Here Are The Features To Identify A Professional Video Camera

At this age of technological advancement in the photography /videography industry everybody has agreed hands down on mirrorless camera. The question is which one are you using or you eyeing at. But before you take a plunge you have to make sure that the mirrorless camera you are looking at has all the features for your expertise, for this, knowing all the features and functions up-close is important.

Here are some key features that help a professional video camera function and will prove to be of great help specially if you are a beginner in this field. The number of settings and extra features may vary from camera to camera but these are the fundamentals that hold the key to what we call the best video recording camera one can have.

Let’s get to know these features well:

ISO

ISO is your camera sensor’s sensitivity to light. The more your ISO increases, the more your camera’s sensor will boost the brightness of the image or a video. You need to keep your ISO as low as possible to reduce the amount of distortion because at a certain point there are chances of noise or grain to compensate for the lack of light so that you see your subject clearly.

 Shutter speed

This action is the number of time your camera’s shutter opens and closes exposing light in each frame. If you have a professional video camera your shutter speed is typically set to double your frame rate (30 fps = 1/60 shutter), but you can experiment with slower and faster shutter speeds to produce different looks. 

Aperture

An aperture is the size of your lens’ opening. It is a set of blades or a diaphragm that allows light to pass through to your sensor. One thing to understand here is the smaller the number of “f-stop” or “t-stop” the larger the opening of the aperture, and vice versa. With a larger aperture your frame will be in focus when shooting. And here is a takeaway tip – when shooting landscape keep more of your image in focus by closing your aperture.

White Balance

White Balance is how your camera registers light and gives your video colour temperatures. It is measured in Kelvin and has its own corresponding temperature with each light source. For example, mid-day light is usually around 5600 Kelvin (k), with a candle down on the “warm” end at 2000K, and dark shade on the “cool” end at 9000k. To be more in control of shooting a footage you can manually set the white balance.

While there are many other functions you can discover once you start owning the best video recording camera it is always better to do your ground research and acquaint yourselves with the features first. Further, the most recommended video cameras are those from Panasonic Lumix S series. The recent launch Lumix S1H has even been approved for Netflix Originals. So set your eyes in one of these beauties and start creating masterpieces.

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