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Through animation, I explain the notion of ISO. ISO is one of the three pillars of photography and can be one of the hardest to fully understand. I tried to make that task a little easier, and hopefully teach aspiring photographers a crucial concept that can directly impact their photos.
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I am releasing animations once every month. This animation was made with Adobe Illustrator and Adobe After Effects. If you have any constructive criticism, put it in the comments, and leave suggestions as to what subjects you would like me to cover in the future.
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Credits:
Animation, Vector Design: Vincent Ledvina
Voiceover: contracted from "Vomatt" on Fiverr
Music: Coldplay - Fly On
Sound Effects: Created by myself and sourced online
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Why do you release videos every month? Your videos are straightforward and very easy to understand. No long-winded complicated explanation. One of the best simplified explanation about photography! Keep it up. I am a fan
I'm busy with school, so I don't have as much time to make videos, but as I begin to travel more I should have more content.
@@Apalapse school?, In which Grade you are?😊
Another solid and informative video! Really great animations, and easy to understand for people who are just getting into photography. Keep up the awesome work!
the explanations, the animations, the comparison and the analogies are perfect, thats literally how i learn and this video helped me so much. Great video thank you
This is the most innovative tutorial I've seen on KZhead. Thank you for your amazing work!
Thank you for the visuals and analogies. This is the first time that something online has explained ISO in a way I can understand!
The best beginner video on YT, hands down....Thanks again!
I want to say thanks for providing to the point Videos. The examples used makes it easier to remember the concept.
The best channel there is. Thank you for such simple and effective explanation
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Thank you for watching, glad you enjoyed the video!
The implementation of “O” in the background is superb.
The background music is so good that it did not let me focus on the video.
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This is so well explained. Thanks man
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Cool! Brilliant analogy.
As always, very informative and extremely polished videos. Thank you for sharing!
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Thank you for this, this is something I have been struggling with as a new photographer trying to figure things out, I mainly take pictures of cars, normally inside buildings and sometimes lighting isn't that good, and they would turn out grainy, now I know how to avoid this
I am glad you found this hepful. ISO will amplify noise already present in your images. To get cleaner images you need to let more light into the camera, either through increasing exposure time through shutter speed or exposure gain through aperture. Of course, depth of field and motion blur are constraints that will limit those two camera settings, but that is the art of photography; finding that balance :) Thanks for watching and commenting, have a nice day!
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You're so welcome! I'm happy to help!
You made ISO explanation soooo simple. Thanks Mate..!👍😁
Thanks for watching, glad I could help!
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Really informative & helped me clear the concept regarding ISo...thanks a ton
You're very welcome, I'm glad the video was helpful!
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I enjoyed your video :) Keep it up!
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Thank you, I'm using this video to study for my university exam and it explains so well!
Wonderful! I'm glad it was helpful!
Loving these animations, very clear and informative. Keep them up! However, and please don't take this the wrong way as everything else was great, it's worth pointing out that ISO generally has nothing to do with the amount of noise your photos will exhibit. ISO is the amount of gain or amplification that is applied to the sensor signal and nothing to do with changing sensor sensitivity. The reason that you usually see more noise in photos with a higher ISO is that if you're in an auto mode the camera will decrease the time the shutter stays open for or decrease the aperture size as you increase ISO (to expose correctly) and let less light onto the sensor. That is what causes more noise, a lack of light / signal to the sensor. In fact in some situations you will get *less* noise by using a higher ISO, so long as you carefully compensate the shutter speed and aperture accordingly to ensure enough light / signal on the sensor. I couldn't believe this when I heard it as it goes against everything I was told about ISO being a representation of sensor sensitivity and directly responsible for noise, which it isn't. The only way I believed it was to try it out for myself and see with my own eyes that ISO not only didn't increase noise but it actually *reduced* the noise in low-light on my Canon 6D. If you're curious about the science then Lonely Speck has a great article on it: www.lonelyspeck.com/how-to-find-the-best-iso-for-astrophotography-dynamic-range-and-noise/
I'm glad you enjoyed my video! I'm aware of the inconsistencies between my video and what happens in practice, but thanks for calling attention to this. When I was researching this topic I just clicked on the first few articles I saw and they all propagated the mantra that higher ISOs mean more noise, etc. Little did I know that the truth was far different.
