How to focus when shooting video with DSLR

Introduction: Video shooting is an important function of SLR, so let’s learn how to focus when shooting video with SLR. Friends who are interested can learn with me.

Steps

First, use a SLR camera to shoot videos. Use a tripod to stabilize the picture. When the picture is not stable, the short videos taken at any time will become very unstable. Blurry, or even the real subject cannot be seen clearly, which will cause the content in the video to not be recorded well, or even the things captured to be meaningless.

Secondly, when shooting video focusing, you can adjust the shooting mode to the creative shooting mode. There is a small TV button on the top of the SLR camera. This is the real-time shooting mode. Start this button, and it's difficult to shoot short movies in basic shooting mode.

Adjust the mode dial to the creative shooting mode. The mirror of the SLR camera will make a sound, and the image will be displayed on the LCD screen. You can shoot the picture. When shooting a short video, you must correct the To focus the captured image, the autofocus mode is generally used. Press a button with a special symbol on the right side of the SLR camera. The special symbol is *. Find this button on the SLR camera and press it to adjust the automatic focus. , the picture will slowly become clearer. When taking photos with autofocus, do not point the lens at the sun. The heat of the sun will damage some important parts inside the camera.

Click the menu button on the far left of the SLR camera. When the shooting mode has been set to movie shooting mode, the three major modes of autofocus will be displayed on the menu, namely real-time mode and fast mode. , and face priority mode. For real-time mode, you can move the direction keys on the left side of the camera. The direction keys include up, down, left and right keys respectively. When the selected short video frame is to be moved to the right, this time Focus on the video content on the right side of the screen. If you want to adjust the autofocus point to the middle of the screen, you can press the delete button in the camera at this time. The button for recycling will be displayed on it, so it will automatically Adjust to the middle position of the screen and press the meter button. The meter button is *. This symbol represents the meter button. When the focus is achieved, you will hear the camera making a click sound. This means it is working normally. Filmed.

For the face-priority focus mode, it also belongs to the scope of the autofocus mode. It is also necessary to turn on the shooting button first, which is in the creative mode. Then when you press it, you will find that the picture has entered your own. Within the line of sight, the face priority mode usually shoots a wider range of people’s faces. When some positions of the face are detected, you can find that a box appears while focusing. At this time, you can press the left and right buttons. Make adjustments. After making adjustments, press the meter key as well, and then perform autofocus. After focusing, the picture will be clearer. When you press the button with a dot on the left side of the real-time shooting mode, the video will start to be recorded, which is to shoot the video. Press it again to indicate that the video clip has ended.

Autofocus takes a relatively long time, and for subjects on cloudy days or under low light, it is relatively difficult to achieve focus when shooting, so there is another mode: Use manual focus to shoot short videos. Switch the focus mode of the lens to MF. MF mode is manual focus and AF mode is automatic focus. This button is around the lens and is relatively easy to find. Then select the left and right buttons to move to the appropriate position and zoom in. Image button, zoom in on the image, and you can clearly find the subject in the picture. The zoom button is the plus button on the right side of the SLR camera. Each time you zoom in, it is equivalent to the picture being enlarged by 5 times, and then Half-press the shutter button, and the picture can be clearly displayed at this time. You can focus by adjusting the position of the lens. The lens will clearly display the picture as it is continuously pushed and retracted, and then after focusing Just don't move. A tripod is generally used to stabilize the picture and at the same time make the main content of the short video clearer.

In addition to manual focus and autofocus when shooting short videos, you must master the time of shooting short videos. Generally, video shorts shot with SLR cameras can withstand a longer time, even half an hour to 1 SLR cameras can also shoot short videos within an hour. The time they can withstand is about 20 seconds to 1 minute. It is recommended not to shoot for too long. Long-term shooting will cause aesthetic fatigue. And it seems more troublesome for later editing.

When shooting a short video, you can choose a soft light filter to shoot. Using a soft focus filter can make the characters under the sunlight become softer, making the pictures appear more dreamy and appear. The content is more meaningful.

I often practice photography, and minoring in photography and videography has become one of my major hobbies. For professional photographers, it is generally better to use polarizing filters, which can make the colors of the photos more vivid and natural. The clarity of the photo is the first basic condition.

When the subject being photographed is very small, or even the subject located at the edge of the photo, it is generally difficult to achieve focus. When shooting a short video under high temperature conditions, the camera will automatically When you continue to shoot short videos, you will find that the quality of the captured images is relatively low, so whether to choose auto focus mode or manual focus mode for shooting still requires flexible control. Proper use of the hood can make it easier. It is good to adjust the viewing range of the picture.