I always change the file name settings by changing the “DSC” to my own initials. I got into this habit when I began managing a team of photographers and needed a way to prevent files overwriting other files that had the same name when uploading to a central media catalog. Now all my team add their own initials in front of file names. This also helps me identify who the photographer of a particular picture is so that I can give proper credit to them on publications.

@fairlessdave1834

2 жыл бұрын

I didn't even know that was possible!

@accordingtodoug

Жыл бұрын

I shoot multiple cameras. So, I use it to ID the camera the shot was taken on...

@kathrynabbruzzese5007

Жыл бұрын

@@accordingtodoug I do this too. Very helpful for my yearbook students

@phant0mdummy

5 ай бұрын

Those are my initials. So I never changed them 😂

@peeweebarney

5 ай бұрын

me too!@@fairlessdave1834

My slogan is "Clear, Concise and To-The-Point. That's exactly what you have done here. I'm revisiting shooting manually again after 46 years. This video helped me to create a solid baseline to work from. Thank You!

8:00 - I met a person who was getting into photography, and she loved her camera. She said it wasn't functioning perfectly, but she was okay with working around the limitations of its issues. She asked me to grab a quick picture of her, and yep, the diopter was completely screwed up. One spin of the finger later and she was over the moon with gratitude. It made me feel like a magician XD

@chevypowertogo-9070

3 жыл бұрын

L🤩L ... L🧐L

@tahwnikcufos

2 жыл бұрын

I have never changed the diopter of someone else's camera based on my own vision... magic huh?

@WanderingBobAK

2 жыл бұрын

@@tahwnikcufos I certainly have, many times. Set it to a correct focus for me, show the owner how and allow them to fine tune to their vision. Don't be a doo doo head.

@tahwnikcufos

2 жыл бұрын

@@WanderingBobAK I guess you missed the "my own vision part"... you should probably work on reading comprehension, before calling people out on stuff. Just a thought.

@KevinMphotography

2 жыл бұрын

That’s funny. I know a lot of people who don’t know the diopter exists. Personally, there are events where I shoot with no glasses on, so the diopter is my friend.

I set pretty stuff that you mentioned. Date/Time, Image format JPG+RAW, No shutter without card, shutter release with no lens (unrecognizable lens), I also change to "uncompressed raw" type (by default it set to compressed on Sony). Sometimes I also change autofocus type - depending on what I'm planning to shoot and that is what my custom button set too. I do not switch to continues shooting unless I shoot moving subject (model, bird, bug etc). I also like my beeping otherwise I'm unsure whats going on, so I only turn it off if absolutely needed, for example during some ceremony like wedding). I use only high speed memory cards and always have 1 extra for each cam (I usually carry 2 cameras, to avoid disaster if 1 camera failed). and have 4-5 extra batteries on me (sometimes they fail and die forever, once I had to trash 2 batteries of the same day, thats why its good to have extra).

It's always nice listening to you Chelsea. I always change to single point AF too. Thanks again.

I haven't tried back button focusing before. I was wondering how it would work with wildlife photography but you said you like using it for that so I'll give it a try. I also want to start doing more night time photos this summer so the example you gave will save me a lot of future trouble. A strap with a quick release sounds super handy, especially when I want to use a gimbal so I bought 2 straps. My photography mistake stories: With my first wedding shoot my memory card filled up during some group photos. I didn't notice since my camera took and previewed the images like normal. Fortunately, I had switched out the memory card after the group photos so I didn't miss out on too much afterwards. When my diopter was first off, I thought maybe something was dirty so I cleaned everything. I was frustrated when all I saw was blurriness again looking through the viewfinder. Finally I wondered, "what does this little scroll wheel do?.... Ohhhh."

One thing I do, you haven't mentioned, is to change the the copyright information on the camera. You can change it in post, but it's easier to have it set up correctly from the beginning. Other than that, I agree with you on almost every setting - except for shooting mode. I change that according to what I shoot. I often use old manual lenses, and I prefer to shoot in single shot mode, when I do that. Switching between modes is so simple and easy to do, I like to think, I get more out of my camera by using different modes for different things (beyond the obvious 2 sec. self timer for landscapes when using a tripod and slow shutter speeds).

@HR-wd6cw

2 жыл бұрын

The copyright I found (embedded in the RAW) is only really useful if hand out your raws, which most don't do. I put a basic copyright in mine, but I put a more extensive one in post using LR and a Metadata profile. For mine, it's basic info (simple copyright note and my name and email address but that's it).

I have a lucky strap as well (one of my kids gave it to me as a gift). I've never taken it off my camera even when I've gone on multi-day hikes in the wilderness. The strap is a couple of years old now and very soft! Thank you for the video, Chelsea!

