Canon T1i Digital Rebel has HD video capture

therevengor

#1 – 10:49 PM March 24, 2009

1080p20 isn't a video format.

Ryanwoofs

#2 – 11:02 PM March 24, 2009

I guess 1080p and 20fps will be fine for static shots of unmoving objects/landscapes, but any motion is going to look awkward.

The Nikon D90 does 720p/24fps, and definitely takes some settings tweaking to get decent looking footage. It also uses Motion JPEG to capture the video, which introduces compression artifacts. I wonder the Canon's MPEG4 capture will result in higher quality video?

I'm looking forward to side-by-side comparisons when this thing comes out.

Ryanwoofs

#3 – 11:04 PM March 24, 2009

Also, do images taken at ISO 12800 look like a Seurat painting?

sebastian1972

#4 – 12:26 AM March 25, 2009

20 frames per second will create too much flicker and motion artefact when the subject moves. It is just Canon's marketing gimmick to compete with Nkon D90

fataltourist

#5 – 6:02 AM March 25, 2009

Video capabilities are usually just added as an afterthought on these DSLRs. I think we'll see that start to change as the competition heats up.

dculberson

#6 – 6:18 AM March 25, 2009

Sebastian, it seems like the 720p 30fps is better than the D90's 720p 24fps.

Yes, the 1080p 20fps is silly, but is probably better than just leaving 1080p out.

Dean Putney

#7 – 6:34 AM March 25, 2009

30gps!

I've got the Rebel XTi, and even without video it's a great little camera. I'm pretty excited about this release, especially since it's in my price range.

meerkat

#8 – 6:34 AM March 25, 2009

@3 - I was thinking the same thing, I can't imagine a good use for ISO 12800... but I did see a sample in this gallery (14th over) and it looks surprisingly okay for what it is:
http://www.dpreview.com/gallery/canoneos500d_preview/

technogeek

#9 – 6:34 AM March 25, 2009

Canon may finally have pushed me over the top and convinced me to (sob) replace my old AE1 and FTbn bodies and FD-series lenses.

Dean Putney

#10 – 7:29 AM March 25, 2009

For those of you whining about high ISO, here's a shot my roommate took with his 5D Mark II. High ISO is good for low light as well as speed.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/inorman/3354684137/

ZoopyFunk

#11 – 8:10 AM March 25, 2009

Couldn't they have made the flash any bigger?

gregger

#12 – 8:42 AM March 25, 2009

It seems like they could upgrade the firmware to the 50D I've got to enable video if they can put video capture in this one!

I was shooting an event a few weeks ago and another photographer was taking 1080p video with his 5D MkII using the 50mm f/1.8 and later the 24-70mm f/2.8. He says the quality is definitely up to par with most HD cam corders, and the glass you can get, of course, is way better than anything affordable on a video camera.

Oh, and I did most of my shooting at 1600 ISO and the pictures were definitely crisp. I find I can use that mode with an f/2.8 lens and get some nice shots without disturbing the party / event using the flash.

TTFN

Zan

#13 – 10:21 AM March 25, 2009

They couldn't get the 1080p up to 24fps? Seems lazy to me -- lazy and useless.

technogeek

#14 – 11:27 AM March 25, 2009

As others have said, high ISO is good if you want to either stop motion (including further reducing camera shake when hand-holding long lenses) or shoot in low light without flash. I do my best to shoot available-light and handheld whenever possible; a more sensitive camera extends the range of the possible.

Trent Hawkins

#15 – 11:53 AM March 25, 2009

Well, at least it's not an obscure un-readable format like Sony's... It is an AVI or MOV output, right?

DSMVWL THS

#16 – 12:59 PM March 25, 2009

This camera could be exciting.

But not 19 hours of exciting.

therevengor

#17 – 2:13 PM March 25, 2009

@16 - This is the latest post.

Rob Beschizza

#18 – 4:36 PM March 25, 2009

We are very busy making cool things

alowishus

#19 – 10:17 PM March 25, 2009

The mono mic kills it for me. Oh, and the lack of a mic in. Then again, you could record stereo audio with something else and just sync it with the good picture. . . . hmm.

Cpt. Tim

#20 – 10:59 PM March 25, 2009

#19 no kidding. the powershot s5is that i used to have had stereo mic.

josephlrc

#21 – 8:33 AM March 26, 2009

I have an xti (400d) and everytime I see a new body I get excited until I realize that if I had an extra k for camera gear, I would get the 24-70L and if I had 2k, I would get also get a better flash and a decent tripod.

Aaron

#22 – 9:29 AM March 26, 2009

Wow. What a half-assed way to go HD, Canon.

1080/20p? WTF? Great for high-def youtube videos at 50% frame rate.

And the huge feature missing from all these entry-level DSLR/HD hybrids save one: A microphone jack!

At this point, the Panasonic DMC-GH1 is looking more appealing by the day. Real 1080/24p and 720/60p video, stereo mic built in, plus an external mic jack.

mccrum

#23 – 12:12 PM March 26, 2009

@JosephLRC, you don't need a grand for a great tripod and flash, my Velbon Chaser 4 I bought for a hundred bucks and Strobist recommends relatively cheap gear all the time. You don't need an expensive tripod, just one you find comfortable to carry around and use. You don't need TTL metering, don't feel like you need to spend that crazy money, you can probably get both for about three hundred.