No problem! It's a confusing enough subject even when you're pretty comfortable with the way it all works. I'm not surprised so many people get caught up with the whole ISO equals more noise thing, after all that's what I thought for a long time. Anyway, looking forward to more videos soon - the design and animation style is fantastic!
@@robhawkes While the logic in the linked article does make sense for astrophotography (and to a certain degree at that), it's absolutely useless for any other type of photography. Why would anyone want to go through the process of bumping up the ISO and reducing the shutter speed and aperture, and then reduce the overexposed image exposure in post, all just in order to get an image with more noise compared to what one would get if they had shot at a longer ss/wider aperture? The person who wrote the article did the following: shot properly exposed images at long ss/wide aperture, 3200 ISO with no noise, then shot 1- and 2-stops underexposed images at reduced ss and narrow aperture, also at 3200 ISO, which OBVIOUSLY produces a lot of noise when bumped up 2 stops in post. What they didn't do is check how those two images would look like if they were shot at higher ISOs in order to compensate for the shorter ss and narrower aperture. The third test they did involved reducing the exposure of the the overexposed images in post, which were shot at 6400 and 12800 respectively, thus producing apparently noisier images than the one shot at lowest ISO (not by much, but try doing the same with a low-end camera and then compare the results lol). If one were to shoot a heavily underexposed image at lowest ISO possible and then bring it up a couple of stops in post, one would get insane amounts of noise. On the other hand, if one shoots an overexposed image and brings it down in post, this would result in less perceivable noise. ISO is basically an equivalent of the exposure slider in post, only difference being that it allows for faster shutter speed.
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Well explained with great animation.
Thank you.
First dslr, no idea about terminology. Your have simple clear explanation with superb animation... You stand out in the crowd of videos!! Keep up the good work.
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This really help... very solid explanation
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3:07 Why the green photon bounces so weirdly ?
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That "fly on"(coldplay) background tune is just so relaxing!!!
Coldpay is one of my favorite groups. I am glad you liked them in this video.
@@Apalapse I am also glad to see how easily you explained ISO in this video.
@@lalitkrishna3895 I am glad you think so, that's definitely the goal when I make these videos; I try to make the hard concepts of photography easy to understand.
@@Apalapse Can you make a video explaining differences between all the lenses(types) and which is best for which?? And different sensors too?
@@lalitkrishna3895 Yes that sounds like a good idea. I am thinking of doing a video about types of lenses and how I use them, i.e. ultra wide angle lenses, wide angles, standard, telephoto, super telephoto, etc.
“You should always try to use the lowest ISO value possible” Not true, using an ISO value below your camera’s native ISO can actually have negative effects on your image, because usually at these ISOs your camera just cuts the highlights. Look up the native ISO and try to use that value for the best dynamic range and image quality
How do you determine native iso?
Benji Live well said, manufacturers should point out the base sensitivity in the manual, even my Phase One does not give that info.
Very Informative video. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks!
I love how you used O (fly on) by coldplay as the background song it's so soothing and nice
Can't believe you recognized it! I love Coldplay's music.
Apalapse yah I did im a huge fan I've listened to all their songs albums singles everything also great videos on teaching photography I learned a lot in just an hour and improved
Been singing along with it
I knew it sounded familiar
its my sleep alarm each morning and I was like is that my alarm?? or is that low key Coldplay lol
"ISO" which is usually found in well-known cameras, for example canon BTW iso in the context of "ISO speed" stands for "International Organization for Standardization," a body that determines international standards. "ISO speed" is a camera terminology that is used widely. On a film camera, this indicates the sensitivity of the photographic film to light.
Spot on! Good explanation!
great analogy between ISO and microphone volume - really sunk in :-)
Thanks, it's a good one!
Great quality video 🔥
Thank you 🙌
I have been trying to learn how to shoot on manual since May. All KZhead videos seem too complicated. Like I was missing something. This source excellent/brilliant. Thank you 😊
You're welcome!
nice analogy of microphone and cameras..
