Canon EOS 5D Mark II update with manual video exposure controls now available
By Nilay Patel 
posted Jun 1st 2009 10:31PM
posted Jun 1st 2009 10:31PM
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booyah!
Cool . Come On Give It A Try .
We've got a bunch of additional information including a 'how to guide' for installing the upgrade as well as instructions on how to use the new features over on our blog - http://blog.planet5d.com/2009/06/start-your-downloads-the-new-canon-eos-5d-mark-ii-firmware-is-available/
Just another reason why professionals trust Canon for their photographic needs.
when 50d support hd video……
Now all we need is:
1. 24p support (and maybe 25p for the PAL people).
2. Zebra support.
3. Maintain the exposure compensation between takes.
Then the world would be perfect. :-)
I assume the PC/Mac app for the 5D let's you create custom looks, e.g. saturation, contrast, color, etc. that you can later upload them to the camera. Adding all that, that's a great camera for $3k.
Yes, it would be great if the camera had those features, but maybe you're forgetting this is not a professional videocamera. This is like asking why point-and-shoot cameras don't perform 24-zone metering.
i don't think canon wants to cannibalize its professional video camera market by implementing these features since surely there's nothing technically stopping them from doing so.
Still pretty much a fat lot of useless for the rest of the world in PAL regions who need 25p
Are you really listening Canon?
Awesome! Can't wait to load this up.
Anything about 24p?
Just installed it... works just as advertised! Thanks Cannon, can't wait for 24/25fps!
I'm having issues with the firmware already. I took a quick movie (manual mode obv.) at 1/50th , 1600ISO - and I'm getting weird 'scan lines' - happens on any mode. Lines are darker/more prevalent on higher shutter speeds.
Manual Mode
f/4.0
1/50th Sec
1600 ISO
B&W Image Style
http://vimeo.com/4956143
Nothing to do with the firmware. Your computer screen is the main source of like and its the refreshing of it that causes scan lines. Have you never video'd a screen before?
And I need to learn how to spell Light
You really expect a Mac user to know technical stuff like that?
:-P
If you look, it also happens when he's shooting the keyboard of the laptop. Definitely some kind of issue there, though it'd be better to try a sample video in a brighter environment.
You're certainly quick to jump to conclusions... I would have tried a few more tests with different light sources before posting a video. How long did it take you to make the video, upload it, write a description, and post on Engadget... how much research did you do in the process? You're not very smart, are you?
It's happening when he's shooting the keyboard because the only light in the scene is coming from the laptop.....
Do want..well do want the DSLR first, then the firmware.
Thanks, Canon.
Here's a semi-auto exposure:
put it at the aperture you want, set the shutter to 1/30 or 1/60 or whatever you like. Then, set it at Auto-ISO. You really don't want a shutter speed changing all the time anyway.
Jonny,
Unless you want some potentially horrible quality video with tons of grain, it would be best to manually set your ISO and leave either your aperture or shutter at auto. The effect is the same as 'aperture' or 'shutter priority'. The whole point of the exercise of getting manual control is to not set anything on 'auto'.
The problem now is that the camera is set once you're recording, unless this has changed with the firmware update.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaand....done!
Wasn't this posted a few days ago.
@guy
U must be confused. We're talking about HD media (1080p, 720p, 1080i). Frame rate is a non-issue, technically speaking. Before HD there was NTSC 720x480 @ 29.97fps and PAL @ 25fps (don't recall exact pixel count). With HD we go to large pixel counts and usually 30p or 60i and for the arts folk 24p.
PAL is an SD only standard for broadcast.
Just like with NTSC, PAL is going out. You can take HD content and down res it to the appropriate resolution and change the frame rate if you really want to (not advised if not broadcast).
You are seriously WRoNG! There is still a difference in FRAME RATE between PAL AND NTSC HD.
http://hometheater.about.com/od/televisionbasics/qt/ntscpalframes.htm
have you guys seen this yet - www.imagemechanicsexpo.com - looks like a couple of days devoted to talking about shooting video with the 5D. It could be pretty cool. Wish I lived in LA :-(