http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/ Engadget Comments for Nikon D300s officially announced -- 720p/24 movie mode with autofocus and mic input http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/Jul 30th 2009 12:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/Jul 30th 2009 12:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/Jul 30th 2009 2:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/Imagine the street price in 4 mos.
Can't wait to see the posted videos.]]>Jul 30th 2009 12:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/panasonicdmcgh1/]]>Jul 30th 2009 2:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/
It depends on what is important to you. If video recording is important then the Panasonic is probably better but if you are looking to take stills then I suspect that it is no contest in favour of the Nikon. Mind you, the Panasonic is grossly overpriced for its capabilities at the moment so I'd expect to see it drop to a level where it competes more with the likes of the D5000/D90 than the D300s.]]>Jul 30th 2009 3:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/Jul 30th 2009 12:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/
*fap fap fap fap fap*]]>Jul 30th 2009 2:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/Jul 30th 2009 8:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/
Sure 24p is trendy but out of the 100+ professional video producers I know and work with, maybe 2 or 3 might have ever shoot 24p

Until Nikon offer 1080 24p and 25p in camera I'm not interested in actually spending money on DSLR Video

Having said that, the only 1080p spec BR supports is 24p...]]>Jul 30th 2009 12:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/Jul 30th 2009 12:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/I'll direct you to a whole lot of people who shoot professionally and/or casually with the 5DmkII.
If it weren't taken seriously as a professional tool, then why would Canon go through the trouble of issuing a firmware update for manual controls specifically addressing pro filmmakers needs, and why would all these other third-party manufacturers go through the trouble of creating all sorts of accessories specifically to outfit the 5DmkII for professional applications? Professional software manufacturers are also accomodating to the demands of the files produced for the 5DmkII. The biggest development underway at the moment is the possible use of professonal anamorphic lenses. You don't go out of your way to develop anamorphic lenses unless a serious cinematically inclined community demands such a tool thus representing the market demand, and right now it's looking more and more like the 5DmkII more than meets the prerequisites for being such a professional tool. I won't deny that there are still some people using dedicated video cameras, but a whole lot of them are thinking twice after seeing the images produced by the 5DmkII.]]>Jul 30th 2009 12:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/
My main point, don't complain about the bad options for video on DSLR's.

(previous response is in the wrong place >< )]]>Jul 30th 2009 1:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/
The term video producers encompasses a wide range of markets, many which have no need for these abilities, or even HD (take for example corporate induction videos etc, they just want bog standard SD...)]]>Jul 30th 2009 1:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/Jul 30th 2009 2:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/Very different, temporal vs spatial resolution (with 50i/60i vs 25/30p)
720 50/60p has temporal resolution as well, being much closer to 1080i but no Nikon offers 720 50/60p]]>Jul 30th 2009 6:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/Jul 30th 2009 12:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/So for photography alone, sure the Nikon might make some people reconsider brand loyalty.
However, if you're also shooting video, the 5DmkII is above and beyond any of the other video enabled DSLR cameras on the market.
If Nikon can directly alleviate the rolling shutter issues, they could still keep it at 720p/24p and get a lot of converts.
But as long as they still have the worst rolling shutter artifacts accompanied by less than stellar video specs, they won't really have anybody switching camps.
It's a damn shame too, considering they have all the momentum to do it and make a killing, but because of Sony's influence over their CMOS fabs, they're stuck.
/this is coming from somebody who shoots Canon but greatly appreciates Nikon, and owns both systems.]]>Jul 30th 2009 1:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/
nikon had a major lead on the D300... i think this was their worst move in years... Canon is just a step behind, probably till they release a new camera this year.]]>Jul 31st 2009 12:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/
Add in consumer level SD slot, so the masses can use their inferior cards. Check

Add gimicky video support, which aside from the inclusion of AF, is likely to be pretty much the same as what is found in the D90. Jello anyone? Check

Bump the non-gripped frame rate up to 7FPS, a speed it was always capable of before, yet still didn't bump it up all the way to 8FPS so you can sell grips. Check

Leave the rest of the camera the same. Check. ]]>Jul 30th 2009 12:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/Jul 30th 2009 12:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/Jul 30th 2009 1:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/Jul 30th 2009 4:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/
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For competition, look to the Nikon D700. ]]>Jul 30th 2009 12:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/Jul 30th 2009 1:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/
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TASTES BETTER!]]>Jul 30th 2009 12:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/Jul 30th 2009 12:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/Jul 30th 2009 1:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/
My main point, don't complain about the bad options for video on DSLR's. ]]>Jul 30th 2009 1:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/wait ! my Canon D500 already has 720p! and 30 fps!
yep, it also has 1080/20
and it's less than $1000
then i'll stick to my nice Canon for now ;p]]>Jul 30th 2009 2:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/
I'm sure the results are similar.]]>Jul 30th 2009 2:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/> "Who would buy this crap? The Canon EOS 5D Mark II which I have does full-HD videos and a full frame sensor, which should beat this Nikon in high ISO performance."

Probably the people who bought the original D300 when it first came out... only this time it has video.

Also... isn't the Mark II full frame and about $3000 ?

Reply system is broken... you got lucky this time The "i"]]>Jul 30th 2009 1:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/
In addition, you won't have to get into a pissing fight with your fellow fanboy Canon/Nikon counterpart as to who overpaid the most for gear. For example, read above and below this post. ]]>Jul 30th 2009 10:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/Jul 30th 2009 1:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/Jul 30th 2009 2:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/
only this time, it's something even less useful than a thousand megapixels; it's full HD video on a DLSR!

i guess it'd be nice for like, one or two uses, then i'd never use it again.
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True, but while I don't see the point of video recording I can at least attest that Live View is genuinely useful from a photographic perspective. The ability to zoom right in on the on-screen image so that you can check your focusing is great. I initially scoffed at something so "consumer" on DSLRs but it is excellent for still-life pictures and even for composing pictures with the camera at a low-level and you don't want to have to lie on the floor.]]>Jul 30th 2009 3:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/Jul 30th 2009 1:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/Jul 30th 2009 1:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/Jul 30th 2009 1:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/Jul 30th 2009 2:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/Jul 30th 2009 2:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/Jul 30th 2009 2:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/nikon-d300s-officially-announced-720p-24-movie-mode-with-auto/
But, you can shoot excellent quality video with a DSLR because of the lens... sharp, short depth of field, etc... much cheaper than a camcorder with interchangeable lens. So, it goes either way.

I think it comes down to this:

Are you a photographer who needs a semi-pro camera such as the D300s, and might wanna grab some videoclips?

Or are you a filmmaker, who for around $2000, can capture excellent video with real lenses with a camera that costs less than $5000?

There is no perfect camera, but this camera has redeeming qualities for many different types of users.

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I think you have this article confused with a Mac vs. PC debate. This is photography where everyone gets on with everyone else no matter which model of camera you choose to buy. Nice try.]]>Jul 30th 2009 3:36AM