These are common questions that I have received many times while teaching the Cine Boot Camp. These are not your standard generic questions that you can find anywhere on the web, but very specific questions that I have answered.
On a 7D specifically
1. How do I see my histogram?
The histogram can not be seen live in the video mode, but can be seen live in the stills mode. So, switch to the stills side of the camera, press the live view button to see your screen on your LCD and press info until your histogram shows up.
On a 5D Mark II specifically:
2. I keep pressing the Info button but the histogram isn’t showing up. Why?
You need to set your camera up so that your histogram will show up. Go to your menu. Under Live View/Movie func. set. Go to LV func. setting and set your display as movie display.
3. Why can’t I see my videos in playback?
Go to your menu. Select Live View/Movie func. set. Go to “LV func. setting” and select “stills+movie”, next select Movie Display under “Screen Settings”
All Canon HDSLRs
4. Why can’t I change my ISO?
You are probably not in Manual mode. Make sure your dial is set at “M”
5. Why can’t I change my exposure?
You are probably not in Manual mode. Make sure your dial is set at “M”
6. What happened to all my settings? I don’t recognize my settings!
You probably accidentally shifted to your dial to something besides “M”. One of the most common things that happens, especially on the 7D and 5D Mark II, is that the dial accidentally gets bumped.
7. Why is the movement of the video stuttering?
You may have accidentally put your shutter speed really high. The shutter speed is changed with the little wheel at the top right of you camera. You may have dialed it up while you were trying to change something else, such as your f-stop.
8. Why is my video so dark or very bright even though my ISO and f-stop are the proper setting?
You probably changed your shutter speed by accident. The shutter speed is changed with the little wheel at the top right of you camera. You may have dialed it up while you were trying to change something else, such as your f-stop.
9. Why can’t I take a picture of the white card for my custom white balance?
Your lens is probably on Auto Focus so it is looking for something to focus on, but can’t because there is nothing to focus on. Set you lens to Manual Focus and you’ll be able to take the still. Make sure you are properly exposed to achieve the correct custom white balance!
10. Why does my image exposure change when I move my camera from a dark environment to a lit environment and vice versa?
Your Auto Lighting Optimizer is on and needs to be disabled. Look under your menu settings to make the change.
Hopefully, this will help you solve some of the peskiest problems that you were not able to figure out!
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