A Ninja's Story

Nicholas Morin

1. your camera (manufacturer & model)

answer:

- Canon 6D Mark I

2. the sensor size (in mm: ? x ?), maximum megapixel rating, sensor type (eg “APS-H”)

answer:
- Sensor Size : 35mm (35.8mm x 23.9mm) , 20.20 Megapixels, Full Frame CMOS sensor

3. lenses you own & can use on your video recording-capable camera

— in 35mm equivalent focal length range, associated widest apertures

answer:

- 50mm & 24 to 105mm, Yes, I can use video recording with my camera.

4. biggest memory card you own in terms of capacity (in GB), class (eg “class 10”),

and card speed (eg. x 133).

If it’s an SD type card, which class is it? (e.g.. class 10)

Read the following article from B&H PhotoVideo which indicates all relevant aspects of cards:
Memory Cards Explained

Which class of card do you need for shooting video? What does your SD card classification

mean in terms of writing speed: is it fast enough to be shooting video?

answers:

- Memory Card: 64GB, Class 10, Speed 400x (64MB/s)

Class 10 card is suitable for full HD video recording.

My SD card is class 1 in Ultra High Speed(UHS) rating. Meaning it is the second to fastest SD card that is sold.

5. How many minutes of video capacity does your biggest memory card have shooting at both the

highest & lowest resolution capture settings?

Also, does your camera have a limit on the amount of video shooting time?

What is the technical reason for limiting single shot video shooting time?

State your answers as memory card size / recording quality (resolution & mode) & maximum minutes

( eg. 8GB memory card / 1280 x 720p [SD mode] yields 20 min. of video)

(NB. you will probably have to test this out by turning on your camera with your empty reformatted

memory card installed, the display set to indicate total frames remaining/total video time available,

video quality set to highest and then lowest resolutions)

answers:

- highest resolution no. of minutes: 1920 x 1080 (30 fps/25fps/24fps): 29 Minutes

- lowest resolution no. of minutes: 640 x 480 (30 fps/25fps): 29 Minutes

6. maximum file size per clip

answer:

- Max File Size: 4GB

8. format of movie files created (eg. QuickTime Motion JPEG, AVCHD, MPEG4, etc.)

(... there’ll probably be more than one, depending on camera and resolution sizes & modes)

answers:
- MOV (Image data: MPEG-4 AVC / H.264)
-

9. which video output resolutions does your camera produce?

try to include all of the following info for each level of video resolution your camera produces:

- (sample answer might be: 720p / 1280 x 720 pixels/ SD / 4:3 / 30fps)

answers:

- Recording Size:

[Full HD]

1920 x 1080 (30 fps/25fps/24fps):

235 MB/min. with IPB compression

685 MB/min. with All-I compression

[HD]

1280 x 720 (60 fps/50fps):

205 MB/min. with IPB compression

610 MB/min. with All-I compression

[SD]

640 x 480 (30 fps/25fps):

78 MB/min. with IPB compression

10. looking at the above resolution dimensions available, are they using the same aspect ratio or not?
(eg. 800 x 600 is a 4:3 aspect ratio while 1920 x 1080 is a 16:9 aspect ratio).
What are the differing aspect ratios for each of your camera's video format resolutions?

answers:
- 1920 x 1080 (30 fps/25fps/24fps): 16:9 Aspect Ratio
- 640 x 480 (30 fps/25fps): 4:3 Aspect Ration

11. shutter speed range your camera can record video in: does your camera permit you to set shutter

speed when recording video? (Can you in fact set manual setting for video shooting?) Whether it

does or not, what shutter speeds can you set on your camera for shooting video?

answers:

- I can manually set my shutter speed while video recording. I can go from 1/30 to 1/4000 Shutter Speed.

12. aperture: does your camera permit you to set the aperture when recording video?

answers:

- Yes, my camera permits me to set the aperture while video recording.

13. shutter speed & aperture restrictions — answer this only if your camera does not permit you to

choose manual video shooting settings.

If your camera doesn’t have manual setting capabilities, what other camera setting can you use to

control exposure then?

answers:

- N/A

14. focus: how does your camera focus when shooting video? Does it permit you to manually focus

or are you left with autofocus only?

eg. — The most important thing to know about the Nikon D5000’s video controls is the fact that the camera cannot

autofocus while video is being recorded. You can autofocus the image before recording begins (by pressing the shutter
button halfway down, just like you do with still images), but once you start recording you must manually focus
everything..When you try to autofocus while recording, the camera lens moves and changes exposure just as if
you’re autofocusing a still image.
answers:
- Yes, I can focus manually focus while video recording.

15. your camera records video at what data rate (expressed in MB/sec. or mbps)

answer:
- Highest Resolution:1920 x 1080 (30 fps/25fps/24fps): ALL-I: 91 Mbps

IPB: 31 Mbps

- Lowest Resolution: 640 x 480 (30 fps/25fps): IPB: 10 Mbps

16. specific and particular settings recommended for your camera model — the best way to

do this is to look at the camera reviews for your model on preview.com and/or imaging resource.com

and read their review section on the video functioning (often listed as “video” or “movie” review section).
You can also research this in a Google search —eg. at least one very popular camera (hint: 5D) has

suggested settings for ISO to obtain the least noise in video mode.

answers:

- Excellent image quality on par to more expensive full-frame DSLRs (including the 5D Mark III); Responsive all-around performer; Superior HD video-shooting chops; Built-in Wi-Fi with remote control and sharing features, Built-in GPS and geotagging. Also, the camera functions fairly excellent in low-light conditions compared to the 5D Mark III, due to its -3 EV capability.