Using Kholi's Method, How Do I check my ISO?

Alan Bradley

Alan Bradley

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I've read through the threads and cannot seem to find an answer.
So I AE Lock, then point at appropriate light source, and then enter Live View. That much I get. What I really want to know is how do I check to see what ISO I achieved upon recording or even while in LV mode? If I am in Aperture Priority mode, I can see my shutter values change but my ISO never changes while in A or for that matter full M mode. I never know what ISO I actually have while in Live View. Is there something I am missing?
While playing back clips I never know what shutter or ISO is recorded in M mode. I gather that the camera is picking values but how do I check to see what ISO and sutter values I tricked the camera into?
Thanks and sorry in advance if this has been covered and I missed it.
 
Unfortunately, it is not possible to see what settings the camera decided to record at for shutter and ISO. Even if you see the values on the top LCD before entering LV, those most likely are not the settings used to record in D-Movie mode, and you can't look at the final video for the answers, because it is not present there either.

You can guess visually to a certain extent, like zooming in on the LCD before recording and checking the blacks for noise, and looking at fast moving objects for the amount of motion blur to determine a slow or fast shutter speed, but other than that, it's a mystery.
 
I haven't tested this out, but what if you take a picture while recording in live mode. Won't the picture info tell you what the settings are at?

Maybe this has been tried before, but I thought I'd just throw it out there.
 
Andy Olson said:
I haven't tested this out, but what if you take a picture while recording in live mode. Won't the picture info tell you what the settings are at?

Maybe this has been tried before, but I thought I'd just throw it out there.
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No, liveview doesn't affect your picture settings. Even if you were shooting photos in the dark, with liveview and using your flash, liveview, would probably iso up just so you could see what's happening, even though, you would be shooting with a low iso and exposure time.

Cheers!
 
BUT- I have to say, I did some testing using Kholi's method and I think I'm on to something.

I wanted to get better shutter speeds, I was finding my shutter too fast. Uing Kholi's method, it was much better, but still not quite right. There was still a bit of stacatto even though my ISO would have decreased to an acceptable level. But changing the shutter prior to engaging LV seemed to make a difference.

Actually, and I don't know why. Going to live view from a 1/50 shutter got me my best results (visually).

Could someone confirm this for me, or it's just the power of suggestion? (1/50, 1/50, 1/50...)

:D
 
When I take photos and lock before Liveview, the shutter and iso are definitely not the same as for video.

It's weird to me that I can't take photos like what Liveview shows, it makes the feature abit redundant and slow. I wonder if newer firmware will let us take photos while Liveview is on (instead of the mirror flipping down and turning it off)... canon's cameras seem to be able to handle it.
 
BandanaDan said:
When I take photos and lock before Liveview, the shutter and iso are definitely not the same as for video.

It's weird to me that I can't take photos like what Liveview shows, it makes the feature abit redundant and slow. I wonder if newer firmware will let us take photos while Liveview is on (instead of the mirror flipping down and turning it off)... canon's cameras seem to be able to handle it.
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Yeah, I don't get liveview at all. I guess it's a feature to make your DSLR work exactly like a point and shoot.
 
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