
Canon 7D Sample Video
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Todd
I look forward to seeing more from this camera, especially since Nikon clearly hasn't fully seen the light with their vDSLR's and Canon is wiping the floor with them right now.
usa.canon.com/dlc/controller?act=GetArticleAct&articleID=2326
Also, the 5D2 has a better handle on skew than any of the Nikon video I've seen. I expect the 7D's video will be just as good as the 5D2's. As Todd pointed out, this 7D sample is from a pre-production model and has not been graded, so it's way too early to pass judgment.
So yeah, if you think that the GH1 is better, then you need a wake up call.
@Naraic, you've tried to correct two people on this. And you are straight up wrong. Read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/35_mm_film that link. Super 35, what most feature films are shot on, has a 24.89 mm by 18.67 mm sensor size. It is NOT the same as a stills 35mm sensor for photography. If you want the DOF achieved by most feature films, the 7D should work just fine if you have fast enough glass. I'm only concerned about cramming 18mp on that sensor. But dual digic 4 may help performance who knows.
vimeo.com/5966843
Which by the way would be impossible to shoot with 7D with it's lack of continuous auto focus. Actually none of the films I have here on Vimeo except "Dark Heavens" would be possible to shoot with 5DmkII or 7D. I find their lack of viewfinder... disturbing.
Btw, none of what you shot would be "impossible" to shoot without autofocus. More difficult for a novice? Sure. But not impossible. A good monitor and focus puller will do just fine.
Btw, I really wanted to like the GH1. I came really close to buying one. Then I watched as many straight-from-the-camera 1080p clips as I could get my hands on, on my 52" 1080p LCD TV. The mud was just unacceptable to me. If you're satisfied with a good 720p/60fps camera though, more power to you. If it's the tool that let's you do what you want, use it and love it.
It would be impossible for me to shoot any of those films alone with a 7D. The ergonomics are just not there without a working viewfinder in video mode. Handheld? With a monitor on top. Forget about it. My back would kill me after 15 minutes.
By the way I'm hardly a novice. 47 years old with 30+ years in the film business...
Count me in!
And in regards to low light ability it could possibly still end up being BETTER than the 5D Mark ll. The sensor size is not necessarily as inportant as the PIXEL size. If the pixels on this cam are bigger than Mark ll then that could possibly make it "equal" or even better in that category. It might take a small hit in resolution but not "necessarily" its low light ability. It's all too early to tell though.
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One thing to bear in mind - it's cheaper... so more cash to spend on kit.
Im sure they want me to buy a 5D over a 7D but I will get his if they dont tell me whether their going to sort out the firmware soon.
have to wait, to know. I really dont think canon make a best dslr for less money, there some trick inside.
But 7d will not be better than full frame 5dII, at least not for photos.
very few lenses outresolve the 21 MP of FF mark in more open that 8. And in the 7d the snsor readout is horizontal, not vertical, so .. i think not shure.. not less, but less convenient for video jello effect for pan. Other hing.. i know said the bitrate of 7d is superior, but i see and analice some direct fles from the camera, and i dont know why but in sunny time look ( i think) worse than 5d. look: imaging-resource.com/PRODS/E7D/E7DVIDEO.HTM
youtube.com/watch?v=bvTsAAbYmmE
I'm holding out for a possible 5DM2 firmware update that will allow the same framerates as this 7D and maybe fix the AGC. I'm wondering if this mysterious 5DM2 firmware update was just being held off until this camera was released as to not affect sales?
vimeo.com/6395733
It looks pretty terrible all round, loads of ghosting and stutter. Looks to me like canon have just put together a d500 and suped it up. Hmmmm?
When I bought my GH1 I was not on a budget!!! I could have bought ANY camera I wanted. I work often with RED cam (that by the way has a lot of flaws) and I have at our company 17 broadcast cameras (not cheap). Nobody wohdered why people like me chose the GH1. So please stop trying to make us look stupid because there are SEVERE problems with both Canon 5D and 7D to even being considered to be bought for commercial use. You can say whatever you want but those cameras were not built to shoot video. The GH1 is the closest to that. I know that you Eugenia have great shots with the HV´s but that artistic gift you have doesn´t make you an expert in electronics. I know quite a bit of that and I´ve spoken to some of the best specialists in the world about this GH1... SO if you want to keep fooling yourself about the potential of the Canon DSLRS please go ahead... I have no doubt that Canon could make a camera that would surpass GH1 like any other manufacter would but the reality is that they didn´t and Canon didn´t design a camera to shoot video from scratch. So go on buy a 7D and be happy but don´t talk about what you don´t even know (the GH1). Many people spent months now working with it and you say what they saw and experienced is wrong??? Is like saying you didn´t like your dinner last night... We don´t even know what you had to eat. How many hours did you spend filming with GH1? How many people and engineers you discussed the electronics with? What´s your technical expertise regarding the GH1 and other DSLRS?