Great explanation !
Thanks, Peter!
Really love ur vids...
Wow, It's a short video with most information...Keep it up
Thanks a ton
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Best video on the subject by far... take it from a guy who knows NOTHING! Thank you, Bravo, subscribed. 🏆
Thanks for the sub, glad I could help!
Subscribed....a fan now
Can you make captions available for this video? I've used your videos in the past and appreciate the succinct way you describe camera mechanics, but this video is not accessible to my ASL students. I've been able to use the videos on Shutter and Aperture, so hopefully I can use this one as well.
Loving it
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Thankyou very much this hepled very much
Very informative thank you 😊
Glad it was helpful!
Best explaining video
Learning is FUN :)
Great content. I’m surprised you don’t have a million Subs by now.
Hey man. Sorry for taking so long to respond to your comment, maybe that's why I don't have a million lol. No the reason is because I don't upload regularly like I used to. School and research projects have really taken up a lot of my time but now that I am on winter break I should have some more time to create videos. Thanks for the comment and I hope you are doing well. Take care.
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Love the vid! Great explanation, easy to understand for any beginner especially with the helpful animations :). Now take the next thing I say with a grain of salt, since this is very subjective but for me personally, the background music was distracting. Background music doesn't usually distract me but in this case the track was taking my focus? Don't know if it is because it is a known song? Anyways, keep up the good work!
Note taken, thanks for the feedback. I'll try to make it quieter in the future.
Agreed. I immediately stopped watching when it became evident that film photography ISO would not be covered. Any discussion not covering analog ISO by definition is incomplete and fails to cover an important topic.
I don't mean to nit-pick, but sensor size tends to be much more important than pixel size, unless you only care about 100% crops. Two cameras with pixels the same size (one APS-C, one full frame), will produce the same amount of noise when viewed at the pixel scale but print or view the image as a whole and the larger sensor image will look cleaner. Similarly, two cameras with the same sensor size but different sized pixels will tend to produce very similar images when printed or viewed at the same size. So, unless you always plan to look at 100% crops of your images or you plan to print or view them directly in proportion to their sensor size and pixel count, then it's sensor size, not pixel count that matters.
Superb editing
Thank you. I am glad that you enjoyed the editing. Animating videos is a lot of work!
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Bestest video ever.
Too kind, thanks!
My class is watching you!
Wow! That's really great to hear! Let me know if you or your students have any questions. I would be happy to help out wherever possible. Let me know if there are any more videos I should make as well, I'm always open to new ideas and topics.
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Nice tutorial. I wonder how many animation and photos did you used and how much it took you to make this video!
Around 40 hours for this video...
I worked a week for my last video also. Since i started making youtube videos the most time i spent was 2 months for my first astrophotography equipment review 1 hour if video that i uploaded in 4 parts. But now i did progress on the time learned many things also on editing
Thanks for taking the time to make these videos. Two down and one more of the basic videos to go. Next shutter speed. I do not understand the negative comments from whiners. Guess they have nothing else in life to do. Keep up the good work. By now you must have completed your studies.
I am actually still completing my undergraduate degree. I will be done in 2022. College has definitely made making videos harder but my schedule this year is allowing me to start KZhead again. The negative comments are justified because while this explanation is mostly correct there are a few things I got wrong. I will be addressing those in a separate video in the future. Thank you for watching and commenting, though. It is much appreciated.
Fly on in background :-) .
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Very helpful video, but would be even more useful if it included closed captions! Could you please add to make it more accessible?
Watched the first minute - stopped at the 'ISO changes the sensitivity of the image sensor'. ISO does NOT make the sensor more or less sensitive, excepting a couple of cameras with dual-mode sensors, like the D850. Otherwise, it controls the multiplication of the data being read off the sensor (yeah, a gamma control). I think this gets confused because a camera's auto exposure modes (full auto, aperture and speed priority) use the set ISO to calculate exposure settings - and, during the film era, ISO really did change the sensitivity (because you'd switched to a roll of film with a different sensitivity) but now it's just a digital emulation of that.
You're correct, watch my latest videos.