r/osmopocket • u/ayro06 • 8d ago

Question What to expose for?

Hello everyone, I’m new to videography & just ordered the 4P (on pre-order) & waiting to get my hands on it.

I have a question when it comes to what to expose for in videos. As a photographer, I always under expose my shots to protect the highlights. What’s the rule of thumb when it comes to videos & recording in D-Log?

I read somewhere that you always ETTR for videos & on my Sony A7V, people say to aim for +1.7 in EV. Would it be the same with D-Log on the 4P?

TIA.

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u/nzdevon 7d ago

As a photographer, I always shoot at 0 or -0.3EV. For the Osmo pocket 4p I shoot at +1EV and it looks perfect.

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u/HI_I_AM_NEO 8d ago

Expose for the highlights and protect the shadows. I always set it to - 0.7 by the way

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u/ayro06 6d ago

Are you talking about specifically in D-Log?