Nikon D850 Best Video Settings
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- Best video settings for the Nikon D850. A quick (3 minute) hands-on tutorial for novice videographers, and some advanced tips.
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it is truly amazing that 4 years later, the D850 remains the flagship of DSLR and has far more granularity and settings than just about any other camera on the market - all that with unquestionable ruggedness that designed for the indoors or the outdoors. Years later, I continue to learn more tricks and tips. Thank you for this excellent video. WOW!
It certainly remains at the high water mark of DSLR cameras. There are several mirrorless cameras (from Nikon and others) that exceed the features and capabilities offered by the D850 - camera technology has not stood still.
However, as you point out, the depth of the feature set requires some time to discover and master - providing years of photography enjoyment.
Thanks very much for your very kind words.
I’m new on the d850 and I’m a bit overwhelmed atm worried I bought the wrong camera, but comments like this makes me remember why I chose this beast. Pierre 0r any other d850 shooter, if you are open to it I’d love to pick your brains and learn anything you got!
"You didn't buy D850 to produced crap!" Yes, exactly!!
Thanks for your kind words.
Ty Maarten for this FANTASTIC video tutorial! I love the way you teach, It's straight to the point... VERY EASY to watch and keeps your attention.
That's very kind of you to say, thank you.
A rare treat! - Practical help with no axe to grind from someone who knows what he’s doing.
Thanks.
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This is an outstanding video. Thank you for taking the time! This helps beginners like myself and relieves a lot of frustration when exploring a new camera.
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At last I found what I was looking for! Really helpful, and clearly explained. Thank you!
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Mr. H, I've had my first D850 for 3 years and just bought a second. I just now am considering doing video. Your video was a very great help. I will be viewing it as reference over the coming weeks as I play with the video features. Thanks Bob
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Thanks for the great advice. This is the first time I've watched one of your videos and I really appreciate your concise approach. Well structured and to the point - you just earned a new subscriber.
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Superb vid!! Just got my D850 yesterday and this is my one stop shop for an introductory to video work. Cheers!
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We are brand new to shooting video and wow, this was such a great "quick start" for us, Maarten! Thank you so much for such great beginner and advanced tips.
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Thank you very much! This was very helpful. And I loved the fact you said, "If you have civil comments", I work in radio and still find it amazing what people will say over an internet connection that they would never say to your face or over the phone. Anyway, I have subscribed and thank you so much!
Always nice to hear from someone who a) watches to the end; b: respects civility; c) appreciates my work; d) subscribes. Thanks for taking the time to comment.
Thank you, an absolutely brilliant tutorial for my first attempt at using the D850 to film.
Glad it was helpful! Always nice to read kind words from my viewers.
Thank you so much! Finally, a video that actually explains how to do video with the 850 without going into personal experiences, what would work better, or just plain talk that has nothing to do with the subject. It is straight and to the point. I learned from your video, thank you again.
Thanks, I appreciate your kind words and that you liked my approach.
I have my first videography gig tomorrow and needed this! I felt confident in my settings, but this definitely helped. Thank you so much!
You got this! Hopefully everything went well. Thanks for your kind words.
Thank you! Very helpful as I have owned this camera body for a year and now and getting back into video. Most helpful.
Great to hear! Thanks for commenting.
As a brand new D850 video noobie, this is the best instructional video I have seen. Thank you very much.
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I've just bought a d850 and your tuition for video settings was very helpful ...thank you
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Again, superb instruction and production! Many thanks Maarten!
How nice to read your kind words, thanks for taking the time to comment.
Thanks for the tutorial! I'll come back to watch again when i recieve my D850
Thanks for the kind words - glad to hear you found my video useful.
I am new to D850 and I think this is as easiest and simplest tutorial I have seen so far. Well done Maartem. Would like to see the tutorial for movie setting to video action of groups of peoples moving around, and specially focus and tracking section. Thank you.
Thanks for the kind words, and your suggestion. I'm not sure I'll get back to the 850, but I'll try to keep those notes in mind for future videos.
That was really helpful, I learnt a lot in a short space of time! Thanks very much!
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This was extremely helpful.
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Very very helpful thank you! This just helped save a student project of mine!
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Great video and very helpful, I am buying the D850 in 2 weeks and I'm looking forward to seeing all your tutorials on how to use the D850 as this is my first DSLR I will own. I have subscribed to your channel so I will have confidence in using the D850. In the meantime prior to owning the camera I will watch all your videos so I'm not so green when I purchase it.
