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Hey everyone!! I just got a Canon 2Ti, and i'll be using iStopmotion. I was using a trail first of the Stop-motion software and i found when i tried to shoot like, a "Night scene" the footage was grainy. Is there a setting i need to know about on the camera, or better question, how would you "light" a low light scene?
Thanks!!
Austin:)
You use more light, and take the pictures at a faster shutter speed, unless you are shooting at ISO 1800 or something, if that is the case use a lower ISO and a longer shutter speed.
I'm not so sure using more light is an answer a lot of the time. Yes, use as much light as you can while still making it convincing, but don't compromise the scene's design just because you need more light (but if you can adjust it to have more light, do so). I personally just use a low ISO all the time, never going above 800 (and I only use 800 when I absolutely need to), and a long shutter speed. Sometimes I wait two seconds for each shutter click. It helps with the grain.
Thanks Rio!! What settings do you use on your camera? Does it matter since i'm running in iStopmotion?
I'm not so sure using more light is an answer a lot of the time. Yes, use as much light as you can while still making it convincing, but don't compromise the scene's design just because you need more light (but if you can adjust it to have more light, do so). I personally just use a low ISO all the time, never going above 800 (and I only use 800 when I absolutely need to), and a long shutter speed. Sometimes I wait two seconds for each shutter click. It helps with the grain.
No problem, happy to help! I don't use one particular "setting" for the camera, I change it depending on the shot. I always make sure that all my settings are set to manual (ISO, light balance, shutter speed, aperture). I'm not sure how iStopmotion works, if it controls the settings of the camera, or if you have to set them on the camera, but either way, there's no magic formula of camera settings, it's all about trial and error and seeing what works and what doesn't for a particular shot.
There isn't really a magic formula like rio said, but I would definitely say to keep the iso low. I prefer iso of around 200 myself, but unless you have a camera designed for low light, higher iso settings will add a lot of grain.
Shutter speed and aperture are the two I tend to change before I touch my iso. I'd invest in a tripod if you haven't already, which will allow you to play along with your shutter speed and have longer speeds. I mostly use my shutter speed to control the light the comes in the camera. The faster, the less light. I tend to keep my aperture at a lower f number, usually f1.8-7.1 to keep a shallow focus, however if you need to close your aperture up and still want shallow focus, you can achieve this with a longer lens, and zoom in on the subject from a greater distance.
You can use more light also, but don't let it change the feel of your scene. If you're happy with what the lighting looks like, play around with the camera to capture the light before you change it to work with the camera.
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