Rolling shutter @ identical panning speed: Canon 7D vs Canon 5D mark II from Mike Kobal on Vimeo.
This test is a bit more conclusive. 5D mark II mounted on base plate and the 7D mounted on top of the 5D mark II. Recorded at a shutter speed of 1/80, aperture 8 at 1080/30p, settings for both cameras. You will notice the 5D pulling out slightly more information in the sky. (i e 5D has better dynamic range) on the other hand, the 7D pulls ahead in the panning department (not by much), showing the least amount of rolling shutter of all cameras I have tested. Good enough for most situations. The video can be downloaded from here.
hello mike kobal,
i tested the 7D few days ago in a train through austria.
i got best results by rotating the camera 90 degrees -
for most jobs a fine 1080 resolution will do it and there
was no problem with the rolling shutter. i played with settings
from 1/30 to 1/4000 and all worked fine.
best regards
mike huber, vienna, austria
Comment by mike huber — October 12, 2009 @ 5:42 am
I think the reason why the 7D performs better is because of its smaller sensor: it takes less time to scan it from top to bottom.
Comment by Alain — October 17, 2009 @ 10:15 am
@huber, gruesse aus dem east village! @Alain, yes I think you are right. also was my conclusion.
Comment by mike.kobal — October 17, 2009 @ 9:35 pm
question :
What do you mean with mount of rolling shutter in 7D ? I watch the video an I think pan looks much better in 5D .. anyway I think both cameras work grate ! Im planing to bye 7d , I took photos , love to but to film what are the recomendations.
thanks
cam
Comment by camila — October 26, 2009 @ 4:28 pm
I’ve used both, and the 7D definitely has a tiny bit less rolling shutter. It also seems to have a tiny bit more noise, but the reason I got it is because it shoots video in real 23.98fps(24p) and 29.97fps(30p)! The (30p) on the 5D is exactly 30fps, not 29.97fps. That’s a massive headache when dealing with mixed footage and/or non sync’d sound.
just my opinion. =)
Scott
Comment by scott — October 30, 2009 @ 4:16 am
The PAN and “shutter flutter” is pretty dramatic and a real issue. Have you played with shutter speed to reduce it?
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