Canon EOS 7D Digital Camera Video - Full Review - The Imaging Resource!

Canon EOS 7D Digital Camera Video - Full Review - The Imaging Resource!

Canon 7D Video Recording

High-definition video capture has rapidly become a must-have feature in this year's digital SLRs, with advanced amateurs and budget-minded professionals alike excited by the possibility of using the same camera body and lenses for both still and movie shooting. Most digital SLR video modes to date have had limitations in terms of control and output formats that have tempered this excitement somewhat, however.

The Canon EOS 7D's video functionality takes important steps in answering some of these criticisms, offering an unusually robust feature set that gives the photographer more control over their movies, as well as the ability to record audio from an external source. Both shutter and aperture are available for manual control, and the 7D also provides multiple frame rate options, including three that match the HD television timing specs. Like most digital SLR video modes, the Canon 7D omits continuous autofocus during video recording, which is likely more of a concern for the advanced amateur, with pros likely wanting to control focus manually regardless.


















Check out the links below for more sample images, videos and image quality analysis:

Canon EOS 7D Image Analysis page (Detailed analysis of the Canon EOS 7D image quality)

Canon EOS 7D Optics page (Crops from images shot with the camera's kit lens, if sold as a kit)

Canon EOS 7D Sample Images page (Index to all standard test shots, with explanations)

Canon EOS 7D Thumbnails page (Thumbnails of all shots captured, including RAWs, with EXIF data)

Canon EOS 7D Gallery page (Regular photos taken with the Canon EOS 7D)