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Shooting Video D5200 - I'm going to get fired.
#1
Posted 28 February 2019 - 07:14 PM
I interview boxers for a living. I recently went freelance and bought my own camera - a D5200.
Long story short, I'm struggling badly. Is this the wrong camera to be using for headshot interviews? I'm using the standard lens that came with it.
I've been to a camera shop to ask them to help me out with different settings, but the results aren't great. Example below.
I want to be able to pick up the camera, focus and shoot in automatic.
Any help, or recommendation for lens or camera much appreciated.
https://youtu.be/X4e651qjZE4
#2
Posted 01 March 2019 - 02:18 AM
#3
Posted 01 March 2019 - 06:06 AM
https://youtu.be/XF2-RzKEPBo
For reasons I can't explain, the light starts to change.
Please help
#4
Posted 01 March 2019 - 06:17 AM
For reasons I can't explain, the light starts to change.
When he moves, the camera sees the change and
- tries too early to look for the proper exposure and
- takes too long to nail it.
Solution:
Get a light on your camera.
Simple, isn't it?
#5
Posted 01 March 2019 - 06:44 AM
I can buy a light for the camera, but will this eradicate this problem completely ?
#6
Posted 01 March 2019 - 06:54 AM
I can buy a light for the camera, but will this eradicate this problem completely ?
I don't know your camera but it doesn't behave correctly. Either you
shorten the reaction time (internal menu) or force a "no reaction" by
introducing a support light that will prevent the camera reaction.
… or freeze the subject prior to interview!
#7
Posted 01 March 2019 - 08:10 AM
#8
Posted 01 March 2019 - 08:21 AM
As a complete noob, when you say shorten reaction time, can you explain what you mean please.
I don't know the specifics of your camera but here is the
link to Ninon's UK literature on it:
Nikon | Download center | D5200
#9
Posted 01 March 2019 - 09:28 AM
Having a light on camera will significantly reduce the change of light reflected from his head.
- Merco_61 likes this
#10
Posted 01 March 2019 - 10:03 AM
Your second example looks like exposure is changing when the subject moves. Like previous posters I have no experience with your camera, but looking at my Pentax K5II there seems to be setting that locks aperture during movie capturing. Maybe there is something like that on your camera. If not called locking aperture then maybe locking exposure.
Since I'm not even a newbee when it comes to film, I don't know if there is a setting on how exposure is mesured in movie mood. Like multi segmented, center weighted or spot metering. If there is, I would expect spot or mevbe center weighted to behave like this.
If I'm an idiot, please don't tell me so