The 5D Mk2 is really a Really Great Canon SLR Digital Camera

The excellent aspects - The Canon 5D Mk2 is really an extremely beneficial option in case you desire to purchase a DSLR camera which is full-frame. I utilized to have a Canon 1DS Mk2, but this new model is additional sensitive to light by a minimum of 1 F-stop. It also has an accurate and quick auto focus system throughout single shot mode. Also the auto-exposure system is much more is far more accurate than the 1 on my former camera.

The LCD screen is pretty impressive. It has a three inch LCD screen with 900,000 pixels. Menus are straightforward to deal with and realize and "Live View" will surely impress you if this is the very first time you own a DSLR with this feature. But maintain in mind that it's a battery drainer and once the imager circuitry from the CMOS heats up the live-view will likely be automatically turned off not to add noise to the images.

The battery grip of the BG-E6, which is optional, is also an incredibly beneficial accessory to take into consideration, as it's a great deal simpler to hold the camera taller utilizing it.

The poor aspects - When in camera mode you do not have any control over shutter speed, ISO setting or iris. It has a lock button which you press whenever you believe you've got the very best image that the camera automatically adjusts inside the settings area. The thing is that after every photo, the lock resets, so you risk in obtaining non consistent exposures when attempting to repeatedly take a scene. It is possible to only adjust the temperature setting.

The camera can only record at 30.00 frames per second rather than 29.97. It looks like a modest distinction, but because of this you will must modify each single file's header with Apple Cinema Tools or some other comparable program prior to editing the movie you made and turning it into a normal broadcast, at 30FPS and 1080i/1080P. In case you do not do this you will need to render each single scene on the 30 fps time line, resulting in some skipped frames or just set up a 30.00 fps time line.

But this is only a difficulty if you are shooting for film or television, as no such broadcast operates at 30.00 fps. If you are making use of this camera only for internet released videos, the 30.00 fps will not be a difficulty to you.

An additional thing is the camera records audio utilizing a sample rate of just 44.1kz when the standard is 48kz. Only Apple's Final Cut Pro can work with this file at any sample rate. As I've said just before, this will not be an issue if your videos are for uploading on the web.

Also you might notice the H.264 block artifacts in some low light or low contrast scenes. I could say that these artifacts are much more obvious than the Canon's HF10, 1080 video camera encoding.

The video is noise-free except for red. You will particularly notice this when shooting in shadow areas.