Nikon D7000 Hack/firmware
- Thread starter cristnotchrist
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Well, the D7000 seems to be the first serious camera from Nikon that's able to do video. I just picked one up a week ago and I've been shooting with it almost non-stop. The visual clarity is amazing, I must say. I don't think I'd even need a framerate higher than 24fps, but that's just me. A firmware hack, however, would be nice to add/enable more video-centric features... like Zebra, for example.
Also would like to see an update for the D7000 since I'm selling my 5D and switching to AF101 for broadcastwork... but prefer the D7000 for stills (over a Canon 60D - not looking forward to paying over 1000 euros for a body to use hobby-wise).
But... what do you guys think is so wrong with shooting non-broadcast work in 24fps? I'm only slightly worried about the quality (e.g. bitrate).
But... what do you guys think is so wrong with shooting non-broadcast work in 24fps? I'm only slightly worried about the quality (e.g. bitrate).
Blackpeppers
Member
Shooting in 24 fps is not a big problem for NTSC country. If you want to create DVD video which can be read on any DVD player, you just can make 3/2 pulldown to have a 30 fps video. But in Pal coutry, you "only" can speed up your video from 24 fps to 25 fps (4% more fast and sound a bit high pitched) which is really annoying. Of course now, to play a 24 fps video isn't really a problem but the best remains to have the choice in the framerate (maybe for capturing a little slow-motion or fast action like sports).
Anyway, I would love to see Nikon come up with a firmware update which would improve:
- Aperture Control in LiveView
- Histogram in LiveView (Already possible with other Nikon DSLR)
- 24/25/30 fps (even more if possible)
- Higher Bitrate (with 4:2:2 10bits sampling) or at least a clean HDMI output with 4:2:2 at 10 bits
- A great flat curve (Raw Video ?)
- Greater resolution (or downscalling and no line skipping)
- Iso on Fn button.
...
I'm sure dreaming about all this but I would even pay for this functionalities. I love my d7000 (for photos and videos) but I think it has great unexploited potentials (intentionally or not)..
Since Nikon won't do that, any hack is on its way ?
Anyway, I would love to see Nikon come up with a firmware update which would improve:
- Aperture Control in LiveView
- Histogram in LiveView (Already possible with other Nikon DSLR)
- 24/25/30 fps (even more if possible)
- Higher Bitrate (with 4:2:2 10bits sampling) or at least a clean HDMI output with 4:2:2 at 10 bits
- A great flat curve (Raw Video ?)
- Greater resolution (or downscalling and no line skipping)
- Iso on Fn button.
...
I'm sure dreaming about all this but I would even pay for this functionalities. I love my d7000 (for photos and videos) but I think it has great unexploited potentials (intentionally or not)..
Since Nikon won't do that, any hack is on its way ?
Of course, I would also love for them to make the change and if I have to shoot broadcastwork, of course I would shoot it in 25fps and only on Canon XF or the Panasonic with an external recorder...
BUT, and that's a big but If I have to shoot small webvideos & webcommercials I see no problem in using the Nikon D7000 at 24fps and switching back the rest just to have a quick tool or to be able to work in two teams at once.
BUT, and that's a big but
If I have to shoot small webvideos & webcommercials I see no problem in using the Nikon D7000 at 24fps and switching back the rest just to have a quick tool or to be able to work in two teams at once.Blackpeppers
Member
For web purposes, they're absolutely no problem with 24p I think.
Will Montgomery
Member
24fps has been fine for motion pictures for over 100 years. Fine for web and HD broadcast now too. Coming from film it is what I'm used to working in; I wouldn't work in 30 unless specifically asked to by the client.
Completely agree, that's why I picked up a D7000 for stills. I started with the Panasonic GH cameras for video and have been beyond impressed with their quality... but for stills there is no comparison.
DucatiKozak
New member
I have a BIG request for Nikon or any hacker!
Why won't the remote (ML-L3) allow control of video?
Any hack should have the ability to allow you to determine, in the menu structure, if the remote works for still images or video.
I was actually shocked when I found I could not do this.
