K7 Video function

shaun2k · 02-11-2010, 06:34 AM

Any body know how to stop the video from going too dark and light when filming, i know the apature can be set but it flicks from dark to light too often, its always partly underexposed when filming even at 5.6?

Any ideas?

And also does it record better at 720p rather then the higher setting (1.6m)?

dlacouture · 02-11-2010, 08:09 AM

You can use the AE-L feature during a video...
This will lock the current settings, so the video brightness will not vary depending on what you point your k7 at... You just have to find what is the best thing to point it at!

shaun2k · 02-11-2010, 01:08 PM

ok il try that, and thankyou for your reply

slowdive101 · 02-12-2010, 01:46 PM

I wish AE-L for video was a custom setting. That is, I'd like to have AE-L activated every time I shoot video, without having to press it every time I hit record.

shaun2k · 02-16-2010, 06:28 AM

yeah it is strange how they have done it, however after you mentioned it, it does make sense to me, and i can now lock it so its not jumping around, i have taken some better videos with it, i think it should have been better explained in the manual.

thankyou for your replies

patrickw · 02-19-2010, 05:50 PM

I was having the same problem (camera changing exposure during filming as lights are turned off and on). Good to know there is a workaround, though I also wish I could save it as a custom setting.

Unfortunately it it is also changing the white balance during a take (even with a static setting like "Tungsten" selected), which is considerably worse than changing the exposure. Does anyone know if there is a way to prevent it from doing this during a take?

02-11-2010, 06:34 AM	#1
shaun2k Inactive Account Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 26	K7 Video function Any body know how to stop the video from going too dark and light when filming, i know the apature can be set but it flicks from dark to light too often, its always partly underexposed when filming even at 5.6? Any ideas? And also does it record better at 720p rather then the higher setting (1.6m)?

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02-11-2010, 08:09 AM	#2
dlacouture Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Var, South of France Photos: Albums Posts: 1,074	You can use the AE-L feature during a video... This will lock the current settings, so the video brightness will not vary depending on what you point your k7 at... You just have to find what is the best thing to point it at!

02-11-2010, 01:08 PM	#3
shaun2k Inactive Account Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 26 Original Poster	ok il try that, and thankyou for your reply

02-12-2010, 01:46 PM	#4
slowdive101 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: winnipeg, mb Photos: Albums Posts: 48	I wish AE-L for video was a custom setting. That is, I'd like to have AE-L activated every time I shoot video, without having to press it every time I hit record.

02-16-2010, 06:28 AM	#5
shaun2k Inactive Account Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 26 Original Poster	yeah it is strange how they have done it, however after you mentioned it, it does make sense to me, and i can now lock it so its not jumping around, i have taken some better videos with it, i think it should have been better explained in the manual. thankyou for your replies

02-19-2010, 05:50 PM	#6
patrickw Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: United States Photos: Gallery Posts: 104	I was having the same problem (camera changing exposure during filming as lights are turned off and on). Good to know there is a workaround, though I also wish I could save it as a custom setting. Unfortunately it it is also changing the white balance during a take (even with a static setting like "Tungsten" selected), which is considerably worse than changing the exposure. Does anyone know if there is a way to prevent it from doing this during a take?