How to shoot video on a Nikon D3400
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- Опубліковано 9 лип 2024
- How to shoot videos and movies on a Nikon D3400. This information is also suitable for the Nikon D3100, Nikon D3200, and Nikon D3330.
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How to take video in a Nikon D3400, D3300, D3200, D3100.
Tell you what Tom your videos are awesome. No technical jargons, plain understandable language and focussed on the output rather than the details. Thanks a lot.
thank you for this video! I went through so many to learn how to auto focus my camera!! yay!!
Thank you so much for this video! This was exactly what I needed! Thank you for explaining about the focus and what they do!!!
Thank you for this video!! I was having so much trouble with the focus on my videos. My camera was doing that in and out of focus thing that you described. You totally explained it here.
This video was a life saver! Thank you so much, very informative!!
This video was very helpful for me. Thanks a lot! I had the camera in auto mode and it was..... not great. Your manual settings advice made it all clear. Before the image was coming out too unstable and bouncy, along w focus trouble. I’m continuing to learn more through usage. Thanks again👍🏻
OUTSTANDING video, it has helped me GREATLY!!!! Thank you!!!!! :)
Can you use the Nikon D3400 to live stream if you have the AC adapter and battery thing?
Amazing video helped me out a lot keep up the good work 👍🏻
You helped us very much!
Thank you mate😀
Very helpful! Thanks so much for the helpful tips!
Very nice explanation, detailed and professional ! Thank You!
This is just what I needed 😀 Thanks
Thank you for that - just considering a DSLR and heard it's a steep learning curve but this video has made the tech side a lot clearer.
Can u set it to focus always at the Center?
Very useful tips! Thank you
Thanks for the video.
It really helped me 🙏🏾💪🏼
Thanks Tom, did see the snap bridge, but didn't take much notice as this was not my camera, I will now look it up and watch.
Thanks again,
Kind regards
Pete
Very Useful Am Getting One Friday!!! Am So Excited!!! ❤️❤️💪🏾🙏🏾👉🏾🎥🎥📹📷💻🖨🎬
Thank you man!! Really helpful!!!
can you send the videos from the camera to my smartphone at all?? Or just pictures ( via snapbridge)
Very informative, thank you! Like + sub!
Question. Great video by the way. I have the D3400 and a Atomos Ninja Star. When I turn on the Ninja Star life view closes. Camera is controlling Ninja and recording video but I can't see (Ninja does not have monitor.) Any thoughts. Cheers!
thanks alot!! this helped me a bunch.
Thank you! Very helpful
Thanks for posting
Some one says the camera do not link to usb to computer and transfer,they recommand chip reader and out of the transfer....can you expalin both of fact right or wrong?
I am using nikon d3400....after taking a photograph and pressing the play button to see the photes....there is x symbol on every photo and i am unable send my photes to my smartphone using snapbridge also...so can uplz tell me the solution to overcome...regarding the problem...
What's the highest shutter speed setting on that camera for shooting video? I'm looking for 1/1000 in a DSLR.
When i record with my d3400 and then upload the video to iPhoto on my macbook pro, the video always plays in fast forward in my iPhoto ... any reason for this? is there a setting that I actually hit that is causing me to record in fast forward?
Very helpfull thanks from greece
ty very much for your advices :)
Thanks man
Is there a way to preview video on the camera before having to export it into the editor?
You can play it through the playback menu as you would a photo. When it gets to the clip, just press the ok button.
Hi Tom. Thanks for info on on Nikon 55-300 lens, got one and it's brilliant. Need to do more shooting to get to full grips with it.
One item I am a little stumped on is, do I need a eye-if card to transfer picture wirelessly, or has my D3300 have wi if.
I noticed in the menu that it has select to send to smart device, but every time I select it. It tells me this option is not available in the current settings.
Do I need a eye-if Card?
Many thanks again
Pete.
+Peter Williams hi Peter, no problem, glad you like it. The d3300 doesn't have wifi built in, but it does have snapbridge capability that works with the optional WU-1a wifi adapter. I actually did a video on setting snapbridge up on the d3400 earlier in the week and whilst the process will be slightly different for the d3300 it might help. You will need to price up the cost of the adapter vs the cost of an eye-fi card and see which is better value
Thank you Tom
good info vid
what camera you use to shoot this video? i have nikon d3400 it's good but in youtube it's still looks blurry
it might be too high of a resolution or something (idk). When I tried posting a 25mb pic to Instagram, it was always blurry, i lowered the resolution and it worked fine, but idk the translation to video.
how do you transfer your videos to your phone? i have a nikon D3400 but i don't know how to transfer the videos??
You can download the snapbridge app that partners with the camera READ THE MANUAL
how is d3400 for video recoring
how can i know if how many frames I am shooting.. pls help
i love u man ♥
Did you shoot that tutorial from that nikon d3400?
