I am so thankful I found your video's. You do a fantastic job explaining the camera, settings, and how they impact your pictures. I appreciate you sharing your knowledge.
very... very informative video's and you do a GREAT job of explaining complicated settings (to us beginners lol) in a simple and easy to understand way! I just picked up the SX260 and am watching all ur vid's because you give GREAT detailed tutorials! You are a great photographer and you really know your stuff... thanks for these uploads! ~Blessings~
This is an excellent tutorial. Although titled as specific for the SX series, the example photos are applicable to nearly all cameras. I learned a lot and that's on top of the large amount I already knew. Thanks and regards
Very helpful sir, in a both theoretical and understandable way. I'm truly an amateur, I know nothing but to click on the click button and rule of thirds, so this is really helping me out. 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Hi, I also have the SX 700hs and am usually an auto abuser, but your videos are simple enough to help me learn and get confidence in being more artistic and trying new photos. Thank you
I have been into photography since 1979 and digital since 2002 including digital slr cameras but now i have decided to use a bridge camera , i use a canon sx50 hs which i am pleased with and i like to watch these tutorials and yours are very well presented and of course i find them very easy to follow and i like to watch sometimes from a beginners angle and i am sure a lot of beginners will get to grips with the f-stops , aperature and shutter speed maths .. well done
I have just got a Canon SX700 - I've checked out your videos and they've been so very helpful as it seems these cameras are all very similar. I tried sifting through the Canon instruction manuals but found it all a bit confusing. Your videos have made getting to know my camera very easy and enjoyable. Thank you so much.
thanks for this video. I actually just wanted to see how to use the manual mode and viewing this video I discovered that this camera has a crazy potential :)
Hi they are cute, they are from a collection produced by Christine Haworth in the Leonardo and Crisalis collections. One is called the lace shawl and the other Love Letters. Thanks for your comment
Alrighty! I am still somewhat confused about ISO and Aperture...BUT this is one of the few videos where I actually successfully understood some aspects of it! I feel like a whole new...PHOTOGRAPHER!
thank you so much Graham 12:57 thats what i wanted to know,cause i been taken lots of moving objects and couldn't find how to fix it.ill definite will subscribe to your channel.
Thank you Graham for y our video on canon powershot as I am having a sx50hs I have learnt a lot from your video about my camera . Please also make a video on how to shoot cinematic video with canon powershot sx50 hs. thank you
The battery of the powershot range is probably lower capacity than other cameras. Things like having GPS on, continuous autofocus and high LCD brightness all will deplete the battery quicker. There are some higher capacity 3rd party batteries now available for this range which will give extra shots or recording time.
Great video: note the tracking of the focus needs some settings in the menu: AF Frame=AF Tracking. which is then not compatible with some other AF settings. Pretty complex camera...
yes iso 100 or 200 is the best to use but if you are using long zoom you must ensure the shutter speed is over 1/125 by increasing the iso to prevent camera shake. If light level is low the camera cannot give a very clear video image the camera is not able to do this. and 4, it is possible the camera is using a very slow shutter speed in order to capture the scene perhaps you need to put the camera on tripod here,
Thanks for instant response... How to can set Telephoto option in SX260 so that i get an shallow DOF in outdoors...Sorry for asking so many queries.....
Enjoying these well constructed tutorials as I learn to use my SX50HS. You mention the next edition video which will cover SCENE MODES. Has this been uploaded to Utube as yet please?
Remember this 1-2/3 inch sensor camera will have a highly inherent large depth of field. So at wide angle it is usually impossible to throw a background out of focus unless you move close to the subject. Alternatively you need to use the telephoto setting and keep close to the subject, but keeping the subject quite a distance from the background. I'll try to include more on the manual focus in a later video.
hi Graham, just trying AV mode and I can't seem to get the focus auto-tracking feature to show by pressing the wheel to the left. Am I missing another setting? thanks
Hello Mr.Graham, I would like to ask you about the best way to get better photos out door at night for people in low light, using my Canon powershot SX 210 IS, thanks a million.
Hi: I have two previous head injuries and would rather manually focus not auto focus. If I turn off the AF on the lens, can I manually focus my photos?
Hello Graham,i have a question see if you can help me,im trying to record the moon (canon powershot sx) but i cant get a full focus.. whenever it gets close to the moon it starts to get blurry. Not just the moon but also planes,birds etc. from far distance. do i have to change settings in order to make it clear enough. ?
I'm trying to find some settings to catch ocean waves at night...Can't get clear images...I'll try playing with the settings now that I understand em more for the sx50...any suggestions would be helpful too
The maximum aperture depends upon the focal length you have set, the more zoom you have the aperture will decrease. It is only f3.5 at its widest angle and this becomes f6.8 at full zoom. At full zoom you cannot go below the f6.8 only close the aperture to a minimum of f8 - thats entirely due to the optics of this lens.
