things to be aware before taking the video with your DSLR

1) turn "on" the IS, VR or VC. It works with video mode at handheld. Turn "off" if the camera are mounted on a tripod or stable mount.
2) use A, S or M mode to lock the ISO from changing.
3) f-stop does affect at video mode.
4) Trying to operate a hand-held HDSLR and zoom at the same time is
asking for poor results. This was the best of several takes.
5) chances of getting moire pattern is higher compare to video camera - especially on fine edges
6)

Notes about nikon D300s Video shooting

Notes about nikon D300s Video shooting

- 24p, p = progressive

- CMOS sensor – avoid shooting video with high speed or panning your video with CMOS sensor

- Max size 1280x720pixels – max duration per clip/ movie is 5 mins

- HD video, motion jpeg, avi – FULL HD is 1920 x1080

- Under Tripod mode, select A (aperture priority) or M (manual) – movie are recorded at aperture selected before live view start.

- Under Hand-held mode, the camera auto adjust shutter speed and aperture in response to changes in subject brightness and autofocus is not available after recording begins.

To shoot a movie

1) Choose Live View mode and select either Tripod or handheld

2) Press the “LV” button

3) Before shooting , frame the opening shot and either press the AF-ON button (tripod) or press the shutter release button halfway (handheld) to focus on the subject.

4) To start recording, press the center of the multi selector to start recording.

5) Press the center of the multi selector again to end the recording . to end recording and take a still photo in live view, press the shutter-release button all the way down. Recording will end automatically when thr max size (5 mins) is reached or the card is full.

Notes

In tripod mode, the camera can be focused by pressing the AF-ON buton (during shooting, a beep will not sound when the camera focuses, but note that other soundmade during contrast-detect autofocus may be picked up by the mic.

Autofocus is not available in hand-held mode after recording begins, use manual focus to focus during recording. This mode, the recording will end if the shutter-release button is pressed halfway or the AF-ON button is pressed.

1st HDSLR DVD-ROM

I just make a new purchase of some traning materials, a DVD-ROM that I ordered only form US, GM Books.

price including shipping to Malaysia

Here's a slice of what you'll find inside the movieBook:

• What are the features you need from an HDSLR camera?
• Which features are So Near, And Yet, So What?
• What features are in every HDSLR that you need to shoot "around" to avoid?
• How do you begin to think in terms of sequences?
• What are the 18 main types of shot (and three optionals) you should go for when there is no obvious story?
• What are the structural clues to making a story out of bin full of diverse shots?
• How do you think of editing as you shoot?
• How do you do the eight camera moves--by hand?
• Why you need to experience editing directly, even if you are strictly the cinephotographer?
• What's a cinephotographer?
• What questions do moving images need to answer different from those answered by stills?
• What major special effects program can you buy for $30?
• For $100?
• For $1000?
• What editing features do you want most? --do you NEED most?
• Which ones are essential?
• Which ones are fru-fru?
• What are the five things every shot MUST HAVE?
• How do you recover from shots that don't have all five?
• How do you stabilize a moving camera?
• How do you re-stablize a shaky shot?
• How do you shoot best for later re-stabilization?
• How do you add a Fake Zoom to shots?
• What are your real-world Fake Zoom limits?
• How fast of a pan is too fast? What's the Goldilocks zone?
• How can you use intentional instability to improve stability???
• What type of shot avoids your HDSLR's biggest hassle?
• What sort of filter gets rid of HDSLR's biggest hassle?
• How do you make ANY DSLR into a time-lapse maestro?
• How do you integrate your time-lapse scenes into your HD shots?
• How do you work with still images in movie productions?
• How do you cause your camera to shoot Golden Hour at noon?
• Do the words "Ken Burns" mean a suntan accident or an essential HD movie technique?
• How do you adapt Hollywood's principles and tools to your camera?
• What do you need to be saving up for in the way of your accessories?
• What accessories should you avoid?
• Where is the Secret Web Page for HDSLR movieBook owners?
  A: Page 116.
• How do you turn your HDSLR 30 fps shots into impossibly-smooth, ultra slow motion scenes like this pseudo Nike commercial?:

2010 resolution

To all my reader here, this year, 2010 im going to shoot a short movie using my Nikon D300s. But before that I need to learn about the way, techniques and equipment. So I created this blog as my progress and R and D works.

If you do have any suggestions, opinions, techniques that you would like to share please do email me at kennykwk@gmail.com

Thank you.