Canon 6D RAW Video with 250MBs SD Card
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- To see my full review of RAW video shooting on the Canon 6D, check out the link below.
• Canon 6D RAW Video Review
Are you shooting RAW video using Magic Lantern on your Canon 6D? Are you annoyed that your can't shoot at 1080p? Well guess what! You can buy the new 250 MB/s SD cards...and they WONT help at all. Bummer.
Thank you very much for this warning.
You saved many of us from experiencing the same frustration, that you had to go through.
Thank you for this video, I have been searching to see if I could hack my 6d to shoot 4k and searches here on youtube were useless until I found this. Now I know to just let my 6D stick to photos.
Weird that other cameras with the same image processor can
Yes, it's true that the camera's SD card controller is limited to about 45mb/s. It's the same limitation on the 6d, 70d, and the 5d iii (SD only).
So which camera would not have those limiations? 5D Mark IV?
Years passed and things changed. 6D now is a very capable monster. Please check for the most update experimental build.
Yeah, this video is definitely outdated now, haha. I would be interested in seeing the 6D's new capabilities. I'll check it out, thanks.
Be hurry. It's pushing 5D3 now lol. (ok. not that good but a lot better than before.)
May seem unrelated, but it's also very important your shooting mode is set to RAW only, not RAW+JPEG. You will be allowed a significantly higher amount of recording time. I can shoot 1726x736 for 12-14 seconds, which is enough to make most shots for a film. It's a pain in the ass, but it's enough.
The MkIII can shoot continuously in full HD (apparently the end result is comparable to many of the RED cameras), so it's much more ideal if you can spare the extra $1800. :/
Just ordered my 6d it comes tomorrow and ineed to be able to get at least good 10-15 second in raw video as big as possible. the comments and info from this video have been very helpful. Currently shooting on a t2i, eosm eos m3 and tomorrow a eos 6d! yay!
How do you like your 6D over the years?
sir i have 6d mark ii dslr but my problem is that firmware has 1.1.1 and ml has 1.1.6 firmware is required in 6d mark ii. That's why I can't install ML on my 6D camera. What Can I do?
It's my understanding that Magic Lantern is not yet available for the 6DII.
@@kevingrote ML website showing there have 6d M2 configuration available and many TH-camr also showing how to install but I can't do like them
@@santoshfcpxvisual1485 Unfortunately, I can't help. I haven't done it before. All I know is when I look on their website at their nightly builds, 6DII is not on the list.
@@santoshfcpxvisual1485 Well I'm sorry, I can't help. I don't own a 6DII. Good luck!
@@kevingrote thank u so much for your reply. For you I really come to know that different 6D and 6D Mark 2.
Hey! For record in a higher resolution, you can reduce the frame rate ( 29 -->23)
its so ugly. lowest could be 23.976 and no less
Until I saw this, I was planning on scoring a 6D for $350 on CL. I know it's been a decade since you made this but have you tried newer versions of ML? Thank you.
$350 sounds like a steal. But no, I haven't tried any recent versions of Magic Lantern. There are so many other cameras out there that already do everything ML does. I personally feel like Canon abandoned their video customer base a long time ago, and instead of creating a simple firmware update to add additional features to preexisting cameras, they instead came out with new, much more expensive cameras that include those features. Magic Lantern brought those features to the average Canon user without any extra cost. But every other camera manufacturer out there just gave us those features without a workaround. So I haven't shot video on a Canon in close to a decade. However, I still use Canons regularly for photography, including my old faithful 6D. So $350 for a solid full frame stills camera is still a great deal, but if you're wanting to shoot higher quality video, Canon would be the last brand I'd recommend at this point. The Canon cameras that actually capture high quality video are much more expensive than other brands. You'd get much better quality video from a brand new $500 Panasonic than you'll get with a used 6D and ML.
Thank you for the Video update ! Now i know that i don't have to buy a faster sd card. Unfortunately.
Very helpful! Though I have one question. What would be the highest resolution you can shoot continuously?
I was watching this video Oz in "I'm Sorry, What?" // Canon 6D RAW Comedy Short Film and the channel's owner answered the same question saying he was capable to achieve 1536x645 at a ratio of 2.35 continuously. I wonder what would be a the highest on 16:9 aspect ratio.
Thank you. Great video. Very informative. I have a 6d and was thinking perhaps a faster card would allow more resolution.
Watch my other video. I use a 250mb/s card in the camera. It doesn't help.
The reason it can't hit the specified write speeds is because that card is UHS-II, The 6D only supports UHS-I. If you had shown the back of the card, you can easily see an entirely new row of pins that UHS-II use in supported devices. Also, the 6D has never tested close to max throughput of even UHS-I. Any UHS-I card with a U3 speed rating(minimum 30MB MB/s) should give the best performance. On a side note, have you tried to see if 4k is supported for time lapse videos? i.e. 4k at 3 or 4fps?
Jay Bruce Thanks for the info, I didn't know what the difference was between UHS-I or UHS-II. I have not tested it for any time lapse videos though. Sorry.
SERENITY!!! Great taste man!
Thanks! Great movie!
