| The good aspects - The Canon 5D Mk2 is a very | | | | repeatedly take a scene. You can only adjust the |
| good choice if you want to buy a DSLR camera that | | | | temperature setting. |
| is full-frame. I used to have a Canon 1DS Mk2, but this | | | | The camera can only record at 30.00 frames per |
| new model is more sensitive to light by at least one | | | | second instead of 29.97. It looks like a small difference, |
| F-stop. It also has an accurate and fast auto focus | | | | but due to this you'll need to modify every single file's |
| system during single shot mode. Also the | | | | header with Apple Cinema Tools or some other similar |
| auto-exposure system is more is more accurate than | | | | program before editing the movie you made and |
| the one on my former camera. | | | | turning it into a regular broadcast, at 30FPS and 1080i |
| The LCD screen is pretty impressive. It has a 3 inch | | | | 1080P. If you don't do this you'll have to render every |
| LCD screen with 900,000 pixels. Menus are easy to | | | | single scene on the 30 fps time line, resulting in some |
| handle and understand and "Live View" will surely | | | | skipped frames or just set up a 30.00 fps time line. |
| impress you if this is the first time you own a DSLR | | | | But this is only a problem if you're shooting for film or |
| with this feature. But keep in mind that it is a battery | | | | television, as no such broadcast operates at 30.00 fps. |
| drainer and once the imager circuitry from the CMOS | | | | If you're using this camera only for web released |
| heats up the live-view will be automatically turned off | | | | videos, the 30.00 fps won't be a problem to you. |
| not to add noise to the images. | | | | Another thing is the camera records audio using a |
| The battery grip of the BG-E6, which is optional, is also | | | | sample rate of just 44.1kz when the standard is 48kz. |
| a very good accessory to take into consideration, as | | | | Only Apple's Final Cut Pro can work with this file at |
| it's a lot easier to hold the camera taller using it. | | | | any sample rate. As I've said before, this won't be a |
| The bad aspects - When in camera mode you don't | | | | problem if your videos are for uploading on the Internet. |
| have any control over shutter speed, ISO setting or iris. | | | | Also you may notice the H.264 block artifacts in some |
| It has a lock button which you press when you think | | | | low light or low contrast scenes. I could say that these |
| you've got the best image that the camera | | | | artifacts are more obvious than the Canon's HF10, |
| automatically adjusts in the settings area. The thing is | | | | 1080 video camera encoding. |
| that after each photo, the lock resets, so you risk in | | | | The video is noise-free except for red. You'll especially |
| getting non consistent exposures when trying to | | | | notice this when shooting in shadow areas. |