DSLRs now soon to be recording movies?

Duckys54Duckys54 Registered Users Posts: 273 Major grins
edited March 4, 2008 in Cameras
It may be happening sooner than you think

http://www.photographybay.com/2008/02/17/dslr-movie-mode-patent/
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 18, 2008
    Duckys54 wrote:
    It may be happening sooner than you think

    http://www.photographybay.com/2008/02/17/dslr-movie-mode-patent/

    :yikes

    Just what we don't need, a "feature" that will raise the price w/o improving image quality.
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  • OsirisPhotoOsirisPhoto Registered Users Posts: 367 Major grins
    edited February 18, 2008
    If I wanted a video camera, I'd buy one (well, actually I have mwink.gif).
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  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited February 18, 2008
    I don't like making videos
    I hope that never happens
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  • DonRicklinDonRicklin Registered Users Posts: 5,551 Major grins
    edited February 18, 2008
    You can always use multi shot and then convert to Flash video in PCSC3 anyhow. Do a long burst and play away!

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  • TangoTango Registered Users Posts: 4,592 Major grins
    edited February 18, 2008
    Harryb wrote:
    :yikes

    Just what we don't need, a "feature" that will raise the price w/o improving image quality.

    more than likely lower the qual...gotta make room for the video crap....
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  • anmoldagreatanmoldagreat Registered Users Posts: 9 Beginner grinner
    edited February 18, 2008
    I really hope they dont. and if they do they should and hopefully will leave it on low end models like the rebels.

    like all the cameras that use sd.

    but i also said that they should leave live view with rebels and whatnot but w/e.
  • claudermilkclaudermilk Registered Users Posts: 2,756 Major grins
    edited February 18, 2008
    Harryb wrote:
    :yikes

    Just what we don't need, a "feature" that will raise the price w/o improving image quality.
    Hyperbaric wrote:
    If I wanted a video camera, I'd buy one.

    Sums up my thoughts exactly. Thanks, but no thanks.

    Sometimes more isn't better, it's just more. This is one of those cases IMHO.
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  • TommyboyTommyboy Registered Users Posts: 590 Major grins
    edited February 18, 2008
    A friend of mine works for Red, the new motion picture video camera. It records 30 high definition images (just like out of our DSLRs) per second and records them on an array of 8gb CF cards. Any one of those could be pulled and made into a gorgeous print.

    These units are running about 30k, whereas a good Panavision is about 500K more or less.

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  • MartynMartyn Registered Users Posts: 112 Major grins
    edited February 19, 2008
    As long as the still picture quality doesn't suffer I wouldn't mind a movie mode on my 40D, especially HD format. Upgrading all my CF cards is a different matter though.
  • ziggy53ziggy53 Super Moderators Posts: 24,132 moderator
    edited February 19, 2008
    Tommyboy wrote:
    A friend of mine works for Red, the new motion picture video camera. It records 30 high definition images (just like out of our DSLRs) per second and records them on an array of 8gb CF cards. Any one of those could be pulled and made into a gorgeous print.

    These units are running about 30k, whereas a good Panavision is about 500K more or less.

    The times, they are a changin'.

    Are they shipping units now? I have been interested in the "Red One" for some time now.

    http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=44111
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  • BBiggsBBiggs Registered Users Posts: 688 Major grins
    edited February 22, 2008
    The reason I got into dSLRs was to improve my still photography! I have no interest in making movies with an SLR.
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  • ChrisJChrisJ Registered Users Posts: 2,164 Major grins
    edited February 22, 2008
    The worst thing that happened to video cameras was making them take still pictures... I really hope the reverse doesn't happen with SLRs. Sometimes unitaskers are better.
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  • KEDKED Registered Users Posts: 843 Major grins
    edited February 23, 2008
    claudermilk wrote:
    Sums up my thoughts exactly. Thanks, but no thanks.

    Sometimes more isn't better, it's just more. This is one of those cases IMHO.
    I have a hard time believing that Canon or Nikon would muck up their high-end models with what would surely be a sub-optimal feature such as this. But if they do, I know just how to respond: Don't buy one!
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  • claudermilkclaudermilk Registered Users Posts: 2,756 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2008
    :D That is exactly what my intent is--if they muck it up I just won't even consider the models offering hte feature. I guess I'm something of a Luddite in the world of the iPhone (blech), I totally agree with ChrisJ's last comment: sometimes unitaskers are better. If I want stills, I will use a still camera optimized for the task; if I want video, I'll use a video camera optimized for that task.
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  • IcebearIcebear Registered Users Posts: 4,015 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2008
    Sooo . . . you "unitaskers" don't own or use any zoom lenses?mwink.gif

    Anyway, I don't even use the movie mode (very often) on my P&S cameras, so have no interest in getting an SLR with the feature, but I can easily imagine PJ situations where it would be VERY useful, if only to record context, or even the photographer's comments about a scene.
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  • Art ScottArt Scott Registered Users Posts: 8,959 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2008
    Harryb wrote:
    :yikes

    Just what we don't need, a "feature" that will raise the price w/o improving image quality.

    I totally agree....my KM A2 will shoot short movies and i have used it once on my blk lab pointing out in a phaesant field...but it was a pain to switch back and forth.....never used it again.................
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  • Art ScottArt Scott Registered Users Posts: 8,959 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2008
    Icebear wrote:
    Sooo . . . you "unitaskers" don't own or use any zoom lenses?mwink.gif

    Anyway, I don't even use the movie mode (very often) on my P&S cameras, so have no interest in getting an SLR with the feature, but I can easily imagine PJ situations where it would be VERY useful, if only to record context, or even the photographer's comments about a scene.

    The really good high end digital video cams are perfect so that.....they have enuff mp to pull off decent news print photo stills.....but to put video on a great high end Prosumer or pro dslr is indeed sacreligious to say the lest........
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  • claudermilkclaudermilk Registered Users Posts: 2,756 Major grins
    edited February 26, 2008
    Icebear wrote:
    Sooo . . . you "unitaskers" don't own or use any zoom lenses?mwink.gif

    Anyway, I don't even use the movie mode (very often) on my P&S cameras, so have no interest in getting an SLR with the feature, but I can easily imagine PJ situations where it would be VERY useful, if only to record context, or even the photographer's comments about a scene.

    rolleyes1.gif Got us. OK so there's a limit to my silliness. But then at this point there's little compromise in image quality to using a zoom--but it took a while to get there.
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  • TommyboyTommyboy Registered Users Posts: 590 Major grins
    edited March 2, 2008
    ziggy53 wrote:
    Are they shipping units now? I have been interested in the "Red One" for some time now.

    http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=44111

    Yes, on their backlog. They have a pretty informative website. Check it out.
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  • W.W. WebsterW.W. Webster Registered Users Posts: 3,204 Major grins
    edited March 2, 2008
    Duckys54 wrote:
    DSLRs now soon to be recording movies?
    What about adding a phone? :D
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  • mr peasmr peas Registered Users Posts: 1,369 Major grins
    edited March 2, 2008
    I want a toaster on my camera.

    Hey our phones have pics now too, I say go for it. Come on people, its only a few days ago some of us complained about the switch from film to digital, I'm sure we'll adapt.

    Now... if Canon and Nikon incorporated a sensor-based IS system... that would be extraordinary...for us, but not for their lens sales. Haha.
  • Mike02Mike02 Registered Users Posts: 321 Major grins
    edited March 4, 2008
    Duckys54 wrote:
    It may be happening sooner than you think

    http://www.photographybay.com/2008/02/17/dslr-movie-mode-patent/


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