Dealing with DSLR Limitations For Wedding Videography (Ceremony Audio & Time Limits)

Sennheiser Wireless Lav DIY Case

Note: This article contains affiliate links. By using them when you purchase something, a small portion is returned to us. If you find this content useful, we appreciate you using them to keep this site going. Some people love digital camcorders and have yet to jump on the DSLR bandwagon – which is fine if that’s what you and your …

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The New Nikon D750: The D810 and D610 Killer?

5 Best Cameras for Nikon Videography

Killing two birds with one stone? Nikon may be doing just that with the release of their new Nikon D750 full-frame camera packed with video features expected to be available later this year. Just three months ago, we told you how Nikon really stepped up their video game with the D810. New features like zebra stripes for exposure, smaller raw …

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Quick Tip: Fix Jittery, Lagging, Stuttering Wacom Intuos Tablet Without Restarting PC

We love our Wacom Intuos Pro (5) tablet (we like the Medium size) for working with photo and video programs where it may be 8+ hours of editing a day, but sometimes we attempt to use it, plug it in, and it’s slow, laggy, and it stutters around the page. Basically, it’s useless. We tried closing and opening the program, …

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New Nikon D810 DSLR Improves Speed, Video, and File Size over D800

Nikon D810 DSLR For Video

The new Nikon D810 is the first DSLR from Nikon that seems like they put in a solid effort to make video recording better. Sure, other cameras along the line have slowly added additional frame rates and resolutions, but the D810’s new features really show that Nikon was trying to make the experience better for filmmakers. Additionally, Nikon took steps …

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Best Nikon Picture Control Settings for Videography

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When you ask around for the “Best Picture Control Setting” you’re bound to get many different responses – even among experts. However, we’ve tried a few different picture styles over the years and have settled in on what we like. While this is specific to Nikon Picture Control settings, similar settings can be used for Canon. Phillip Bloom (and may …

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Adobe Premiere Pro CC Vertical White Line A Feature, Not a Bug

PremiereProCCWhiteLineBug

To the surprise of many daily users of Adobe Premiere Pro CC (Creative Cloud), a vertical white line lasting one frame was inserting itself at the end of the sequence. It didn’t matter if the editor moved or extended the clip, the line remained visible. Fortunately, it’s been confirmed that this is a new ‘feature’ – not a problem or …

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Nikon D610 Has Same Live View Aperture Problem as D600

A little over a year after Nikon released the D600, the brand’s attempt at inexpensive full-frame DSLR, it quietly announced it’s replacement: the Nikon D610. Though Nikon won’t formally admit it, the main reason for the new model was to fix an issue with dust spots/oil spots on the sensor caused by the shutter mechanism. It rolled out some other …

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Inexpensive DIY Carrying Case for Sennheiser G3, or any other Wireless Lavalier Microphone

Sennheiser Wireless Lav DIY Case

There are a lot of great cases specifically designed for specialized audio and video gear – the problem is it’s often really expensive, and may or may not prove as protective or useful as a DIY option. I’ve been carrying my Sennheiser EW100ENGG3A Wireless Lavalier kit around in its original box for about a year now, and while I know …

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Six Reasons to Upgrade your Nikon D7000 to the Nikon D800

NikonD800 - D700 Upgrade

In the realm of HD videography, the D7000 was a game-changer for Nikon. The D7000, although equipped with Nikon’s DX cropped sensor, was the first Nikon DSLR to offer 1080p movie mode at 24fps. As the only 1080p option and having already invested in Nikon lenses, this was the only logical choice until something better (and still economical) would arrive. …

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Nikon D600 ISO vs Canon 5D Mark III ISO

The debate over low-light performance in Nikon models vs Canon models is one that has a long history and isn’t coming to an end anytime soon.  The issue with many high-ISO, low-light comparison between Nikon and Canon seem to focus purely on noise.  Don’t be mistaken, noise can be hideous – but very few take into account the differences in overall brightness …

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Videographers: Understand the D600 Live View Aperture Problem

If you’re thinking about upgrading to the newest and cheapest full-frame camera, and you shoot video either professionally, amatuerely, or somewhere in between, it’s important to know about the D600 live view aperture problem. Nikon wouldn’t call it a problem, since they designed it to work this way – but to many videographers it is a problem. The problem is …

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Nikon D600 Full Specs

The D600 is currently in-stock and shipping from Amazon – below are the full specs from Nikon: Current D600 Prices: D600 Body Only: $2096.95 D600 w/ 24-85mm Zoom Lens (kit):$2596.95 Nikon D600 Full Specs Type Single-lens reflex digital camera Lens mount Nikon F mount (with AF coupling and AF contacts) Effective pixels Effective pixels 24.3 million Image sensor Image sensor 35.9 …

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Welcome to Nikon DSLR Video!

Nikon DSLR Video is a site devoted to information on how to shoot quality video with Nikon DSLR cameras.  We’ll have a collection of the latest camera tutorials, discuss lens choice and performance, camera accessories, extra gear (sliders, gliders), DSLR video lighting, and much more.  We’ll do our best to provide real-world examples of how we achieve certain looks through …

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