DSLR and Video!

So time and time and time again, I like to tell people that you don't really need a fancy DSLR to take really amazing photographs. For many years I have been taking some amazing photographs with my Canon SD1000 point and shoot. I just got tired of not being able to blow up my digital pictures into anything bigger than 8x10 without them getting pixelated. I started saving up money and finally made the plunge to purchase a DSLR. I still stand by my opinion that you can still take amazing photos with a point and shoot.

However, what I would like to tell you all out there on the internet is that this weekend, I discovered how awesome it was to use a DSLR for video shooting. All this time I have been using cheap portable hand held cameras (i.e. Flip or Kodak Zi8) for shooting video. After shooting video with a DSLR this weekend at my local air show, I was impressed by the quality and versatility that the DSLR can provide.

I rendered this video at 720p 60fps. When I watch it on my desktop, the quality is astounding! Youtube doesn't really do it justice because I think it downsizes it to 30fps and the compression artifacts show up a bit more. When I watch the fully rendered high definition version on my desktop monitor, it was a bit breathtaking. I think the only downside was that the 5 minute long clip was close to 800MB.