video feature of dslr ( use or don't use) (Page 4): Don't use.

Jim Bob

philo wrote:

I for one never have used the video feature of my Canon 5d 11. I just wonder how many of us use the video and how many don't? If you do use the video feature is this the reason you would upgrade to a new model?

Don't use.

wteffey Loc: Ocala, FL USA

Never used it in ten years.

Freedad56 Loc: Louisville, Kentucky

I have two Canon with video capabilities and have used the feature on my t2i with good results. I will use it again in the future. I have yet to try it on my t3 but intend to so that I can see the results. If you are going to use the video feature I highly recommend that you use a tripod. I don't know if I can post a video here.

phlash46 Loc: Westchester County, New York

Very, very rarely.

Scoutman Loc: Orlando, FL

philo wrote:

I for one never have used the video feature of my Canon 5d 11. I just wonder how many of us use the video and how many don't? If you do use the video feature is this the reason you would upgrade to a new model?

In talking with a Canon service rep recently, the video feature costs nothing extra. The R&D has been done long ago.
Virtually all cameras, not to mention smart phones, have a video feature.
There is a "Video for DSLR & Point and Shoot Cameras" section in the UHH forum with currently 519 subscribers.
Since the file sizes are huge in comparison to still photographs, they will not be posted here. You must post to either YouTube, Facebook or Vimeo and provide a link.
My local camera club has a video section.
There are several books on how to make great video.
Go look at some examples. You may be inspired.

Dds82

But without auto focus on high end canon cameras like my 5DIII what's the point, unless you shoot non moving scenes as mentioned earlier?.

Risingblue

To quote Doug Klosterman in his Canon 7DII Experience book, "video autofocus in the 7D2 is more viable than it has been in the past" due to the dual pixel CMOS AF.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

philo wrote:

I for one never have used the video feature of my Canon 5d 11. I just wonder how many of us use the video and how many don't? If you do use the video feature is this the reason you would upgrade to a new model?

As a lifetime multi-media producer, I always hated the separation between still cameras and video. Well now, we can get both sets of tools in one package! I bought my Panasonic GH4 because it lets me capture 4K video, and decent stills at 30 frames per second.

As a training content developer, I need to be able to package the same content in different media --- PDF documents and print, eLearning modules, video clips and fully edited videos, PowerPoint presentations, etc. Most often, the videos are blends of stills, graphics, slides composed in PowerPoint, real-time video clips, and narration.

I used to use a Canon EOS 50D for stills, and a Canon GL2 SD video camera. That was a slooooow process, with so-so video.

For THOUSANDS less, the GH4 and a couple of zooms give me 4K video I can crop down or scale down to HD, and stills I can use anywhere. It weighs one eighth as much as the gear I used to lug, takes half the time to use, and fits under an airline seat. The results are an order of magnitude more attractive.

bull drink water Loc: pontiac mi.

video is not a big deal for me. in the far past I shot one 2 hr event with a vhs camcorder. in the past ten yrs. I've shot maybe 10 minutes of video. I have a nice camcorder when and if I feel the need.

JCam Loc: MD Eastern Shore

philo wrote:

I for one never have used the video feature of my Canon 5d 11. I just wonder how many of us use the video and how many don't? If you do use the video feature is this the reason you would upgrade to a new model?

We have two Canons that have the video feature; my wife's A2100 IS (a pocket camera) and my 60D.
I've used the feature on the A2000 once to get a video of the city waterfront in Fairbanks, AK, and was frankly surprised how well it came out! I've read the instructions for the 60D video once or twice, but see no urgency to use it. If I see the need, I'll use the A2100--only one button to push; the 60D seems to need too much 'setting'.

EdJ0307 Loc: out west someplace

Rongnongno wrote:

I do not use the video feature.

Some UHH user do but I have never seen any sample of what was produced by them so...

If you watch this then you can say you have seen one.
Shot with a Canon 60D.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOYv51JgSM8&feature=youtu.be

thegrover Loc: Yorba Linda, CA

Do not use. D750/D610

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

Dds82 wrote:

I don't us it on my 5D mark III, mainly because it... (show quote)

Most pros focus manually. AF tends to "hunt" and that gets distracting. We want click-less aperture rings, manual focus, focus peaking tools, and focus rings on our lenses.

dixiebeachboy

A shoot with Sony and I haven't used the video often but was amazed at the quality of the video I was able to get

Madman Loc: Gulf Coast, Florida USA

One of the major reasons that I upgraded my D80 to a D7100 was its video capability. I bought the new camera just before my father's 90th birthday party where we had guests from across the country. I wanted to have video with sound and stills.

Since then, I have shot probably 40 - 50 videos of wildlife, karaoki, rock bands (at night outdoors), family gatherings and whatever else opportunity offers.
If you saw my recent boat ride posting, I shot about twenty minutes of video that night also, hand held on a moving boat with pretty good results.

If you have the capability and haven't tried it, I would suggest that you do. You might become a convert.