Thank you Tom!
Is it possible to use my computer for a viewfinder?
I am doing motion analysis in tennis where I am going to record vedios of players executing there forehand stroke... would you recommend this d3400 camera or d5200 from Nikon!
nikhil better buy a sony rx100v, has up to 960 fps. If you're gonna be far away, consider a bridge camera like sony's rx10 mark iii or panasonic's fz1000 and fz2500 - all have 1" sensors, this sony also records 960fps, the panasonics only up to 120, but I think that would be enough for sports.
Would the nikon d3400 or a camcorder work better for recording video considering the focusing on both?
Probably a camcorder tbh, or a mirrorless camera. The Nikon isn't great as it hunts quite a lot and struggles to track anything very reliably
Thank you!
Another quick question... I typically have a 35mm f/1.8 prime lens on my Nikon. Would the stock lens or any zoom lens be better than a faster prime lens for shooting video in Manual mode? FWIW, I typically am filming a toddler who, of course, does not stay still.
Not really. To be honest you’ll struggle filming a toddler with a dslr, they just don’t focus fast enough.
thank you!
You suggest setting the shutter speed to (1/200 or 1/125) when taking video in manual mode. Can you explain how shutter speed factors in to taking video? My assumption would be that the shutter is always open when taking video.
Shutter speed works in video just as much as it does in photography. Whilst yes, the shutter is technically open in a dslr, it still records a set number of frames every second (FPS). The shutter speed is the duration each of those frames is exposed for. Generally the rule is your shutter speed should be double your frame rate, or as close to it as possible. So at 30fps you should be around 1/60, at 60fps should be 1/120. Not all cameras can do each shutter speed so you need to pick the closest one. You can for effect choose any shutter speed you want, faster shutters will produce more detail, slower will produce blur which is usually welcomed in feature films as it looks more natural.
I'm going to disneyland and I want to record the light parade what setting do you recommend?
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I've been trying to take longer videos, is that something that a larger GB SD card would fix?
I'm afraid not. There is a hard limit on the record time built into the camera.
hey dude, Great video I definitely subscribed, I actually picked mine up today. One question I'm sure someone can answer, I notice whenever I start a video the Field of View on the screen shrinks quite a bit, is there a way to stop that? or is that a normal feature (im pretty new to DSLRs) I tried looking through the 160 page manual but nothing! Thanks!
Hi, thanks. Yes it’s normal. I used to know why but have forgotten!
Thanks! I started to assume it haha. I appreciate the help! This camera completely blew away my expectations for low light video!!
lol thank i was struggling very helpul
For someone who is going to be filming themselves a lot would u recommend the d3300 instead? Since it has the wifi live mode? I purchased the d3400 earlier today because of the Black Friday sale, but now I am feeling that I should've purchased the d3300 instead.
+1mileysuperfan1 you could look at the d5200 or instead. Doesn't have wifi but has flippy screen and mic in. That's what I use for the self filming. Should be about the same price used as a new d3400.
canon has a free software that allows u to view what is on your camera screen on your computer screen. do you know if nikon has one like it?
+1mileysuperfan1 they used to but it doesn't appear to be supported any more so I'm not It really sure. It was called capture nx. They have another called capture pro, but you have to pay for it.
3300 is better for videos. As it has a mic input.
Thanks!
Thanks
Why does my camera auto adjust to the light levels in my scene, even on manual mode?
You mean on the screen? It auto adjusts so you can still see what’s happening. I believe there is option to turn it off, so it shows the actual exposure view but can’t remember how or where.
I guess the d3400 is bad for video too. Aperture will stay like the last picture you took . Lol
Hey, How do you use an external mic with Nikon d3400?
You don't.
Can we make timelapse video using dslr Nikon D3400
Do mushrooms man.
use qdslrdashboard app on your phone and connect it to your D3400.
how i can make slow motion video with nikon d3400 ?
+Faisal Khan Baloch you can't in camera, you have to do it in software afterwards. Dslr cameras aren't really set up for slow mo. With a maximum of 60p video it's not ideal but you can get reasonable results by slowing down footage in post.
Merci !!
This video really useful! Thank for your work!
so this camera doesn't have microphone export, what do you recommend on improving sound?
Use an external recorder and sync the audio in post production. I use the zoom h1, works well for me.
thank you
what focus I should use if I am shooting 6 dancing people?
Is there pause option while taking video in d3400.
No, you have to stop recording and start a whole new clip.
If you can, can you please make a video on how to transfer videos on the Nikon 3400 to your phone?
you can connect it to your phone using bluetooth
Muito Bom!
Does this also apply to the d3300?
+Paul Garwood pretty much, yeah. Might be a few small differences.
Can i make best short films
This bloomin limey is great.
Is that anything like a bloomin' onion??