Use high speed continuous - absolutely. You tapped on *Hi+* mode -- note the plus sign. Really gotta be careful with that - because it has a huge downside. Your viewfinder *stops* updating in realtime. If you've ever wondered why you were losing the ability to accurately track moving subjects in the frame and you had that enabled, this is why. Edit: Other downside is when shooting at apertures tighter than f/11 - because continuous autofocus only works until you hit the shutter in Hi+ mode at any aperture greater than f/11. If you're at Hi+ and f/16 the moment you hit the shutter your continuous AF is disabled and the focus is locked to whatever you had - and it stays that way for the entire burst. It's just a really fast way of taking an entire burst of out-of-focus images. Edit Edit: You've both often mentioned the problem of viewfinder lag. If you've had that mode enabled I wonder if perhaps this was the primary source of it? Edit x3: Something to always change on Sony cameras: *DRO* = Dynamic Range Optimization. Turn this *OFF* -- worst default setting in the history of photography. It "optimizes" the dynamic range of your JPG files. This sounds helpful - until you realize that it also affects the embedded preview JPG in your RAW files. This also sounds harmless - until you find out that your *histogram* is based upon that embedded JPG preview. If you're shooting raw and chimping to check the histogram, it is literally *lying* to you and you end up with all your shots being 1 or 2 stops underexposed. /rage

What I love about this video is how you're not projecting to be perfect. You'r like hey I mess up but this is what I did to correct it. I dunno just made it seem like I'm not the only one....lol Loved this.

@leo.girardi

3 жыл бұрын

No, I think she is projecting that there are people that know so little about photography that they are willing to pay her.

@softlandingproductions907

3 жыл бұрын

They could redo it , but using mess-ups is part of everyone's formula these days

@ussmillerco

3 жыл бұрын

She’s also bubbly and not bad to look at.......sorry Tony.

@leo.girardi

3 жыл бұрын

@@ussmillerco I could not argue with that if I tried...

@chevypowertogo-9070

3 жыл бұрын

@@leo.girardi L🤩L ... L🧐L

Closing shutter sound is one of the most beautiful sounds in the world. Never. Turn. It. Off.

Some things I like to change or check after shooting (and, because I don't always remember, before I shoot as well): Go back to base ISO; zero out the exposure compensation; zero out bracketing; set f/wide open; go to single shot (that's where I stay unless I really, really need burst shooting because, unlike you, I only use it when I need it - different strokes!). I like my Black Rapid strap, but only when I don't have my camera railed onto something like a tripod head. Thanks for the video!

I often shoot birds and have found when I have a subject that is intent on looking away the beep will draw its attention toward the business end of the camera and I get better shots. With hummingbirds, who's color changes with just the slightest movement of their heads it is most helpful.

@bobfox2733

3 ай бұрын

I’m the same on that but everyone is different

Great tips. I have not done #1 and #2. I never use the camera strap that comes with the camera. I use the Peak Design camera strap connectors with a camera strap I like. The quick release design on those are great. I do change or set custom buttons to make changes such as ISO more convenient.

The lucky strap blew my mind. I use a strap for shorter walks and Spider system camera belt for the longer ones. I spent so much time to getting the strap on and off my camera. Thank you Chelsea!

Another really good video Chelsea! I am getting back into photographer and was looking for some good tips and inspiration. I also change the strap and use a camera bag without a Camera's manufactures name on it, so as not to alert others I am carrying a camera. Enjoy all your tips. The only one i do not do is the Back Button Focus, as it is more work than just using the shutter button. BBF is a two step process while using the shutter button for focus and taking pictures is a seemless, one step process. Give my regards to Tony. All the best to you and yours. Hasta later.

When I first got a new digital camera years ago, I forgot to change the setting to shoot without a card. I shot a bunch, and then later wanted to cry. I have not forgotten that one since.

@leo.girardi

3 жыл бұрын

Why would anyone buy a camera that allowed you to "take a picture" without a memory card?

@R-A-F

3 жыл бұрын

@@leo.girardi some people control their camera from a laptop... you can save the photos directly to laptop hard drive 😊. Great if you're taking longer exposures through telescopes and star trackers 👍

Good tips. You might consider a video on what settings to check EVERY TIME you go out on a new shoot. I've screwed up a lot of photos by failing to check my settings. Specifically, white balance, flash on/off, shutter rate (continuous, single [for studio], self-timer [I've left it on after doing self-portraits or long shutter speed releases], ISO, etc.

@tomwebb3081

3 жыл бұрын

Luckily my camera allows multiple setting banks, which I can label, to stop me from doing this. It's saved my bacon more than once.

@kathrynabbruzzese5007

Жыл бұрын

I'd like to see this idea too.

