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EOS M50 How do i take a photo after setting shutter to record video ?

StevieGMovies — Fri, 14 Jun 2024 18:00:28 GMT

Hello,

First off i'm a total noob to cameras. I got my Canon m50 yesterday and i want it purely for video.

I have it set up for video and i have assigned the shutter button to start recording video.

Whilst setting up my setings i need to take a snap if a white paper to set WB.

How do i do this without changing the shutter assign everytime ?

I know there's a simple solution somewhere but i'm a total noob and it's hurting my head 😞

Re: Noob question 1, How do i take a photo after setting shutter to record video ?

Waddizzle — Sat, 28 Mar 2020 16:40:13 GMT

The simple truth is that before you can become a good videographer, you need to be a good photographer.

I know that is not the answer you were looking for, but those are the facts. You need to understand how still cameras work before you can fully understand video cameras, which your M50 is not, BTW.

Re: Noob question 1, How do i take a photo after setting shutter to record video ?

Ray-uk — Sat, 28 Mar 2020 16:56:17 GMT

Under most normal lighting conditions simply setting the camera to Auto WB will be quite adequate.

Re: Noob question 1, How do i take a photo after setting shutter to record video ?

Waddizzle — Sat, 28 Mar 2020 18:28:10 GMT

@Ray-uk wrote:
Under most normal lighting conditions simply setting the camera to Auto WB will be quite adequate.

This is true.

Using Auto WB is quite adequate for most lighting conditions, which have only one type of primary light source. Setting up the camera to use a custom WB setting by calibrating it to a grey card is a more advanced use of the camera.

Re: Noob question 1, How do i take a photo after setting shutter to record video ?

ebiggs1 — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 15:39:21 GMT

"I got my Canon m50 yesterday and i want it purely for video."

Did you consider buying a video camera instead of a stills camera? That would have been much better, IMHO, of course. Just curious!

Re: Noob question 1, How do i take a photo after setting shutter to record video ?

StevieGMovies — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 15:51:34 GMT

Yes i considered it ........

Who said it is a still camera ?

If it is a stills camera then why is it one of the most popular cameras for youtubers / vloggers (video)

Re: Noob question 1, How do i take a photo after setting shutter to record video ?

Waddizzle — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 16:44:52 GMT

@StevieGMovies wrote:

Who said it is a still camera ?

Canon said it. It is popular for YouTube talking head videos because of its' price. I recommend the EF-M 22mm f/2 STM. However, it seems Sigma may introduce a set of fast primes for the EF-M mount, just as they did for the Sony E mount.

Re: Noob question 1, How do i take a photo after setting shutter to record video ?

StevieGMovies — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 16:51:10 GMT

@Waddizzle wrote:
@StevieGMovies wrote:

Who said it is a still camera ?

Canon said it. It is popular for YouTube talking head videos because of its' price. I recommend the EF-M 22mm f/2 STM. However, it seems Sigma may introduce a set of fast primes for the EF-M mount, just as they did for the Sony E mount.

I have this lens with the viltrox speed booster. pretty good video quality for a non video camera 🙂

Re: Noob question 1, How do i take a photo after setting shutter to record video ?

John_SD — Tue, 31 Mar 2020 18:37:06 GMT

@StevieGMovies wrote:
Yes i considered it ........

Who said it is a still camera ?

If it is a stills camera then why is it one of the most popular cameras for youtubers / vloggers (video)

Because it's cheap and easy to operate for guys who don't have much of an interest in photography. YouTubes don't need real video cameras to shoot themselves blathering on in their bedrooms.

Re: Noob question 1, How do i take a photo after setting shutter to record video ?

StevieGMovies — Tue, 31 Mar 2020 19:36:28 GMT

@John_SD wrote:
@StevieGMovies wrote:
Yes i considered it ........

Who said it is a still camera ?

If it is a stills camera then why is it one of the most popular cameras for youtubers / vloggers (video)

Because it's cheap and easy to operate for guys who don't have much of an interest in photography. YouTubes don't need real video cameras to shoot themselves blathering on in their bedrooms.

I'm really dissapointed with the level of "help" being offered in this community. I would expect more from a "valued contributer". I wouldn't mind a bit of cockyness if you answered my initial question.

Plenty of people use the M50 for video outside of the bedreem. Cinematic / B-Roll / Leisure. Google canon m50 cinematic. It's a budget way of doing things for sure and i am aware that much better cameras are available at a much bigger price.

If you don't know the answer to the question and don't have anything helpfull to suggest then please do not comment on any of my future posts.

Thanks

Re: Noob question 1, How do i take a photo after setting shutter to record video ?

ebiggs1 — Tue, 31 Mar 2020 19:51:39 GMT

"YouTubes don't need real video cameras to shoot themselves blathering on in their bedrooms."

I am afraid you have to put up with people like him. Although few they make their presence known.

"If you don't know the answer to the question and don't have anything helpfull to suggest then please do not comment on any of my future posts."

Good luck with that request. The ignore feature of the forum doesn't work which isn't helpful either. Back to your OP, I am not a video shooter so I don't know. I was just curious why you didn't buy a video camera to begin with. You answered it and there is an end of it for me.

Anyway, good luck .

Re: Noob question 1, How do i take a photo after setting shutter to record video ?

Waddizzle — Tue, 31 Mar 2020 20:39:01 GMT

@StevieGMovies wrote:
@John_SD wrote:
@StevieGMovies wrote:
Yes i considered it ........

