5D Mark III Recommended Night Video Settings

[icansee]

Hey Guys,

I've got a school project and i was given the theme, "Lights".

I wanna ask the kind of video settings which is recommended for the 5D Mark III in the night.

My plan is to go around shooting the scenery of the city which the lights are more prominent at night.

Please advice me on the settings like, shutter speed, ISO, aperture, frame rates and the proper format to shoot in as well.
I'm not really well verse enough in the technical aspects so i thought it would be the right place to seek some advice here.

The video will be played using the projector in class so as of quality, i'm a little worried also.

Kindly advice and guide me through this project as i know there's a lot of experience people here.

Thank you so much and i appreciate all of your help !!!

 

[daredevil123]

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[hamanoshun]

I think at night there is no recommended settings, mainly just get most amount of light in as possible, but first ask yourself what is the subject you're shooting, the mood you're going for etc. This will help you determine what settings to use.

Assuming you own the 5D Mark III, i believe you know the relativity of ISO, shutter speed and aperture. Use that to determine the look you want.

As for the class projector, please check what's the native resolution of the projector, that will determine how you should export your video. Broadcast systems here use PAL so a 25fps will be safe, but I don't believe it'll have any difference on a classroom projector.

You can PM me for help if you have anymore questions.

 

[icansee]

Hi Hamano,

Thanks for your reply. I plan to take a cab or the duck tour and ride around shooting the city but not really in a timelapse form. It's the school's camera so i'm not really familiar with the settings.

Does the shutter speed affect your panning movement? Cause there i'm afraid of the shutter lag. (If that's the correct term).

Okay noted. I'll use 25fps.

Thanks !!

 

[daniyal]

icansee>>> Just play around with Aperture, ShutterSpeed and ISO settings. You will be fine. Dun worry with the Mark III ISO capabilities. You can push all the way up to ISO6400. Use Kelvin for your white balance. My only tip is use the histogram to get your exposure in check. Just go slightly more to the right before it clips the highlights. I do not know if you are talking about Rolling Shutter. If you are, it is still there. Won't be so obvious until you are shooting train moving.