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.
Showing posts with label Canon 550D Birdwatching Video. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Canon 550D Birdwatching Video. Show all posts
Wednesday, 9 March 2011
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)
Friday, 1 October 2010
Canon 550D Birdwatching Video - Huge Zoom Ability
The 550D has an amazing feature for video - much the same as cropping for stills - but it allows you to be getting the equivalent to around a 4500mm (!!!) lens for SD (not HD) video but I guess it may appear on one of the next pro spec cameras too. Basically it crops the video to give 7x magnification but still deliver 640x480 resolution
On 550D, the 70-200 lens is equivalent to 112-320 due to the crop, then with 2x teleconverter it goes 224-640mm, with the 7x magnification that makes it 4480mm. I'll be putting some samples on YouTube once I've edited them but quite stunning zoom capability.
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