Canon 60D for Video Production

This was shot in response to a viewer who wanted to know more about the Canon 60D.

I decided to give this brief overview of the reasons I chose this camera for my video productions.

My first DSLR was a Canon T2i. When I found that I needed more control over my camera and I had determined that I would stick with DLSR's for shooting video, I decided the Canon 60D had all the features I needed.

At the time of purchase, the 60D was the only camera with a swivel screen. When producing video, you often times need to place the camera in a postition (high or low) that does not lend itself very well to viewing the LCD screen. The swivel screen allows you to view the camera from any angle. A standard option on traditional ENG video cameras.

My other primary motivation for purchasing the 60D was for the manual audio controls. This is essential for producing clean, quality audio. I still use an Zoom H4n in conjunction with this cam but having manual audio controls allows me, most times, to capture audio that is clean enough to be used straight out of the camera saving some time in post production.

Other features that led me toward the Canon 60D were the larger selection of ISO's, manual color temperature control (Kelvins), digital level, live histogram, dial controls and the larger form factor.

Gear used in this video:
Canon T2i podhelp.me/t2ibody
Canon 60D podhelp.me/60dkit
Sigma 18-50mm 2.8 - 4.5 Lens (mounted to the 60D) podhelp.me/sigma18-50os
Yashica 50mm 1.9 Lens (mounted to the T2i) podhelp.me/tGOd3H
Fotodiox EOS converter (for mounting the Yashica lens to the Canon body) podhelp.me/fotodioxeos
Manfrotto 701 HDV Tripod podhelp.me/701hdv055xbkit
Manfrotto 561-BHDV Monopod podhelp.me/561bhdv

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• iso
• kelvin
• color
• temperature

[Relentt2008]

manual audio controls should be on every cam..... its sooooooooo helpful especially when ur trying to film a concert or something

[thepodcastersstudio]

@Relentt2008 Yep, with DSLR's it's an evolution. They had no idea when they created the video feature that this would happen. So now they're catching up with what the video users need. Manual audio is a must all new cams are now including it.

[nomisloh]

Hi there. Will there be any problem shooting an event / speeches that last about 1 hour? Does the 60D have any problem with overheating and it had to stop and start recording at every 12 mins? Please advise....

[thepodcastersstudio]

@nomisloh Running the cam continuously for an hour might cause a heat issue but you don't really know until you work it that hard. But also the 12 minute limit is going to cause you to have to stop and start the cam every 12 minutes or 4gb's whichever comes first. You need to be running two cams with separate audio or you're going to miss parts.

[RMACMEDIAPRODUCTIONS]

@nomisloh I haven't tested this myself per se but I heard magic lantern software helps you get passed this limitation.

magiclantern.wikia.com/wiki/Bi­t_rate

[kokooo035]

nice

[thepodcastersstudio]

@KaossKS Your settings will always change based on your shooting environment. You have to learn each on intimately, knowing how each will affect your image. For a noise free image you are going to always need light. All cameras like light. Keeping your aperture as wide open as possible is tricky for focus but will help get more light into your camera. I video, you don't have much wiggle room. fps & shutter is fixed at 24 & 1/50. F-stops & ISO will be your only adjustments. Use ISO last.

[KaossKS]

@thepodcastersstudio Thank you very much :) Are there any other settings I have to take into account?

[thepodcastersstudio]

@KaossKS Yes, most likely the auto ISO is introducing most of your noise. If you are outside in the daylight, you should be shooting at ISO 160. ISO is the last setting you want to have to resort to. It introduces noise into your image.

[KaossKS]

Hi, I recently bought a Canon 60D and I went out of a field test the other day to test out photography and video, and when I came back home I noticed a problem, I was filming at 1280x720p 60fps, but the video quality was quite grainy and bad, the ISO was also set to Auto so I'm not quite sure if that affected it, but none of my videos look as good quality as anyone else's I have seen using the Canon 60D.

What camera setting do you usually film with?

I was also using a Tamron 18-50mm f2.8 lense.