How did you set up the center box in the middle of the pic screen - to follow the moving train or if the face moves...the box in the middle just followed along!!?? I followed till you said press the horizontal key - I got lost at that part in this vid. To be clear Sir I am asking for help. I know you da mann I just missed what to press on my SX530-SH. Thanks a mil for your great Tuts. I subscribed Sir!!!
Hello, in my particular camera, it is the left side of the wheel around the function button. But, I also have found that I must go to Menu>AF Frame>Tracking AF. If you use tracking and not center or face recognition, then you should be able to hold the focus where you want to.
When I try to set up my camera to film an HD movie (TH-cam Vid) it never goes past 720, I have a great memory card but it wont shoot 1080. Also how do I keep the focus on me and have the background a little blurry? Thanks!!
One more issue..in your video in AV mode you have mentioned that we can lock the focus on the subject by pressing horzontal navigation but i am not able to get that option...pls suggest...
I was almost certain I heard you mention you'd discuss scene modes in your next video. That would be great. Incidentally, the focus modes in auto are a little confusing. Shame you can't select a focus point other than centre (ie af area as with dslrs). Great fitness blog btw :-)
Hi Graham, I have observed in your video "understanding Canon SX..." part 3 , in AV mode you have enabled tracking focus lock on the subject where as i tried but that feature is not avialable in my SX 260 pls suggest how to enable that...cheers
Hi Graham, I have observed in M mode the max f value is 5 where as manual says 3.5 to 6.8 ..how can i adjust to 3.5 ? pls suggest..thkz in advance...cheers
graham what is better for shooting multiple photos of moving subjects?burst mode or in p mode holding down the shutter button for continuous shots?please answer
Excellent video Could you please have one tutorial dedicated to using manual focus in this camera with regards to achieving a blur foreground or a blur background. Regards esselp
I have followed the same instructions in the video for the AV mode to blur the background, but it doesn't work, i have canon SX60HS, anybody can help ?
It is best to use the M mode when you want more control of iso, aperture and shutter speed. Always keep iso as low as you can, followed by shutter speed no lower than 1/30. camera shake is still the worst culprit to unsharp pictures. After that Use aperture priority and keep aperture to a low number to keep the shutter speed high. AWB should give good colour balance otherwise do a manual white balnce on a white card to set a better one.
Thank you. An excellent presentation of the exposure balance equation. It's 2021 and your presentation is timeless.
I am so thankful I found your video's. You do a fantastic job explaining the camera, settings, and how they impact your pictures. I appreciate you sharing your knowledge.
Your amazing Graham for all you do. My son has just got one of these and this video is a real blessing thank you so much
very... very informative video's and you do a GREAT job of explaining complicated settings (to us beginners lol) in a simple and easy to understand way! I just picked up the SX260 and am watching all ur vid's because you give GREAT detailed tutorials! You are a great photographer and you really know your stuff... thanks for these uploads! ~Blessings~
This is an excellent tutorial. Although titled as specific for the SX series, the example photos are applicable to nearly all cameras. I learned a lot and that's on top of the large amount I already knew. Thanks and regards
Thank you, I'm glad some of the presentation was useful.
Very helpful sir, in a both theoretical and understandable way.
I'm truly an amateur, I know nothing but to click on the click button and rule of thirds, so this is really helping me out. 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Hi, I also have the SX 700hs and am usually an auto abuser, but your videos are simple enough to help me learn and get confidence in being more artistic and trying new photos. Thank you
I have been into photography since 1979 and digital since 2002 including digital slr cameras but now i have decided to use a bridge camera , i use a canon sx50 hs which i am pleased with and i like to watch these tutorials and yours are very well presented and of course i find them very easy to follow and i like to watch sometimes from a beginners angle and i am sure a lot of beginners will get to grips with the f-stops , aperature and shutter speed maths .. well done
Graham...You are on point!!! Thank you Sir for these video tuts!!! Great Job Sir!!!
I have just got a Canon SX700 - I've checked out your videos and they've been so very helpful as it seems these cameras are all very similar. I tried sifting through the Canon instruction manuals but found it all a bit confusing. Your videos have made getting to know my camera very easy and enjoyable. Thank you so much.
Thank you glad the videos also relate to the newer models. Thanks for posting the comment
Thank you for the clear explanation of the modes and how to use them on this camera.
glad you found the tutorials helpful, thanks for the comment.
this is very helpful your explanation is very slow and clearly easier to understand. thanks
got sx500is and didnt have any idea on manual but after this video I LEARNED!!!
