Best Camera Settings for HIGH quality VIDEOS!
Mamad Hormatipour
[{'start': '1.600', 'end': '4.880', 'text': "hi guys welcome back to another episode\xa0\ntoday we're going to go through the best"}, {'start': '4.880', 'end': '9.040', 'text': "camera settings for high quality videos\xa0\nand my name is Mamad and I'm a filmmaker"}, {'start': '9.040', 'end': '12.880', 'text': "and photographer in Sweden and I'm running\xa0\na production company called Zazen Design"}, {'start': '12.880', 'end': '17.760', 'text': 'and Production where we do TV commercial,\xa0\nsocial media films and all all kind of things,'}, {'start': '17.760', 'end': '22.560', 'text': "i'm just sharing a little bit of my knowledge\xa0\nand I wish that we learned together and if"}, {'start': '22.560', 'end': '28.640', 'text': "anything is wrong in this video you let me know\xa0\ncomment and we learn together. Let's get into it."}, {'start': '35.760', 'end': '41.200', 'text': "Today we're going to go through what is the best\xa0\ncamera settings for high quality videos so the"}, {'start': '41.200', 'end': '46.720', 'text': 'first thing you need to set on your camera is\xa0\nto put it on video mode. Second thing is the'}, {'start': '46.720', 'end': '54.800', 'text': "resolution if you have 4K put it at 4K, if you\xa0\ndon't put it at full HD that works as well. After"}, {'start': '54.800', 'end': '60.560', 'text': 'you have chosen your resolution you need to change\xa0\nyour frame rate to 25 if you are in a PAL country'}, {'start': '60.560', 'end': '67.520', 'text': "which we are in Europe and Asia. If you're in US\xa0\nthe frame is 24. So the reason why we're using"}, {'start': '67.520', 'end': '74.640', 'text': "24 or 25 frames is because that's when when they\xa0\nstarted cinema that's the frame rate they saw gave"}, {'start': '74.640', 'end': '80.400', 'text': "the highest quality and that's why we are using\xa0\nthat as well sometimes you can see that people are"}, {'start': '80.400', 'end': '86.800', 'text': "using 50 frames or 100 frames and they're using\xa0\nthat because they want to slow down the footage we"}, {'start': '86.800', 'end': '92.640', 'text': "talk about that uh later on but for this kind of\xa0\nuh films when you're interviewing yourself or you"}, {'start': '92.640', 'end': '100.240', 'text': 'want to do a documentary or showing real life you\xa0\nknow as real as possible 24 or 25 is perfect next'}, {'start': '100.240', 'end': '104.640', 'text': 'thing is to change your shutter speed to 1 over\xa0\n50 the thing that you need to know about shutter'}, {'start': '104.640', 'end': '110.320', 'text': "speed is that it has to be double the frame rate\xa0\nso if you're filming at 25 which we are right now"}, {'start': '110.320', 'end': '117.120', 'text': "the shutter speed needs to be the double which\xa0\nis 1 over 50 so what happens if you're not doing"}, {'start': '117.120', 'end': '124.080', 'text': "if you're doing more than 150 if you're doing more\xa0\nthan 150 first of all the image gets darker second"}, {'start': '124.080', 'end': '131.120', 'text': 'thing you will see that uh the hands like this is\xa0\na natural blur of the hands right they will move'}, {'start': '131.120', 'end': '136.640', 'text': 'very very differently they will move like much\xa0\nmuch faster let me show you how that looks now my'}, {'start': '136.640', 'end': '144.320', 'text': "shutter speed is is at one over 640 so it's Can\xa0\nyou see the hands it goes very fast can you see"}, {'start': '144.320', 'end': '149.280', 'text': "so we don't want this it's not bad it it has its\xa0\npurpose for example if you're going to do a boxing"}, {'start': '149.280', 'end': '155.360', 'text': "video you know it just just looks much faster\xa0\nwhen you're doing that 150th is the most natural"}, {'start': '155.360', 'end': '162.240', 'text': 'looking blur so the next thing you need to change\xa0\nis your aperture keep it at the lowest as possible'}, {'start': '162.240', 'end': '168.640', 'text': 'mine for example has goes to 1.4 and what it does\xa0\nis that it just gives that blurry background which'}, {'start': '168.640', 'end': '174.400', 'text': 'everybody loves and think looks professional most\xa0\nof my clients want that look even in photos and'}, {'start': '174.400', 'end': '179.840', 'text': "videos they always want that blurry background it\xa0\nlooks professional but for some cases that's not"}, {'start': '179.840', 'end': '185.040', 'text': 'the best thing that you can do uh sometimes you\xa0\nwant to show more of the background then you will'}, {'start': '185.040', 'end': '191.760', 'text': 'raise the aperture a little bit so the next thing\xa0\nis the picture profile just keep it off for now'}, {'start': '191.760', 'end': '198.160', 'text': "what it does is that all the for example if you're\xa0\na beginner you're just