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HDSLR vs. Video camera


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I find it quite interesting how using a vedio camera no matter what your settings are at you cannot throw the background out of focus. Using a HDSLR you can. I was training on a video camera and had a distracting background, I thought I would just throw the background out of focus but it didn't work.



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I need to replace my ageing video camera and also want to change my DSLR which doesn't have video capability. To be able to combine the two is great and as you say, the ability to use a shallow fepth of field is a big bonus. I'm looking forward to making some mini movies.

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me too!!!



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I use a Panasonic TM700 and my D7100 with Pinnacle Studio 16.  DSLR's are brilliant for wildlife photography the problem for me is the audio. The dslr picks up every minute sound. Still working on a solution but it looks like seperate sound recording and that's more expense and more equipment.  Not good for a pensioner :(


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The dslr picks up every minute sound. Still working on a solution but it looks like seperate sound recording and that's more expense and more equipment.  Not good for a pensioner :(

 

Get a Tascam DR-40 and a lapel mic.  Shouldn't be that expensive.



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Get a Tascam DR-40 and a lapel mic.  Shouldn't be that expensive.

Had a look on the net. £175 (about 270 USD). Already have a Lavalier mic and the Nikon ME-1. With the latter the sound is great as I focus in manual so there is no motor sound but for a hissing or occasional handling sound which I can reduce in camera but not eliminate.  I take it Kenyee, you'd record sperately from your DSLR and synchronise it later with your software? Much of my time is spent crawling in fields photographing insects, flowers, birds etc., surely the recorder isn't placed in a pocket?



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I find it quite interesting how using a vedio camera no matter what your settings are at you cannot throw the background out of focus. Using a HDSLR you can. I was training on a video camera and had a distracting background, I thought I would just throw the background out of focus but it didn't work.

 

There are video cams and lenses that can and will throw the background out of focus - dedicated pro and near-pro cameras with separate lenses.  The advantage of a DSLR for video is the size of the sensor and the existing lenses many of us already own.  The physics are such that the sensor size advantage makes it easier to throw the background out of focus.

 

Now with that said, backgound blur is fine for a shot or three in an artsy sort of way but isn't used for an entire vid.  Also, chasing wildlife is not a reason for the background blur, that would get very tedious to keep focus.



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After struggling with this background out of focus (Shallow DOF) effect, the method I chose to pursue is getting old style prime lenses with aperture of about 1.2. The lenses from the film days seem to be of higher quality. As well as the fact you can buy them off ebay for very low cost.

 

Someone correct me if Im wrong, but I believe Nikon does offer higher end lenses with faster glass and wider apertures which will get you this look.



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i use a D800 or a D5100 for video using a Rode mic, this I always mount separate from the camera with a suitable lead and i have found very little sound interferance. I am in the process of trying a good radio mic soon.
I also use a Zoom H2n recorder either for direct mic or seperate sound.
But i have difficulty in syncing the sound with film, but with a DSLR that is deffinately the way to go.