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DSLR Settings- Sunny Days.

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Ch.
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Hey Ns. I was wondering what settings do you use to film a nice sunny day with you're canon dslr.
Im using a t2i at the moment and I usually use my settings at

Iso 200
shutter 1/50
F 5.6

And then I play around from there.

What are your settings normally on a sunny day?
or even throw your cloudy days in there to.
Jan 2 2011 12:35AM
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.jon
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1/50 shutter speed for shooting skiing??? you're gonna want something faster than that

I just try to keep my ISO low, which is easy if it's quite sunny, and then set it to shutter or aperture priority based on what's more convenient at the moment
Jan 2 2011 12:47AM
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jibbinc.
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I think hes talking video.

In sun ill shoot with lower apature around 16 or 18, then when it sunset an dark i like to go up to 1.8 and play around.
Jan 2 2011 12:52AM
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Coalescent
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Sunny day, I shoot in a neutral setting, 1/250+ shutter and aperature depending on the DOF I want. Most likely I will shoot at least 5.6 and higher.
Jan 2 2011 12:56AM
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.jon
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Wow I guess I know nothing about video haha... my bad
Jan 2 2011 1:05AM
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andrewmeehan
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when shooting with dslr you want to shoot in multiples of your video fps. so multiples of 60 if you are shooting 720.

example

1/60
1/120



Jan 2 2011 9:26AM
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kfilenda
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Use some ND filters and a circular polarizer, that will allow you to keep your shutter speed at double your fps.
Jan 2 2011 10:30AM
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db21
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ya i always use a much higher apeture on sunny days. 16 is a good place to start
Jan 2 2011 12:14PM
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