Thank you, I am glad the short video helped
Thank you for all of your videos, I just got the SX50HS, your videos are so very helpful! Very well done!
Thank you, really appreciate your feedback
This the best video ive ever watched.. keep up the good work Graham
thanks for this video. I actually just wanted to see how to use the manual mode and viewing this video I discovered that this camera has a crazy potential :)
Hi, thanks once again for the gracious comment, appreciated.
Thank you for the comment, I hope you continue to enjoy the SX260 it looks an even better upgrade.
This is the best way to understand your camera by visiting all the menu features.
Thank you very much, kind comments are always appreciated!
Thank you so very much. Great content and easy to understand.
Incredible job! Very helpful and clear/concise. Thanks!
Thank you for taking the time to comment.
Very detailed information......thanks for sharing ...great work!!
Hi they are cute, they are from a collection produced by Christine Haworth in the Leonardo and Crisalis collections. One is called the lace shawl and the other Love Letters. Thanks for your comment
Alrighty!
I am still somewhat confused about ISO and Aperture...BUT this is one of the few videos where I actually successfully understood some aspects of it!
I feel like a whole new...PHOTOGRAPHER!
thank you so much Graham 12:57 thats what i wanted to know,cause i been taken lots of moving objects and couldn't find how to fix it.ill definite will subscribe to your channel.
really appreciated, thanks for the comment
thanks for your comment and yes the camera is very capable of getting great images.
Excellent explanation!
Is it possible on this camera to increase the iso when the shutter speed is 1 second or lower?
Thank you Graham for y our video on canon powershot as I am having a sx50hs I have learnt a lot from your video about my camera . Please also make a video on how to shoot cinematic video with canon powershot sx50 hs. thank you
you have done a great work here !!! thanks from a newbie with sx 220hs !!! Hope to take some better pictures with your instructions !!! thanks again
I´m from Germany but i understand what are you take about the Camera thats Great!
Thanks for your tutorial ... very complete and detailed
The battery of the powershot range is probably lower capacity than other cameras. Things like having GPS on, continuous autofocus and high LCD brightness all will deplete the battery quicker. There are some higher capacity 3rd party batteries now available for this range which will give extra shots or recording time.
Great video: note the tracking of the focus needs some settings in the menu: AF Frame=AF Tracking. which is then not compatible with some other AF settings. Pretty complex camera...
yes iso 100 or 200 is the best to use but if you are using long zoom you must ensure the shutter speed is over 1/125 by increasing the iso to prevent camera shake. If light level is low the camera cannot give a very clear video image the camera is not able to do this. and 4, it is possible the camera is using a very slow shutter speed in order to capture the scene perhaps you need to put the camera on tripod here,
Thanks for instant response...
How to can set Telephoto option in SX260 so that i get an shallow DOF in outdoors...Sorry for asking so many queries.....
Enjoying these well constructed tutorials as I learn to use my SX50HS. You mention the next edition video which will cover SCENE MODES. Has this been uploaded to Utube as yet please?
I must apologise, I forgot that I had put this on the to do list but have never produced it - I'll see if I can fit it in soon.
Excellent, useful series, thanks!
Awesome video I'm about to get the camera and it looks amazing
Remember this 1-2/3 inch sensor camera will have a highly inherent large depth of field. So at wide angle it is usually impossible to throw a background out of focus unless you move close to the subject. Alternatively you need to use the telephoto setting and keep close to the subject, but keeping the subject quite a distance from the background. I'll try to include more on the manual focus in a later video.
Very informative thank you!
hi Graham, just trying AV mode and I can't seem to get the focus auto-tracking feature to show by pressing the wheel to the left. Am I missing another setting? thanks
the best explaning video , thanks for the info
Hello Mr.Graham, I would like to ask you about the best way to get better photos out door at night for people in low light, using my Canon powershot SX 210 IS, thanks a million.
Excellent. You're a great teacher!
A great day is when you find out that Graham Houghton is explaining a camera that you own.
Hi: I have two previous head injuries and would rather manually focus not auto focus. If I turn off the AF on the lens, can I manually focus my photos?
Hello Graham,i have a question see if you can help me,im trying to record the moon (canon powershot sx) but i cant get a full focus..
whenever it gets close to the moon it starts to get blurry. Not just the moon but also planes,birds etc. from far distance.
do i have to change settings in order to make it clear enough. ?
Have you tried using the manual focus to see if you can lock focus first of all?
i did and it helped few, i will be messing with it.,,,thank you so much :)
I hadn't planned anymore in the series but if there is something specific you would like covered I could consider it.
Just had a canon powershot G5 x great tutorial ....