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THANK YOU!!!! I am so glad I stumbled on this video. You explained perfectly. I’ve had my D850 for awhile. Love it so much but haven’t tackled video However that is about to change..Again thank you.
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Great video. Will work through it again tomorrow with the camera on a tripod. Thx for your help.
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Sri ,Thank you so much for such great beginner and advanced tips.
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thank you for your video , i just got my D850 about 3 weeks ago and this camera is a beast. I have had a nikon d3100 for about 8 years or more but i want to get a better camera, the Shutter stops here with my D850 now i'm going to buy glass and learn more about this amazing camera once again thank you
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Good show Mr. Heilbron! This is a simple, clear and effective video!
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Excellent video! Everything I needed to know :)
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best video i've come across in ages!
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Great video, it was very helpful.
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Another great educational video from you. Top. Like it. Very helpful.
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Good video. Very helpful. Thank you Maarten.
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Great! Well done - nicely produced, thank you :)
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really helpful thanks Maarten! subbed!
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getting excellent value out of this video in 2022. thanks!
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Thank you, great tutorial!
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Indeed a helpful video, thanks sir!
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Unbelievable! 100% useful - no waste - Thank you!
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I wish all youtube videos were this succinct. Excellent resource!
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Thanks for the kind contribution! Happy shooting - with even greater videos ahead !! :))
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Top stuff..just got myself a d850. Everything was very useful
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Loved it, basic and to the point!
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Thank you Sir, this video is very helpful for rookie
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Great video - thanks!
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Thanks for the awesome tips!!
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That was amazing and helpful.
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Merci beaucoup. Super vidéo et bien utile.
C'est toujours un plaisir - et merci pour vos mots très gentils.
VERY helpful, THANKS !!!
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a great summary Thanks!
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Excellent tutorial!
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Great job!!!! Still waiting for my d850 to arrive...
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very helpful. Thanks
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Very nice video! I was thinking of buying a Sony handicam for my videos, but decided to check out what my d850 can do first. I think I will rock the d850 for a while and see how I feel after giving it a shot. Thanks!
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Simple, but excellent. Well done
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Thanks. Is very useful video
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nice explanation thanks a lot
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Thanks Maarten. Subscribed.
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Great tutorial, thanks Maarten!
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I was in a hurry to set up my new D850 for a video job the following day. Your video helped me enormously. Thanks again
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A fellow Torontoian... :) Thanks for the helpful advice in this vid. Nikon is getting better at video, on the D850 I find myself shooting at higher F stops to stop it from hunting for focus. Going to try some of your suggestions as I never really dived into the menus. Cheers
Thanks for your kind words, always nice to hear from an appreciative viewer. Have you tried manual, that's most effective to stop it hunting.
While I have no intention of stepping on your artistic vision and integrity, and it's heartwarming to hear that you have a club, the reality is that many people do use a smaller aperture to achieve the appropriate exposure and there are also many talented artists and photographers who like to use a larger aperture to draw the viewers attention to a specific area of the image. Fuzzy bokeh and a large depth of field will remain popular for some time. Beet salad is so 2013.
Great work thank you
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Thanks ! That was great.
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Thank you very much Maarten for your help, I have finally managed to make a video in manual mode. It turns out that I had the camera at a shutter speed of 8000 and an ISO of 22. So it was impossible to see anything. A rookie mistake. I was already worried that it was not working. Thanks again. Especially your quick answer.
So glad to hear it's now working for you. For video, shutter speed should be 1/60 - as demonstrated in the video.
Awesome, Martin. Thanks! Just got the D850 to upgrade my D600. Going to try my hand at video at the kid's school play. I have an external mic. What is the difference b/w wide and voice frequency response? What do you recommend? Any recommendations in general for this particular application? I was planning on using my 70-200/2.8 shooting on a tripod from the back of the gym. Might consider DX to get a little more zoom, after watching your vid. Will shoot in 1080p to save some HD space since none of my TV's are 4K anyways.
My pleasure, thanks for your kind words.
Wide would be better for music, etc. Voice is for talking only. I'd probably use wide.
Sounds like a good plan. If you can do a second audio recording from the school's audio console or from a position closer to the stage, that would likely be better as it sounds like you might be far back and you'll pick up a lot of audience noise.
Superb!!
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You’re a legend! Thanks
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Thanks for this, was under the gun and a bit overwhelmed, not anymore.
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very helpful
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Great video...thanks 😀! I have a quick question I am having trouble figuring out...what is the quality difference between MOV and MP4 in the "Movie file type" settings? Thanks!
