Best Video Settings for the Canon EOS R including custom video modes | Tutorial

It’s West welcome to this video last year I created a video about how to use custom video modes on the can adsr but after nine months or so of using the camera and some additional research I’ve changed my video settings for 2020 today I’m gonna share with you my new video settings on the canon eos r let’s go you’re a beautiful person and a good person and if no one has told you that today let me be the first one to tell you that part of learning actually the most important part is knowing when you’re wrong after MIT my video on custom video modes is out-of-date it’s no longer how I setup the Canon EOS R I was learning and now I could say I have a better way to set up my camera for a video thanks to Michael drowsy and some of his tips in a video he put out last year I rewatched and got some great new ideas for this coming year and I’ve made some discoveries of my own without further ado I’m gonna show you how I set up my camera for video subscribe leave a comment click like I appreciate you first of all I’m gonna name the changes that I’m making and then I’m gonna jump back and show you how to make those adjustments step by step and describe the benefit at the end of the video I’m gonna share two major yeoseo SR video shooting tips that can save you a ton of frustration so watch all the way the end here’s a quick info burst of my c1 c2 and c3 settings just hit pause for a second if you want to check those out but I’m gonna go through all of them one by one my number one change for this year is the ability to control ISO and video mode by hitting the multifunction button and then using the front wheel number two is the ability to start recording in video mode using the shutter button three is adding the ability access the menu from the down button c3 is gonna be my 60 frames per second mode C 1 is gonna be my 24 frames per second mode C 2 is gonna be my 120 frames per second mode and all the custom settings are with C log so let’s go back to change number 1 I added the ability to control ISO and video mode by hitting the multifunction button and then using the front wheel to scroll up or down to change the ISO here’s how to save that setting it’s a little bit tricky push the menu button then go to the fifth icon over which is a small camera with a continuum of five dots or little lines underneath it it’s the orange menu go to page four go to the first option customize buttons then navigate down three and over to the second column which is the settings for settings in the video mode you should be on multi-function button and see that lit up on the camera diagram on the left press set you’re going to navigate to the box that says dial function which means pushing the multifunction button unlocks a dial just now while on that box push info details set that’s low box that appears below move the highlighted box to ISO make sure you hit the next button on the bottom right then click info okay this setting is extremely important to me because of muscle memory in photo mode this is where I adjust my shutter speed which lets it more or less light it’s the first setting I go to in photo mode to brighten a picture so my muscle memory is the front wheel for more light that is a connection it makes an easy transition to apply the same movement for the same effective video usually when I’m filming handheld I supporting the camera weight with my left hand so rotating this wheel is less likely to induce camera shake than the control ring on the lens which is a left-handed adjustment thanks to Pablo of buenos Diaz imagery for this idea he’s actually right here filming some b-roll setting change too I added the ability to start recording in video mode with the shutter button now here’s how you set that up press the menu button and go to the fourth icon over the wrench icon yellow menu go to page four go to the fourth option which resembles a tear drop shape icon it looks like the shutter button viewed from overhead and says BTN function or button function following the icon navigate down to the second option fully press press set to see the options which are either no function or start/stop movie and choose start stop recording then hit the menu button to go back I tried the tip for Michael dryly about setting the autofocus on button to be a record button I found that I walk around with my camera when I’m doing handheld documentary filmmaking I have the camera at my side and I’m always inadvertently putting pressure on that button in starting recording try out different setups don’t be afraid to do what works for you it doesn’t make sense to force yourself to use someone else’s settings or tips if they don’t create a better experience or workflow for you alright setting change 3 I added the ability to access the menu from the down button which makes it a right-side action same as all the other video controls here’s how you set that up great tip from Michael dryly Orange menu page for first option customize buttons go down 12 steps and over to the second column for video settings press set to see the options navigate to menu press that in your dime change number for this is a big tip so I’m gonna cover the benefit first this tip comes from Michael dryly again sharing this critical piece of information if you’re in photo mode say you’re out taking photos on the Canon EOS R and you hit the record button you can start recording on-the-fly recording video this is a great feature of the Canon EOS R however you need to know this drops you into your c3 custom mode