DSLR Canon 700D

A video guide to using the Canon 700D for filming

00:31 - What's in the bag?
03:23 - Assembling the camera, lens options, batteries & SD cards
08:14 - Connecting the Beachtek XLR inputs
09:28 - Safari tripod
12:26 - Setting the camera audio levels
18:17 - Tour of the camera controls
26:22 - Menu settings for video filming

Pros

•“Film” like quality can be achieved in HD.

•Small, portable.

•Full manual controls available

•Some auto settings

Cons

•Focus can be tricky, manual controls need work

•Prone to camera shake if hand held

•LED view finder can be dark outside (Can use a viewfinder)

•Internal sound quality is Iffy so “dual” system is required for professional sound quality

Choose the right lens for the right shot

- Prime lens - fixed focal length, 50mm prime lens is provided with an aperture as low as F1.8. This means it lets more light in than the zoom and will have a shallower depth of field. Lower aperture means shallower depth of field.
- Zoom lens - varied focal length between 18mm to 55mm EF lens, F3.5 at 18mm up to F5.5 at 55mm

Beachtek Audio Recorder - The Canon 700D doesn't have any microphone preamps built into the camera, this means you cannot provide any condenser micorphones with 48V phantom power. The camera does have a built in microphone but this is attached to the camera is very open and not directional so if you want to record sound on the Rode NTG1 then you need to use the Beachtek Audio Recorder. To minimise vibrations reaching the microphone and creating unwanted sounds there is a Rode PG2 and to help reduce wind noise there is a Rode WS6.

Written by FR

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