Eos 1100D Blurry Video

Hey All,
Recently purchased a E1100D and i've been finding that the videos are coming out quite blurry. (Example Here)
Obviously its an entry level model but I was expecting the image quality to be higher.

Is there something I should be fiddling around with in the settings or is there something else I need to do?

Cheers
Joe

There could be a number of factors that contribute to the "less than ideal" video quality.

At first glance your video looks out of focus. Perhaps your aperture is close to wide open and your depth of field is very shallow?

Bringing in some lights would allow you to control your shooting settings better.

I also agree with Joshua that you should incorporate better lighting. Try having someone sit where you would be sitting, focus in on them so you can see how the focus looks as it's happening. That will help you determine if it's a camera or an operator issue. Also note that the 70D is the only camera that can autofocus after you start recording, so make sure if you're using AF you focus in before you hit the capture button.

Focus is off. Turn off the AF switch to MF and use the manual focus ring on the lens to focus on the subject. Also find a way to keep your ISO values down or use a faster, large aperture lens to get more light.

Anything you shoot in video, use Manual mode. Manual mode lets you adjust Aperture, ISO, and shutter speed. Also make sure you're in focus by turning your ISO high enough to see yourself in the video and adjust the focus ring and then adjust your ISO accordingly to your lighting situation.

If you don't have enough lightning, you can also buy an external light source for around 25-30$. Buy an LED external light with 5600k color temperature.

I hope that helps.

You need to focus carefully and in full manual mode with video before you start to record. Many people use an LCD viewfinder to more easily check focus like this:

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You can also get more of the scene in focus with a smaller aperture such as f5.6-12 and focus issues will be less of a problem. You can often do this with higher ISO or adding video lights.

-Scott

All very solid comments. You could also consider an external mic or recorder to improve the audio.

Framing isn't great and you should also consider the background.

Many little things can elevate a video from something that might as well have been shot on a web cam to something you can be proud of. Your camera has the potential to do a great deal better.

LostViet408 wrote in post #16565625
Anything you shoot in video, use Manual mode. Manual mode lets you adjust Aperture, ISO, and shutter speed. Also make sure you're in focus by turning your ISO high enough to see yourself in the video and adjust the focus ring and then adjust your ISO accordingly to your lighting situation.

If you don't have enough lightning, you can also buy an external light source for around 25-30$. Buy an LED external light with 5600k color temperature.

I hope that helps.

You don't have manual exposure on video with the 1100d. So you can't adjust Aperture, ISO or shutter speed.

Azathoth wrote in post #16585864
You don't have manual exposure on video with the 1100d. So you can't adjust Aperture, ISO or shutter speed.

Ah, got it. I just thought every camera has manual mode. Good to know.