I've had this camera which is Canon EOS M50 for about half a year now and I've had some
problems with it along the way.
Some of the problems were very big, they were driving me crazy in fact.
Some of the other problems were just really dumb and stupid.
Do you want to know what problems I've had and how I solved them for good?
And for the new faces, my name is Zdenka Darula, I work as a photographer for many, many years.
I am a former model and few other things.
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I was thinking of making this video for a while now because I know that lot of you had
the same problems as I was reading about them online or social media, Facebook groups.
Let's get to it, hopefully lot of new owners like you of Canon EOS M50 will find this helpful.
I have so many SD cards.
I've had so many of them before because I use them as a back up on DSLR when I shoot
weddings.
Well, and I bought some new ones too.
For photography, there is no issue with it Canon M50.
But when I was doing video with these cards, here and there it stopped recording and there
was a message something like stopped recording because of slow writing speed.
Well, I looked into it and here are 2 brands of memory cards recommended for this camera
to avoid that problem.
The first one is Sandisk Extreme Pro 64GB SDXC UHS-1 Memory Card, and the other one is
Transcent 64 GB high speed 10 UHS Flash memory card.
You'll find links to those cards in the video description below and you'll also find all
other links to all other products I will be mentioning in today's video.
I wanted to use the Canon M50 in the studio and see how it performs and I wanted to test
it with the flash here I have and also my beast lights which is Alien Bees.
Well, I put it on, nothing...
I took it off, changed the batteries, put it on, nothing...
So I went online and I was searching and searching and everybody was just recommending certain
flashes and certain triggers.
Well, I found a little tiny article where it said that actually the setting on a camera
straight from the factory when it comes to flash is set to off.
Here is where you can change that little problem.
Go to menu, shooting settings, page 1 and you will see Flash control.
Flash firing and set to fire.
Then I tried it and obviously I put the cyber commander back on the camera and it was working
very nicely with my Alien Bees.
Also I tested this flash I have.
I think it is Yongnuo, I don't eve know how to read that and obviously it worked great
as well.
So I set up the camera on a tripod, I have the whole scene ready to go, everything is
ready to film, turn the camera on and I realize that I need to change the battery.
Or better yet, I turn the camera ON and there is no memory stick.... hm.... and then I have
to unscrew the tripod shoe again because I cannot open the door.
I cannot get in.
Raise your hand if you had that happened to you too.
Well, I found 3 solutions for you which other people recommend.
Now disclaimer here.
I don't have any of those things yet.
So I couldn't really tested it out so if you decide to buy it please read all about it
first.
First plate recommended is from company Acratech and it is 2205 quick release plate.
This company says it is specifically made for Canon M50.
Second plate recommended is Oben QRA-R2 quick release assembly with RP 20 plate.
And the 3rd one is Pro Media Gear PX1 Universal Arca-swiss type plate 1 inch long flat.
If you are new to photography and videography and never had that kind of camera before,
this one thing can get highly annoying especially if you don't know how to fix it as I''ve read
online as well.
You are trying to fix something in your settings and when you move your hand closer to the
screen, screen goes off and you have to look through viewfinder and you back up again and
the screen is on and it is just really highly annoying.
Well, you can certainly turn that feature off if you want to use only the screen and
not the view finder.
Go to MENU - Function Settings - Page 4 - Display settings - Display control change to Manual
- and Manual display change to Screen.
We all complain about the short battery life.
There are 2 things you can do.
First of all, it takes a while for the screen to shut off so you can change the trash button
on the other side of the camera to screen off button.
So we are going to hit the menu button.
Now we are going to function settings, custom functions..
You will see the trash right here.
Hit the trash one more time.
Hit the trash again and you will go down all the way to this one.
Zzz and hit set, OK, now when you're actually done filming or taking photos, hit the trash
button right here, the display shuts off.
Secondly if you are in a studio and you have your camera on a tripod, and you are doing
a video.
You are talking for a long time or you are taking photos and you still have your camera
on a tripod, you might want to consider buying wired battery.
Option 1 is this one.
ACK-E12 Replacement AC Power Adapter Kit.
Option no.
2 is this adaptor kit for Canon EOS M50.
Again, the link is in the video description below.
There are times when I like to use strap on a camera as I am shooting kind of around my
neck.
There are other times when I don't want it on my camera, I like to use gimbal as I am
shooting.
Well, the process of putting it on a camera and off, on and off, you need just little
tiny hands, it takes forever, I've got better solution for that.
There is a strap you can get very cheap and it is the quick release multifunction anti-slip
neck shoulder strap.
Because it is such a small camera and because I shoot stock.
I carry this camera with me anywhere I go.
I don't like carrying camera bags because I just don't want to be hello, I am a photographer.
I like to keep it in my old purse.
Well, it is not a purse, it's a big shopping bag.
The problem though.
The lens cap keeps falling off.
Even if you touch it just a little bit, it falls off.
So if I put it in my purse or bag, I have to put it in the zip lock bag because I am
scared that the lens is gonna get scratched.
There is a solution for bigger lenses.
I am talking about lenses 50mm and up.
They have this universal silicon based protective cover.
Unfortunately when you are shooting with 15 - 45mm lens it will fall off.
It is not gonna hold.
I found different solution.
You can buy camera case which is made from neoprene.
It's ultra light and it fits 15 - 45mm lens so your whole camera is covered and protected.
They come in different colors so you can choose whichever you like.
I am sure there will be more things popping up along the way, but that's it what I had
so far.
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