Love you Chelsea - You always are so informative in a fun way!

Enjoyed this video! Some necessary info for folks. I'm a bit more obsessive...I get a new camera and I go through EVERY SINGLE MENU item enabling, disabling, and modifying options. The up side of being that obsessive is that I've seen every option in every menu and helps me get just that much more familiar with my camera :-)

@isaiasanchez1987

Жыл бұрын

Same here, i go through every setting and learn it with the instruction manual as reference 👍

Thanks Chelsea. I was into photography many years earlier with a 35mm film camera. I didn't survive the jump to digital. However now I am just getting back into it with a new to me camera and lenses. D5200. I am finding it a little overwhelming with the lingo and all the settings. I have watched you and your husbands vids on youtube along with many other folks vids. However I find yours to be the easiest to understand for me. So I will be getting a couple of your books soon.

@chrish7336

2 жыл бұрын

Dave, I was looking at the 5200 at one time but found the 3000 Series was more comfortable in my hands. Also noted that the 7000 Series was what I preferred to keep sensor compatibility with the Studio I was working with at the time.

@alansach8437

2 жыл бұрын

Aren't settings essentially the same? I mean, you have ISO, aperture and shutter speed. Aperture priority, shutter priority, manual all work the same. Focus, either manual or auto are the same. Push the button. It's the computer stuff that's different, but most film photographers were scanning slides into the computer and using Photoshop before switching to digital cameras, and some programs like Elements are really intuitive.

Great video thank you! When I am adjusting my diopter I look at the numbers in the viewfinder instead of the scene. I find if those numbers are sharply In Focus for my eyes then the focus in the viewfinder is correct out in the real world

@garycoombs797

3 жыл бұрын

Great tip! It works!

@michaelkozic4146

2 жыл бұрын

I always have looked at the # and not the scene. My camera readouts are only on a short time so I need one finger to spin wheel and one to hold shutter down. Problem I want to use index finger for both. Need a third hand

OMG THANKYOU!! I’m extremely new to this and I got some lenses on Amazon and could not figure out why they were not focusing but turning off the setting to use without memory card cleared it up. Not real sure why no one mentioned that! Seems pretty important!

Great tips! For a strap, I keep an old thick 35mm era strap - those suckers are built to take a bit of weight! You can find these at thrift shops, often with an old camera and lens for less than the price of a new strap. And I agree - I've been asked more than once about blurry viewfinders to find that someone mistakenly adjusted the diopter.

@iSleepDoc

2 жыл бұрын

I wouldn’t recommend an old and second hand strap for hygiene purpose. Imagine sweat and dirt from an unhygienic person transferring to your neck. In fact when I buy a second hand camera, I buy a new strap also and leave the old strap in the camera box to sell it later with the camera.

Thanks Chelsea! I know I heard about the back button focus from Tony. But, I was so new to photography at the time, and didn't see the purpose. So glad you did this refresher video for old fogies like me!

@roybinson6460

2 жыл бұрын

Same here!

My photos might not be really great, but I always set the Copyright Info so they are mine.

@keblakev

2 жыл бұрын

If you do not mind me asking. How do you do that? I have a canon 90D. Thanks

@niallchurch2679

2 жыл бұрын

@@keblakev not sure you can!

@keblakev

2 жыл бұрын

@@niallchurch2679 understood. Thanks

@johnfoos4477

2 жыл бұрын

On my 80D Copyright info setting is under the yellow wrench icon in the Menu.

@joejackson9986

2 жыл бұрын

Not sure anyone wants to pass off your crappy photos as theirs. Maybe as an example of what not to do. But definitely not to make a profit.

Holy smokes!! what a great quality video and sound quality, I thought you were in the same room with me! Great information. You and Tony are an awesome team as well as SUPERIOR & KNOWLEDGEABLE PHOTOGRAPHERS. Thanks (again) !!

Loving your energy. Great pointers are given. Thanks for sharing 🙂

I use an eye test chart when adjusting the diopter, and remember to use the same eye when taking pictures :)

@robertweir5755

3 жыл бұрын

The diopter adjustment is to make the viewfinder information, f stop, shutter speed and other information sharp. It's not to get the subject of the photo sharp, focusing the lens does that.

I really like the calm and informative way of which you (and your husband) convey information in a calm an interesting way without being too quirky like some photographers with KZread channels try to do.

I’m just getting into Canon and the videos you guys make are super helpful ‼️🙏🏾 Thank you for what you do 🔥

Thank you so much Chelsea! Very helpful tips. Good luck!

Loving these one-on-one sessions as a break from the couple videos (which are also good). About shooting w/o memory card and lenses, all the cameras I had flash a warning in my face to remind me that there is no card and it bothers me so much that I put in a card just to get it to stop 😂.

