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Still images from corporate shoot with Canon 7D

This week, we shot out first of three 60-second  segments for our new client, Embrace Home Loans. We are getting started on the edit this week, but to demonstrate the quality of the Canon 7D camera, I wanted to show some captures from the video we shot.

Images have been slightly color corrected using Apple’s Color. Click on the image to see the full resolution, HD image.

Couple

Racine, WI

Lighthouse

Mike

Cars

Cards

Tins

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Here’s a review and article on the Canon 7D for filmmakers entitled “Canon EOS 7D impressions for filmmaker wannabes”.

Canon’s newest HDSLR offering, the EOS 7d, takes the concept and runs with it, in surprising and sometimes frustrating ways.

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High Definition comparison clips from HVX-200 and Canon 7D

This week, a friend and I are flying to Wisconsin to shoot some customer interviews for a client.  Over the Christmas holidays, I purchased a new Canon 7D camera.

I really want to shoot this corporate video with the Canon 7D because the visuals are quite amazing.  So, in preparation for the shoot, Allan and I did a side-by-side comparison of the two cameras using an identical lighting setup.  Here’s the HD video on Vimeo:

HVX-200 setup:

  • Scene setting 5:  720p, 24 fps, film gamma
  • Lens sizes were estimated to match 7D’s 50mm and 85mm
  • Recorded audio internally
  • Codec was DVCPro HD

Canon 7D setup:

  • HD 1080p, 24 fps
  • Lenses: Canon 50mm f1.4 and Canon 85mm f1.8
  • Recorded audio on a Tascam DR-100
  • Codec was AVC H.264

Edited in Final Cut Pro:

  • Created ProRes 422 (HQ) sequence
  • Transcoded all Canon 7D footage to ProRes 422 (HQ)
  • No color correction or exposure adjustments
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A nice corporate video shot with the Canon 7D. This camera continues to amaze me!

  • Filmed with Canon 7D, Glidetrack, Glidecam, Rig, Tripod. 1080p / 24 fps. Converted to 720p 24 fps.

Lenses:

  • Tokina 11 – 16 mm 2.8
  • Canon 50 mm 1.8
  • Sigma 30 mm 1.4

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Another great video shot on the 7D. The visual aesthetic of this camera is really amazing for video. Here are some details about the video:

A Video about Estefania Urrutia, young painter from Madrid working at her Studio in La Verneda (Barcelona)

  • Canon 7D
  • Tamron 17-50 f2.8
  • Canon 85 f1.8
  • Editing & Grading in Final Cut Pro.

Music: “Tu Vienes vendiendo Flores” By Enrique Morente. From his album “Despegando”
Guitar: Pepe Habichuela. (Amazing Flamenco record.)