Canon EOS 550D - Part 5 - HD Video Performance Montage

[aronchas]

Dave, what's the name of the song??

[comface]

If you are showing 1080p footage in a 720p youtube video then it's not really a fair representation of the true quality of the video!

[Imsoowicked]

Is there a timer in the camera?

[vlogition]

Why is the aspect ratio off in all of these?

[Takes1Bullet]

Does this camera have auto focus in video mode like NIkon D3100

[davomrmac]

@Takes1Bullet No.

[CrispinHawkins]

@Takes1Bullet you can half press the shutter button to make it focus. best thing is to just keep practicing and try to get better at manual focus. there have been plenty of time where i would auto focus and the the subject moves out again and the video gets messed up cause of the time it takes to auto focus.

[Olliedfox]

@Takes1Bullet the Nikon's auto focus is also a but fast moving and not always accurate. best to go with the canon.

[shutterthree]

Great quality..but I notice with these DLSR you cant really pan as fast like you can with a typical video camera..

[davomrmac]

@shutterthree Yes, true.

[ramfery23]

hi @shutterthree is because the DSLR use a CMOS censor the camcorders use a CCD check the CMOS vs CCD

[saschavs]

Hi! I really want to buy this camera for the awesome quality. But I heard that there is a 12 minute time limit on Full HD videos? Is this true?

[Yates94]

@saschavs Somewhere around 12 minutes yeah, that's because SD cards can only hold files up to 4Gb in size each, so the recording stops and you have to start again. Its not important unless you record a lot of 12 minute shots

[Rockstarsfamous]

@saschavs 29:59 If I recall correctly.

[amfs23]

OK, I'm loving this review cos i want to buy a 550D, but the "out of the jungle" music is just rubbish.

[davomrmac]

@amfs23 Thanks for watching.

[AshleysDogBlog]

Can anyone help me, basically i record in jpeg and when it come to viewing them on the computer they dont work and i have to convert the file and the quality is reduced sooo much. i also tryed with RAW and it was even worse, i got 2 files for one video and even if i converted they didnt work. i use the eos programme for the downloading. how do i get 1080p? on the computer with easy downloading from the sd card?

[ToogleProductions]

anyone plz help i try to film with my 550d with 18-55mm lens but it's always noisy anyone knows why please help /sid

[zenoist2]

@ToogleProductions  use your lens in manual mode.

You could also buy a usm lens.

[AETrainingDavid97]

@CYNFELYN23 You're wrong.

It's more like decades.

[Steve181]

What's the point in uploading this in 720p when the camera can film in full HD?

[davomrmac]

@Steve181 I only upload here in 720P. There is full size photos and some 1080 videos from some of my camera tests on my SmugMug gallery.

[CYNFELYN23]

@Steve181 Takes hours to upload 1080p ;)

[LooperNor]

@Steve181 Takes less size.

Also higher framerate for slow motion clips.

[ra81haxa]

Thanks for your reviews!

One question:

How do I adjust the shutter speed in video mode?

Thanks

[davomrmac]

@ra81haxa Not sure on this one, anyone else?

[Laevi1337]

@ra81haxa Was that a trick question? Isnt the shutter open during video?

[davomrmac]

@Laevi1337 Perhaps @ra81haxa you are referring to Frames Per Second?

[stanlymanly2]

@ra81haxa you just turn the dial and it changes the shutter speed. then press the av button and turn the dial to change the aperture. frame rate is something you cannot change while filming.

[profsorxxx]

I Have question and it's very important for me i want buy the canon EOS 550 D .you have nice experiences about this camera and other things . is it ok if i buy memory Delkin SD PRO 32GB 150X class 8 and 22MB/s for this camera for full HD recording movie . because just is it in my country . please answer about this message . i love this camera and i want use of every thing of this camera and i don't know the Delkin SD PRO 32GB is it true memory and fine memory for recording full HD video ?

[davomrmac]

@profsorxxx This should be fine. Though maybe check with the reseller if you can test first or return.

[profsorxxx]

@davomrmac thank you for your attention and answering my question .

[HousedanceTanL]

Would you recommend this camera to film dancing clips? How hard is it to use to shoot a person moving (dancing) ,does it do a good job with the focus there? Can you recommend me a lens to go with the camera? Main purpose to shoot videos and not to make pictures.

[davomrmac]

@HousedanceTanL If my main purpose was to shoot video I would look at something from the Canon camcorder range or maybe the Panasonic TM range. This will do a good job, but smooth zooming is not its thing.

[Flee4me]

can't you record in 1080p HD with the EOS 550D?

If so, why would you upload this in 720...?

[davomrmac]

@Flee4me This was a demonstration of the 720 format that most people use on YouTube.

[KingGillyMan]

Go with the sony? sony has to much noise in there stuff, my old cybershot DCF 828 had noise and purple fringing, and the Sony Alphas where i nearly got the 550, no vid but to much noise, typical sony noise..... so i when for a better one Canon Eos 550D! not as much noise at high ISO than Sony A550 :) oh had a Fuji HS10, good low light but stuffed production model as i took mine back like a million other peoples...

[BurgarProduction]

the intro is soo annoyinv

[Andrestorresf]

I really love this camera, the only detail for the video aplications is that they mised to include an earphone jack, cause when you are using an external mic, you cant know if the mic is functioning or not, I belive that´s the worst detail of the 550D, the rest is amazing, is practically a 7D in a light body. Thanks for the whole review

[davomrmac]

Good point. A level meter in firmware update could fix that.

[Andrestorresf]

@davomrmac uffff, that would be great!!! good idea!

[0ddwater]

can you please explain further... the option for earphone jack?... i'm a newbie and been thinking of getting one... thanks for your videos... helping me a lot!

[Fabijan2007]

Which lens did you use? I saw it is possible to zoom video with autofocus? How does it work on EOS? I have Powershot SX1 IS and would like to buy DSLR, but I also like taking videos (and use zoom options? Is it possible with Canon 18-200 lens?

[davomrmac]

I used both the 18-55 IS and 70-300 IS, both can zoom whilst recording, though the zoom is not smooth. They both AF too whilst recording.

[TheDonAtlantic]

what town is this? It's really beautiful!

[davomrmac]

I always travel down to Folkestone in Kent, UK to do the same tests with all the cameras.

[TheDonAtlantic]

it's a really cool town!

looks calm, I'd like to live in a place like this sometime! :)

[PhatShady95]

is this the first video you make without speaking (obviously except the end with the sponsor)?

[davomrmac]

No, there are other montage videos and some game footage with very little speaking on my channel.

[Godisen007]

how about slow motion playback?

[EveryThing693]

Good :)

[MacMave]

Why you don`t use a tripod? Auto-Iso was an, thats why the picture flickers sometimes.

[davomrmac]

Just to clarify, I don't use a tripod as this is meant to show the video performance of the average user. Most people will be out taking photos handheld and then see a video opportunity, so take that handheld also. I could have taken a tripod and produced something awe inspiring, but that would not be a fair representation of performance.

[MacMave]

Okay, thats right.

[davomrmac]

No worries, I hope you enjoy this and my other videos. :)

[phelikz]

@davomrmac Dave, I have a question, what´s better a nikon p90 or a sony alpha 230, take in mind that im a begginer in photography and i want something to start with.

[davomrmac]

For expandability I out of those two I would go with the Sony.