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. If you find this information helpful, please consider helping me maintaining this blog by purchasing your gear through my product links to B&H. It will cost you nothing and allows me to keep adding! Thank you.
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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Hey Mike,
I left a message on youtube as well. I shoot with the 5D Mark II and the 7D and love seeing others comparing them. I was pissed when the 7D came out considering the upgrades it had compared to my 5D Mark II, but felt better after making this video. Would LOVE your feedback! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGFG9UapCFU
Having both cameras makes for a great camera bag!!
Nils
Washington DC
Comment by Nils — February 14, 2010 @ 11:30 pm