Digital SLR Photography - UK (2020-01)

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January 2020 DigitalSLR Photography 91

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FOCUSUSINGAF:Withallthesettingsdialledin,it’s timetogetthedronein theair

andintopositionreadytostartfilming.Withinthemaincamerasettingsmenu,

whichis accessedby clickingonthe cogiconbelowthe shutterbutton,youcanswitch

offffcontinuousAFthat’s setbydefault.Now,whenyouautofocus,oncefocuslockson,

it willremainfixedat thatpointsoclickonthephonescreenat apointthat’sone-thirdof

the distance into the scene to help maximise depth-of-fieldbefore you startfilming.

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ADDANNDFILTER:WhenassessingwhichNDfilteryou’ll needtoslowdownthe
shutterspeedtodoubletheselectedframerate,it helpstohaveanunderstanding
ofstops:1/125sec,1/250sec,1/500secandsoon.Whatyou’llnoticeis thatshutterspeed
doublesorhalvesperstopasyouincreaseordecrease.So,forourvideo,wherewewere
shootingat 30fpsandtheshutterspeedwascomingin at 1/500sec,weneededtousea
three-stop/ND8 filter to reduce shutter speedto 1 /60sec for natural-looking results.

DRONE TIP

SHOOT IN MANUAL

When shooting video with any

camera, it’s always best to shoot in

manual mode with White Balance set to

a preset such as Daylight. This avoids the

camera selecting settings that would

diminish the quality of your video.

Full control of everything

is essential.