@MOAB-UT

2 жыл бұрын

Their book ...Stunning... is also very good.

OMG I'm already doing all these !!!!! Yassssss. I love the AF function. So good for headshots and continuous shooting. I hate beeps too lol

@Seitenwerk

3 жыл бұрын

Never understood the AF setting. Why would you want that? There is always something you want to have in focus. So the moment you take a picture without focus it won’t be sharp, especially if you shoot wide open. For DSLR I just focused then kept my finger on the shutter half pressed and pressed it for taking shots. For mirrorless like the R cameras, you usually always shoot in Servo mode. The only thing, which wasn’t covered in the video, is to decouple the focus modes. So that default shutter button is regular focus point/square while holding down the AF button will automatically use face detection. On the other side, canon also supports a combination of both modes: a single point that acts a a object face detection marker

I love the beeps. I couldn't live without them.

Great video Chelsea. I've been busy and missed you LOL! I haven't seen you or Tony's videos for 6 or 12 months.You two are amazing Pros.

Re: Checking the diopter knob. Some years ago I bought a Nikon off ebay the seller said had a blurry viewfinder. Got a great price on it. Sure enough, all that was wrong was the diopter knob was just cranked to one end of its range.

One of the first settings I change is the AF Assist Beam. This goes off straight away! I mean, who really needs that, and how annoying is it for the subject to have that keep going off all the time throughout the shoot? That, and setting up back-button focus, and turning the beeps off is a must for me with any new camera.

@Dudeitsbrian

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I find that it’s a situational thing. I went into a cave with my camera where it was pitch black but then some candles were lit and so I went to take a shot and the light came on and was super dumb so I covered it with my finger and then changed the setting. Oops. But yeah especially if you use MF lenses like I di now, remove the beam

@okaro6595

3 жыл бұрын

The focus assist beam makes the subjects close their eyes.

@noelchignell1048

3 жыл бұрын

I have IR assist on which I presume is invisible infrared light

@lh3540

2 жыл бұрын

that was the first thing that pissed me off right out the box. I was testing my new camera on my aquarium and immediately freaked out my fish and they all hid

@iSleepDoc

2 жыл бұрын

That beam is definitely annoying but it is there for a reason… to get better and faster focus in dark situations. I use it when it is needed, just learn how to quickly turn it on/off on your camera.

Simple things but productive. Grazie, Chelsea.

Chelsea, thank you for your new video. As always, it is very informative. Greetings from Germany

Not a fixed setting but always double check your settings. I do a lot of wildlife photography and being disabled I drive and shoot from my vehicle. I've missed a few really awesome things because I was photographing the moon the night before and didn't go back to my wildlife settings. The best shot of a kestrel I ever had was completely over exposed.

@urbananjar

2 жыл бұрын

Done about the same. Had ISO set for a candle lit ceremony indoors. Then went out in the sunlight for celebrations. Do ho think I remembered to put down ISO to a reasonable value?

@BlokeOnAMotorbike

2 жыл бұрын

luckily you can use the RAW data to correct overexposed shots.

@grey_tracer5283

Жыл бұрын

@@BlokeOnAMotorbike You can indeed, but that wonderful feature only works to a certain degree as well. The more correction & editing is neccessary, the more quality is usually lost.

With all due respect, Chelsea's voice is so sweet to hear

@MTD369

3 жыл бұрын

you usually preface a sentence 'with all due respect' when youre about to insult or talk poorly.

Thanks for the nice video full of practical advice! One additional setting I set recently was setting the control ring on my Canon RF lens to adjust the ISO. It's great being able to adjust it quickly on the fly. I was afraid I would accidently change it handling the camera, but that hasn't happened yet. (It surely will, now that I said that!)

You just reminded me that I had taken my camera off of my preferred wildlife settings in order to do some portraits earlier in the year. I wondered why focusing seems a little weird when I was photographing birds.

Good lord the video quality is spot on!!

I also change the "shutter focus priority" button. At least on Sony, they let you tell the camera how long to try to focus before giving up. I found selecting priority "focus" is best for me. That is, I tell the camera don't release shutter until you have achieved focus. Sony's default is "balanced" which allows the camera to try to focus, give up and shoot anyway. (I don't use back button autofocus.)

Hello, I usually use the back focus button the other way around (disables focusing with trigger button when depressed). You seemed so convinced that I will give it a try, just because of you 🙂 I like this kind of U-turns in my life. 🙂

Just want to say you guy's are great! Thanks for all the help!