Why won't the remote (ML-L3) allow control of video?
Any hack should have the ability to allow you to determine, in the menu structure, if the remote works for still images or video.
I was actually shocked when I found I could not do this.
RRRoger
Well-known member
That is why I picked up a V1.
The FullTime AF beats the GH
Michael Carter
Veteran
I shot an event last week with my Canon shoulder rig and had a second guy with an HMC150 on a tripod. But I stuck my D7000 on a photo tripod with a 35-70 2.8 and left it set up in a corner for extreme closeups (Snooki from "Jersey Shore" was autographing her newest self tanner... ack...). I really liked the footage I got with it, and it was nice not swapping lenses to get some cool angles.
I don't know that I would have done the whole event with the Nikon - the skew seems worse, and many of my Canon shots had me rolling the aperture mid-shot (a crowd of people constantly blocking windows, casting shadows, etc...). Stopping a shot to change aperture would have killed me. But I think the next music video I do, I'll try to take an hour or two for side-by-side tests. Loupes are getting dirt cheap now and it wouldn't take much to rig up the Nikon - I do like the color rendering.
And it's simply the best semi-pro DSLR to date. Blow Canon's interface away. The D90 was nice, but I was one of the many plagued with bizarre focus problems. Love the 7000.
I don't know that I would have done the whole event with the Nikon - the skew seems worse, and many of my Canon shots had me rolling the aperture mid-shot (a crowd of people constantly blocking windows, casting shadows, etc...). Stopping a shot to change aperture would have killed me. But I think the next music video I do, I'll try to take an hour or two for side-by-side tests. Loupes are getting dirt cheap now and it wouldn't take much to rig up the Nikon - I do like the color rendering.
And it's simply the best semi-pro DSLR to date. Blow Canon's interface away. The D90 was nice, but I was one of the many plagued with bizarre focus problems. Love the 7000.
ethan cooper
Well-known member
AH! So it's not just me then. I never could figure out why my D90 would miss focus so often. It's still a far better stills camera than my GH2 but at least now I know there's an actual focus problem & I'm not making it up in my head.
infraredca
Member
Michael - if you were using a Nikon "d" lens with aperture ring that you could turn to adjust exposure work in a similar fashion to the Canon? Or is the click stops too abrupt?
Michael Carter
Veteran
Mine got harder and harder to focus, manual or auto. Became a real nightmare. And then the neighbor's cat climbed a scrim and knocked my tripod over. Kind of sealed the D90's fate!
Michael Carter
Veteran
Not for me - I tried AF-D lenses and older AIS glass. If the lens isn't stopped all the way down, you can't even enter live view. If you unlock the ring when stopped down, you can enter live view, but changing the aperture via the ring has no effect in live view. Frustrating and silly. But not a deal-killer for a planned shoot; just makes run & gun a very bad idea. You can change shutter speed quickly to adjust for changing light, but that's about it.
The D7000 has a menu setting that will allow you to use the aperture ring on the lens; the D5100 does not. On either camera, once you're in Live View mode, the camera will not accept any changes to aperture setting while you're framing your shot. This is not a lens compatibility issue; it's a limitation of the way Nikon's Live View mode works.
blickblocks
Active member
I have two pieces of glass I use for video, a pre-AI 28mm f2.5 and a 50mm 1.4G. The pre-AI lens mounts on my D3100 and allows full aperture control. It's sketchy mounting it on my other bodies because of the aperture index tab.
infraredca
Member
On my D7000 I am able to adjust the aperture while in Live View and recording using a lens with an aperture ring. I have custom setting f6 set to aperture ring ( also added this to "My Menu" for easy access), and Manual movie settings set to "on". I can see the exposure change on the lcd in live view and also when playing back so it does work. Now it is possible we are talking about something different as I am a still shooter not a video guy so let me know.
bleach551
Member
I can verify that this is also possible in Video mode as well. I have also programmed my "Fn" button to toggle between all of my "Non-CPU lens data" lenses, which will give you a more accurate exposure with the Matrix metering system.