The 5D II is one of the best studio and landscape cameras available - and Live View complements these photography pursuits very well. Compared to the 5D, I find this menu system much easier to use. The "My Menu" feature that I use all the time was not available in the 5D's single tab. The Jump button is gone, the info button displays lots of camera settings on the rear LCD moved down one position and the "Picture Style" button has been added.
Notice that all of the left-side buttons have been moved slightly to the left? And the delete button has been moved in line with these? The extra space was needed by the new 3" high resolution LCD we first saw on the 50D. The quality of the images shown on the LCD is very high - very noticeably better than on the 5D. I've been complaining about the histogram not being visible in bright sunlight of some of Canon's recent LCDs. See the small round sensor below the LCD?
It determines the brightness of the environment and adjusts the LCD brightness for the conditions. The LCD dims in low light and gets brighter in bright light. It is easy to test - in bright light, just cover the sensor with your thumb and the display gets dim. This seems like a small feature, but it is really helpful to me. You can still adjust the brightness manually via the menu if you prefer. Moving to the right is the new power switch. It is similar to the 50D and 40D, but much easier to grasp especially with gloves on than the 5D and 30D versions.
Many photographers prefer to engage AF with their thumbs - independently of exposure selection and shutter release.
The 5D II provides a new button dedicated to this task. The last change on the back of the 5D II I'll mention are those four tiny holes at the top-right of the LCD and three additional ones on the front. But I'll wait til later to talk about them. Once again the hot shoe change is obvious. The lamp button switched sides I have not yet grown to like this change and some of the functions traded buttons matching the 50D. The other big change is on the dial. The 5D II has 3 custom modes up from 1.
You setup the camera, register the settings and the camera will automatically change to the registered settings when the particular C mode is selected - or when the camera is turned on or awakened when in one of the C modes.
The other new mode is "CA" Creative Auto. These settings are displayed on the rear LCD while adjustments are being made. A wide range of control is available. Learning the controls available to you is a great first step in gaining control of your images. A total of 10 modes are available. Many of the basic preset mode settings found on the xxD and Rebel bodies are missing, but the fully-automatic point and shoot mode green square mode is available.
All of the more advanced Creative Zone auto and manual control settings are included. I always recommend you learn to use these advanced modes if you are serious about your photography - the concepts are not hard. My metering mode is usually Evaluative. I don't show the 5D II front in a comparison as there is not a lot of difference to show between it and the 5D. These remotes function only in the 2 and second self-timer modes and only from the front of the camera, but they are very small and very useful.
The size, weight, grip, feel, build quality And this is a good thing. It even looks good. Under the covers finds a rugged magnesium alloy frame with some weather sealing.
How much sealing? No built-in flash eliminates sealing concerns of this feature. The bad news on the battery is that your 5D spares will not work in the 5D II. The good news is that the new mAh lithium-ion Canon LP-E6 Battery is chipped and is identifiable to the camera by serial number. Six levels of charge display on the top LCD. I do not yet have a spare LP-E6 and therefore have not been willing to fully drain a battery to fully test this, but my estimate is that real life reflects this rating.
LP-E6 batteries charge in about 2. Want more battery life? Better yet, it provides a complete vertical grip with the appropriate buttons. The BG-E6 adds a lot to the size and weight of the 5D II, but it is easily installed or removed for the best of both worlds. The BG-E6 works great, but the vertical grip is slightly bulky and there is a little flex where the grip and camera meet. Keep in mind that I am most used to the 1-Series integrated grip.
Shutters are replaceable. While video itself is not a huge surprise point and shoot cams have had it for a long time , Canon has given us very high end image quality in p HD format. Canon Explorer of Light Vincent Laforet photographer created a short video linked below shot in one weekend with a low budget using a pre-production 5D II. The short video instantly became famous and brought Vincent fame and a lot of business. This video was partially responsible for the huge demand the 5D II was introduced into.
Just because your DSLR has world class video capabilities does not make you a world class videographer. There is a lot to learn for those of us new to video capture and production.
