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there is a Canon EOS 7D which is aimed at the same market segment as the Nikon D7000

Both this and the D7000 actually does videos as well as still pictures and they are supposed to be decent quality. the D7000 has 1080p in 24, 25 and 30 fps (24 and 25 are important as we are in Europe, not USA, many camera manufacturers seem to forget this :rant:)

I do also find it hard to get my head round a single chip SLR taking movies as well as stills (as decent video cameras normally have 3 CCDs) but its supposed to be really good and of course you can use all the interchangeable lenses..

I finally upgraded from a compact to a DSLR earlier in the month – a basic D3000 (only Nikon I can afford!) and even this is so much nicer to use than a compact when you want to go beyond auto (although its not bad on auto either)

@p0ly 399786 wrote:

What’s the deal with this camera anyway?

the manual controls are on the top like old film cameras, rather than hidden behind several screens of menus. Although automatic metering is really impressive, not every picture can be got at a decent quality by just using “point and shoot”.

what do you mean by cheap? the miniature “spy cameras” which record onto SD cards are getting good reports from cyclists I know (many attach them to their bikes to film the surroundings (and also to catch out bad drivers :wink:)

720p is standard definition. 1080p is HD. in England we use 25 frames per second and PAL video standard. (some grey import cameras are American 29.997/30 fps standard.) A camcorder with 3 imaging chips (for red, green and blue) tends to have better colour definition in lower light than one with just one. these used to cost thousands but are now way cheaper than before (Panasonic make some good ones). Mine (bought in 2004) was one of the first affordable (and smaller) 3-chip cameras. The newer Panasonic ones have CMOS chips and work even better in low light (as you can’t use a flashgun with video, and might not be able to set up lamps everywhere like a director at Shepperton or Pinewood)

Don’t use youtube or online video to judge video quality, it absolutely trashes the original signal due to compression.. you need to try and see a demo of the kit (if you can find proper camera shops in your town, there aren’t any here other than Jessops and its a OK place but way understaffed since the shakeup)