I'm trying to find some settings to catch ocean waves at night...Can't get clear images...I'll try playing with the settings now that I understand em more for the sx50...any suggestions would be helpful too
The maximum aperture depends upon the focal length you have set, the more zoom you have the aperture will decrease. It is only f3.5 at its widest angle and this becomes f6.8 at full zoom. At full zoom you cannot go below the f6.8 only close the aperture to a minimum of f8 - thats entirely due to the optics of this lens.
How did you set up the center box in the middle of the pic screen - to follow the moving train or if the face moves...the box in the middle just followed along!!?? I followed till you said press the horizontal key - I got lost at that part in this vid. To be clear Sir I am asking for help. I know you da mann I just missed what to press on my SX530-SH. Thanks a mil for your great Tuts. I subscribed Sir!!!
Thanks for your videos - very helpful! Which is the horizontal navigation button?
If you figured it out, let me know pls.
Hello, in my particular camera, it is the left side of the wheel around the function button. But, I also have found that I must go to Menu>AF Frame>Tracking AF. If you use tracking and not center or face recognition, then you should be able to hold the focus where you want to.
I am still using my Canon sx260 it just works for all my shooting needs
Jon A i have the powershot and its honestly bad.
When I try to set up my camera to film an HD movie (TH-cam Vid) it never goes past 720, I have a great memory card but it wont shoot 1080. Also how do I keep the focus on me and have the background a little blurry? Thanks!!
One more issue..in your video in AV mode you have mentioned that we can lock the focus on the subject by pressing horzontal navigation but i am not able to get that option...pls suggest...
I was almost certain I heard you mention you'd discuss scene modes in your next video. That would be great. Incidentally, the focus modes in auto are a little confusing. Shame you can't select a focus point other than centre (ie af area as with dslrs).
Great fitness blog btw :-)
very nice video
thank you for the comment, really appreciated.
Thanks once again and thanks for viewing my fitness blog.
Thank you once again for you views and comment, really appreciated.
Wow my head is spinning, great informative tutorial though thanks.
alot to take in, however thanks for the comment
When's part 5 coming out for the hs series? Excellent videos!
Powershot SX230HS: I cannot get the Autotracking setting on in AV mode. Therefore I cannot put it 'on hold'. What am I missing or doing wrong?
Hi Graham,
I have observed in your video "understanding Canon SX..." part 3 , in AV mode you have enabled tracking focus lock on the subject where as i tried but that feature is not avialable in my SX 260 pls suggest how to enable that...cheers
Hi Graham,
I have observed in M mode the max f value is 5 where as manual says 3.5 to 6.8 ..how can i adjust to 3.5 ? pls suggest..thkz in advance...cheers
Where can I buy this camera?
graham what is better for shooting multiple photos of moving subjects?burst mode or in p mode holding down the shutter button for continuous shots?please answer
your videos are very Helpful!!! tHank you so mucH!!!
How to shift the tracking focus point in Powershot SX 210??
Excellent video Could you please have one tutorial dedicated to using manual focus in this camera with regards to achieving a blur foreground or a blur background. Regards esselp
Really looking forward to buy these compact camera with manual controls, great guide it helps me.
Can you do "Bokeh" on one of these cameras?
only if you zoom fully out and keep the subject close and the background as far back as possible to get the most out of focus detail
Can you explain why they chew through batteries
Hey, I love those statues. What are they called? Great video too.
Thank you, very much apreciated.
Very helpful! Tks a lot!
Sir how can I change shutter speed on canon sx430
Helped alot
17:18. The wild teasel
Hello , I am french and I don't know how I can do a time-laps with the canon SX260 HS ..
I saw you vids where you used magnifying adapters on a bridge camera. Would that work on a Sx50hs to get bokeh?
Yes it would allow you to get close to the subject and throw the background more out of focus.
Gracias amigo!
thank you for the reply
Thanks. very helpful.
thank you dude you help me a lot
I have a windows 7 computer and it wont let me export footage from the camera to the computer please help!!!!
I have followed the same instructions in the video for the AV mode to blur the background, but it doesn't work, i have canon SX60HS, anybody can help ?
Thanks Sir
Thank you for taking the time to view and comment.
thank you
It is best to use the M mode when you want more control of iso, aperture and shutter speed. Always keep iso as low as you can, followed by shutter speed no lower than 1/30. camera shake is still the worst culprit to unsharp pictures. After that Use aperture priority and keep aperture to a low number to keep the shutter speed high.
AWB should give good colour balance otherwise do a manual white balnce on a white card to set a better one.
How do I delete a favorite?
Hey,,,pls ignore the above query...as i have resolved it on my own...:)
Cheers
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