Best Camera Settings For Low Light Video (On ANY Camera)

What’s something you do to make your night time footage look better? 🎥 🌙 💡

using these tips on my Galaxy Ultra for ad hoc vids 😎

Is it better to shoot in 4k or 1080 when its getting dark outside for video?

This is a great video.

excellent video. thank you for sharing. just picked up an fx30 and will be filming my kickboxing match indoors most likely with a lit up ring and dark surroundings.

Is the bmpcc that much worse than the a7s? I saw some comparisson vids and thought they were pretty close, but can't remember which new bmpcc and sony a7s they were comparing

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Thank you 🙏🙏🙏 very instructive vidéo 👍👍👍😁

great lesson

Awesome Vid!!! Quick question - For your camera, what Aperture, ISO and Shutter speed did you set it at??

It seems, that in one point the professionals are not speaking with one voice: The flat profile. I´ve heard a lot of professionals who say "don´t use a flat profile at night or low light condition". You say the opposite.... what to do?

I'm crazy about night videos (walking around, showing the sights), but I can't afford a high-quality camera, so I'm trying to shoot them with my GoPro Hero 10 and Insta360 One R 1". Most of them came out terrible because I used the wrong settings.
Thank you for the tips! I'll put them to good use soon!
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Hi, between log and a picture profile such as flat (using Nikon z6 ii), which is better for filming a night scene?

learning about camaras make me to think ; our eyes are the most advanced cam of the whole World .

But what if you put soft light infront of your camera when recording or taking pictures at a club?

Nice video bro. quick question what lenses u recommend for a crop sensor. 90D for video in low light. Thank you So much

Why is there so much disagreement over shooting in S-log in low light? I wouldv'e assumed like you said, it's the better option, so you have all the data to play with in the grade, but a lot of people say Log isn't a good format to shoot in low light for a lot of reasons, including introducing more grain in the grade.

the must useful videos for this supject

You are the man. Now i clearly understand why my video look crazy. Never knew shutter speed made a difference. Going over my setting now. Thanks. New Canon M6 Mark ii

Thanks for this. I just boosted the ISO and it looked fine

what if you're shooting a nightclub event and cant have a light behind the subjects? would you recommend a LED light on top of the camera(on the lowest setting)?

Thank u so much

I love this. So helpful. Does this apply even on iPhone 7

How to set WB while shooting for interior dimly lit room or for candle night dinner..... should we keep footage slightly underexposed ?

Help: I bought the ZV-1 (not the best cam for low light conditions I know), but I am wondering which exposure should you try to aim when filming parties in nightclubs or weddings? In daylight we always try to aim 0.0 exposure. But does this count for shooting a nightclub as well? I mean, in a nightclub its dark, our eyes in the nightclub see less then outside because of the darkness and flickering lights? If you want to capture that, I guess you dont need to hit that avarage 0.0 exposure? For example, when theres a frame where there is no strobo or big light lightend up, the "dark" moments, what exposure should you aim there? Or is it the other way around? When there's a frame with the strobe is lit, do you need to hit the 0.0 exposure then or is it ok to go over the 0.0? Beginner question :) I feel the breaking point of my Sony ZV-1 in low light is ISO 200 / 400. The exposure I get from that is -1.7 within a frame that the strobo is not active.

Can you show us how to get the best of night time filming with the standard lense? a6400

this is what i needed to hear. (it means i need a new camera)

Using the Lumix G7 at the lowest ISO 200, shows so much noise that the camera is useless.

I produce educational videos at home for my lovely students. I have a question.
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which one do you think is better?
A. putting the camera close to me with no zoom? or
lens

Man, you just enlightened me!! Big up to you good dude

Best video on this topic so far! Very well done!

Hey bro. ,
Can u help me out settings with DJI osmo action camera for low light captures , Love from India

Ironically your last scene on this post I got the same shot of St. Patrick Cathedral for a music video in 2015. Great info Sir thanks. I tend to get nervous before I go shoot a music video it's like 15 years I still get nervous.

that backlighting tip was Gold, subscribed!!!

You don't have much dynamic range at night time, so there won't be much dynamic range. Shooting with no picture profile can lead to a cleaner image with less noise in comparison to a log profile.

Thank you for sharing ❤️

But you didnt mention that you could actually lower the shutter speed matching the value of the fps.

Say i shoot at 24fps.

I could avtually do 40-30-25 shutter instead of 50 to get more light in and let not your subjects move so much so it wouldnt create too much blur.

Sony Alpha has noise reduction on higher ISO. Scene luminance is the only way to get good images - everything else is making passable images. You need the most light to hit the sensor. Unfortunately ISO doesn't have much to do with the sensor - the noise floor is there and the sensitivity is a fixed value - Bumping up the ISO happens after the sensor and shifts middle grey - the best ISO is low for low light because it puts the most stops below middle grey and will show detail better. But then it requires lighting. That's is why film and TV productions have truckloads of gear. Without the lights we are just faking it.

If you think about it shooting FLAT isn't good for low light :)

hi will i give you my camcorder details yes its a panasonic 2009

hi what camcorder are you using for youre videos thanks very much

Plz mention what camera settings r needed to eliminate noise ? Picture profile ? Sharpness/Saturation etc...

Shoot at 360 degrees to get an extra stop of light I.e. 25p - 1/25 many video cameras do this in auto mode

This was very useful and interesting. I’m a beginner here and just learning the ins and outs of camera settings. I’m dealing with a couple of restrictions. Space is one. I’m live streaming piano performances and I often do them in the evening where I want to keep that cozy nighttime light with candles etc. Like you just said, I got one of those LED panels I can mount on top of my DSLR Canon EOS 80D. Even at it’s lowest setting it abolished the night time mood I want. I’m not sure what my solution will be as I have severe space restrictions for placement. Also, wrapping my brain around aperture settings. Seems like a wide aperture is desirable for low light but that it also narrows the depth of field. That doesn’t work to well for me because it puts the upper and lower range of my piano out of focus. Also, I’m thinking I want the 60 FPS so my hands look smooth and fluid when I’m playing fast. So much to learn. Luckily I like a good problem.

This is the video I needed to see. Thank you so much!

Yupp when you light the subject from front ..it looks terrible 😑 ..nice insights and tips 🙏

Use a car headlight . Good cheat idea.