Shooting Video on the Canon 7D

Recently, our church purchased a sweet Canon EOS 7D for the express purpose of shooting video.  It’s an awesome camera, but most of us didn’t know how to use it.  After spending a few months with this camera, I decided to record this tutorial on using the 7D to shoot video.  Though having photography fundamentals is really useful, the tutorial just assumes you’ve shot on a consumer DV camera in the past and introduces the basics and not-so basics of the 7D — all from the perspective of shooting video.

Now, this video is really, really rough.  I threw my own personal 7D on a tripod and hit record.  My son was just born when I made this recording so I know I look like a zombie in this footage.  Focus on the camera, not me

Tutorial Chapters:

1. Introduction (11 min)
2. Lens Overview (19 min)
3. More Lenses (14 min)
4. Camera / ISO / Exposure (15 min)
5. Exposure Triangle (20 min)
6. White Balance (8 min)
7. Presets (7 min)
8. Production Techniques (12 min)
9. More Production Techniques (8 min)

Tutorial Notes (PDF, 2MB)

You can also watch see the entire tutorial as a playlist album.