Canon T3 and T3i Announced at DVinfo.net

Andy Wilkinson · February 7th, 2011, 02:22 AM

I don't think this has been mentioned yet - official Canon press release below. T3 is limited to 1280x720p video. T3i is much more interesting from our videocentric point of view.

http://www.dvinfo.net/news/canon-usa...r-cameras.html

Alkim Un · February 7th, 2011, 04:49 AM

Full HD 3x and 10x movie crop features, at least, like Panasonic. Lets see if there is aliasing and moire at these modes.

Andy Wilkinson · February 7th, 2011, 05:38 AM

Official Canon Europe Video here for the T3/1100D and T3i/600D.

YouTube - Canon EOS 600D and EOS 1100D product walkthrough video

Official 600D sample video here. Plenty of aliasing in some shots...There is one for the 1100D on YouTube as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAi2Q..._order&list=UL

Chris Hurd · February 7th, 2011, 09:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andy Wilkinson

I don't think this has been mentioned yet...

Thanks Andy. The press release came in at 11:30pm over here, after I had
retired for the night (a long day of yard work and the SuperBowl sent me to
bed early). Link replaced with the DVi source. Much appreciated,

John Jay · February 7th, 2011, 10:14 AM

Is it 3x, 10x

or is it 3x - 10x

anyone know for sure?

Chris Barcellos · February 7th, 2011, 10:24 AM

Assuming they are getting high quality images out of the crop, this gives some hope to those who have been saying we could scan less chip with less line skipping to control moire and aliasing- like in a cinemascope aperature. Would be cool to see an implementation out of Magic Lantern.

Emmanuel Plakiotis · February 7th, 2011, 11:17 AM

"You can also reach distant subjects using new Movie Digital Zoom function, which crops the centre of the sensor from 3x to 10x while still maintaining Full HD quality"
I took this from a press release. I guess it is accurate.

Andy Wilkinson · February 7th, 2011, 11:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Jay

Is it 3x, 10x

or is it 3x - 10x

anyone know for sure?

"...which crops the centre of the sensor from 3x to 10x while still maintaining Full HD quality..."

Was the sentence I read somewhere - which I take to mean just a 10X option is available (i.e. 3X being the normal mode for HD Video). I may be wrong but that's how I read it. Certainly the official press release outlines a crop mode, not crop modes.

I really wish we knew which shots (if any) in the Canon 600D/T3i official sample video might have been taken with this 10X mode. I see a shot with really horrible moire early on in it - the one with the TV aerials which I'm assuming was not taken with this mode - but who knows!

Jackson Hager · February 7th, 2011, 12:54 PM

Well, the flip-out screen is nice, I guess. It has 10x crop in movie mode (like the GH2) which is cool. Is the DIGIC processor updated at all with regards to video? I assume we still have the 12-minute limit too.

Chris Hurd · February 7th, 2011, 01:00 PM

Same DIGIC 4 processor. No change to the clip length limit.

Michael Clark · February 7th, 2011, 01:12 PM

I'm trying to find more info on the Scene Intelligent auto mode. Is this an improvement to the autofocus of the t2i? Using the t2i's autofocus for movies has been disappointing. I would probably continue to shoot in manual regardless, but it'd be nice to hear they were working on improvements ;)

Thomas Smet · February 7th, 2011, 01:32 PM

The thing about the movie crop mode is that your wide lens basically becomes a telephoto lens which makes wide shots almost impossible in this mode. It is a step in the right direction but I would have preferred to just see them use a decent down scaling method. Scaling down high res to HD is not a hard thing to do with a bit more processing power.

Luis de la Cerda · February 7th, 2011, 02:12 PM

I find the crop modes really exciting, because you can basically attach a fast prime like a 24 1.4 and withou swapping lenses in the field you can also shoot at 70mm and 200mm without losing low light capability.

Ger Griffin · February 7th, 2011, 04:47 PM

Would noise from high iso values enlarge too?

Thomas Smet · February 7th, 2011, 05:04 PM

If it is anything like the Panasonic crop mode then basically you get a 1:1 pixel crop of the center of the chip. You sample 1920x1080 pixels from the middle of the chip instead of down scaling every pixel to get 1920x1080.

This can make images a bit noisier since the down scale process sometimes cleans up a bit of noise. Sort of like when you take noisy HD footage and downscale to SD it can clean it up a bit.

The other downside to shooting in this mode is that you have to be very sturdy. Since you are sampling a much smaller area of the chip you will notice bumps and shakes a bit more. Sort of like zooming in to 100mm and trying to keep it sturdy.

Again shooting this way can have plenty of benefits but there will be many restrictions as well. Don't expect to be able to put the camera in this mode and be able to shoot everything.

