OFFICIAL/NO LEAK: Canon 7D Official US Press Release

It appears Canon is listening. (MSRP $1,699 estimated) Cheaper than Nikon D300s (MSRP $1,799.95) Very Nice.

@Digigenic Thanks for this.
 
"We consulted over 5,000 photographers worldwide and asked them what they most wanted to see from a camera."

This is a perfect example of why DSLRs have taken so long to add a real video feature! The Innovator's Dilemma!
 
Any of you fellas feel like giving away your now worthless MkII's? I'll even let you pay me for the trouble of taking it off your hands.
 
So there was a line about AF during movie mode, can you auto focus while recording now?
 
wait a sec here boys. something smells a little fishy. 24p on a cheaper camera than the 5D? 2 processors on this guy as compared to the one on the 5D? Are they brewing up something else behind the scenes? Possibly something from the actual video department? It just seems odd to me that they'd undercut a higher end product like that without having something else in the wings. I know the 5D is full frame and this is, well whatever it is, but still something just doesn't seem right to me.
 
says: Movies are saved as .MOV files and can be viewed in Full HD with HDMI output.

what codec and bit rate is this?


can this AUTO focus for video?
 
Very nice. After reading the 7D specs, I'm kind of puzzled as to what the 1DIV is going to be outside of just being completely weather sealed. Whatever they have in store for the 1DIV and 1DsIV is going to be a knock out punch if the 7D is their $1,700 price point. I'm not making a move until the 1DIV series is unveiled because I'm starting to think it's going to be pretty incredible.

.... and I think they will get the frame rate sorted out on the 5DII. I just don't think the 7D is going to be more featured at almost $1,000 less than their premiere FF 5DII. It's totally upside down, and I don't think they will allow it. If it happens, I think you'll see a firmware upgrade for the 5DII before the 7D ships and then all will be right in the Canon universe.
 
Video specification

The 7D offers HD video capture at 1920 x 1080 pixels (1080P) at 30, 25 or 24 frames per second or 1280 x 720 pixels (720P) at 60 or 50 frames per second. The built-in internal microphone captures monaural audio. There is a socket for a 3.5mm external microphone that allows recording of stereo sound. There is also an option to cut the beginning and end of a movie in one second increments in the camera.
Sizes • 1920x1080: 30/24 fps (NTSC), 25/24 fps (PAL)
• 1280x720 (HD): 60 fps (NTSC), 50 fps (PAL)
• 640x480 (SD): 60 fps (NTSC), 50 fps (PAL)
Audio 44.1kHz Mono (Internal Mic), Linear PCM
Format .MOV MPEG-4 AVC, H.264
File size 5.5 MB/sec (1080P), 5.5 MB/sec (720P), 2.8 MB/sec (VGA)
Max file size per clip 4GB, max duration 29min 59sec,
Running time 12 min for 1080P, 12 min for 720P, 24 min for VGA


http://www.dpreview.com/previews/canoneos7d/page13.asp
 
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