Exposure, Aperture, and Shutter

Posted on June 27, 2014 by ShutterBug

Controlling light is essential to capturing a clean and detailed image. Because of this, knowing how to properly set aperture and shutter speed is one of the…
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24 Responses to Exposure, Aperture, and Shutter

  1. MrZodd42 says:
    June 27, 2014 at 1:28 pm

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  2. leotownsend says:
    June 27, 2014 at 2:08 pm

    @videomaker thanx

  3. JANAIENTERTAINMENT says:
    June 27, 2014 at 3:03 pm

    Thank you every much !

  4. videomaker says:
    June 27, 2014 at 3:18 pm

    @CubbyHouseFilms Thanks, glad you liked it! cheers, The Videomaker Team

  5. nicocrank says:
    June 27, 2014 at 3:55 pm

    @crisscrosskao 3:14

  6. leotownsend says:
    June 27, 2014 at 4:52 pm

    aperture and exposure are the same thing in a video camera, am i right…
    or??

  7. Ali Jibril says:
    June 27, 2014 at 5:03 pm

    Thanks you

  8. Lisa Erhard says:
    June 27, 2014 at 5:03 pm

    Excellent. THANK YOU!

  9. videomaker says:
    June 27, 2014 at 5:44 pm

    @asbecka A very good point! We’re used to video cameras that default to 180
    degrees, but that doesn’t mean that we should forget this important rule.
    Cheers, The Videomaker Team

  10. videomaker says:
    June 27, 2014 at 6:14 pm

    @crisscrosskao We use a Canon D Mark iv to shoot our videos. Cheers, The
    Videomaker Team

  11. videomaker says:
    June 27, 2014 at 7:08 pm

    @leotownsend No problem!

  12. masm60 says:
    June 27, 2014 at 7:09 pm

    @leotownsend The exposure is the total amount of light that reaches the
    film or digital sensor. It is a balance of the aperture and the shutter
    speed. Most simple video cameras don’t allow you to manipulate these
    settings. The aperture setting controls the depth of field while the
    shutter speed controls motion blur. I apologize if I am incorrect about
    this, my experience is in film but I expect the same principles apply to
    video.

  13. TekedixXx says:
    June 27, 2014 at 7:47 pm

    @crisscrosskao The camera they are using as an example is the Canon XH-A1,
    however i doubt they are using the XH-A1 for other filming, probably the
    Sony EX1 or the Canon 5d mk 2, however im just guessing on that one.

  14. asbecka says:
    June 27, 2014 at 8:05 pm

    I’m surprised there was no mention of the 180 degree shutter rule. Too high
    of a shutter speed can make the video look weird.

  15. videomaker says:
    June 27, 2014 at 8:23 pm

    @leotownsend Aperture refers to the size of the opening in the lens that
    determines the amount of light fgetting in. Exposure refers to the amount
    of light getting in. Cheers, The Videomaker Team

  16. CubbyHouseFilms says:
    June 27, 2014 at 8:36 pm

    By far the BEST tutorial I have ever seen on Youtube for this, often
    complex subject – well done – keep up the great work 🙂

  17. klawrence1987 says:
    June 27, 2014 at 9:26 pm

    @leotownsend So yes, when you set your aperture or when you set your
    exposure, you’re doing the same thing – you’re changing your f/stop by
    setting your iris resulting in a larger or smaller aperture and
    simultaneously, greater or less exposure.

  18. MrZodd42 says:
    June 27, 2014 at 9:46 pm

    Your welcome.

  19. Alex Krajci says:
    June 27, 2014 at 10:21 pm

    I’ll Shoot On Film Rather Than Digital Video.

  20. TripleAce3D says:
    June 27, 2014 at 11:12 pm

    I have a Sony HDV handycam: HDR-HC9. Can I use it to achieve shallow depth
    of field? How, if possible. Thanks for the help.

  21. videomaker says:
    June 27, 2014 at 11:45 pm

    @Thewizzardof9 Glad you like it! Cheers, The Videomaker Team

  22. Thewizzardof9 says:
    June 27, 2014 at 11:55 pm

    excellent and very well done. Thank you

  23. Christopher Kao says:
    June 28, 2014 at 12:49 am

    Hi, I was wondering which camcorder you guys use?

  24. surferboy36O says:
    June 28, 2014 at 1:21 am

    Video cameras don’t have mechanical shutters… or do they? I think not
    since it would be too noisy and power consuming. I think exposure time is
    just controlled electronically, am I right?

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