1:45, part 2. Take the time to change your date and time when you go to a different time zone. This may not seem like a big deal, but most of us are shooting with cell phones as well as a dedicated camera. If you are on vacation and want to organize ALL your photos this will become important because the cell phone will update date and time and your pictures will end up all mixed up by whatever time zone difference (or possibly date). Ask me how I know. Oh, and that was way more than 5.

AHHHH!! I turned off RAW, during my Daughters Graduation HAT TOSS, to get more shots, and avoid a lengthy saving.... Then, took a pile of once in a life time photos, with her, and left RAW off.... Fortunately, things came really well, but I want to go back in time and have those RAW images. Raw saved SO many pics from that day!

Great tips, Chelsea. I would only differ with you regarding straps. I'm a professional product and lifestyle photographer and I haven't had a strap on any camera in years. My cameras are either on a tripod (90% of the time), in my hand, or plunked down on the ground. Street photography? Hiking? Sure, straps make sense. But in the studio or on location, just one more thing to trip over or get tangled up in...and I'm clumsy enough already. Thanks to you and Tony for all the great content you two put out!

@peeweebarney

5 ай бұрын

I strap mine on, so I don't accidentally drop it.

You and Tony have been great for me. I’m buying my first camera soon. I travel globally, full time and everywhere is a photo opportunity. I’m loving the results I’m getting with just my phone.

Great video. Regarding wildlife photography, I like to pre adjust my settings (Aperture, shutter speed and ISO) when I go from one lighting situation to another or when I expect to shoot something faster than what I was shooting before.

Boom! Already had all 5. I passed the test.

Great info that I will surely use! Thank you Chelsea

Custom settings/functions. I just added two additional cameras, and the first thing I do is change the function buttons and settings to match my normal shooting environments. I was just shooting a sporting event the other day, and one photographer said man I hate how the clouds keep coming out right when I’m shooting something. I remembered him from a couple years back. I reminded him that if you had custom settings set up, all you would have to do is flip a switch when the clouds come out and keep on shooting. Plan ahead of time with custom settings, and you don’t have to miss the shot.

Great video! I turn off the wireless and Bluetooth until I need them to avoid draining the battery unintentionally. BBAF all day long, cannot be overstated.

Thank you for the tips! The main issue for me has been taking less than sharp images even when "in focus". The tip on the diopter is critical, I shoot with and without glasses and the diopter adjustment sved a lot of frustration.

Love you and Tony! I've been looking for places for gear insurance but I got more than that! Thank you!

Thank you very much for your great advice. When I get a new battery I will take advantage of it. Thank you!

You've got "shoot without lens" backwards. It's usually disabled by default and keeping it off is what stops lenses/adapters without electronic contacts from working. You want to *enable* that option, _not_ disable it.

@superfluidity

3 жыл бұрын

Enabling it also lets you do freelensing, if you can bear the risk of dust on the sensor. Not sure what the point of ever shooting without sd card is though.

@wooster7571

2 жыл бұрын

A bit of a mystery how they let a video out with only 5 tips one of which is completely wrong. Maybe we need to "Chelsea - proof" KZread?

@Chris_Wolfgram

2 жыл бұрын

Not sure about most other cameras, but she is exactly right that this is "enabled" by default, with my R5. Of course I disabled it right away.

@chasw417

2 жыл бұрын

@@superfluidity I believe the purpose of the shoot without card option is so a salesman at a retail store can let the customer take a photo and view the photo for demo purposes. If they had to put cards in the demo camera they would be losing cards all the time.

@barneylaurance1865

2 жыл бұрын

@@chasw417 Perhaps, seems a shame though if they put a big misfeature like that in the camera just to make them a bit easier to demo. You can get find some low capacity SD cards for $5-$10.

I learned to shut off "shoot without memory card" when I was still shooting film. With the camera I had at the time, there was no way to tell if you had film loaded or what speed it was. I shot an airshow before opening day, on the tarmac, up close and personal, with no one around, just to later find out that I had NO FILM in my camera!! I haven't made that mistake since! And I have never had that same opportunity since.

@edwardwalker3229

3 жыл бұрын

When I shot film I would rest a digit on the rewind dial which would move every time I wound on. That overcame any possibility of shooting without a film or that the film wasn't winding on properly.

Thanks for a great video. As a sometime amateur photographer, these are good recommendations. A professional photographer friend recommended the JPEG +Raw setting several years ago. It was the right thing to do. It allowed me to adjust several pictures from OK to great.

A very good compilation of basic settings that I also found useful over time. Some are obviously depending on your personal preference, some are deep learnings :-)

I set my D800 to RAW to CF card, JPEG to SD card. Also use back button focus.

I switch from tripod to handheld fairly often, and forget to turn image stabilization off/on at least 75% of the time. Need to form that habit!

