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D90 and its movie mode.

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Gooberlx2

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Originally posted by: jpeyton
Originally posted by: Gooberlx2
Originally posted by: OdiN
Movies on a dSLR doesn't interest me in the least.
If they could expand to real recording times like 60 or 90 minutes
If you're making clips over 5-minutes in length, chances are you're documenting something (like a school play, or a baseball game) and thus don't really need the DOF or creative control of D-movie. Just use a camcorder.

Yeah, but to me the point is to eliminate one of the two cameras, thus reducing the amount of crap I have to lug around. (not that I have much of a chance to get out much anyway).
 

ElFenix

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Originally posted by: Deadtrees
Originally posted by: ElFenix
5 minute limit is due to EU taxes. i posted about them a while back. thank you irrational tax policies.

That's why I firt thought as I've heard about EU trying to tax digital cameras that can record video. However, as said in below link, I guess it's not. Do you have more/different information regarding this? I think there might be more information than I found.

http://crave.cnet.co.uk/digita...029429,49291733,00.htm
"The EC's Nomenclature Committee (oh, to be a fly on that wall) has cottoned on to this and wants to slap a tax on cameras that can record at least 30 minutes of video in one go, with a resolution of 800x600 pixels or higher at 23 frames per second or higher. The Nomenclature Committee has recommended the proposal (boo!) but has not, as yet, garnered the required majority vote"
i guess you really can't believe everything you read on the internet!
 

abaez

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David Pogue's rave in the NYTimes today mentions 5 minutes in HD and 30 minutes in SD before the sensor overhearts.

I'm wondering though, can you just record 29 minutes, stop then restart or would the camera limit you until the sensor cooled?
 

ElFenix

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Originally posted by: andylawcc

well, don't forget the marketing effort to support the launch of M 4/3, and if they got it right, a 4/3 WITH video mode. imo that's seems like too much stuff going on for Oly.

Oly better get it quick, otherwise I am very tempted to jump ship and abroad the Nikon D90 cruise.



i think oly has decided to upgrade its consumer cams every year. so if m4/3 has a video mode out of the gate, and if panasonic has been working on it for a while (as i suspect), then i'd imagine that the e530 will have a video mode.
 

aphex

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Played with a D90 at the new BB across the street tonight, absolutely fantastic. Really makes me get the itch to upgrade from my D80.