DSLR video revolution<\/a>\u00a0back in 2008. It should therefore come as no surprise that fans of the series have been excited to see what the Mark III would bring this year.
\nNow five years since the Mark II, the 5DmIII is here, bringing with it a 22.3 megapixel sensor and the new Digic 5+ image processor. That second item is a big deal for professional videographers, becasue the Digic 4 based cameras are infamous for moire and aliasing problems that could ruin an otherwise perfectly good shot. They also used to be restricted to 4 GB clips at a time, which meant that your 1080p recording would be limited to about 12 minutes. The Digic5+ promises higher quality, relatively artifact-free video, and offers better codecs as well as the ability to record longer than 4 GB at a time. Not only that, but Canon even included a headphone jack to monitor the audio live during video recording. Pretty snazzy, right?<\/p>\nIt sure does seem that Canon is interested in appealing to videographers with this release. In fact, much to the dismay of\u00a0photographers, it seems that Canon is more interested in video than photography. Despite being primarily a photography camera, almost all of the advertised improvements are video related, and the sensor only offers one more megapixel versus the previous model. While 20-plus megapixels is already more than enough for most any situation, competitors like Nikon are already offering nearly 50 percent more photo resolution.<\/p>\n
As if that wasn’t enough disappointment for photographers, Canon also raised the price from $2,599 (at the time the Mark II was released) to $3,499 for the Mark III. In other words, you have waited half a decade to get a camera with seemingly\u00a0insignificant\u00a0improvements and a higher price tag.<\/p>\n
The worst bit? It seems that the 5DmIII may continue to suffer from the soft video that the previous generation did. There have been numerous rumors and tests showing Canon DSLRs don’t actually record 1080p, but rather something closer to 720p that is then upscaled. This may have been acceptable when DSLR video was a new concept, but with more affordable\u00a0interchangeable\u00a0lens video cameras on the market, the new 5D seems to be a bizarre choice for cinematographers as well as photographers.<\/p>\n
It would almost appear that Canon can’t decide who their demographic is.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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