I love you ty. Tomorrow will be my ninth paid gig and I am beyond stressed but loving every second lol thanks for the great info

Just ordered my strap with custom emboss. Very cool product, thank you for the suggestion!

Just keep in mind, if you're planning to use vintage lenses at some point, don't turn off the feature "shoot without lens", because otherwise you'll run the risk of thinking the vintage lens its faulty and it actually isn't. Most vintage lenses don't communicate with the camera (lack of electronic components /fillaments) and this option allows the camera to use its normal function of shooting, but because the vintage lens its entirely manual, it will work. When you turn the feature off, the camera won't shoot and you'll think the lens its faulty

Omg. 💀 The idea of Chelsea taking pictures without a memory card and finding out later is jumpstarting my entire day. 💀

@TheVFXbyArt

3 жыл бұрын

...all of those photos live where left socks live.

@leo.girardi

3 жыл бұрын

Gee, like starting out on a road trip without filling up your gas tank.

@chevypowertogo-9070

3 жыл бұрын

L🤩L ... L🧐L

Thanks Chelsea for great contents as always and I love that strap

You really brightened my day, I'm still laughing! 😁😁😁😁Thank you .. Greetings from Croatia👍

I just realized that the reason my photos have been coming out underexposed, despite the preview showing them correctly exposed, is because DRO / AUTO HDR was turned on (on my sony A7R3). So...definitely check for that. Was driving me insane.

Diopter - in college a friend of a friend returned her camera twice saying it was broken and then the last smart salesperson told her "its not the camera" its the diopter; you need to adjust it. We take it for granted but it can be a life crisis to some the first time.

@donnaaggelakos9417

3 жыл бұрын

I have saved friends ditching their cameras by showing them their Diopter settings......immediate gratification for them

Been using cameras for years but just got my first DSLR (canon sl2) and found this and other vids from your channel really helpful, this is definitely a top quality info, thanks.

@leighann5308

2 жыл бұрын

So should that be off or on?

Good advice! I had all of them set and I do like the back-button focal.

I keep the beeping in cus it helps the model know when a shot is coming and they get into pose. I've done it in silent and had models ask if I'm taking pictures. So it helps the models know when I'm taking a shot

I once drove 100 miles to shoot with a model and then realised that I had no memory card inserted. Had everything else (flash, lens, soft boxes) but no memory card and couldn't even buy one as everywhere was closed in the area. It's never happened since.

@trixieout

3 жыл бұрын

I was out driving and saw a blue heron in a pond. Decided to go back home and grab my camera and take a chance it would still be there. It was, and I was so excited. Proceeded to start taking pics, and... no memory card in the camera. Sad trombone.

@ImAlecPonce

3 жыл бұрын

I know what that is like...... hurts

@okaro6595

3 жыл бұрын

Always keep spare memory cards on your bag, pocket etc. Also have a spare battery and recharge or regularly.

@tomwebb3081

3 жыл бұрын

I've taken to using pistol lanyards (seriously) to attach my card cases to my bag. They're made of kevlar, and use velcro to attach to the bag. Not only does it stop the 'forget the card' issue but with the value of CFexpress cards it can stop the loss of hundreds of dollars of kit.

I am so happy, everything you have said I've already done. I must be getting better 😊

Hi Chelsea, thanks for another informative video. I turned off the "shooting w/o memory card" option. I already had AF-On and AI Servo selected, but my question is whether or not it will hurt the camera (7DII) to fire continuously during focus tracking? It seems like that's what people do while capturing birds in flight, but it seems aggressive and I wanted to make sure before trying it. Thank you, Muppet.

As a life long photographer of 52 years, I’m here to see what tips I might wish I knew about sooner. Well, I’m proud to say that being a seasoned photographer that there was not a single tip here that I’m not already doing. The biggest and most important tip if I had to give only one would be setting the image size to maximum resolution, and just leave it there. You can always decrease the image file size later if need be, and if you need to digitally zoom in to crop, you’ll have extra pixel power to work with before you start seeing digital distortion, better known as pixeling. This tip I just gave is like a gold nugget. BTW, don’t set your ISO any higher then you absolutely need, as this will minimize white noise (digital image noise) in your images. Looking forward to the new INSAIN 61MP SONY A7 IIIV

I use the Laowa zero d lens for real estate videos and it will not work with the Canon R6 unless I turn on shoot without lens. As far as I can tell, no manual lens will work if you turn off shoot without lens.

@patrickfitzgerald2861

3 жыл бұрын

I believe you are correct.

Thanks! Excellent video. Saved for future reference. Your humanity is refreshing and endearing, plus this is all important information. Cheers from tropical Mexico!