The cross-over is not too hard for a photographer that knows what they are doing and is able to learn new skills quickly. But it is definitely different. One new consideration is sound. While the 5D Mark II includes a functional internal mic 3 small holes on front of camera , it is not great and is not well regarded possibly regarded even lower than it should be. An external mic attached to the 3. It is not large hot shoe mounted and does not pick up image stabilizer noise - it is a nice upgrade for on-camera sound quality.
Sound levels and wind filter settings are adjusted automatically by the camera. I mentioned image stabilization - stabilizing the camera is another very important consideration for reasonable quality video work - it helps prevent the audience from becoming motion sick. A fast shutter speed is not going to save you on this one as it can with still photography.
Ultra wide angle lenses work reasonably well handheld, but by 24mm, I'm not as pleased with my results. Add IS and the results are much better right up into short-to-medium telephoto ranges. A solid tripod is what delivers the best results and you will likely want a fluid video head if you are panning during the shot. The market abounds with alternative video stabilizing gear such as SteadyCam "brace yourself" for this price , GlideCam and Bogen's FigRig.
Even grasping a folded tripod attached to the camera improves steadiness and makes panning smoother. Price ranges for this equipment ranges from affordable to extremely expensive. When ready to start recording a video, Live View is what you use. The selected Picture Style parameters are what is used for the video black and white video recording is available. The exposure level is automatically determined using a Center-weighted average metering algorithm and can be adjusted using the Rear Control Dial.
While this makes life easy, many of us like to have full control over these settings. Workarounds are available - using ND filters to reduce light and force the lens to open wider is one example. Auto-only seems like a big shortcoming to me - this is definitely a feature left on the table for the 5D Mark III. Pressing the set button starts and stops the video - and usually creates some movement you will want to edit out.
A semi-transparent mask shows the recorded framing when shooting video - and is much different wider than the normal ratio we shoot still images at. Contrast mode AF with or without Face Detection will work in video mode, but it is not recommended even by Canon.
Any AF noise will be recorded by the internal mic, any focus hunting will ruin the footage and this AF method is slow. Visual Ethnography. Retrieved 16 September Archived from the original on 24 January Retrieved 23 January Archived from the original on 19 January Retrieved 8 April Retrieved 30 December Retrieved 6 January Archived from the original PDF on 17 January Archived from the original on 27 March Retrieved 15 March Retrieved 13 August Retrieved 16 April Archived from the original on 30 November Retrieved 21 April Japan Media Arts Plaza.
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Archived from the original on 12 January Retrieved 8 January Popular Photography. DIGIC technology uses advanced image processing algorithms to ensure precise, natural colours, accurate white balance, and advanced noise reduction.
Ultra-fast processing speeds result in highly responsive camera operation and near-instant start-up times. Canon has also developed an internal Dust Delete Data system, which can map the position of visible dust on the sensor. This can then be deleted automatically after the shoot with the latest Digital Photo Professional software.
Picture Style Picture Style pre-sets simplify in-camera control over image qualities. Picture Style pre-sets can be likened to different film types — each one offering a different colour response. Within each selectable pre-set, photographers have control over sharpness, contrast, colour tone and saturation.
Processing with Digital Photo Professional allows real-time display and immediate application of image adjustments, giving control over RAW image variables such as white balance, dynamic range, exposure compensation, noise reduction and colour tone — plus the ability to view Auto Focus points on an image.
The Lens Aberration correction tool allows precise correction of different types of distortion caused by certain cameras. This allows faithful reproduction of colours in software applications that support ICC profiles, such as Adobe Photoshop. For improved efficiency, a set of image adjustments can be saved as a recipe and applied. Users can also tag their images with EXIF data, including copyright information. Each Picture Style contains detailed information on how specific colours should be represented within an image.
Single image with exposure, file number, storage slot 2. As 1 but also image count and quality 3. Detailed exposure information, thumbnail and luminance histogram 4. Less detailed exposure info. Note the following sample files were provided to us by Canon, these are unmodified Quicktime MOV files directly from the camera.
These samples are very large over MB each so please treat our download bandwidth with respect. I work in Nyc as a fashion photographer and I have to say the the 5d series are the most used cameras out side of medium format cameras. Ive been shooting with the mark 3 for over a year after shooting with the mark 2 for 2 years great both great cameras. You can see the shots I've taken with it for my work on my website www.
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