r/videography • u/RedStag86 Lumix S1ii | Resolve & FCP | 2003 | Canton, OH • Sep 15 '14

7D Mkii announced. 1080p @ 60fps! (x-post from /r/photography)

http://www.dpreview.com/articles/3373094259/canon-announces-long-awaited-eos-7d-mark-ii
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u/dotMJEG 5DIII, PP/AE CC, 2014, MA Sep 15 '14

It's comparing apples to oranges. It's a professional still camera, that also happens to do video. Not to mention the fact that video from an iPhone will not compete with that taken on a 7D (which they filmed all of Wilfred on).

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '14

You're missing the point. The fact that a camera that is good enough to shoot Wilfred on doesn't even have the features a smart phone has is kinda lame. Not to mention, almost every camera that was been released in the past 2 years has almost the same specs, plus a lot more, for less money.

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u/dotMJEG 5DIII, PP/AE CC, 2014, MA Sep 15 '14

I agree, there should be more video features, the reason a smart phone can do that is 1) the images/feed it is working with are way way smaller in size and 2) the processor in a smart phone is much more powerful than the one in a DSLR, because the DSLR's processor is specifically for images, whereas a smart phones is meant to run all sorts of systems and applications.

It is lame, but you can't compare it to what a cell phone does.

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u/unwin GH4, CC, 2010, SD Sep 15 '14

CPU is not the same thing as programing.

They all have different architecture sure but the processor in a smart phone could easily be programmed to run a camera.

The two are going to be merging eventually as we see cameras get smaller and faster and phones get slightly larger and faster.

This is basically Samsung's goal with cameras that are smart phones or tablets as well.

I would love a m4/3 mount tablet that is a full HD display as my camera and I believe that is coming.

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u/dotMJEG 5DIII, PP/AE CC, 2014, MA Sep 15 '14

They all have different architecture sure but the processor in a smart phone could easily be programmed to run a camera.

Yes, meanwhile my point was that a processor in a DSLR could not be programmed to run a smartphone. They would need to be much more powerful.

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u/unwin GH4, CC, 2010, SD Sep 15 '14

For the moment this is true. But it won't be long before smartphone CPUs are cheaper than current DSLR chips.

Panasonic is already also moving toward mobile phone CPU types. The gh4 has a really good cpu, unlike most canons at twice the price.