Really neat. I got a Sony A6000 to shoot in the mountains mostly about a year ago, and I just figured out how to do this stuff thanks to you guys helping to walk us through.

ALWAYS CHECK IF THE LENS CAP IS ON. That really gets me all the time

@mgelinfilms7344

3 жыл бұрын

Yes. It always seems when I am trying to appear cool and "professional", with everything I am doing pre-shoot, when I raise my camera to my eye, the lens cap is on.

@chevypowertogo-9070

3 жыл бұрын

@@mgelinfilms7344 L🤩L ... L🧐L

Helpful, Thank you. Nothing worse than when my camera starts "booping." 😃

@GregPYatesJr

3 жыл бұрын

Beeping and Booping, and maybe some chirping too.

This video helped me sooooooo much!!!! Thank you!!!!

Thank you Chelsea 😊. Very very helpful for sure.

Remember to set the correct date/time and your personal information so it gets added to the EXIF. I also like to add frequently used functions to the custom menu.

@douglasgoodman226

3 жыл бұрын

And if your camera is ever lost or stolen there's a chance it might make it back to you...

Put the camera in Airplane mode if you dont need to use wireless transfer it can save the battery. Program custom buttons for the exposure triangle at least for stills if you have to menu dive. Take the battery out of the camera if it wont be used for an extended period of time.

@a56gs74

2 жыл бұрын

Except for with Sony Alpha cameras which will, after awhile, with the battery removed, not hold the time and date.

@a56gs74

2 жыл бұрын

Re: leaving the battery out of the camera for extended periods of time

@movieman2009

2 жыл бұрын

@@a56gs74 should be easy to reset the time and date ?

I just found this channel, Love the content. I do exactly the same thing using my SD cards as off Mac storage for my pics, I only reformat my cards perhaps about once a year.

Omg thank u I needed this

Actually, with the Sony, if you forget your memory card at home there is still a trick to take and save pictures: connect the camera to the phone via Image Edge Mobile app and set the app so that it will save a copy of the pictures you take on the phone. Basically, you turn your phone into a remote memory card.

@Mr.mallaer

3 жыл бұрын

If you are a photographer and you forget your memory card, you are a joke.

@NGameReviews

3 жыл бұрын

@@Mr.mallaer Everyone is prone to forgetting their memory card. Even you :)

@sebastianmatthews1663

3 жыл бұрын

@@NGameReviews I don't know how anyone can "forget" a memory card; there should always be one in the camera, period. The only time the camera should be without a card is when you take the card out to transfer files to another drive. Once that's done you put it back in the camera, or you put another card in the camera while the previous one is transferring. _Always_ have a card in the camera and you can never forget one.

@3DWHIZZ

3 жыл бұрын

@@sebastianmatthews1663 I agree. My card reader always has a card in it as it is always an immediate swap. But until I started doing that......uhhg. 🤣

@stephengatley8144

3 жыл бұрын

@@NGameReviews No long time photographers will have spares in their car, on their key chain in a case, hell i even have a 12 card wallet full of cheap Sandisk Extreme 16, 32, 64GB cards!...

Disable image preview. For a used camera, go through the menus and reset everything back to factory defaults.

So helpful. Thanks.

Thankyou for the diopter setting thing. I wear varifocals and was pushing them up with my finger trying to get a clear view. I though I was gonna have to get new glasses. Thankyou again.

nice looking strap.... I never wear a "steal me.. I'm a Canon" etc. strap.

@MrRobusa

3 жыл бұрын

Actually...the thieves target "Canon" straps...

Okay first of all, you're adorable. Second of all I'm old enough to be your grandpa so don't think I'm creepy. A third, how about I give a tip for your people that will really help them get sharper images when shooting handheld. Do this even if you have vibration reduction or image stabilization on your digital camera. If your camera is cropped and you are shooting with a long lens, set the TV or shutter speed to four times the lens length. For example if you have a 300 mm lens, and you have a cropped camera then you would want the shutter speed to be at least 1/1200th or higher. If you have a full frame camera, then set it for two times the lens length. So a 300 mm lens on a full frame camera, the shutter speed should be a minimum of 1/600th or higher. It never harms an image to shoot at a higher shutter speed. If one is shooting on a tripod, all of this can be ignored, as long as your hands free on the camera in other words no hands on the camera. So you have to shoot with a timer or a remote trigger. Hope this helps have a great day.