video settings and I did this in a video I covered this I’m gonna link it up here so you can check it out but with this piece of knowledge c3 is where Canon takes your video settings from if you start shooting video from photo mode so now my c3 settings is 60 frames per second HD because if I’m going from photos to video I’m most likely doing a photo shoot and I’m trying to grab some on-the-fly b-roll footage 60 frames per second allows me set the footage to playback at 50% speed or a nice slow-motion effect when I want to slow it down while I’m editing I don’t want 120 in run-and-gun situations because you can only do manual focus and in a running gun situation I don’t want that focus mode for c3 I have that shutter speed set to 1 over 125 so double the frame rate and then my ISO is 400 because with that shutter speed I’m gonna need to brighten it up a little I have the f-stop at 1.8 for super crisp point of focus and the shallow is depth of field here’s how to set it you go the red menu with the camera icon page one first movie first option movie record quality press to see the current settings with movie record size highlighted press set again to see all the options now make sure movie cropping is disabled on sound recording here’s a little secret select manual and on the record level set the input level to ³⁄₄ of the way between the far left marker and the second marker I leave wind filter and intend you ater disabled make sure movie digital is or image stabilization is enabled believe I got my sound settings from buenos dias imagery so shout out to Pablo again next on the read menu go to page 4 and go down to the fifth option for Canon log settings press set to see your options on the first option press Canon log and move over on the 8 bit if you plan to always use an external recorder you can choose a 10 bit press set and you’re set exit to the back screen and that’s a lot of adjustment this adjustment the canon eos r makes when going straight to recording video from photo mode is a critical piece of information I’m looking forward to benefiting from this change in 2020 alright change number 5 so now I need to move my 720p 120 frames per second setting to another custom mode it’s not the most critical so I’m gonna make that decision last actually the most important thing is where I put my normal HD video mode for talking recording talking head videos interviews vlog type content that’s 24 frames per second shutter speed 1 over 50 ISO 100 and F 1.8 I’m gonna make that the number one position so I always have it easily memorable it’s the first thing I access on custom video mode settings and it’s my most common use for the Canon EOS R in video currently alright change number 6 whoo I think I need a drink of water changes number 6 so custom mode but number 2 is by default gonna be my super slow motion 120 frames per second my settings for that or is follows shutter speed will be double the frame rate putting me at 1 over 250 this means less light will be getting in making my footage dimmer I should probably set the ISO to 400 but I’m gonna set it to 800 to bring in more light because I’m actually gonna change the depth of field not to 1.8 but to 4 it’s important to remember that when you’re filming super slow-motion 120 frames per second on the ESR you can only access manual focus and I want to make sure if I’m doing cinematic super slow-mo and everything I want in focus is in focus so I’m gonna get a little little less shallow with the depth of field so f/4 1 over 250 that means I’m bumping my ISO up to 800 to get a brighter footage now with the second AOS are that I own I think I’m gonna set up the situ for time-lapse video recording mode which I did a video on recently I’ll link it up here somewhere it’s a handy preset time-lapse video is kind of tricky it takes a few tricky steps to get to it so it’s a handy preset and it might be a good alternative for 720p 120 frames per second if you’re not likely to use that kind of slow-motion footage a very important tip I was telling you about at the beginning I can save you a ton of frustration and possibly heartache every time every time you set your C 1 C 2 and C 3 settings make sure that you’re also checking and saving the correct custom button set the correct custom button setting make sure you’re also checking and saving the correct custom button settings you don’t want to get everything set up correctly in terms of your shutter speed and have stopping I so then neglect to make sure that the shutter button is set to start recording in the video mode or something like that just double and triple-check take it from me take it from my experience it give me tricky to make sure all your custom settings and custom button and custom dial settings are consistent throughout all of your C 1 C 2 and C 3 presets last note I do everything in C log with view assist on I hope you’ve enjoyed this step-by-step walkthrough special thanks to Michael dryly for his conversation on Instagram and his videos he’s doing great content over there special thanks to Pablo from buenos dias imagery and I enjoyed putting this together it actually took months and months and months of tweaking so I hope this is useful for you I’m thinking about doing a video about how I color grade a Canon log or si log now that I’ve switched over to DaVinci Resolve I got a couple of comments on YouTube asking about my process for editing and color grading so I’m thinking about doing that but most importantly subscribe leave a comment click like I appreciate you and I will see you in the next video thanks so much .