Kevin Grote how much time can u get out of a 32 GB card in raw?
Canon 6D write & read speed is limited at 40 MB/s by SD slot. So it's no sence to buy a 280 Mb/s card. You can get the same result with 60 Mb/s
Yep. Kinda futile. I'm getting about 11 seconds of 1824 x 766. Scales up pretty nicely
Oh also hoped that this fast Sandisk card will solve the problem. Thanks for your video!
Thanks for this as you just save me from spending to buy a higher sd card
This would be something that I would try but that sucks that the 6d can only write like 40mbs a second. That makes no sense unless the the camera's processor isnt capable of faster writing. This would be superior to the Black Magic camera in terms of raw vids.
Magic Lantern does have the option of changing the frame rate, but if I increase it, my 6D seems to max out at like 32fps.
+Kevin Grote for 4k resolution video on crop mode choose 5x.. zoom to 5x
I've shooted the Moon with that trick, my 200mm was changed into 500mm! Only 6 seconds with a 290mb/s card. But it was so fine with the thin banks of clouds passing through the Moon. :-)
The reason is not the memory. The reason is the speed of the memory port in the 6D. Even if the memory is very fast, the speed will only be according to the speed of the port in the camera
Thanks for the information.
In my case , I have a 600D , and I have that problem , now I have a Lexar 32GB 600x card 90mb and 22mb trancend 16GB and still continues to stopping the recording pixels above 1000. I do not get any solution.
The problem is not the card, it is the camera. The camera cannot write the data fast enough enough. If you want to shoot RAW video at 1080p, you have to use a Canon camera that takes Compact Flash cards.
Greetings Kevin , as managed to solve the problem with the option of recording in RAW?
I have the same problem, and purchased more fast memories, but still continue to be arrested . only in lower resolution allows me to record , but ideally at least be able to record in HD , adequate resolution, without pausing . I hope allas been already solved, and explain it in a video . thanks and regards .
Well it turns out that the problem does not lie in the speed of the memory card, but the camera. The cameras hardware is not capable of writing to an SD card fast enough to record 1080p in RAW. So even though a really fast SD card (like the one in this video) could handle it just fine, the camera cannot.
hmmmm... I see others doing it on youtube for way longer durations then 5 sec. So it looks like it could be done some how.. right? I just installed ML on my 6D and Im trying to figure it out.. If I change my fps to 32 will that really help? Even with the ISO re adjusted will that actually look good? Im running a sans 32 (80mb/s).
You can definitely record longer than 5 seconds, but you have to lower the resolution. I'd keep your frame rate at 24 or 30. I see no benefit to shooting anything other than that. I think 60fps would be nice, but even with ML, the camera is just not capable of handling that. Basically the bottleneck lies in the hardware of the Canon cameras. The camera is incapable of writing data faster than around 40mb/s (I believe....don't quote me on that, I could be wrong.) But it seems like it doesn't matter too much what speeds your SD card is capable of because the camera can't handle anything more than that. The exception is a camera that can record to Compact Flash cards, like the 5D Mk III. Those are capable of recording higher resolutions in RAW because the hardware for the CF cards is faster than the hardware for the SD cards. I hope that helps.
Nice job dude. Which version you use magic lantern ? (i have also 6D) I installed the latest version for 1.1.6 firmware my raw videos are yellow, it's even worse in low light you think this is normal even though my white balance is right? in addition to this problem , my magic lantern plant displays a blue screen ... I do not understand . Many people use ML without problems... I unfortunately had to uninstall. You're much advise could help me : ) Thx dude
I actually don't remember which version of ML I was running. this was almost two years ago. I'd say that your issue with the yellows does not sound normal, but if you're shooting RAW, you should be able to correct it without any problems. You could try downloading and reinstalling ML again to see if it changes anything.
Jim, keep in mind that you posted this on April 1st. ML bricked everyone's install on April 1st for April Fools Day. It was a fake blue screen. If you changed the date in your camera settings it would have been fine.
hi,i want help, i saw in Canon 6D description for card use, SDXC (UHS-I). does it mean i shouldnt use only Class 10 card or cards below 32 GB for video recording in Canon 6D ? which card specification you recommend me to record video on Canon 6D Full Frame?
If you done your homework, the 6D has a 41mb/s controller, so you can put 10000 mb/s a card, the controller on the DSLR has a max writing speed of 41mb/s, Also the numbers on the cards are theoretical max speed, this doesn't mean it's gonna write 250mb/s every time, all the time, no matter if you put 1 file or 10000 small files.
I knew the speed of the card wasn't exact and will fluctuate, but I was unaware of the 41mb/s on the 6D. I just assumed it was 30-35mb/s because when I set Magic Lantern to record any higher than 35, it can't handle it. So thanks for the info. Now I know the exact number =D
Well i just read a bit more in the forum and found an old table with all the cameras and their max writing speeds and some other info. But's it's last update was in 2014, and now we can record 12 bit and 10 bit. Also , how did you answer so fast on a 2 years old video :D
I get a notification anytime somebody comments on one of my videos.
