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A Complete Video
Capturing Tool
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T
he very idea of
shooting drama on
a still camera is almost
irreverent, but the
moment you gaze at the
shallow
focus and
lovely bokeh
on the large
viewfinder,
you’re hooked. I use the
EOS 7D for movie and
TV stunts; I now have
23.98fps, the essential
speed for all TV drama.
It also has very low
noise levels at speeds
higher than we are
used to in film. The
EOS 7D is my main
shooting tool for light-
ing and line up shots.”
Rodney
Charters
Unique Video Capture
Advantages
With the ability of the EOS 7D’s Movie
mode in capturing 1920 x 1080 Full HD video,
photographers, videographers and cinematographers have
discovered the very special qualities of Canon EOS HD Video.
With a large-format Canon CMOS imaging sensor — larger
than a single frame of cinema-format 35mm film — and
using the range of superb Canon EF and EF-S lenses, the
new EOS 7D produces HD video with exquisite depth-of-
field characteristics, remarkable capture capability under
poor lighting conditions and deep, noise-less blacks.
Frame Rates and Recording Options
The EOS 7D makes available a wide range
of frame rates and video formats: For Full HD (1920 x
1080), the available frame rates are 30 (29.970) fps for
NTSC, 25 fps for PAL, and 24 (23.976) fps for cinematog-
raphy, for up to 4GB per clip. For Standard HD (1280 x
720), the available frame rates are 60 (59.940) fps for
NTSC and 50 fps for PAL. For SD (VGA – 640 x 480), the
available frame rates are 60 (59.940) fps for NTSC and
50 fps for PAL. Video is captured with progressive scan-
ning and recorded in the MOV format (MPEG-4 AVC/H.264
video, uncompressed linear PCM audio) using a variable
bit rate. All video formants, including Full HD Video, can
be viewed on an HDTV via the HDMI output.
Manual Exposure Control
The more control the photographer or filmmaker has over
the technical aspects of a shoot, the more refined the final
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COMMERCIAL/TV
product. The EOS 7D
offers completely
flexible exposure control
for its movie modes, allowing for
complete creative control. Exposure can
be determined and set even in complex lighting
situations, maintaining the same look and feel through
an entire scene, and minimizing the internal camera noise
that can occur when the aperture changes due to exposure
adjustment mid-clip.
Beyond the Moving Image
A new dedicated Live View/Video Start-
Stop button
makes it easy
to enter and
exit the video
shooting
mode. Menu
options can
now be set
even while
the Live View image is displayed. The on-screen menu
has a dedicated video functions tab to facilitate the
setting of various shooting options. The EOS 7D has a
built-in microphone for simple mono recording; with an
external microphone attached, via EOS 7D’s 3.5mm
microphone input terminal, the recording possibilities
are increased exponentially. Video can also be captured
while connected to a TV set via the camera’s A/V OUT or
HDMI terminal.
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Terminals
PC terminal
Terminal cover
Remote control
terminal (N3 type)
External microphone
IN terminal
Audio/Video OUT
Digital terminal
HDMI mini OUT
terminal
