Canon HD Video Capabilities

[leon]

Hi Guys, just a question on HD Video capabilities on a Canon mark 11 or 111.
can the video be recorded through any lens that is attached to the camera, or are there limitations on this procedure.:shrug:

Would be interested in the answers, thanks in advance.:thumbsup:

Leon :thumbsup:

[bloodhound31]

Mate, can be recorded through any lens.

[jamiep]

Someone on here was using it to try and do some basic planteary imaging on a scope i think - so I'd imagine no limitation (none i've found so far anyway!).

[jamiep]

Here it is - it was a 1000D but the same should still hold true.

http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=87170&highlight=planetary+eos

Edit - Sorry Leon - Chris wasn't using the HD Video feature to do planetary - Although I'm pretty sure there are other threads where people have tried with some success

[ballaratdragons]

Will work for Planetary, and widefield night sky vista's, but not great for DSO's Leon. The frame rate won't be slow enough, and by frame rate for DSO's I mean about 2+ seconds each frame.

[leon]

Well thank you all, very helpful indeed.

Leon

[Danack]

Hi Leon,

> can the video be recorded through any lens that is attached to the camera,

I believe it can - it works on my 550D, but that has the custom firmware http://magiclantern.wikia.com/ running on it.



The magic lantern firmware allows shooting video with a frame rate of 4 - i.e. 1 quarter of a second for each frame.

It also has a built in intervalometer, so you could set the exposure for 2 seconds, and take a shot every 2.5 seconds.

cheers
Dan

[von Tom]

I have used Magic Lantern on my 600D to get 4fps at 1/4sec exposures. Examples from these threads:
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=87782 (ISS and sky tour)
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=87283 (Moon and planets setting)
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=87599 (Stacked Omega Cen image from video through 12" Dobsonian)

Cheers,

Tom

[leon]

More helpful hints many thanks guys.

Leon