Having studied the specs of the Canon 600D and finally had a chance to use the camera over the last 24 hours I have to say that it is probably the best value for money camera vs specification that Canon currently have in their lineup.
So far I can only see one reason why you would want the Canon 7D instead of the Canon 600D and that is the faster frame rate. Unless you are shooting sports or are particularly clumsy and drop cameras I can see no benefit in the Canon 7D compared to the 600D.
In fact the Canon 600D has a lot of features that would be very useful on the Canon 5D MarkII, the rotating screen, video crop mode, flash control in camera and additional "small JPG" S1/S2/S3 options will undoubtedly be in the Canon 5D3 spec sheet.
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Saturday, 30 July 2011
Wednesday, 9 March 2011
Canon 600D or Canon 550D - Which camera is better? Digital Video Zoom/Video Crop Mode comparison
A question being asked is - which camera is better the Canon 550D or Canon 600D. Both are similar prices and similar spec. Both cameras have Full HD 1,920 x 1,080 pixels at 24, 25, and 30 frames per second. And 720p or VGA video at 50 and 60 fps.
One key difference that I've found between them is the video crop mode. This is something that was introduced on the Canon 550D with the 640x480/50fps video mode, sadly a feature missing from the groundbreaking first HD DSLR the Canon 5D Mark II. The Canon 600D now calls this Digital Video Zoom.
On the Canon 550D the video crop mode allows you to zoom up to 7x on the centre of the image but only in the 640x480 and not in HD 1080p mode. The Canon 600D extends this to allow you to zoom anywhere between 3x and 10x on the 1080p and still keeping full HD quality.
This fantastic zoom facility makes this an idea camera for birdwatching videos as it allows you to capture details from a huge distance giving a whopping 4500mm equivalent lens just using a normal 70-200 zoom.
One key difference that I've found between them is the video crop mode. This is something that was introduced on the Canon 550D with the 640x480/50fps video mode, sadly a feature missing from the groundbreaking first HD DSLR the Canon 5D Mark II. The Canon 600D now calls this Digital Video Zoom.
On the Canon 550D the video crop mode allows you to zoom up to 7x on the centre of the image but only in the 640x480 and not in HD 1080p mode. The Canon 600D extends this to allow you to zoom anywhere between 3x and 10x on the 1080p and still keeping full HD quality.
This fantastic zoom facility makes this an idea camera for birdwatching videos as it allows you to capture details from a huge distance giving a whopping 4500mm equivalent lens just using a normal 70-200 zoom.
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)
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