There is no quality difference, it's just the extension, which may make it more easily identified and played on some operating systems or with some editing software.
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Hi Maarten. I keep watching and re-watching this excellent video, as it has helped me to de-mystify video on the D850. One question: is there any point in my shooting 4K video, if I am going to watch it on a 9 year old iMac? What computer / TV hardware spec do I need in order to get the best from 4? I hope this question makes sense. Thanks.
Thanks for the views and the kind words. (I earn about 1/3 cent per view.) Ideally, in order to view 4K content, you'd need a screen capable of 4K. Not having one now would not deter me ... but it will be slow to edit on a 9 year old Mac (they do last a long time don't they?) The other advantage 4K offers is the ability to crop and zoom if your final output is 4K. I'd always suggest that you use the best quality settings available. Storage is relatively cheap, and you didn't buy the D850 to produce less than the best content.
Thank you Maarten, this was helpful in getting set up with videography. There was a comment below about setting up for video action of groups of people moving around, and especially focus and tracking and you mentioned that you may not get back to the 850. Are there other tutorials on this that you recommend? Again, thank you!
With apologies, I've not kept up with the material others have posted.
Hi Maarten. I'm trying to replicate your settings, however some of the settings in my menu (when pressin the i-btn) such as Zebras and Focus peaking is greyed out/ deactivated?
If you are in video mode, I'm not sure what might be wrong. I find it's sometimes necessary to reset the camera to regain control when things are dimmed out and I can't figure out why.
Thank you Maarten. Very quick and excellent overview. What is the best way to use the d850 for filming moving animal while keeping the focus on their eyes? I just got my 850 and still struggle with that. I had a d800 before on which the autofocus on video was terrible. Any advice?
I appreciate the kind words. It's not much better here, and I have no tricks to suggest. The Z6 and Z7 have excellent animal eye AF, but that's one of the advantages of mirrorless cameras.
Brilliant as per normal boss.
Thanks again!
Hi! I was wondering if there is a way to have tracking focus when a subject is moving in video mode? It seems like the focus stays at the same place unless I click on the screen.
Correct, that isn’t available in video mode
Maarten, I just bought a D850. Previous to this I haven’t been doing photography since 1973 with my Konica film camera. Wow, this 850 is like piloting a space ship compared to my manual Konica! After three weeks, I’ve started getting used to the camera mode and today I thought I’d give the video a try. Much to my surprise. And dismay, I found a lot of strange noises as I panned the camera around, and soon discovered it was noise from my Tamron 24-70 lens. I tried most things but haven’t been able to stop it. If I was doing a video at a group event, say like a wedding, how do you get environmental sounds in general without the constant noise from the lens? Some one said use manual focus but I don’t think that’s workable if someone is walking down an aisle -,I’d have to put my attention exclusively on focusing. Hope you can help.
Do you know if the noise is from focus or aperture adjustments? Or is changing the focal length (zooming) the cause of the noise? Some lenses do make more noises than others - Nikon's AF=P lenses are quieter.
In general, those who are serious about audio use an external mic - a shotgun mic mounted on the hot shoe - or use an external recording - everything from a smartphone to an external recorder can be useful - I do have a recent video on this topic: th-cam.com/video/WqHkXOiLSUU/w-d-xo.html
Also note that TH-cam has truncated your question - so not sure if you had more comments. Yes, manual focus and manual exposure (or using AutoISO instead of shutter priority to control exposure) might reduce the unwanted sounds.
Hi Maarten - Thanks for this very straightforward, helpful video tutorial. I'm shooting video this weekend for the first time and feel much more prepared now. Ditto about your "civil comments" request.
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Thank you Marteen for this amazing tutorial. What is the native ISO on these camera?
Thanx.
Thanks, I do appreciate your kind words. I don't think I can provide a clear answer, as Nikon does not. It would always be appreciated, from a video perspective anyway, if "ISO", which is somewhat of an abstract construct for digital cameras, would be expressed in terms of gain - so that 0 gain would be easily seen as the native ISO. And as with other gain measurements in db, each 3 db increase in gain would be roughly equivalent to a stop.
So, on the D850, I think that it's the lowest non-compromised ISO - which is either 100 or 125.
Very nice.
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Hi Maarten, is there is a way keep your subject focused while moving forward or backward?
For video, not really. But you can try with AF-F with the focus spot on your subject.
Hi ya Maarten. What viewfinder adapter did you use in this tutorial for shooting video with the D850? Thank you.
The Kamerar VF4. Not sure if it's still available.