February 7th, 2011, 02:22 AM	#1
Andy Wilkinson Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Cambridge UK Posts: 2,853	Canon T3 and T3i Announced I don't think this has been mentioned yet - official Canon press release below. T3 is limited to 1280x720p video. T3i is much more interesting from our videocentric point of view. http://www.dvinfo.net/news/canon-usa...r-cameras.html __________________ Andy K Wilkinson - https://www.shootingimage.co.uk Cambridge (UK) Corporate Video Production

February 7th, 2011, 04:49 AM	#2
Alkim Un Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ankara, Turkey Posts: 136	Full HD 3x and 10x movie crop features, at least, like Panasonic. Lets see if there is aliasing and moire at these modes. __________________ www.alkimmedya.com

February 7th, 2011, 05:38 AM	#3
Andy Wilkinson Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Cambridge UK Posts: 2,853	Official T3/1100D and T3i/600D Launch Video Official Canon Europe Video here for the T3/1100D and T3i/600D. YouTube - Canon EOS 600D and EOS 1100D product walkthrough video Official 600D sample video here. Plenty of aliasing in some shots...There is one for the 1100D on YouTube as well. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAi2Q..._order&list=UL __________________ Andy K Wilkinson - https://www.shootingimage.co.uk Cambridge (UK) Corporate Video Production

February 7th, 2011, 10:14 AM	#5
John Jay Major Player Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: US & THEM Posts: 827	Is it 3x, 10x or is it 3x - 10x anyone know for sure? __________________ John Jay Beware *PLUGGER-BYTES*

February 7th, 2011, 10:24 AM	#6
Chris Barcellos Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Elk Grove CA Posts: 6,838	Assuming they are getting high quality images out of the crop, this gives some hope to those who have been saying we could scan less chip with less line skipping to control moire and aliasing- like in a cinemascope aperature. Would be cool to see an implementation out of Magic Lantern. __________________ Chris J. Barcellos

February 7th, 2011, 11:17 AM	#7
Emmanuel Plakiotis Major Player Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 344	"You can also reach distant subjects using new Movie Digital Zoom function, which crops the centre of the sensor from 3x to 10x while still maintaining Full HD quality" I took this from a press release. I guess it is accurate.

February 7th, 2011, 12:54 PM	#9
Jackson Hager Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Eugene, OR Posts: 32	Well, the flip-out screen is nice, I guess. It has 10x crop in movie mode (like the GH2) which is cool. Is the DIGIC processor updated at all with regards to video? I assume we still have the 12-minute limit too.

February 7th, 2011, 01:00 PM	#10
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,366 Images: 513	Same DIGIC 4 processor. No change to the clip length limit. __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

February 7th, 2011, 01:12 PM	#11
Michael Clark Major Player Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Chattanooga, TN Posts: 244	I'm trying to find more info on the Scene Intelligent auto mode. Is this an improvement to the autofocus of the t2i? Using the t2i's autofocus for movies has been disappointing. I would probably continue to shoot in manual regardless, but it'd be nice to hear they were working on improvements ;) __________________ www.clarkvideoproductions.com

February 7th, 2011, 01:32 PM	#12
Thomas Smet Trustee Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 1,719	The thing about the movie crop mode is that your wide lens basically becomes a telephoto lens which makes wide shots almost impossible in this mode. It is a step in the right direction but I would have preferred to just see them use a decent down scaling method. Scaling down high res to HD is not a hard thing to do with a bit more processing power.

February 7th, 2011, 02:12 PM	#13
Luis de la Cerda Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mexico City Posts: 181	I find the crop modes really exciting, because you can basically attach a fast prime like a 24 1.4 and withou swapping lenses in the field you can also shoot at 70mm and 200mm without losing low light capability.

February 7th, 2011, 04:47 PM	#14
Ger Griffin Major Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 579	Would noise from high iso values enlarge too?

February 7th, 2011, 05:04 PM	#15
Thomas Smet Trustee Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 1,719	If it is anything like the Panasonic crop mode then basically you get a 1:1 pixel crop of the center of the chip. You sample 1920x1080 pixels from the middle of the chip instead of down scaling every pixel to get 1920x1080. This can make images a bit noisier since the down scale process sometimes cleans up a bit of noise. Sort of like when you take noisy HD footage and downscale to SD it can clean it up a bit. The other downside to shooting in this mode is that you have to be very sturdy. Since you are sampling a much smaller area of the chip you will notice bumps and shakes a bit more. Sort of like zooming in to 100mm and trying to keep it sturdy. Again shooting this way can have plenty of benefits but there will be many restrictions as well. Don't expect to be able to put the camera in this mode and be able to shoot everything.