AZNikon Loc: Mesa, AZ

Oddly enough, I love having this feature available. When I was in Costa Rica, I did my still shots at the coffee plantation, and then also grabbed a movie of the beans being stirred in the roaster. At Buckee's, I grabbed a quick video of pecans being roasted. I've also grabbed a quick video of a waterfalls or a fountain, running springs and things like. It just gives you a little something extra to spark your memory and recall the experience. In Boston I took a lot of stills of an escape artist working the crowd, but I also video taped his entire escape while in a straight jacket and hanging upside down (I gave him a nice tip when his hat was passed). Nowadays, I try to take at least one video "cameo" per shoot, and I usually leave it in my final presentation. You can do a little editing in LR if necessary. Sometimes I forget, but I really try to capture at least one little something to help me remember the day.

Angel Star Photography Loc: Tacoma, WA

I own a 5D Mark IV, too, and I have made use of the video feature several times, and personally, I appreciate the incorporation of video with the DSLR. Why not? The electronics and hardware are fundamentally the same. It has been very convenient when I have had to do shoots where stills and videos were requested. For example, I was asked to by my nephew to photograph his graduation and his swearing in as an officer of the Air Force. There were moments when stills were appropriate and there were other moments when videos were more appropriate; e.g. the swearing of the oath and the commissioning ceremony. At those latter moments, video was used by simply changing the mode. Other situations where I have accomplished similar actions have been during my daughter's concerts.

The convenience of having video in the DSLR provides flexibility and a level of preparedness that can handle the capturing of unanticipated moments. When I know that I will most likely be shooting video along with stills, I will mount a shotgun microphone to my camera. I have a hot shoe extender that allows me to attach both the microphone and either a Speedlite or its remote transmitter. In situations where video was not expected but the moment seemed appropriate, I have found the internal microphone to perform amazingly well.

Anhanga Brasil Loc: Cabo Frio - Brazil

From what I am seeing, the debate is already on !
I am with you, I do not use video and think it is
useless, at least for me. I could live without it.
If you think it through, any given camera (and
batteries and cards) would have a longer useful life.
And I think that the manufacturers could use the
"extra space" to improve our photographic experience,
e.g., think Leica M9...

JohnSwanda Loc: San Francisco

I thought it through, and I can't imagine any way having video on your camera and not using it could shorten the life of the camera. The same for your idea that not having video on a camera would somehow give you "extra space". Amazing how many people are misinformed on this issue.

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

Anhanga Brasil Loc: Cabo Frio - Brazil

No... I said that for those who use video frequently. Batteries are more rapidly
consumed, cards are filled more quickly, the algorithm used could be re-designed
for the sake of photography improvement, the mirror's elevation mechanism would
be spared from continuous lifting, the LCD would last longer too.

Anyway... I was only manifesting my point of view of a futility, like a lamp in front
of a vacuum cleaner. Speaking of futility, you said it all.

William Bennett Loc: Il

I have been thinking about selling my sx60 have not made up my mind yet don't use very much but it is a fun camera

JohnSwanda Loc: San Francisco

I read your post again, and don't see any reference to those using video frequently, only that you never use it. Of course, using a camera frequently for either stills or video will shorten its life. But for people who do shoot video and stills, the alternative is to buy and carry around dedicated video equipment along with their still equipment. It's much more convenient to have one camera which can do both.

artBob Loc: Near Chicago

Good question, and good response--at least it reflects my feelings.

BebuLamar

I think I paid more for that but that is what I want.

cabunit Loc: SE Connecticut

Haven't read all the other replies, so perhaps this duplicates someone else's. But I use the video and time lapse features frequently. When I'm home from a vacation, I typically make a multimedia scrapbook, as it were, of the trip. MUCH more interesting with video than as a simple sequence of stills. I've also bought an outboard (hot shoe mount) mic--with windscreen--to improve the audio where necessary, though often the music track takes precedence.

aellman Loc: Boston MA

Many professional videographers are using DSLRs now
for both stills and instead of dedicated video cameras
in mid-level productions. For top-tier productions like
movies, they use 4K "cinema" digital video cameras,which
cost as much as your house (slight exaggeration).

Most major motion pictures are now shot on digital
video. There are few holdout directors who insist on film,
and more power to them.

BTW, I highly recommend "La La Land" (6 Oscars) and
"Get Out" (scary), winner of Best Picture and 3 other Oscars.
Both available on demand from cable providers and other
online movie sources. I liked "La La Land" so much I saw it twice.

>>>Alan

Bobspez Loc: Southern NJ, USA

That may be because it is many times harder to create an interesting video than an interesting picture. Very few people on UHH have been willing to share their videos.

photogeneralist Loc: Lopez Island Washington State

I was shooting my granddaughter's gymnastic competition. The frame rate slowed down after about 2 sec all the way to about 1 each 1.5 second. To get around this time lag between shots I set the camera for video mode. I must say that, although it did solve my frame rate problem (card buffering ?), I was disappointed with the IQ of the video.

aellman Loc: Boston MA

So true. I am retired, but I spent 25 years in the video production business, and I
can testify to its complexity, even if it's a simple homemade project.
I don't mean to discourage anyone from trying it. It's creative and fun.

>Alan