Whilst setting up my setings i need to take a snap if a white paper to set WB. How do i do this without changing the shutter assign everytime ?

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I'm really dissapointed with the level of "help" being offered in this community. I would expect more from a "valued contributer". I wouldn't mind a bit of cockyness if you answered my initial question.

Plenty of people use the M50 for video outside of the bedreem. Cinematic / B-Roll / Leisure. Google canon m50 cinematic. It's a budget way of doing things for sure and i am aware that much better cameras are available at a much bigger price.

If you don't know the answer to the question and don't have anything helpfull to suggest then please do not comment on any of my future posts.

Thanks

Don't be disapppointed. The answer to your question is really simple. Switch the camera out of video mode, and press the shutter. Your question makes it blatantly obvioious that you need more practice and experience with the camera.

If you have not downloaded the full User Manual from the M50 Product Support Page, then I suggest that you do so. It is found on the same page where you download the Canon the software for your camera.

https://www.usa.canon.com/internet/portal/us/home/support/details/cameras/eos-dslr-and-mirrorless-cameras/mirrorless/eos-m50-body/

Re: Noob question 1, How do i take a photo after setting shutter to record video ?

RobertTheFat — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 01:15:54 GMT

@StevieGMovies wrote:
Hello,

First off i'm a total noob to cameras. I got my Canon m50 yesterday and i want it purely for video.

I have it set up for video and i have assigned the shutter button to start recording video.

Whilst setting up my setings i need to take a snap if a white paper to set WB.

How do i do this without changing the shutter assign everytime ?

I know there's a simple solution somewhere but i'm a total noob and it's hurting my head 😞

I don't know that it will work, but the obvious answer is to reassign some other button to the original function of the shutter button. I'd think that the worst that could happen is that you'd need an extra step to turn off video before using the reassigned button. But at least you wouldn't have to reassign the shutter button each time.

Re: Noob question 1, How do i take a photo after setting shutter to record video ?

ebiggs1 — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 14:07:13 GMT

Again out of plain curiosity, does switching from stills to vid change out the button assignments? You can tell I never shoot vids.

Re: Noob question 1, How do i take a photo after setting shutter to record video ?

Waddizzle — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 14:54:17 GMT

@ebiggs1 wrote:
Again out of plain curiosity, does switching from stills to vid change out the button assignments? You can tell I never shoot vids.

Negative. Of course, not. I just tested it on my M3. When you rotate the mode dial to movie mode, you can capture a still by simply pressing the shutter. You do not even need to switch it out of movie mode to capture a still photo.

I would assume the M50 works the same way because the two cameras have the same buttons, which are laid out slightly differently. The main difference is the M3 has an exposure compensation dial, which the M50 lacks.

Re: Noob question 1, How do i take a photo after setting shutter to record video ?

RobertTheFat — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 15:31:34 GMT

@Waddizzle wrote:
@ebiggs1 wrote:
Again out of plain curiosity, does switching from stills to vid change out the button assignments? You can tell I never shoot vids.
Negative. Of course, not. I just tested it on my M3. When you rotate the mode dial to movie mode, you can capture a still by simply pressing the shutter. You do not even need to switch it out of movie mode to capture a still photo.

I would assume the M50 works the same way because the two cameras have the same buttons, which are laid out slightly differently. The main difference is the M3 has an exposure compensation dial, which the M50 lacks.

But the point here, if I'm reading it correctly, is that the OP has reassigned the shutter button to start recording video. So can he reassign some other button to the shutter button's original functionality, so that he can take stills in video mode?

Re: Noob question 1, How do i take a photo after setting shutter to record video ?

Waddizzle — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 18:16:44 GMT

@RobertTheFat wrote:
@Waddizzle wrote:
@ebiggs1 wrote:
Again out of plain curiosity, does switching from stills to vid change out the button assignments? You can tell I never shoot vids.
Negative. Of course, not. I just tested it on my M3. When you rotate the mode dial to movie mode, you can capture a still by simply pressing the shutter. You do not even need to switch it out of movie mode to capture a still photo.

I would assume the M50 works the same way because the two cameras have the same buttons, which are laid out slightly differently. The main difference is the M3 has an exposure compensation dial, which the M50 lacks.
But the point here, if I'm reading it correctly, is that the OP has reassigned the shutter button to start recording video. So can he reassign some other button to the shutter button's original functionality, so that he can take stills in video mode?

You read it correctly. Unfortunately, our friend does not understand the camera. It is readily apparent that he has probably never used a real camera before, not any camera. Seeing how my M3 is more advanced than the M50, it is unlikely that the M50 has many features that the M3 lacks.

The M3 allows you to enable or disable allowing the shutter to be used for One Shot AF in movie mode. The alternative is to use Touch AF on the rear screen, which means all AF points are enabled with AI Servo tracking. This is how you switch between the two AF modes, [single point AF or multi point AF].

The shutter button does not start or start video recording. There is another button with a big red dot on it that starts and stops video recording. On the M50, this button is located just to the right of the shutter and main wheel.

Re: Noob question 1, How do i take a photo after setting shutter to record video ?

ebiggs1 — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 16:07:50 GMT

"So can he reassign some other button to the shutter button's original functionality, so that he can take stills in video mode?"

Why would you reassign the shutter button? Leave it alone for stills, normal, and assign another button to start/stop video! Am I missing something here. I am glad I don't so video.