual mode!!! LOL omg
Thank you so much for this great tutorial. I just got my T3i and this really helped a lot!
One word: HERO. You save me man, thank you very very much!
thanks. You should set the shutter speed first since it will be directly related to the frames per second set at the outset (eg 24 fps with shutter speed of 1/50th second for the "cinematic" look).
After that I personally would set the aperture since I would want to control my depth of field as much as possible (eg to get that movie style shallow depth of field) and then finally the ISO
Very helpful info about using ND filters, thanks!
Cheers for the tips bro, I have the same setup :)
Was wondering how to get the nice shallow DOF, loving this lens now. Great job on the tutorial/tips :)
Great video. Definitely helped me understand my light setting and how to manipulate them correctly. Thank you :)
very informative and easy to follow! thanks! great video!
Hi taylor. Best to use a mask using the magic lantern software.. You can down-load several and they even show you how to make your own. so that they appear superimposed on the LCD screen digitally
Thanks a lot for your tutorial, its answered many of my questions.
I am glad i found your video! Thanks so much for posting!!
thanks very much. I do it like this cos I myself know what it is like, love the camera,
and have been through the same frustration as you trying to find simple how to stuff on this camera
grerat ! this helped me so much for my films. thank you !!!! :) keep on that amazing work.
Dude, you are legendary. You helped me so much! Thanks!
Thanks so much for the detailed explanation!
Awesome video. Exactly what I wanted.
Thanks for the walk through!
I get it, now!
glad it helped!
Dave HowTo Whats happened to Kate's eyes?
so simple but usefull thankss i kew all arround but you made it all with sense together, excelent
yes yo can go a lot higher in music videos (even above 200)
since the effect is often to achieve a fast action jerky effect plus there are so many cuts and other effects in music videos that you are unlikely to notice the shutter speed so much
Thank you so much man, this will me a lot! =D
Thank you so much... I search lots of videos but now found the answer...
Thank you so much!!! This is exactly what I needed.
I'm recording a led box consisting of 1300 Blue LEDs and when all blue LEDs light up I get that pink color. I think I need to use a filter here.
Wow so useful..even after so many years
Thats a great video! Thanks, very direct to the point!
The filters! ... at last I have the answer. Thanks for this it solves a lot of issues I was having with a similar set up!
Thanks to you for sharing your knowledge to all of us.
thank Dave this saved me in having the wrong idea of things !
That was so informative! Loved it :)
For the ISO when filming outside in bright daylight you will generally always be setting it to 100, its lowest setting especially if you are setting the aperture wide open on the lens to achieve the narrow depth of field look. When inside any ISO up to 1600 is supposed to give good image quality (above and the image becomes a little grainy) aiming to set it at the lowest ISO possible to achieve the best quality image.
I've learnt more in these videos than on my degree! lol Great job Dave really impressed! I'm a subscriber ;D
Exactly what I was looking for. Simple tutorial on how to adjust this stuff in video mode, and addressed the exact issue I was running into, which was overexposure at f2.8. You said not to do this in video, but what happens if I increase the shutter speed?
exactly what I needed. thank you.
Great help thanks for the easy to watch video
Much appreciated
there is nothing bad about having wide nor narrow apertures. They just give different looks. A narrow aperture will give a sharp look throughout your picture from front to the area behind which suits some shots. Sometimes film-makers want to get a very narrow depth of field where the subject in the foreground is in focus and the area behind is blurred-- to do that you need to use a wide aperture (eg 2.8 or below)
Great Teacher and tutorial, Thank you for you the video..
Ummmm the end result looks BOMB AF. Thank you for this tutorial, I knew my t3i was good but not this good lol. There's still much I need to learn, clearly!
It was so so useful thank you so much :)
Extremely helpful! Thank you thank you thank you!
Thanks very much, hope your buddies like it!
Gracias! From Mexico! This was very very helpful!
THIS IS THE BEST TUTORIAL EVERRRRR OMG THANK YOU SO SO SO MUCH! NEW SUBBIE :)
Quick and simple explanation.. It helped
great simply tut, that really helped a noob. Thanks!
Very useful information. Thanks so much!
FILTERS! That's what I need! Thank you!
Thanks Shane, really glad it helped!
great video very help full and clear thanks.
This has, by far, been the greatest tutorial of the T3i that I've seen on RUclips, thus far. Thank you.
I've been getting frustrated at the manual, as the information seems really general. Thank you for clarifying many of my unanswered questions. I am ordering some ND filters on Ebay at the moment. I can't find the Kood's filter you displayed, are there any particular other types you would recommend, and does price make a difference? I seen some really inexpensive filters from China for $3.