70D video quality vs Panasonic GH2H?

[70Der]

I saw a YouTube video yesterday where the video quality from his GH2H looked AMAZING.

Can this same quality be achieved with 70D or is there not enough resolution?

 

[Riku]

Can this same quality be achieved with 70D or is there not enough resolution?

Probably not. Sadly canon has chosen to give us soft 1080p video which is often plagued by moire and aliasing. The 5d3 has the best video IQ of the canons but it can't match the sharpness of the panasonics. If you install a hack and shoot raw things might change but that is more of a hassle than most of us would care for.

 

[akkers5]

I would concur with the above. The 70D has fair amount of moire/aliasing in 1080p mode but it is chronic in 720p mode. Most landscape or wide open shots in 720p are unusable. Frankly, I think the hype and the marketing has taken us consumers for a ride.

 

[skanter]

I would concur with the above. The 70D has fair amount of moire/aliasing in 1080p mode but it is chronic in 720p mode. Most landscape or wide open shots in 720p are unusable. Frankly, I think the hype and the marketing has taken us consumers for a ride.

Why, then, would you shoot in 720p.

 

[nick101]

I would concur with the above. The 70D has fair amount of moire/aliasing in 1080p mode but it is chronic in 720p mode. Most landscape or wide open shots in 720p are unusable. Frankly, I think the hype and the marketing has taken us consumers for a ride.

Why, then, would you shoot in 720p.

That is a *very* good question.

 

[nick101]

I saw a YouTube video yesterday where the video quality from his GH2H looked AMAZING.

Can this same quality be achieved with 70D or is there not enough resolution?

It's not that there's not enough resolution. In fact, the 70D has greater native resolution than the GH2 (20MP vs 16MP). The differences are down to the two cameras' different approaches to dealing with moiré and other issues. Panasonic did a bang-up job in the GH series.

You can achieve very good results with the APS-C Canons, but it needs work. The GH2 is actually a fabulous interchangeable lens video tool.

 

[Riku]

I would concur with the above. The 70D has fair amount of moire/aliasing in 1080p mode but it is chronic in 720p mode. Most landscape or wide open shots in 720p are unusable. Frankly, I think the hype and the marketing has taken us consumers for a ride.

Why, then, would you shoot in 720p.

That is a *very* good question.

If you need 50/60 fps canon doesn't leave you much choise...

 

[70Der]

I would concur with the above. The 70D has fair amount of moire/aliasing in 1080p mode but it is chronic in 720p mode. Most landscape or wide open shots in 720p are unusable. Frankly, I think the hype and the marketing has taken us consumers for a ride.

Why, then, would you shoot in 720p.

That is a *very* good question.

If you need 50/60 fps canon doesn't leave you much choise...

 

[nick101]

I would concur with the above. The 70D has fair amount of moire/aliasing in 1080p mode but it is chronic in 720p mode. Most landscape or wide open shots in 720p are unusable. Frankly, I think the hype and the marketing has taken us consumers for a ride.

Why, then, would you shoot in 720p.

That is a *very* good question.

If you need 50/60 fps canon doesn't leave you much choise...

 

[Riku]

I would concur with the above. The 70D has fair amount of moire/aliasing in 1080p mode but it is chronic in 720p mode. Most landscape or wide open shots in 720p are unusable. Frankly, I think the hype and the marketing has taken us consumers for a ride.

Why, then, would you shoot in 720p.

That is a *very* good question.

If you need 50/60 fps canon doesn't leave you much choise...

 

[70Der]

I would concur with the above. The 70D has fair amount of moire/aliasing in 1080p mode but it is chronic in 720p mode. Most landscape or wide open shots in 720p are unusable. Frankly, I think the hype and the marketing has taken us consumers for a ride.

Why, then, would you shoot in 720p.

That is a *very* good question.

If you need 50/60 fps canon doesn't leave you much choise...

 

[Riku]

You can't make real 50/60p from 25/30p. The program you're refering to is making up frames to create 50/60p. Although it might be good at what it does it will never be quite the same as the real thing. It's always better to get things right from the start than to have to fiddle around afterwards.

 

[akkers5]

You would use 50p when shooting action footage (eg: sports). On the 70D the 50p mode is only available in 720p; there is no 1080/50p.

 

[skanter]

I saw a YouTube video yesterday where the video quality from his GH2H looked AMAZING.

Can this same quality be achieved with 70D or is there not enough resolution?

It's not that there's not enough resolution. In fact, the 70D has greater native resolution than the GH2 (20MP vs 16MP). The differences are down to the two cameras' different approaches to dealing with moiré and other issues. Panasonic did a bang-up job in the GH series.

You can achieve very good results with the APS-C Canons, but it needs work. The GH2 is actually a fabulous interchangeable lens video tool.

...but not really a fabulous option if you've already got a nice arsenal of Canon lenses, and the incredible, advanced video features of Magic Lantern. I'm pretty happy with my 60D for stills and video, and get jobs for both that keep paying many times over the cost of the Canon system.

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