Tenias que activar otros módulos para evitar que se parara en 4 segundos.
im sure u either have 10 new cameras and also already know and have been told 10 times, but you can actually run -> 14bit / 12bit or 10 bit in one build. and then better yet... in the one labled 4k crop res (named that for the features on 5dm3) they actually one upped themselves and made a lossless 14 / 12 / and 10. i dont know the exact rates of compression on the lossless but its damn good. and my 1920 1080 / 24/s 12bit raw is ..... 36mbs compared to the normal 68mbs i think it required / was unatainable.
I also think theres one that might let you hack your card write speed.
I actually didn't know this. That's awesome, thanks!
does it matter whether you safe the files on the sd card or the cf card? is the cf card faster concerning the file transfer?
Janusz Henning This is the Canon 6D, which only has a slot for a single SD card.
okay thank you for your quick reply... im shooting with the 5d mark iii. i had the problem that frames were skipped because i had a too high resolution... that's because the transferspeeed of der sd port is limited to 21MBs. So i had to save the fotage on my cf card because it is faster
If i install Magic lantern on my 6d, will it be possible to increase the fps?
+degomb no
Can the 6d record 1080p @ 60p with magic lantern ? 5d3 can but was wondering about the 6d ..
No, it maxes out at like 32fps.
Ty
Hi. I just installed the ML on my 6D an I tried to make raw video. II can only record 5 seconds around in 16/9. Did you find a solution? How the other people can record in raw full HD?
You can't do it with the 6D. If you want RAW video in Full HD, you need a different camera. I hoped it was going to work with these new super fast cards, but the limitations are within the camera, not the card.
yes I understood this afternoon. So I am not sure the raw video with Canon 6D is very useful. But ML is still good for settings. Did you try to new camera with V Log system, for knowing if it is almost like RAW or not at all.?
Honestly, I don't even use ML. I used to use it, but after a while I just got tired of it. It's very possible that is has been improved since then though.
Youhave to use fps hoveride and put it at 24fps, gives you around 7-10sec of recording
I dont have raw video option
Are you using Magic Lantern?
Could you record the video to an external recorder?
Yes, but it wouldn't be RAW.
Damn you're fast. Thanks man!
Ahh well, I'll have to just get it right in the camera with h.264... Surely it'll be nicer looking than my old canon 60d youtube videos?
Douglas Thorne It'll be nicer, yes. But not a whole lot nicer. The codec is the same, but the sensor is larger in the 6D, so you'll notice the benefits of the full frame sensor more than anything.
SO WHATS THE SOLUTION??
Lower the resolution or buy a 5D. The SD slot in the camera is incapable of writing speeds fast enough to handle high resolution RAW video. You need a camera that uses CF cards because those can write data faster.
cool. thanks
Kevin Grote the best way is to use SanDisk Extreme Pro SDSDXPA-032G-X46 SDHC Memory Card 32Gb UHS-I U1 Class10, and with this card you can reach about 720p resolution. The 6d has slowly internal card reader, you just can't reach higher than 45 Mb/s
thanks for the vedio
no raw video recording option in my 6d
In order to record RAW with the 6D, you need the Magic Lantern firmware.
THX for the test. Did you try the frame skipping allowed option in RAW Menu? With this you mayby could record longer and mayby with not so much frame skiping.
Yes I tried with frame skipping turned on. It made no difference at all. The problem is the physical hardware in the camera. It bottlenecks how much data can be written to the card.
esa tarjeta es solo de 30mbs, la que tu necesitas es una de 600x o mas, te equivocas clase 10 no significa 250mbs, ademas debes configurar en 24fps dentro de el menu normal de canon que te dara menor bitrate, te recomiendo, SANDISK EXTREME PRO® SDHC™/SDXC™ UHS-I MEMORY CARD 32GB Seran suficientes. para grabar a 720
that card is only 30mbs, which you need is a 600x or more, you're wrong does not mean 250mbs Class 10, must also configure 24fps within the normal menu of canon that will give less bitrate, SANDISK EXTREME PRO® SDHC™/SDXC™ UHS-I MEMORY CARD 32GB will be enough. to record 720
The card is a 250mbs sd card.
+Kevin Grote at least do a little research about it, I mean the kind of SDHC card transcend company
+teo love The point of this video is to show that the fast 250 mb/s Sandisk card doesn't perform any better than my 30mb/s Transcend card. I know the transcend card is only 30 mb/s. This video is about the 250 mb/s Sandisk card that I show at the 16 second mark.
+Kevin Grote or you're right, if a canon 600x 6d / 90mbs is more than enough to make a few clips of a few seconds duration at 720p, sorry and thanks
Hey, i found the video here "Canon 6D in 14bit RAW 1920x1080" - Short clips taken with Canon 6D in 14bit RAW 1920x1080 HD (magic lantern)
where the author says "First of all, you need to switch on FPS override (it's in the video settings in ML), and turn it down to only 20 frames per second. Also, allow frame skip. I suggest to turn ISO way down when shooting" - i don't know if its true, but could you please check that with your fast card?
+Last Little Moment video below 24fps starts to become choppy. Sorry I wasn't here a year ago to tell you this, lol
@@SpeckyNation He doesn't care I think. He just wants to know if it works :)