I hope you people don´t take this on a personal level but I don´t like when people say things just by saying. It´s like rumours...I heard this and that and that but nobody knows who said it when or why.
I rest my case please be happy and have a nice day.
I don't care if you are the most brilliant communications engineer in the world. The GH1's codec is still AVCHD at 17mbps. Even if that didn't mean anything, it's still all about what the eye sees. All the tech spec drooling in the world doesn't mean squat in real world. So what do I see from real world footage? LOTS of mud in the 1080p/24fps footage with fast action and stock lens, slightly less when using a manual lens. Unacceptable. You can rant about how acceptable it is to you, but those who demand more clarity, for whatever reason, don't have to be satisfied with a low bitrate codec.
Nobody ever said the Canon was perfect. Audio is still a pain (AGC, no monitoring) as well as rolling shutter and a couple other things (12 min limit). But strictly in terms of image quality (and probably also low light and other things) it is simply unmatched.
Quit being so defensive about your GH1, if it works for you, you don't have to get you knickers in such a knot.
David lynch made his last movie on pd150, which doesnt mean it was good, but at least the man had an idea and he saw it through.
The viewer dont give a siht about specs, he want a good story :)
Augusto, respect for your passion mate. I'm going to check your video now. Hope you posted some good stuff.
I am beginning to find this a little too much like little boys on the playground in terms of posturing...
However I do realize creative artists are passionate people.
Being involved in Engineering and having designed things I believe that each of these platforms will have inherent advantages and disadvantages (ie) compromises everything does.
If the entire point of your discussions is to determine which platform by technical and observed specificatations represents " best value" for dollar on a given day ...WHY? The whole issue is so fleeting and transitory that in 3 months your comments will be moot anyway .
It is only necessary to identify the group of top performers and make a choice.
With that choice ,I also know there are lots of brilliant people that will create work-arounds to solve the short-comings of each platform anyway.
We simply make a decision to purchase and use specifics platforms for our creative or business projects....No apologies necessary .. Just go out and do great work !
Spend your creative energies on creating brilliant work on your chosen platform, than think how people will feel when they see your brilliant work you created on what they have branded an inferior platform.You will shine that much more!
....the rules are: there are no rules. ..right??
These DSLRs are changing the game and us along with them. :)
Kudos to Canon for the 7d.. and the 5dmk2, and Kudos to Panasonic for the GH1!! These are all great cameras! Personally I have the 5Dmk2 not because if it's amazing chip/bitrate/gizmatics.. I really liked the image it is capable of.. I really.. really.. really was close to getting the GH1.. the price was better.. it had a better workflow.. and it also has cool gizmatics pllus a neat flip out LCD.. but I just really really liked the image from the 5Dmk2.. that was that.. I do wish the audio capabilities were better but it kinda sucks across the board on these DSLR's right now.. I'm crossing my fingers the fine folks at Canon or magic lantern or whoever comes out with a solid fix for this..
The camera is a tool.. you learn to use the tool to the best of your abilities, and have fun creating films! If your tool is a HV30.. than learn to make that HV30 sing! same goes for these new DSLR's.. suss them out.. learn to make them sing.. and they will reward you with the magic moments in the edit bay that we all hope for! Canon, Panasoic, Sony etc.... it doesn't matter.. What's important is when you finish rendering that last effect.. bring the play head to the top.. and get those goosebumps when you hit play..
It's about doing what we love.. making films. .
web.canon.jp/imaging/eosd/samples/eos7d/
I have the 500D which has a GREAT deal of problems for filming. I also found problems with the 5D. The main problem I'm having is that the pictures are blurry in 1080.
Please check my article and tell me what you think.
I would love to hear more tests about the 5D compared to other video cameras.
I'm going to test the 7D and compare it to 5D and hopefully a good video camcorder.
My article with direct image comparisons between 5D, 500D and the cheap Canon HF200 can be found here (and yes the HF200 had the sharpest picture and costs close to nothing)
treehouseartclub.blogspot.com
/Andreas
I read your blog and agree with the things you concluded. I had the same experiences. And you know even 500D shoots in 30 fps. After I did all the experimenting you did I got the GH1. Has auto focus, the interchangeable lenses, shoots in 50 and 25 fps, and it´s really straight forward editing. Thank you for showing your results.
It would be interesting to compare it just like I did with this comparison.
exposureroom.com/dublinspeople
youtube.com/watch?v=CLmNokmplwI
Obviously if you're going to shoot HD on a DSLR for any real purpose, then you're going to use something more pro anyway aren't you?