starting to film you don't"}, {'start': '198.160', 'end': '204.320', 'text': 'want to work with complicated picture profile\xa0\njust off it what it does is that whatever you'}, {'start': '204.320', 'end': '210.240', 'text': 'see in your screen is what you get i will talk\xa0\nlater on in the video something else you can'}, {'start': '210.240', 'end': '216.160', 'text': 'do to push the quality a little bit but for now\xa0\nkeep it off so the next thing you want to do is'}, {'start': '216.160', 'end': '225.520', 'text': "to change your ISO to the lowest number normally\xa0\nit's 100 iso is the camera's own digitalized way"}, {'start': '225.520', 'end': '232.480', 'text': 'of pushing the light right so you want to keep it\xa0\nas low as possible the more you push the ISO the'}, {'start': '232.480', 'end': '239.040', 'text': 'more noise you will get so be very careful with\xa0\nthe ISO keep it as low as possible if you need'}, {'start': '239.040', 'end': '246.080', 'text': "to push it if it's too dark of course you push it\xa0\nso it looks good but keep it as low as possible"}, {'start': '246.080', 'end': '253.360', 'text': 'all right next thing is the focus mode you just\xa0\ngo to AF mode focus mode keep it at continuous'}, {'start': '253.360', 'end': '258.960', 'text': 'continuous correct not manual for continuous\xa0\nand then the transition speed if you have this'}, {'start': '258.960', 'end': '265.760', 'text': "for autofocus keep it at on the on my Sony I'm\xa0\nkeeping at four and on the sensitivity I'm keep"}, {'start': '265.760', 'end': '274.960', 'text': "it at four as well it's just in in the middle and\xa0\nface and eye focus I just keep it on it's on human"}, {'start': '274.960', 'end': '279.600', 'text': "this doesn't matter face frame you can just see\xa0\nthat it's in frame just keep that on if you have"}, {'start': '279.600', 'end': '285.840', 'text': "it but one thing to consider whenever you're using\xa0\nautofocus is that for example you can see there is"}, {'start': '285.840', 'end': '292.880', 'text': "um a window over here right right now it's not\xa0\ntoo bright but whenever it's too bright be really"}, {'start': '292.880', 'end': '299.440', 'text': 'careful because what it can do the autofocus can\xa0\ngo you know it can haunt and try to go back and'}, {'start': '299.440', 'end': '306.400', 'text': 'forth between the strongest light and you so we be\xa0\nreally careful what I would do whenever you have'}, {'start': '306.400', 'end': '314.880', 'text': 'like a window or very strong backlight I would\xa0\nput it on manual focus to start with and then'}, {'start': '314.880', 'end': '321.040', 'text': "focus on the person don't keep the aperture at\xa0\nthe lowest don't keep it at 1.4 because whenever"}, {'start': '321.040', 'end': '328.480', 'text': "you're keeping at 1.4 the person can go really\xa0\neasy out of focus i would push the aperture a"}, {'start': '328.480', 'end': '334.160', 'text': 'couple of stops maybe three or four come to three\xa0\nor four or five four five aperture somewhere'}, {'start': '334.160', 'end': '341.520', 'text': "somewhere there and and then the person won't go\xa0\nout of focus and you don't need to be scared that"}, {'start': '341.520', 'end': '346.960', 'text': "the person is you know with with whatever that\xa0\ncan happen with autofocus it's haunting is the"}, {'start': '346.960', 'end': '351.680', 'text': "worst thing it has happened to me a lot of times\xa0\nand it's a terrible feeling when you can't use"}, {'start': '351.680', 'end': '358.240', 'text': "the footage so whenever you have a very strong\xa0\nbacklight uh coming in don't use autofocus next"}, {'start': '358.240', 'end': '363.840', 'text': 'thing is the white balance so for white balance\xa0\nwhat you need to think about is that first of all'}, {'start': '363.840', 'end': '370.960', 'text': "daylight is 5,600 the light that you're seeing\xa0\ncoming from that window is around 5556 then we"}, {'start': '370.960', 'end': '377.760', 'text': "have indoor light or whatever light that you're\xa0\nseeing behind me this one that is around 2,700"}, {'start': '377.760', 'end': '385.680', 'text': "Kelvin so normally when we are in you know indoors\xa0\nwhen we are in office it's a mix of those lights"}, {'start': '385.680', 'end': '394.880', 'text': "so normally my Kelvin is around 45 which it is in\xa0\nthis one um and it's normally a great mix you know"}, {'start': '394.880', 'end': '402.160', 'text': 'around 4,500 but you should check how it looks in\xa0\nthe camera does it does it look too warm too cold'}, {'start': '402.160', 'end': '409.200', 'text': "what I do I'm looking with my own eyes and seeing\xa0\nis what I'm seeing with my own eyes what I'm"}, {'start': '409.200', 'end': '414.480', 'text': "seeing in the camera so I'm trying to match that\xa0\nfor the audio