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

mcgeedigital said:
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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Format .MOV MPEG-4 AVC, H.264
5.5 MB/sec (1080P), 5.5 MB/sec (720P

is this BETTER than gh1?

Im gonna be disappointed if NO AUTO focus in video mode, though
 
I just want to make sure I have it right...

The 7D's 5.5 MB/sec is better than the 5D's 4.8 MB/sec, no?

I'm sold. Time to whip out the Best Buy credit card and hope they have preorder/no interest financing!
 
I think it's only a matter of time before the GH1 forums get consolidated into one, and the Canon XD cameras have many more added to accommodate all the interest.
 
Yup... I'm in! woohoooo!!

It's looking (well from what we see here) like the camera the GH1 could have been had it a proper codec. If this anything as good as the 5D's quality then we have a winner.
 
It's almost to the point that Canon is the only game in town for decent vDSLRs now. They'll own this segment of the market soon thanks to Nikon being slow or unable to deliver something equivalent to this point. Looks like I bought the wrong company's lenses.
 
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...

This is the Canon that I fell in love with a few years ago. The cut throat Canon that made smart moves like creating an XH-A1 that was essentialy a better bargain than a more expensive XL-H1.

If they keep this up, it's pretty much over for everyone else.

I'm sad that this has video out and the GH-1 doesn't... what a stupid move by Panasonic...
 
Double system sound - you know - get out the old clapper which you can buy for $50 at Filmtools. It's way better than any onboard audio to have a dedicated mixer and sound recordist going to hard disk monitoring on set.
 
Why doesn't Nikon pay attention to Canon when it comes to video? Oh well. I just need to see some footage and I think I'm sold.
 
ethan cooper said:
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.
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This has been speculated in advance for some time now.
If you suspect those cameras will better meet your needs, then go ahead and wait for that camera. A lot of people don't want to gamble on waiting. And I can assure you there are some 5DmkII users here who have their own interesting perspective on waiting that they can share with you, especially in light of recent events.
 
Digigenic said:
This has been speculated in advance for some time now.
If you suspect those cameras will better meet your needs, then go ahead and wait for that camera. A lot of people don't want to gamble on waiting. And I can assure you there are some 5DmkII users here who have their own interesting perspective on waiting that they can share with you, especially in light of recent events.
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Waiting on buying the right camera won't cost me a dime (or clients). I think I'll wait a little longer.
 
Sure would be nice to have back focus adjustment. But for $1700 I'll take it!
Oh, and it's probably a really good stills camera too!
 
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