Re: Nikon D4 - for a non DSLR shooter
 

If you come from a film background then you should realize that these DSLR's are much closer to film cameras than video cameras. No audio in, every shot has to be thought through and handheld requires something of a rig.

Just like when doing s35mm.

Re: Nikon D4 with new video features
 

I see that Nikon is about to announce the D800 camera. It sports a 36 megapixel still image and (we are told) 1080P at 30 fps.

Question: It will be available with and without the anti-aliasing filter.

What does that mean for video work?

Re: Nikon D4 with new video features
 

More moire, worse for video without the filter, I would guess.

Re: Nikon D4 with new video features
 

Had my hands on the D4 a couple of days ago, and my NanoFlash in my pocket, byt was not allowed to take a record:(
But it looks good:)

Re: Nikon D4 with new video features
 

Dear friends:
I have added my day/nighttime footage plus impressions here:



Thanks!

Johnnie

Re: Nikon D4 with new video features
 

Thanks for posting Johnnie. I see what you are saying about the detail level. While the images are very nice they have a certain lack of detail, or at least less than I was expecting.

Question about HDMI output recording. Is it possible to record 1080p through HDMI? You mentioned how the signal defaulted to 720p for recording. Just wanted to check.

Re: Nikon D4 with new video features
 

Hey Tim.
Thanks for watching and commenting about the video!.

With the CF card inserted (for normal internal recording) apparently you can record 720p signal out of the HDMI output.
According to Nikon, if you take the CF card out of the camera and record to an external recorder, you get a full quality 1080 4:2:2 8 bit uncompressed signal.

I will try and get the camera again and do a test with an external recorder but it will take a while...

Thanks again.

Johnnie

Re: Nikon D4 with new video features
 

Thanks for your reply.

Re: Nikon D4 with new video features
 

Thanks for posting Johnnie,

Having looked at the videos from D800 and D4, I observed that the D4 due to its lower pixel count is better in lowlight and , just my hunch, better in handling moire and color aliasing.

Re: Nikon D4 with new video features
 

Hi Ted.

I will try and put my hands on the D800 for a test. The price is more comfortable then the D4 and I'm very curios to see how/if the pixel count affected the picture quality.

Thanks!

Johnnie

Re: Nikon D4 with new video features
 

I wonder if the D800 in DX mode will equate to the D4 in terms of video quality. Wouldn't the sensor readout be approximately the same?