Tuesday 8 March 2011

Canon 550D/600D Video - Crop Mode for Birdwatching, Zoom Mode Video on Canon DSLR

Canon 550D Crop Mode Video at 640x480

The videos below were shot on a Canon 550D with Canon 17-40 f4 L lens. The same features are available on the Canon 600D shooting video but unfortunately not on the Canon 5D Mark2.

The video below shows the Canon 550D video mode set to 640x480 50fps (shot at 40mm)

The video below shows the Canon 550D video mode set to 640x480 50fps

 but in CROP mode. This gives approx 7x zoom compared to the standard footage. (shot at 40mm)