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Moving up to the X5 fro the Phantom line I had a bit of reading to do on camera settings. This is the best I could find. Might be useful to someone. Note these are more starting settings, for the more artistic you would edit them to suit a purpose.
Please add comments if you disagree as I am just repeating what I have heard and am no means a pro on this subject!
Video, whole scene in focus (closer and further away objects):
- High aperture (f16 or f22 range)
- ISO 100-200
- Shutter speed at double frame rate. Eg 4k @ 24fps try and get a shutter speed at 1/50
- If the image is under exposed (dark): Raise ISO, reduce shutter speed, Lower aperture (open iris).
Video, closer object in focus:
- Low aperture
- ISO 100
- Shutter speed at double frame rate.
- If the image is over exposed (bright): Add a ND filter to restrict light entering camera to keep shutter speed low or adjust aperture.
Photos, daylight:
- Aperture as required. Same as video above.
- ISO 100-200
- High shutter speed in the 500 to 2000 range.
General tips:
- Aperture has best sharpness in the 5.6 to 9 range. Lens vignetting and distortion can occur at smallest and largest apertures.
- Using different shutter speeds. Someone else linked this and it was a great video to watch How Shutter Speeds & Frame Rates Can Be Used to Change the Look & Feel of Your Film
Please add comments if you disagree as I am just repeating what I have heard and am no means a pro on this subject!
Video, whole scene in focus (closer and further away objects):
- High aperture (f16 or f22 range)
- ISO 100-200
- Shutter speed at double frame rate. Eg 4k @ 24fps try and get a shutter speed at 1/50
- If the image is under exposed (dark): Raise ISO, reduce shutter speed, Lower aperture (open iris).
Video, closer object in focus:
- Low aperture
- ISO 100
- Shutter speed at double frame rate.
- If the image is over exposed (bright): Add a ND filter to restrict light entering camera to keep shutter speed low or adjust aperture.
Photos, daylight:
- Aperture as required. Same as video above.
- ISO 100-200
- High shutter speed in the 500 to 2000 range.
General tips:
- Aperture has best sharpness in the 5.6 to 9 range. Lens vignetting and distortion can occur at smallest and largest apertures.
- Using different shutter speeds. Someone else linked this and it was a great video to watch How Shutter Speeds & Frame Rates Can Be Used to Change the Look & Feel of Your Film