SHOOTING RAW ON T2i?

[raneparish]

HI,

Which quality setting works best for the T2i?


Thanks,

Rane

 

[marlontorres]

Depends on what you're shooting.

 

[raneparish]

I guess I mean is it generally a good idea to always shoot raw?

 

[Amr Rahmy]

usual conditions, raw.

burst mode shooting of fast action, jpg if your confident enough.

 

[raneparish]

Thanks!

 

[polfilmblog]

Are you talking about still photos or motion?

There's no RAW motion capture on that camera. It's H264.

 

[raneparish]

Are you talking about still photos or motion?

There's no RAW motion capture on that camera. It's H264.

Aha!

So the quality settings are meaningless when shooting motion?

Thanks for clearing that up!
Rane

 

[agcohn]

Aha!

So the quality settings are meaningless when shooting motion?

Thanks for clearing that up!
Rane

The still image quality settings will not affect the video resolution, except for the still images you might take while in video mode.

You set the video resolution independently of the still image quality settings, and you have the choice between 640x480, 1280x720, and 1920x1080 with the various frame-rates those options allow.

Unlike the stills, the video mode of the camera doesn't shoot RAW, so it is very important to set the Picture Style options correctly before you shoot the video, because the settings will be baked into the video. You cannot change the picture style settings later like you can when you shoot RAW still images.