Experience of shooting with a Canon 5D Mark II and a Canon 7D in video mode.

1. DSLR Shoot
David Sayed
david.sayed@gmail.com
Monday, March 1, 2010

2. One Day Shoot
Flew in night before for B-roll
All day shoot for interviews
and B-roll
Monday, March 1, 2010

3. Gear
Canon 7D
Canon 5D Mark II
Cool Lights CL-LED 600 LED
light panel
Lowel Rifa
Sound Devices 552
Beachtek DXA-5Da XLR
Monday, March 1, 2010

4. 5DMkII vs. 7D HD Formats
5DMkII 7D
1280 x 720 60p (59.94 actual)
Nope
(720p) 50p
30p (29.97 actual)
1920 x 1080
30p (true) 25p
(1080p)
24p (23.978 actual)
New 2.0.3 firmware changes 1080p
framerates to match 7D, but still no 720p.
Monday, March 1, 2010

5. 5DMkII vs. 7D Other Specs
5DMkII 7D
24mm x 36mm 22.3mm x 14.9mm
Sensor Size
35mm full frame APS-C
100-6400
ISO Range
Expandable to 12800
1080p: 1/30 to 1/4000s
Shutter Range 1/30 to 1/4000s
720p: 1/60 to 1/4000s
Video: H.264 4:2:0 colorspace wrapped in MOV
Output Format
Audio: 2-channel linear PCM
Monday, March 1, 2010

6. Audio
Beachtek DXA-5Da XLR
adaptor for the camera
Sound Devices 552
Production Mixer/Field
Recorder for second audio
Monday, March 1, 2010

7. Wide Shot
Ultra wide angle lens
Distortion is intentional
Shallow DoF to throw
background out of focus
Subject was 2-3ft from lens
Single light source (Cool
Lights CL-LED600)
Monday, March 1, 2010

8. Close Shot
Ultra wide angle lens
Distortion is intentional
Shallow DoF to throw
background out of focus
Subject was 2-3ft from lens
Single light source (Cool
Lights CL-LED600)
Monday, March 1, 2010

9. Reference Shot
Canon PowerShot S90 still
camera for comparison
Monday, March 1, 2010

10. Production Shots
Monday, March 1, 2010