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Mar 29, Reply to thread Reply with quote Complain. Ivan Lietaert. Forum Parent First Previous Next. Color scheme? You may also like. Have your say: Best camera of Latest sample galleries. Tamron mm F2. Panasonic S 35mm F1. One thing to note about low-light video recording with the Canon T2i: Exposure time is obviously limited by the frame rate. As a result, you'll get the best low-light results in one of the 1,i resolution modes, because the frame rate at p and p resolutions is fixed at 60fps.
The slower 30fps or 24fps frame rates of the 1,i modes can make a real difference in how bright your videos are. A typical computer these days has little trouble dealing with still images, but high-definition video can be another matter. Depending on the file format involved, it can take a pretty beefy computer to handle HD-resolution video playback without stuttering or dropping frames.
The net result is that you'll want a relatively recent and powerful computer to play full-res high-def video files from the Rebel T2i on your computer. At lower resolutions, the requirements will be more modest. We found that we could run the T2i's video acceptably at half size on an older G5 Power Mac with dual 2.
Both terminals cannot be used simultaneously. With its broad range of options for resolution and frame rate either 24 or 30 fps at 1,i resolution, 60 fps at p and p , its choice of either auto or full-manual exposure control, its external audio input jack, and exceptional high-ISO capability, the Canon T2i is an unbeatable package for the video enthusiast shopping within its price range. For best results under direct sunlight, the enthusiast will want to pick up one or two neutral density filters to permit more reasonable lens apertures with auto exposure under direct sunlight, but the average consumer may not notice the softness produced by too-small lens apertures.
At the other end of the exposure scale, the Canon T2i delivers excellent video quality in quite dim conditions, recording very usable video under typical nighttime city street lighting. Pure consumers or still-photo enthusiasts just looking for easy, casual video recording may miss the live continuous autofocus capability found in recent SLD-type models from Panasonic, Sony, and Olympus, but then the depth of field provided by the T2i's exposure curve gives enough depth of field to accommodate quite a range of subject motion.
Canon T2i Video Tweet Share. The Canon T2i's video exposure program is weighted toward slow shutter speeds. The significant blurring this produces with fast-moving subjects isn't nearly as evident in the live video as it is in the crop above: The video just looks "smooth" to the eye. While the motion blur may actually help the visual appeal of the Canon T2i's videos, the tiny apertures required by the slow shutter speeds when shooting under full sunlight result in images that are soft overall.
Tons of DOF, but nothing is really crisp. In manual video exposure mode, you can select whatever combination of ISO, shutter speed and aperture you want.
While the individual frames are very crisp, such a short shutter speed makes for rather choppy-looking motion. The high shutter speed lets you use a more reasonable aperture, though, which makes for much sharper images.
As long as you don't have fast-moving subjects in the scene, you aren't likely to notice the choppy motion, so the faster shutter speed may be a worthwhile trade-off, to avoid diffraction limiting. This crop is from a night scene under typical urban street lighting, captured in Auto mode. The camera indicated it was using ISO 3, for this clip, and the resulting video is surprisingly clean. Some noise is evident during playback, but it isn't nearly as bad as we had been expecting.
In manual mode, at ISO 6,, there's visibly more noise more visible during playback than in the static frame crop above , but it'd probably be tolerable for amateur use. Given that this is fairly typical urban lighting, the Canon T2i should be able to handle just about anything most consumers or amateurs would care to throw at it. Switching to p mode results in much less light-gathering ability, thanks to the fixed 60fps frame rate. The shorter shutter time was just a reach too far for the T2i in this shot: The whole image is rather dark, and there's a lot more noise visible everywhere.
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Publish Preview. Elle Is Oneirataxic 11 years ago. Are you using manual or auto exposure? If it's auto, then I'm not sure. So check your exposure settings. Thank you all so much for your insight!! I love being able to work so closely with so much experience! Everything you guys said was extremely helpful. And I'm glad to know that my T2i is not obsolete! I'll start working on getting some off-camera lighting and playing around more with the other camera settings.
I did read, after this session, that shooting and processing raw files is much better. I'm having to work with the jpgs for this go-around because I was a late-comer on that info. I do plan to get a faster lens suggestions? This was my first "official" session, so I've learned a lot from it. Again, so helpful, you guys! Thank you!! The shutter speed seems way faster than necessary.
Try learning and practicing how to adjust in low light. Set up an object a house plant, I don't care, any various objects could work and try test shots at different settings, write down what you did and how it worked. Practice getting better quality images til you figure it out and get good at it. You probably would benefit too from learning more about vantage point, noticing backgrounds, framing and composing images, etc.
Then go back to trying to take photos for other people once you're able to do all that on a consistent basis. It takes time. Staff member. Agree with all of the above. If not bring that down as low as you can to get more light. It will let in exponentially more light which will decrease you ISO down to a more manageable level. Adding more light will again lessen the ISO and the noise produced by the camera.
Processing picture correctly with LR will also make a huge difference. Saying that the T2i is very old but its still capable of producing good images, if you are not a huge photography fan and is just a casual shooter then the T2i is fine If not then get the Canon 5D IV.
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