Joe
Hi,
I'm interested in getting a digital SLR camera purely for shooting video and wondered if anyone knows of any particular models up to about £800 (about $1300) that fulfills the following requirements:
Full HD at 1920x1080
A file format that would be compatible with Avid editing software (so NOT AVC HD)
Either 25fps or 24fps but not 30fps
Also if any body has any experience of using these cameras, I would be interested to hear what people think of the audio quality.
Any help with this will be much appreciated.
Anyone know of anything at 24 or 25 fps but NOT 20 or 30
Answer
I recommend Canon EOS Rebel T1i 15.1 MP.
It can shoots brilliant video, even in full high definition. By simply selecting Movie mode on the EOS Rebel T1iâs mode dial, the cameraâs 3.0-inch LCD lights up, and it's ready to go. Shooting is at a frame rate of 30 fps when shooting SD or HD quality video (640 x 480 and 1280 x 720 pixels, respectively) and at a frame rate of 20 fps in Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) recording. Sound is recorded through the cameraâs built-in microphone. Playback modes are simple to access, and all Live View AF features can be used in shooting video.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001XURPQS?ie=UTF8&tag=cybermonday-deals-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001XURPQS
I recommend Canon EOS Rebel T1i 15.1 MP.
It can shoots brilliant video, even in full high definition. By simply selecting Movie mode on the EOS Rebel T1iâs mode dial, the cameraâs 3.0-inch LCD lights up, and it's ready to go. Shooting is at a frame rate of 30 fps when shooting SD or HD quality video (640 x 480 and 1280 x 720 pixels, respectively) and at a frame rate of 20 fps in Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) recording. Sound is recorded through the cameraâs built-in microphone. Playback modes are simple to access, and all Live View AF features can be used in shooting video.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001XURPQS?ie=UTF8&tag=cybermonday-deals-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001XURPQS
Is the Canon 5D a good camera for recording HD video?
Also, are Canon DSLR's generally better at recording video than Nikon DSLR's are?
Answer
Ace pretty much has it covered.
The thing with the 5D M2 is that at $2500(Body only, figure another $600 minimum for a lens) it shoots no better video than an $800 t2i.
On the plus side, this is 20 gigs/hour full HD, which is better than all but the most expensive consumer HD camcorders, which max out at 11 gigs/hour. (With the SLR limitations explained by Ace).
And if video is your primary objective, for a comparable $3300 you have the XF100.
DSLRs are weak in several aspects, but for occasional short clips with poor audio, they can be fine. Get the 5D if you want prints of still pictures that are 40-60" tall (about $100 each on nice paper). If you can settle for a print 24-36" tall, go with the t2i or similar. Both have the same video and the t2i will leave you enough change to get a good used XF100 in a couple years.
Ace pretty much has it covered.
The thing with the 5D M2 is that at $2500(Body only, figure another $600 minimum for a lens) it shoots no better video than an $800 t2i.
On the plus side, this is 20 gigs/hour full HD, which is better than all but the most expensive consumer HD camcorders, which max out at 11 gigs/hour. (With the SLR limitations explained by Ace).
And if video is your primary objective, for a comparable $3300 you have the XF100.
DSLRs are weak in several aspects, but for occasional short clips with poor audio, they can be fine. Get the 5D if you want prints of still pictures that are 40-60" tall (about $100 each on nice paper). If you can settle for a print 24-36" tall, go with the t2i or similar. Both have the same video and the t2i will leave you enough change to get a good used XF100 in a couple years.
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