Filming scenario for capturing slow-motion footage of food, products, and small objects up-close.
💎 These image quality settings will produce slow-motion footage of food, products, and small objects with fantastic detail, color, and dynamic range.
Rotate the Mode Dial to S&Q
Set the S&Q Record Setting to:
Assign a Custom Key to S&Q Frame Rate for quick access
Set the S&Q Frame Rate to:
Set the Picture Profile to PPOFF
Set the Creative Style to Standard
🧙 If you prefer a more natural look or a better starting point for color grading, I recommend increasing saturation slightly while lowering contrast and sharpness.
🧙 DRO/Auto HDR brightens the shadows and produces an image with more dynamic range.
Set DRO/Auto HDR to Lv5
🧙 SteadyShot stabilizes footage when hand-holding the camera, however, it's only available with lenses that have image stabilization built-in.
Set SteadyShot to On
🥑 These autofocus settings allow you to pinpoint focus on something small.
Set the Focus Mode to AF-C
Set the Focus Area to Flexible Spot
Set Face/Eye Priority to Off
Set the AF Drive Speed to Normal
Set the AF Tracking to Responsive
🧙 Touch Focus moves the focus box to wherever you tap the screen.
🧙 Pause autofocus to prevent the camera from hunting or racking focus while recording.
Assign a Custom Key to AF/MF Toggle
Press the AF/MF Toggle button to switch between AF and MF
🧙 Focus Magnifier enlarges the image, making it easier to see fine details and double-check focus.
Assign a Custom Key to Focus Magnifier
Set Initial Focus Mag to x4.0
🔎 These exposure settings provide enough sharpness (depth-of-field) for something small while allowing for some separation (blur) in the background.
Set the S&Q Exposure Mode to Aperture Priority
🧙 Your lens may not be capable of reaching F2.8, in which case, set the aperture to the lowest possible F-number instead.
Set the Aperture to F2.8 or Higher
Set the ISO to 100
Set the Shutter Speed to 1/50
Set the White Balance to AWB (Auto White Balance)
🧙 A custom white balance corrects any color shifts and produces an image with accurate colors and better-looking skin tones.
🌓 Steps to make the image brighter or darker.
Decrease [-] the Exposure Compensation to -0.3, -0.7 or -1.0
Increase [+] the Exposure Compensation to +0.3, +0.7 or +1.0
🧙 Zebras can help you determine whether or not the highlights in the image are too bright (overexposed).
Assign a Custom Key to Zebra Display
Set the Zebra Level to Lower Limit: 95+