5D MkII Birding Video - incredible

buffalophotographer wrote in post #6476515
Just a quick question-Does anyone know how a 12 minute hd video fares on the battery in the 5d2?

Based on my brief hands-on (8 GB used half the battery), I expect a freshly charged one to last 12-16 GB of footage (36 - 48 minutes).

MaDProFF wrote in post #6432866
Prob some truth in that, because of the lenses you can put on it
Wonder what the resolution of a frame is if you edited it and chopped a frame out of the video and printed it??? is this the start to the end of still life photography as we know it?

As I see it, I think the slow shutter speed would be a bigger issue than the lack of resolution. I don't see how it would be possible to have a fast enough shutter speed to stop motion on a frame grab.

idahofarmer wrote in post #6500591
As I see it, I think the slow shutter speed would be a bigger issue than the lack of resolution. I don't see how it would be possible to have a fast enough shutter speed to stop motion on a frame grab.

Why not? 1/1000 of a second isn't any longer if it's part of a video capture than if it's a still...

bieber wrote in post #6501681
Why not? 1/1000 of a second isn't any longer if it's part of a video capture than if it's a still...

Are you suggesting that the video can be recorded at 1000 frames/second? From what I have read the shutter speed tops out at 1/125 sec. in video mode. I understand that you can interrupt the video recording and take a full res. still shot, but that is not what is being discussed.

idahofarmer wrote in post #6501791
Are you suggesting that the video can be recorded at 1000 frames/second? From what I have read the shutter speed tops out at 1/125 sec. in video mode. I understand that you can interrupt the video recording and take a full res. still shot, but that is not what is being discussed.

There's nothing stopping you from recording at 30 frames/second and 1/1000 second per frame: that only adds up to 3/100 of each second with the shutter open, leaving plenty of empty space. The problem comes if you want to use a longer shutter speed than 1/30. There is apparently a 1/125 limit on the 5D, but that's only a limitation of that particular camera: if they can get the electronic shutter to operate faster, there's nothing stopping them from allowing video recording all the way up to the camera's max shutter speed. That being said, 1/125 should be plenty fast enough to freeze most motion...

bieber wrote in post #6502223
There's nothing stopping you from recording at 30 frames/second and 1/1000 second per frame: that only adds up to 3/100 of each second with the shutter open, leaving plenty of empty space. The problem comes if you want to use a longer shutter speed than 1/30. There is apparently a 1/125 limit on the 5D, but that's only a limitation of that particular camera: if they can get the electronic shutter to operate faster, there's nothing stopping them from allowing video recording all the way up to the camera's max shutter speed. That being said, 1/125 should be plenty fast enough to freeze most motion...

I am far from an expert on video or the 5D MII, but if I am reading correctly the camera is indeed preventing you from recording video with a 1/1000 second shutter speed. The way I read it 1/125 is the MAX shutter speed. This is a quote from the original video link.

"Video "frame grabs" from the 5DII will be very nice, but you have to realize that the shutter speed tops out at 1/125 sec. You're not going to freeze action in video mode, and you're only going to get 2MP "stills" from it."

idahofarmer wrote in post #6502395
I am far from an expert on video or the 5D MII, but if I am reading correctly the camera is indeed preventing you from recording video with a 1/1000 second shutter speed. The way I read it 1/125 is the MAX shutter speed. This is a quote from the original video link.

"Video "frame grabs" from the 5DII will be very nice, but you have to realize that the shutter speed tops out at 1/125 sec. You're not going to freeze action in video mode, and you're only going to get 2MP "stills" from it."

Read the post more carefully: I noted that there is, in fact, a 1/125 second shutter speed limit on the 5DII, and went on to discuss it. And, as I already said, 1/125 should be more or less sufficient for stopping most motion, especially if you're panning. But the camera would most certainly not have to record 1000 fps to use a 1/1000 shutter speed: at this point, it's probably just a matter of how fast they can cycle the electronic shutter.

bieber wrote in post #6502611
Read the post more carefully: I noted that there is, in fact, a 1/125 second shutter speed limit on the 5DII, and went on to discuss it. And, as I already said, 1/125 should be more or less sufficient for stopping most motion, especially if you're panning. But the camera would most certainly not have to record 1000 fps to use a 1/1000 shutter speed: at this point, it's probably just a matter of how fast they can cycle the electronic shutter.

Good point. I was wrong when I suggested that you would need to shoot at 1000 frames/sec. to use a 1/1000 second shutter speed. However, I was confused when you said there is nothing stopping you from using a 1/1000 second shutter speed, except for the camera.

Nice video... but it needs to be cut shorter (boooooring).

For years us videographers have been encroaching on the still camera business, now it's you photographers turn!

very cool!

gooble wrote in post #6434431
No digital video camera does 21MP video. The RED has a 12MP sensor.

Yes... but the video mode isn't capturing 21MP video. It's 1080P which is 1920x1080... in other words... just over 2MP.

Wow thats awesome!