1000fps for free – using Motion Optical Flow instead of Twixtor
We were inspired by Oton Bačar’s incredible bmx videos on Vimeo to experiment with retiming 60fps video shot on the Canon 60d. Specifically, we were interested in whether an obscure feature of Apple Motion called “Optical Flow” could achieve results that were comparable with Twixtor. After a lot of experimentation, we came up with a...
Canon EOS 60D Firmware Update issued: Version 1.0.8
Tweet We’d seen the rumor on canonrumors.com but it was indeed released by Canon – a firmware upgrade for the EOS 60D – Firmware Update Version 1.0.8. Download it here Firmware changes Firmware version 1.0.8 incorporates the following fixes. Fixes a phenomenon in which captured images may become overexposed when using the camera’s built-in flash...
planet5D consumer HDSLR reviews-the top site for HDSLR reviews and holiday shopping
Tweet This is the time of year for HDSLR gear shopping and gift giving (tho my mother-in-law would say every day is a time for shopping but that’s a whole other story) and we’ve got a great section of planet5D that should help you with that – planet5D review. We’d also like to ask for...
Canon EOS 60D ISO and white balance video testing
Tweet For those of you checking out the Canon EOS 60D, I’m sure you’re interested in the performance of the video in low ISO settings as well as how things look in the different white balance settings. We’ve found a couple of videos to help. First up is a test of many of the features...
Review: One Full Week with the Canon 60D
Tweet Friend of planet5D Nicole S. Young shared with us a new post on her blog (remember she was the first we were aware of to get her hands on a production Canon EOS 60D and blog about it) called “Review: One Full Week with the Canon 60D” I’ve had my new Canon 60D for...
Canon EOS 60D unboxing and quick review
Tweet @jj_orange has produced the first Canon EOS 60D unboxing that we’ve found. And like an earlier unboxing that JJ did, he’s doing a side by side comparison with the Canon EOS 7D (reviews) at the same time as doing the unboxing. Canon EOS 60D unboxing and quick review Canon 60D quick review video from...
Canon EOS 60D side by side with the Canon EOS 7D and Canon Rebel T2i/550D
Tweet Photokina has started and one of the first things I’ve found is this good side by side comparison of the Canon EOS 60D and the Canon EOS 7D (reviews) and the Canon Rebel T2i/550D (reviews) video by which.co.uk. Read their full Canon EOS 60D report. Get the full report at http://www.which.co.uk/photokina2010 We got our...
Canon EOS 60D first hand reports and videos start rolling in
Tweet Tho we have given you a couple of early hands on reports on the Canon EOS 60D (Nicole’s report, Den’s report), more are coming in now and we’re sure you would like to see them. First, we saw this report from Scott Bourne at photofocus.com with his article “First Look – Canon 60D“. Here’s...
Chuck Westfall from Canon Inc. talks with planet5D
Tweet Canon’s famous Chuck Westfall sat down with us at the Canon EXPO a few days ago – giving us as much time to chat as we wanted. It was quite a treat to sit down with someone with so much intimate knowledge of Canon’s products and tho Chuck wasn’t able to talk in any...
Canon 60D first impressions, features, video samples, and side by side with all Canon HDSLRs
Tweet Now that the Canon EOS 60D has been announced, everyone will want to know where it fits in the Canon HDSLR lineup as well as what this new camera brings to the party. The 60D replaces the 50D in the Canon line, but fits between the Canon Rebel T2i/550D (reviews) and the Canon EOS...
