How to take HD videos with Nikon D600?

[VelasCorals]

Anyone have experience with a Nikon D600 and taking HD videos of their corals or reef tanks? Taking a few pictures here and there just doesn’t offer the full effect and I want to take a video of all the frags, colonies and our display tank.

Any advice on settings or filters I should use would be greatly appreciated.

Also, I did but some cheap red, orange, yellow filters off of Amazon but they don’t work well with my old Cannon or Iphone.


Thank you!

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

I forget if the 600 has a live view monitor or not. It's helpful
As a starting point. Set the color balance to its highest point 10k I believe. Set Asa Iso to 1000. Set apature to 5.6 and shutter speed to 1/50 Th or 24 or 30 Fps.
Look at the footage if it's still blue increase the white balance 14 20 k etc. or add the lightest orange filter.
If it's too dark increase the Asa.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

And yes that's manual mode.

 

[knukles55]

looks like im gonna try some settings on my nikon tonight

 

[VelasCorals]

Thank you!

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Did it work?

You owe me frags!

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

BTW the gels only really work well with the actinics or led blues. Speriment with phone/gel first.

After

iPhone 6 first try.

 

[VelasCorals]

I havnt had a chance to try yet. I'll let you know when I do. Thanks