{"id":5082,"date":"2009-09-03T19:18:01","date_gmt":"2009-09-03T19:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/philipbloom.co.uk\/?p=5082"},"modified":"2009-09-22T17:11:58","modified_gmt":"2009-09-22T17:11:58","slug":"the-constantly-updating-thoughts-on-canon-7d-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/the-constantly-updating-thoughts-on-canon-7d-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Initial thoughts on Canon 7d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/portrait7d.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[5082]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5087 lazyload\" title=\"portrait7d\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/portrait7d-300x219.jpg\" alt=\"portrait7d\" width=\"300\" height=\"219\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/portrait7d-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/portrait7d-1024x748.jpg 1024w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/219;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5087\" title=\"portrait7d\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/portrait7d-300x219.jpg\" alt=\"portrait7d\" width=\"300\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/portrait7d-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/portrait7d-1024x748.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>OK&#8230;.and remember. This is a pre-production model.<\/p>\n<p>I will do a proper write up as soon as I have spent some quality time with her. Until then just my musings and thoughts and of course some video to come&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Nice handling<\/p>\n<p>Slightly heavier than 5d<\/p>\n<p>LCD slightly better<\/p>\n<p>Dedicated video button which is great.<\/p>\n<p>Different frame rates work well<\/p>\n<p>No live HD HDMI out, just 480p<\/p>\n<p>AGC still<\/p>\n<p>Rolling shutter problems seem improved&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>As expected , slightly noisier at 1600 ISO but still totally usable and very impressive. Smaller chip after all.<\/p>\n<p>New menu system lets you assign buttons, I can now have iris on top dial and shutter on circular front dial.<\/p>\n<p>12 minutes max in HD mode, both 720p and 1080p mode<\/p>\n<p>More to come later&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Currently shooting an odd little short.<\/p>\n<p>People have asked about the bit rate. Yes it is better than 5d. Take a look below and take a look at that native frame rate&#8230;SWEET!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Screen-shot-2009-09-03-at-23.57.44.png\" data-lightbox=\"gal[5082]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5090 lazyload\" title=\"Screen shot 2009-09-03 at 23.57.44\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Screen-shot-2009-09-03-at-23.57.44-300x223.png\" alt=\"Screen shot 2009-09-03 at 23.57.44\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Screen-shot-2009-09-03-at-23.57.44-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Screen-shot-2009-09-03-at-23.57.44.png 319w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/223;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5090\" title=\"Screen shot 2009-09-03 at 23.57.44\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Screen-shot-2009-09-03-at-23.57.44-300x223.png\" alt=\"Screen shot 2009-09-03 at 23.57.44\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Screen-shot-2009-09-03-at-23.57.44-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Screen-shot-2009-09-03-at-23.57.44.png 319w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Screen-shot-2009-09-04-at-00.01.29.png\" data-lightbox=\"gal[5082]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5092 lazyload\" title=\"Screen shot 2009-09-04 at 00.01.29\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Screen-shot-2009-09-04-at-00.01.29-300x211.png\" alt=\"Screen shot 2009-09-04 at 00.01.29\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Screen-shot-2009-09-04-at-00.01.29-300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Screen-shot-2009-09-04-at-00.01.29.png 312w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; 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