Can you video while using the view finder ?
No, only using live view.
how can i transfer videos from nikon 3400 to iphone please
+Aidan Mohammed you can't directly. You'll have to upload them somewhere then download them onto the phone
do i need usb cable to download it in the computer?
+Aidan Mohammed yes or an sd card reader and take the card out of the camera.
U can transfer it first to ur computer. Then use an otg to transfer it to ur iPhone (if ur pc isn't a mac)
It doesn't have an audio port so what u do for audio?
Like a link to something good?
+Will G use an external recorder like a zoom h1
Thank you so much! I was having a hard time thinking how to make a video :)
How do you put the video to your phone please respond?
+Nightmares on Sandoz you can't without uploading it somewhere and then re downloading it from your phone.
Tom Photoix how to get flash during vedios in d3300
+Dolly Harshitha you can't. The flash is for photos not videos.
How do I import a video on my NikonD3400 to my iPhone ?
+Danielle King you can't.
So I can't import the videos to no Mobil device or a computer ?
+Danielle King to a computer, yes, just take it off the SD card as normal.
Why can I only record for 10 minutes (you can see it counting down from 10 on the screen when you first hit the record button) before it stops recording automatically? It drives me insane when I'm trying to film myself doing something or talking for a longer amount of time because I have to keep walking back over behind the camera and hitting record over and over. I've heard there are hacks to remove this limit, but I don't want to mess up my nice camera... any tips or opinions??
+Three Linfeet all dslr camera are limited in their recording time for taxation reasons. Usually it’s 20 minutes, but depending on what quality settings you have, this may be reduced to 10 minutes
you can use magic lantern to remove this limitation and btw does the nikon d3400 have continuous autofocus in video?
@@TomPhotoix so you can record for 10 minutes and then have to restart the camera for each additional 10 minutes?
Yep.
How can I record audio with an external video?
Presume you mean Mic? You cant, the d3400 doesnt have a mic input.
Tom Photoix yeah i found it out. I'm new to cameras and so i was think they're must be some way to connect a microphone through the usb or hdmi but then i realized i must just use a completely external microphone and just sync up the audio and video. thanks for the great video though!
MP4 ?
thanks for the tips
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should you shoot in jpeg mode when doing videos?
+RatMingle videos are shot in .mov format, so it's irrelevant what setting the picture format is set to.
***** when i shot a video on my canon 700D the file was raw i think, what format should i switch it to for video?
RatMingle You can't shoot RAW video on the 700D, unless you have magic lantern installed. It will be .mov format. You can't change the video format unless you hack the camera. Video and photo are entirely separate. It doesn't matter what format you have for photos, it doesn't affect the video. The only things might be carried over are picture styles and settings like contrast and sharpness.
***** haha oh okay i thought it was in raw because the file sizes were stupidly big. also when i tried to take them to windows movie maker it said "this file type is not supported"
+RatMingle if shooting 1080p then the files will be Pretty large. I can easily hit over a gb in a few minutes of footage. WMM doesn't like .mov format do some reason, you'll need to convert them to mpeg or something else first. I seem to recall there being a plugin that does it automatically, but it's been many years since I used windows so I'm not sure.
Bless this video
Can I shoot a music video with this camera?
It’ shoots video, so of course.
Tom Photoix the sl1?
@@theurbanartist775 what's a SL1? This video is about the Nikon d3400
Tom Photoix Sorry...lol. I’ve been looking in line and researching the cameras on UA-cam. I can buy this for $200. Do you think it would be a good first camera? Keep in mind I’m using it for music video shoots
how do i transfer my videos on my d3400 to my laptop? nothing works
Take the sd card out, put it in an usb sd card reader, open the folder and copy them out.
my usb doesn't have anywhere to put an sd card. guess i gotta buy one huh lol
Yep
can you suggest me one please?
I don't use them, so not really. I doubt you can go wrong. Just search sd card reader on amazon.
how long can it shoot the video for?
+Cyprus Football Players-CFP MEDIA I can't remember the exact time, but its between 20-30 minutes.
Mine only lets me record for 10 minutes at a time...
soooooooooooooooo did you shoot this video on the D3400 then?
Nope. D5100 if I recall.
how i can't stopped the video???
+Sitka Morales not sure I understand, but to stop recording just press the record button again.
gud marani
next video: how insert a sd memory on a Nikon D3400
The manual should be quite clear on this. No need for a video.
will the mic create echos
+Tazerrzz Tazerrzz depends on where and what you are recoding.
I left mine in auto mode, an it worked fine...
You cannot shoot quality videos with the D3400. THERE IS NO EXTERNAL MIC INPUT. Nikon's choice to remove the external mic input from the D3400 was a BIG BIG MISTAKE !!!!
kind of sounds like a big pain in the ass
Yep, pretty much.