@rhythmace1

2 жыл бұрын

These days auto-ISO functions can often take this into account and automatically adjust the minimum shutter speed to be no less than 1/focal length, which is the general rule of thumb for a full frame camera to get most shots sharp. Presumably they adjust this according to the 35mm-equivalent focal length on cropped sensor cameras. Furthermore they may allow you to tweak it, eg Nikon Z cameras let you adjust this to ½ or 2x the rule-of-thumb speed, depending on whether you want to really guarantee that each shot is sharp or reduce the ISO and rely more on image stabilisation. For me I think it's a shame if you have 4-5 stops worth of image stabilisation in your lens or camera and you're just defaulting to 2 or 3 times the shutter speed that would probably get you a sharp shot even without it, because that may require a much higher ISO and significantly more noise, depending on light levels and creative aperture choice. I prefer to make use of the IS technology to keep the ISO down and fire off a few frames to ensure I get a sharp one.

@michaelharris3450

2 жыл бұрын

@@rhythmace1 well I haven't seen the computer chip in the Canon or the Nikon that will do away with blurry images handheld with a telephoto or zoom at a high aperture. Try my rule it really works. It does require to shoot in shutter priority everybody gives you more selection on ISO because you can choose that manually. As you know the lower the eye so the better the print.

@rhythmace1

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelharris3450 That's the thing, Auto-ISO settings in recent cameras may allow you to set your camera up to do *exactly* what you are suggesting, but automatically in A and P modes, so you don't have to think about it and can have control over depth of field as well. That's what I've done on my Nikon Z5, except that I've tweaked it to a lower multiplier of the basic 1/focal length formula (approx 1/4x, as opposed to your recommended 2x) to keep my images cleaner while the IBIS (usually) keeps them sharp.

@michaelharris3450

2 жыл бұрын

@@rhythmace1 interesting! But I don't know how that would work. Most of us old codgers, learned how to shoot with cameras that were only manual. Back in the film days. So we had no automatic settings. And we had to learn how to be great photographers if we so desired, by knowing a stops. Not only what they did but how to manipulate them. Photography was a lot more mechanical, unless artistic. Now we're in an artistic mode, where amazing young photographers like yourself and focus more in composition which really makes a great picture. A famous female photographer published a book, a photo coffee table book, of her work with other famous people and celebrities. The composition the scenes the settings, we're just amazing. But the technical work was so poor, that when the pictures were even blown up large enough to be put in that book, they were not sharp and it was sort of a detriment to her work. Old school is get it right and you can print it any size. That's what made Richard Avon so great when he started printing and he was the first photographer to print 6 ft by 12 ft images that were just amazingly sharp and details. Photographers like that back in the day did not shoot and low f numbers. We kind of hung around f11. But we had rules that if we know how to break them we could break them. One of those rules is to eliminate distractions and capture the exact the size of moments. And we eliminated the distraction of blur by shooting mostly on a tripod and f11. That way when the shutter got too slow we wouldn't have a camera shake. But please don't let this thread detract from your amazing work and ability.

@rhythmace1

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelharris3450 To be honest I happily used the same camera for 6 years and had not kept abreast of technological developments, so the new capability is new to me too. I'm not sure how familiar you are with "traditional" Auto-ISO settings, but they basically manage your ISO for you by automatically increasing it if a correct exposure cannot be achieved at the current exposure settings, and turn ISO into an automatable exposure variable like aperture and shutter speed already are. Where aperture and shutter speed are variable according to PASM mode it will first adjust these as far as possible, and only then increase the ISO if necessary. Obviously your lens provides a hard limit on the maximum aperture, but the Auto-ISO settings usually provide a minimum shutter speed parameter so than when shutter speed is the automated variable (in A mode etc) that it can't get too low. Now, recent cameras have improved on the options for minimum shutter speed so instead of a fixed absolute value they can automatically determine the slowest speed they should allow before boosting ISO based on the current focal length the camera is reading from the lens. In this way it won't boost your ISO up as much with a wide-angle lens as it would with a tele, potentially giving you less noisy images while hopefully still keeping everything sharp. I know what you mean about all the automation, I have at time felt like I was cheating with some of these settings! But on the whole, while I can romanticise about the sheer technical skill that used to be required with all-manual operation, as you say I think that anything that lets photographers concentrate on their artistic vision and composition is a good thing. When I first got interested in photography in the 80s my Dad gave me a little pocket exposure calculator wheel he'd made in the 50s, and it's fun to think of all the thought and preparation that used to have to go into getting a half decent shot using a hand-held meter and manual settings, and there's more than a little nostalgia there for me, but I'm so glad we don't *have to* do that any more!

Yep- I had all those settings, plus some more: I turn off Auto ISO, wanting to dictate that with older digital cameras. But for most people- myself included, I think the most helpful/best feature is: Back Button Focus. I find it functionally, ergonomically better....more intuitive to my workflow for capture.

@MOAB-UT

2 жыл бұрын

I use it too but then you can't use that button to lock autofocus? What do you use then?

Great advice, Thank you!!