Great video, thanks. What brand Viewfinder do you use?
Thanks for your kind words.
LCD Viewfinder (Amazon affiliate link): amzn.to/2SZw5tf
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Great video! Thanks! What’s the best shutter speed for filming in 60fps? 1/30 or 1/60?
Either could be fine, depending on your light and the amount of action. With little light and minimal action, I'd go to 1/30, otherwise 1/60.
Thank You very informative. Much appreciated. Question,: Can I use a monitor to see what I am recording if I am recording myself, by myself.... ???
Thanks for the kind words. Yes, that's possible with an external monitor. I mount mine on the flash shoe.
One area of deficiency with Nikon Manuals is that they do not make clear which mode is best for video. We shoot manual and let the ISO do its thing, but you would never guess that! Being able to pick up the camera and just shoot is key sometimes.
With most recent models, the camera will start recording video in nearly all modes - which is not, in my view, always a good thing. For motion in video to look smooth, the shutter speed should be at or near 1/60, so shutter priority (if the camera doesn't have autoISO) or manual with the shutter at that setting would always be my recommendation.
However, that is advice for novices - as you learn more, you may wish to deviate from that setting to achieve specific effects.
Well done.
Thanks for your kind words.
It’s really very helpful, thank you so much. Meantime, Nikon autofocus sucks for moving objects. Any thoughts?
Buy a camera where you believe the autofocus does not suck.
Thanks for a great video. What about filming yourself for a youtube channel. I also have a lumix which has eye recognition. How best do I focus on my own face with the D850 in my studio on my own?
Thanks for your kind words. When recording oneself, I find it best to use manual focus (unless the distance between you and the camera is changing).
I rarely comment on these videos, but I'm doing a crash course in understanding video on my D850 (I have my first video job on it, and I'm moving from broadcast TV cameras) and I wanted to take time off from panicking to say thank you; this is a *really* good video - you managed to introduce so many simple things in a one off video that you answered a load of questions that I didn't even know were questions.
So, it's your own fault for being good, because I now have one of my own:
I see how the option of auto ISO makes all the difference so I went outside and tried to film with it (shooting with your set up 1/50 - I'm in the UK I was shooting 25fps - at f4) it worked fine - right up until the sun came out and then it had real problems with over exposure.
Totally understand I can stop down, but I wanted the depth of field - so, neutral density filter, yes, but that seems a bit excessive, it's what the camera people I worked with did, but this is the brave new world of DSLRs surely there must be a button I can press??
It seems like aperture priority can't really work 'cos as the shutter speed increases it starts producing pictures I don't want. Thoughts?
I know you can't hand hold everyone through their nightmares so it's fine if you don't have time to answer. But I do want to thank you for this video - and whatever you are doing with your search optimisation you are doing it right, your video tops most searches.
Cheers
Thank you for your kind words, it's always nice to know that I'm providing useful information.
No, there's no magic switch - nor (as there might be in broadcast) some nice engineer riding herd on gain (which is called ISO on the D850). ND is it. Some models (not the D850, but apparently the new N7 will) have a log response curve that can help with larger dynamic range scenes.
BTW - I don't do any search optimization, I just provide good content, somehow google has figured that out.
Yeah, I guessed, but thanks for taking the time - I do have an ND set, and I really don't suppose I'll need it for this, but I wanted to check that I was in the right ball park.
The studio TD running the gain on studio cameras was the simple times, attempting to get something useful out of a grumpy crew at an overcast business park in the UK is a different thing all together :-).
Thanks and good luck
Right ball park. Sorry about the grumpy crew.
Don't worry, I blamed this bloke off TH-cam for all their ills they were fine after that :-)
Chris
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Very helpful video. A bit fast... but that is what the pause button is for !
Thanks for the tip! And your kind words.
I noticed that the recommended viewfinder adapter is unavailable. Do you have a second recommendation for a viewfinder adapter that is available? Thanks!
I'm sorry, I don't. I think it's a declining market segment.
Will the D-850 shut off, at the 30 minute mark, even when using an Atomos Flame recorder?
The internal recording will stop, but the Flame will keep recording - but I'd probably turn the recording control trigger off to be safe.
Hi thanks for your clear and precise vidéo
Could you tell me about your viewfinder for the D850
I am in France and could not find one and I am not convinced by the one proposed by Nikon
thanks for your advise
Thanks for your kind words. The link is in the description:
The viewfinder adapter: amzn.to/2Chbawu
Thank u
Always my pleasure, thanks for the kind words.