Australian Native Birds Battle Over Fig - Silvereye Wars on Nikon D90 HD Video

[Jaeqo]

how much was this camera?

[Brownwithane]

Not too sure what you mean mate, my file is still in AVI. I never converted it but Windows Media Player still plays AVI. and I uploaded to Youtube the AVI file?

[karaelci]

Nice vid with good capture. Could u pls give more details about ur lens and tripot?

[Brownwithane]

Thanks, the lens I used for this was the Nikon AF-S 55-200mm VR. I didnt use a Tripod for this one just holding the camera. Hope that helps.

[Elix17]

Nice job getting this much shake without using a tripod :) BTW, can you zoom in/out while recording a video?

[Brownwithane]

Thanks Elix;) You can but you have to manual focus, This footage was at full zoom so couldn't really play around with that. I usually auto focus then lock AE lighting then record. If I want zoom i usuallly cut to another shot, too much zooming is not natural and ruins a good video. Hope that helps.

[Elix17]

Yes, that helped :) This might be an offtopic, but I ask these questions to D90 users ('cause I'm picking a DSLR): is D90 fast enough for you? What annoys you/you feel regret about most? Thanks :)

[Brownwithane]

I regret nothing, I looked around for a while before I picked the d90. It is definitly quick enough (for me) and has so many settings (manual and auto) that it should cover everyones needs. The HD video mode is lots of fun as well and is just a bonus because it is a great DSLR even without that mode.

[Elix17]

I see, thanks =)

[TMAB2003]

Hey, i was wondering, can you take snapshots (images) while you are recording a video?

[Brownwithane]

If you are taking a movie and press the capture button (like taking a photo) it will stop taking the movie and take a photo. This will stop the movie and u will need to restart live view (LV) and press ok to get the movie going again. Its pretty easy to swap in between. I took lots of pictures of these birds but decided to do a little HD movie which came out pretty good. Hope that helps, great camera!