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NAB 2010 highlights: Zeiss, Panasonic, RedRock e.a.

Published on April 21, 2010 in Launch. 0 Comments

As cinema5D states: NAB had over ninety thousand attendees and was all about DSLR’s.

Some of the highlights:

  • Zeiss has started making compact prime/zoom cinema lenses with a Canon ES mount: the CP.2 series. To use any of the existing cinema lenses with a PL-mount for HDSLR shooting, you could already use HotRod’s modified 7D, but now you can have a Zeiss lens that will fit in your Canon camera without modifications.
  • Panasonic took their Micro Four Thirds chip from the GH1 and built it into a camcorder: the AG-AF100. Finally a camcorder with interchangeable lenses. Expect response from Canon and Sony on that one!
  • The RedRock MicroRemote: auto-focus for motion video, with the option to build in a Ipod/iPhone.
  • HD monitors: the smallHD DP-SLR gets 1280×800 pixels on a bright 5.6″ screen.

Tom Guilmette has made a very nice overview of NAB on his blog.

Canon launches the 550D

Published on February 10, 2010 in Launch. 0 Comments Tags: .

from dpreview.com:

As the ability to record Full HD video becomes increasingly important, Canon continues to deliver DSLR technology that sets the industry benchmark for multimedia functionality. The EOS 550D records video in full 1920x1080p HD resolution, allowing photographers to select the frame rate preferred from 30, 25 and 24fps, as well as offering 720p video at 60 and 50fps. The EOS 550D also includes a 3.5mm stereo microphone socket, enabling the use of an external microphone when capturing video.

So the 550D, aka the “T2i” in the US, gives us pretty much the same HD movie capability (including the much desired 1080p24 mode) as the 7D.

Now when will Canon introduce the movie options in the 40D/50D range?

Nikon launches D3s with 720p video

Published on October 25, 2009 in Launch. 0 Comments Tags: .


Via dpreview.com:

The D3S delivers a new look and feel to the emerging trend of DSLR movie capture and exploits the creative depth-of-field effects offered by the large FX-format sensor (full-frame/35mm) and the benefits of wide aperture NIKKOR lenses.

This is the second full-frame DSLR on the market, after the Canon EOS 5D MkII. Unfortunately it does not support FullHD/1080p, only 720p24.

Canon launches 7D with, at last, 1080p24

Published on September 15, 2009 in Launch. 0 Comments Tags: .

via dpreview.com: Canon has announced a ‘little brother’ to the 5D: not a full-frame camera (it’s a APS-C) but one that is capable of the perfect cinema capture: 1080p at 24 fps. Whereas the 5D mk II could only do 30 fps with 1080p, the 7D lets you choose between:

  • 1920 x 1080 (29.97, 25, 23.976 fps)
  • 1280 x 720 (59.94, 50 fps)
  • 640 x 480 (59.94, 50 fps)

The fact that is not a full frame camera is not necessarily a bad thing: you can keep on using all your Canon dSLR lenses.

The 7D camera is launched at US: $1699.

Nikon launches D300S with 720p24 video

Published on August 9, 2009 in Launch. 0 Comments Tags: .


Via dpreview.com

In a move that won’t surprise anyone that has been listening out for rumors, Nikon has launched the D300S, a refreshed version of its successful mid-level DSLR. Compared to the D300, It offers full 720p HD video recording, a faster 7 fps continuous shooting and Dual CF and SD card slots. It also sees an addition of a new Quiet drive mode and a dedicated Live View and Info button. The camera’s recommended selling price is $1799.

Canon launches its first HDSLR: the 5D mark II

Published on September 30, 2008 in Launch. 0 Comments Tags: .

via dpreview.com

After a week or so of teaser ads Canon has finally unveiled the successor to the venerable EOS 5D, the world’s first ‘compact’ full frame digital SLR. The EOS 5D Mark II boasts a new 21MP CMOS sensor, an expanded ISO range of 50-25,600 and a wealth of improvements and new features including full 1080p HD movie recording, live view, 3.0″ 920k dot LCD, DIGIC IV processor, increased battery capacity and sensor dust reduction.

They were maybe not the first, but now that they’re in, the set the new state-of-the-art: the new 5D mark II camera is the first digital SLR camera capable of recording video on 1080p (full HD) resolution. That’s right: this is a full-frame camera, that you can use with your Canon EF lenses.

Nikon launches the first dSLR with video: D90

Published on August 30, 2008 in Launch. 0 Comments Tags: .

via dpreview.com

The D90 is the first mid-class D-SLR to offer a movie function, allowing you to capture creative movie clips in motion JPEG at superb quality levels. Compared to the average camcorder, the far larger image sensor on the D90 offers higher image quality, a shallow depth of field and exceptional ISO performance while recording in low-light conditions. NIKKOR’s wide range of lenses offers great variety from fisheye to wide-angle to super-telephoto, adding more scope for creativity and emotional impact to your movies. Movies can even be played on the camera with sound, thanks to its uniquely powerful speaker / microphone system.

It’s not ready for digital cinema (1080p), maybe, but this is an important first step! Let’s see how Canon responds!

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