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Aingeal M. Puirs
 

DSLR W/ VIdeo


Does anyone know of a 7 mp+ D-SLR camera that has video clip capability?


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November 21, 2006

 

Justin G.
  I don't know of any and I doubt any would because of the SLR design.


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November 21, 2006

 

Aingeal M. Puirs
  I would even consider a d-slr like camera. Anyone have any ideas?


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November 21, 2006

 

Justin G.
  Well Aingeal,

You could look into the Canon Powershot S3 IS. You can click the pic below but according to the specifications it can shoot high quality 60 frames per second (320x240) videos. Check it out!


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November 21, 2006

 

Aingeal M. Puirs
  Thanks for the help.


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November 21, 2006

 

W.
  How about a choice of movie sizes like 848 x 480, 640 x 480, or 320 x 240, at 30 or 10 fps, plus audio, limited only by card size?

Then get the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50, 10 megapixels, 12x zoom...


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November 23, 2006

 

robert G. Fately
  Aingeal, I do not believe there is such a thing as a true DSLR that can take movies - this has to do with the CCD in the different camreas (as Justin already alluded).

The imaging chip in a DSLR is specificlly made for still shooting, while the chips used in the point & shoot (even the advanced ones like the Lumix) are repurposed movie chips. This is why those cameras have the slight lag time between shutter press and actual shutter activation (which DSLRs do not suffer) but is also why the "ZSLRs" can also take movies.

If the shutter lag (which is not huge, but could be noticeable to you) is not a problem, and you don't need to change lenses, the Lumix is a good choise - I liked mine a lot other than for it's shutter lag (this is a coule of models back, so even that may have improved).


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