New Crack: EOS 5D Mark II D-SLR
How could I forget to post this last week? Canon has decided to let the public in on its new top secret weapon, the EOS 5D Mark II D-SLR. In what seems to be an almost direct response to Nikon's D90, Canon's new behemoth will also be one of the first D-SLR's with the ability to shoot video. The difference, well...besides Canon's video specs being at 1080p and the D90 being at 720p...not much.
more from Dailytech after the jump...
Shane McGlaun of Dailytech adds:
"Canon goes one better than Nikon in the movie recording section with the ability to record full 1080p resolution movies at 30 frames per second. The camera has 21.1-megapixels and expanded ISO sensitivity from ISO 50 to ISO 25,600. Canon uses its DIGIX 4 Image Processor that powers the 14-bit analog-to-digital conversion. Continuous shooting can be done at 3.9 frames per second for an unlimited number of JPEG images."
Query, if all D-SLR's after this year have built in 'Movie Modes' in them, then what happens to the Point-And-Shoot camera? It's my understanding from a couple testers of these cameras [the D90 and 5D Mark II], that the movie modes are not really that good looking. Sure it is in high-definition, but you loose the auto focus capabilities that you'd normally get in a Point-and-Shoot. If this puts D-SLR's in direct competition with Point-and-Shoot cameras...where will i get my 'cheap cameras' from when I go to Best Buy or Walmart?
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