I'm using a boom mic for example"}, {'start': '414.480', 'end': '420.800', 'text': "don't let it peak more than minus 12 and before\xa0\nyou're shooting always do a test always do a clap"}, {'start': '420.800', 'end': '427.280', 'text': "talk loud and see how much is peing you know you\xa0\ndon't want it to peak more than keep it at like"}, {'start': '427.280', 'end': '434.000', 'text': "minus 6 and when you're talking normally if it\xa0\ncan be at minus12 that's perfect i mean to get"}, {'start': '434.000', 'end': '438.720', 'text': 'the best video quality is not just about camera\xa0\nsettings of course the lighting will affect a'}, {'start': '438.720', 'end': '445.840', 'text': "lot so for example I'm using a aperture 200D right\xa0\nnow it's at 9% which is not much and the Kelvin at"}, {'start': '445.840', 'end': '454.320', 'text': "it's at 5,500 so I would always recommend depends\xa0\non how it looks but mostly I would recommend that"}, {'start': '454.320', 'end': '459.760', 'text': 'the Kelvin on the light itself is a bit more\xa0\nthan what you have in camera so in my camera'}, {'start': '459.760', 'end': '469.360', 'text': 'is 45 right and on my light itself I have it at\xa0\nuh 5,500 so it looks I mean it just looks better'}, {'start': '469.360', 'end': '475.680', 'text': "another thing I I would love to say about ISO\xa0\nis that for example if you're filming in SLOG 3"}, {'start': '475.680', 'end': '482.080', 'text': "which I'm doing right now which if you go to the\xa0\npicture profile I think is the best setting for"}, {'start': '482.080', 'end': '488.000', 'text': 'getting to get to get the highest quality video\xa0\nbecause what you can do in SLOG is that you can'}, {'start': '488.000', 'end': '494.800', 'text': 'afterwards work with the image you can color grade\xa0\nit the way you want it you can push the highlights'}, 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so nice to work with\xa0\nit looks beautiful and also just just off the"}, {'start': '542.400', 'end': '550.800', 'text': "bat I'm using the Sony A7S3 with a 24 mm right\xa0\nnow it's a wide lens Um and one thing to notice"}, {'start': '550.800', 'end': '557.200', 'text': 'is that I I would really recommend if you have the\xa0\nmoney for it buy a camera that has 10 bit in color'}, {'start': '557.200', 'end': '564.880', 'text': "space 10 bit is just so much easier to work with\xa0\nwhen you're color grading it than 8 bit so if you"}, {'start': '564.880', 'end': '569.760', 'text': "have the chance whenever you're going to buy a\xa0\nnew camera see if you can find a camera that has"}, {'start': '569.760', 'end': '577.120', 'text': '10 bit and not 8 bit 8 bit still looks good but\xa0\nif you can if you cannot afford it just go with'}, {'start': '577.120', 'end': '584.000', 'text': 'that i mean if you if you want to take your image\xa0\nto the next level I think you should go with SLO'}, 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there\xa0\non the one that is said no picture profile it"}, {'start': '629.120', 'end': '636.240', 'text': "just looks too harsh to me and when I tried to\xa0\npush the colors there it didn't work out as well"}, {'start': '636.240', 'end': '643.600', 'text': 'as I thought i think the skin looks better on the\xa0\nSLO 3 i think the color looks better on the SLO 3'}, {'start': '643.600', 'end': '650.720', 'text': 'it just looks a little bit better so this is the\xa0\nreason why you should go with SLO 3 i think but of'}, {'start': '650.720', 'end': '656.000', 'text': "course I mean it still looks good with no picture\xa0\nprofile i'm not saying it's not looking good it's"}, {'start': '656.000', 'end': '663.840', 'text': "it's it's working but yeah I would definitely go\xa0\nwith Slog 2 all right guys if you have come this"}, {'start': '663.840', 'end': '669.520', 'text': 'far thank you so much for watching uh as I said\xa0\nbefore if there is anything that I said that is'}, {'start': '669.520', 'end': '676.160', 'text': 'not right please do comment we are learning this\xa0\ntogether um and um I mean this is what I think'}, {'start': '676.160', 'end': '682.640', 'text': 'is the best camera settings for highest quality\xa0\nvideos maybe you have other other ideas about how'}, {'start': '682.640', 'end': '689.120', 'text': 'to do it even better please do com uh com comment\xa0\non that i am more than glad to learn myself and'}, {'start': '689.120', 'end': '694.080', 'text': "uh yeah let's see what the next episode will be\xa0\nyou let me know if there's anything that you would"}, {'start': '694.080', 'end': '698.640', 'text': 'like to learn about film making or photography\xa0\nand I will do a tutorial on that of course but'}, {'start': '698.640', 'end': '707.663', 'text': "I'm thinking that next will be maybe how to edit\xa0\nso let's see all right thank you bye [Music]"}]