| Well one mystery is solved, |
It is an 18 MP camera full frame, and can shoot 12 FPS in RAW. And it has very exciting new video features:
– 1920×1080 at 24, 25 and 30fps, as well as 1280×720- at 50 and 60fps
– manual audio levels (also during recording)
– ISO range for movie shooting runs from ISO 100 to- 51,200 (surely a new low-light king)
– 2 compression options “IPB” or “ALL-I” (all intra-frames)
– The EOS-1D X still records movies using the H.264- codec but it is the compression type within this codec- that has been changed (!!!).
– ALL-I means every frame for itself!
– no more 12 minute clip length, clips can now be up to- 30 minutes. (clips over 4GB will continue in new file)
– SMPTE Timecode!!! (Nice nice) (Rec. Run, Freerun- and 2 more modes)
– live audio level meter on the rear screen during filming- and the ability to adjust the audio recording level during- filming.
– “silent control” audio level adjustment through- dedicated button.
– 29.97fps and 59.94fps non drop frame for NTSC land
– no more .THM files. –> thumbnails are now metadata- inside the actual video.
– improved (?) moiré and line skipping performance
– it looks like still 8bit (biggest booh)
Still not a real Canon Video Camera based on their DSLR technology, but an exciting DSLR that will be out in March of next year for $6800.
I think that the next announcement will a video camera based on similar technology, like the Sony F3.
Read the full press release at Canon’s site. And a video trailer is available.
Here is the feature sheet.
