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Welcome Scott, good to see another a6400 YouTuber on the forum!
Here is my channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_ulUEPSWk9vdcGZULOLHPg
I have been making cooking videos and I usually shoot with these settings:
Sony 35mm f1.8 Lens at f2 for talking head and f4 for view of the food
Mode: M
Exposure: 1/50
Format: XAVC S HD
Record setting: 24p 50m
Focus area: center
metering mode: center
picture profile: off
autofocus: on

Your videos look fine to me, in fact, YouTube automatically played them for me at 720p and I had to bump it up to 1080p since I'm on my pc and not my phone right now... but I know the instinct to want the sharpest picture possible! What are your ISO settings? I like to use a fixed ISO value wherever possible and keep it as low as possible. When I'm shooting against a dark background (like my countertop) I use auto but set the ISO min to 100 and max to 2500. I think the professionals usually have an abundance of light from studio lights and use lower ISO settings for improved clarity. I've got a cheap video light on my wishlist for next month's purchases myself...

What focal length do you use most often? have you thought about filming with a prime lens?

BTW, stills from videos usually suck, so you're not doing anything wrong there. When I make thumbnails for my videos, I dedicate a few minutes to taking an actual still photo to work with.

<blockquote data-quote="FowlersFreeTime" data-source="post: 7046" data-attributes="member: 1363">Welcome Scott, good to see another a6400 YouTuber on the forum!Here is my channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_ulUEPSWk9vdcGZULOLHPg" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_ulUEPSWk9vdcGZULOLHPg</a>I have been making cooking videos and I usually shoot with these settings:Sony 35mm f1.8 Lens at f2 for talking head and f4 for view of the food Mode: MExposure: 1/50Format: XAVC S HDRecord setting: 24p 50mFocus area: centermetering mode: centerpicture profile: offautofocus: onYour videos look fine to me, in fact, YouTube automatically played them for me at 720p and I had to bump it up to 1080p since I&#039;m on my pc and not my phone right now... but I know the instinct to want the sharpest picture possible! What are your ISO settings? I like to use a fixed ISO value wherever possible and keep it as low as possible. When I&#039;m shooting against a dark background (like my countertop) I use auto but set the ISO min to 100 and max to 2500. I think the professionals usually have an abundance of light from studio lights and use lower ISO settings for improved clarity. I&#039;ve got a cheap video light on my wishlist for next month&#039;s purchases myself... What focal length do you use most often? have you thought about filming with a prime lens?BTW, stills from videos usually suck, so you&#039;re not doing anything wrong there. When I make thumbnails for my videos, I dedicate a few minutes to taking an actual still photo to work with.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="FowlersFreeTime, post: 7046, member: 1363"] Welcome Scott, good to see another a6400 YouTuber on the forum! Here is my channel: [URL]https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_ulUEPSWk9vdcGZULOLHPg[/URL] I have been making cooking videos and I usually shoot with these settings: Sony 35mm f1.8 Lens at f2 for talking head and f4 for view of the food Mode: M Exposure: 1/50 Format: XAVC S HD Record setting: 24p 50m Focus area: center metering mode: center picture profile: off autofocus: on Your videos look fine to me, in fact, YouTube automatically played them for me at 720p and I had to bump it up to 1080p since I'm on my pc and not my phone right now... but I know the instinct to want the sharpest picture possible! What are your ISO settings? I like to use a fixed ISO value wherever possible and keep it as low as possible. When I'm shooting against a dark background (like my countertop) I use auto but set the ISO min to 100 and max to 2500. I think the professionals usually have an abundance of light from studio lights and use lower ISO settings for improved clarity. I've got a cheap video light on my wishlist for next month's purchases myself... What focal length do you use most often? have you thought about filming with a prime lens? BTW, stills from videos usually suck, so you're not doing anything wrong there. When I make thumbnails for my videos, I dedicate a few minutes to taking an actual still photo to work with. [/QUOTE]

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