Mike
Contributor
Sorry for these basic questions, I haven't shot any video in awhile and am planning a dive trip and am trying to get back up to speed. While I've shot some decent video in the past, I've never been positive that I've had all the right settings dialed in correctly and wonder if I'm doing something that could be improved upon, or have been just doing some things just plain wrong in the past.
So here are 3 basic questions
1) When planning to be shooting mostly in shutter priority mode what shutter setting, 1/30, 1/60 etc... and why? Is one preferred to another for general shooting and what specialized situations would you choose another and why?
2) Recording format -- MP4, AVCHD, AVCHD progressive, this one has always stumped me in the past so I typically am shooting in MP4, I edit on the computer, I sometimes upload to the web, but primarily watch the finished results on a HD TV or a computer monitor. Why one versus another? Is MP4 just good enough for what I'm doing or am I shooting myself in the foot?
3) Aspect ratio - I typically always shoot in 16:9, but 1:1, 4:3, 3:3 are available. Why or when would you choose one of these other formats? And if nobody ever uses them, why are they available?
So here are 3 basic questions
1) When planning to be shooting mostly in shutter priority mode what shutter setting, 1/30, 1/60 etc... and why? Is one preferred to another for general shooting and what specialized situations would you choose another and why?
2) Recording format -- MP4, AVCHD, AVCHD progressive, this one has always stumped me in the past so I typically am shooting in MP4, I edit on the computer, I sometimes upload to the web, but primarily watch the finished results on a HD TV or a computer monitor. Why one versus another? Is MP4 just good enough for what I'm doing or am I shooting myself in the foot?
3) Aspect ratio - I typically always shoot in 16:9, but 1:1, 4:3, 3:3 are available. Why or when would you choose one of these other formats? And if nobody ever uses them, why are they available?