Does the video seem grainy? Also I do a a lot of close up shots since I do model kit videos on YouTube, how is the video quality when you zoom in or are about 1 foot away
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I have a Canon Vixia HFM 40 which I understand from Canon specs shown at http://www.canon.ca/inetCA/en/arcproducts/method/gp/pid/8607#_030 appears to have the same image sensor as the Vixia HFM 400. I find the video to be satisfactory. Camera won't focus from 1 foot away unless you use some close-up filters that can be bought inexpensively on ebay or for more money from a camera retail shop. I like the HFM 40.
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Best video quality I've ever experienced with a camcorder. Does real well in low light situations.
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First off I did a search on the internet and found that two instructions were backward. I scanned the instructions and then looked at them zoom up on the computer. I went back and rechecked. My problem is advancing the film. What I discovered is that some kits are near perfect others are near trash. They are modeled like model cars etc so quality control is lacking. I also built lomography's DYI. I could not get it to take pictures. I sent it to New York and they examined it and sent me a new kit. I am currently painting it with model spray paint and will be building it. Again enlarge the instructions and do it slow. Oh the plastic on the Fotodiox can warp due to heat and due to storage it may not be light tight. Black electrical tape around the edges will fix that. Good luck. PS: go real slow if you take it apart to re-assimilable it!
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The higher the FPS the blurrier the image gets. I believe 320 FPS was the best compromise for the activity I was filming (pitching mechanics). It does go up to 1000 FPS I believe, but it's very blurry
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Hi. I have been playing with this camera a good deal the last couple of weeks but mostly on how well it does bracketing and comparing the exposure control settings vs a true representation of the scene at low light. I will keep a hold of the question and test out the GPS this weekend and let you know. Hope that helps. (Great little camera by the way).
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Thomas, I love the camera!!! It's extremely easy to transfer the videos to your PC to edit. I have found that even though the software initially permits "frame to frame" editing, it actually edits in segments on the PC. When transferring to "YouTube" I have lost the last segment, yet, I'm a novice at this. It is possible to edit on the camera directly which I have not yet tried. The camera is new to me and I wasn't yet confident enough that I may loose my videos while editing on the camera. The camera is amazing for far distance shooting, the main reason for my purchase. Hope this has been of help. cj
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Does anyone have experience with model and close-up shot quality? I need it for photographing my oil paintings for competitions and websites, but I'd also like it for travel shots. Is it too much to ask for both capabilities in one camera? Thanks
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I'd like to see some pictures from others as well. My 48" TCL's picture is so incredibly grainy, it's distracting. A HD TV shouldnt look like this when displaying 1080 content.
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Hi friend,I shoot a hd video from my camera. which is 1080p full hd video and it was about 17 mins length. It was pretty good and i feel a good about the quality of the video. If any doubt, pls. specify.Thank you.
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Thanks, Spanky, for the info. The camera arrived the other day and it's awesome. As a matter of fact, I took some closeup shots this morning of a silver dollar, with the camera mounted on a minipod and room lighting. They turned out great. BTW, I used the iA setting.
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Oh yeah!! With the low aperture, the background is all blur so it makes the video look great. You just have to get used to the manual focus, so you don't loose focus.
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1080p video playback is great. no annoying pixilation or grainy resolution. 720p recording is not the best but with considered; proper lighting etc the recording quality is also very good. after you are done recording, you are not left wondering, what did I just record? both aspects of the laptop's camera are very good and both get my thumbs up!
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I used my canon only a few times. Did not try the video, but I found out that if you do not hold the camera steady the shots come out very blurry. It seems impossible to get a clear shot because the camera is too small.
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I can't compare, but the pics are beautiful and the movies are very clear - I am not a photographer by any means but if I could post what I have taken all in the auto mode and with out any adjustments other than factory set without a tripod and I think you would be impressed with this camera. Today I rolled the window down while we were going 60 mph and took various pics of the country side (some of maize field) and they look as if we were standing still. We tried the panoramic setting today again without tripod and could not believe how beautiful the pic was. I want to learn how to use this thing so that I can get even more out of it. I can't compare, but the pics are beautiful and the movies are very clear - I am not a photographer by any means but if I could post what I have taken all in the auto mode and with out any adjustments other than factory set without a tripod and I think you would be impressed with this camera. Today I rolled the window down while we were going 60 mph and took various pics of the country side (some of maize field) and they look as if we were standing still. We tried the panoramic setting today again without tripod and could not believe how beautiful the pic was. I want to learn how to use... » Read More I can't compare, but the pics are beautiful and the movies are very clear - I am not a photographer by any means but if I could post what I have taken all in the auto mode and with out any adjustments other than factory set without a tripod and I think you would be impressed with this camera. Today I rolled the window down while we were going 60 mph and took various pics of the country side (some of maize field) and they look as if we were standing still. We tried the panoramic setting today again without tripod and could not believe how beautiful the pic was. I want to learn how to use this thing so that I can get even more out of it. « Show Less
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It's pretty decent! It's a bit grainy, and you can only zoom in like once before it gets into super gross and grainy, it has a blue tint to photographs. but here's a regular zoom pic with no filters:https://www.dropbox.com/s/itdukx4wzj3u3j5/2013-06-22%2013.30.41.jpg
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Hello, greetings from Colombia. I haven't tried these camera on this situations. However, I have used it in almost all others such as portraits, landscapes, macro etc. I am also making some high quality videos of my model airplane kit manufacture to be uploaded to YouTube. All results have been far better than expected. So, I presume that if you use your camera on the situations you need, it won't let you down. I still think that the D3200 is a professional featured camera costing thousands of dollars less than, for instance, the D4 or the D800. I suggest you join the forum Nikonites.com It has been a great help for me and people there are very nice indeed Good luck!!! Hello, greetings from Colombia. I haven't tried these camera on this situations. However, I have used it in almost all others such as portraits, landscapes, macro etc. I am also making some high quality videos of my model airplane kit manufacture to be uploaded to YouTube. All results have been far better than expected. So, I presume that if you use your camera on the situations you need, it won't let you down. I still think that the D3200 is a professional featured camera costing thousands of dollars less than, for instance, the D4 or the D800. I suggest you join the forum Nikonites.com It... » Read More Hello, greetings from Colombia. I haven't tried these camera on this situations. However, I have used it in almost all others such as portraits, landscapes, macro etc. I am also making some high quality videos of my model airplane kit manufacture to be uploaded to YouTube. All results have been far better than expected. So, I presume that if you use your camera on the situations you need, it won't let you down. I still think that the D3200 is a professional featured camera costing thousands of dollars less than, for instance, the D4 or the D800. I suggest you join the forum Nikonites.com It has been a great help for me and people there are very nice indeed Good luck!!! « Show Less
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It's pretty decent! It's a bit grainy, and you can only zoom in like once before it gets into super gross and grainy, it has a blue tint to photographs. but here's a regular zoom pic with no filters: https://www.dropbox.com/s/itdukx4wzj3u3j5/2013-06-22%2013.30.41.jpg
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Canon discontinued this camera? I thought it came out last year and was the top camera to buy in its category? I am personally very dissapointed in the quality of the video and regret buying this camera.