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List of Canon Cameras with Time Lapse Feature

November 5, 2010 11:52 pm /

I’ve been looking for a replacement camera ever since my Canon Powershot SD790 experienced its first “Lens Error. Restart camera” problem. One of my favorite features in the camera is the time lapse, where a photo is taken every few seconds and merged into a video. Unfortunately, this feature is no longer offered.
Here is a list of Canon Cameras with the time lapse feature:

G9, SD750, SD770 IS, SD790 IS, SD850 IS, SD870 IS, SD890 IS, SD950 IS, SD1000, and SD1100 IS.

There are two options if you want to still do time lapse photography. The solutions are not as convenient as the time lapse feature built-in to the camera, but provide a work-around to getting the end result.

1) Install CHDK software to modify the firmware on your camera. I take no responsibility for any information regarding modifications to your camera. Use at your own risk. It’ll require some time installing the CHDK onto the camera and then loading a script to do the time lapse photograhy.

2) For G10/G11 or Canon DSLR owners (5D Mark II, 7D, etc): Purchase a timer remote cord. Satechi TR-A Timer Remote Control Shutter for Canon EOS has good reviews on Amazon as a Canon RS-80N3 compatible remote.  This is probably the best option as it will give you a lot more options in setting the duration between each photo.

 

The remote gives the option to record set-intervals in time ranging from a few seconds to several minutes. Using software, you can stitch all these photos together into a continuous movie. This also gives the option to create time lapse videos in HD as opposed to the 640×480 movie mode on the Canon Powershot cameras.

List Source: dpreview.com.

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Importing Canon MTS video into Final Cut Express

April 23, 2010 1:10 am /

As a new Mac owner, I recently purchased Final Cut Express 4 to see if I can transition from my Sony Vegas Pro 8 setup on the PC. The Sony Vegas Pro 8 software will run the Canon MTS files natively, which is a very convenient for quickly editing files. As I was importing the files onto the Mac, I noticed that Final Cut Express 4 wasn’t recognizing the video format. It was displaying “Error: Unknown format” messages.

Solution: The workaround is to use iMovie ’09 to import the video files from the camera. Connect the Canon camcorder to the Mac via USB cable. Open up iMovie ’09 and go to File->Import from Camera. It should recognize the files and allow you to convert to a MOV format movie. You have the option to use the native resolution or encode to a lower resolution file. This should allow you to then open the newly encoded MOV file into Final Cut Express 4.

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Canon Spring 2010 Rebates

March 6, 2010 12:10 am /

If you are in the market for a Canon 7D or a Canon 5D Mark II and a lens, March 7, 2010 – April 3, 2010 is a great time to buy one. Canon is offering 2x the rebates for lenses if you pick up the 5D Mark II at the same time.

Historically, the 580 EX II had a $50 instant rebate during Winter 2009, so the rebate isn’t as good (unless you buy the 5D Mark II at the same time) The $100 off on the 7D looks like a great deal, especially for such a new camera. One of my favorite lenses for indoor use is the 16-35mm, $200 off w/ the 5D II is a good deal.

I typed up the hightlights from the flyers below.

Flashes:
$15 instant rebate for the Canon 430 EX II ($30 if you buy the 5D Mark II)
$25 instant rebate for the Canon 580 EX II ($50 if you buy the 5D Mark II)

Lenses:
$30 instant rebate for the Canon EF 100mm f/2 USM ($60 if you buy the 5D Mark II)
$80 instant rebate for the Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L USM ($160 if you buy the 5D Mark II)
$100 instant rebate for the Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II SM ($200 if you buy the 5D Mark II)
$130 instant rebate for the Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM ($260 if you buy the 5D Mark II)
$500 instant rebate for the Canon EF 200mm f/2L IS USM ($1000 if you buy the 5D Mark II)

Cameras:
Canon 7D (body only) $100 instant rebate = $1699 – $100 rebate = $1599 MSRP
Canon 7D EF 28-135mm IS kit $100 instant rebate = $1899 – $100 rebate = $1799
Canon 7D EF 18-135mm IS kit $100 instant rebate = $1999 – $100 rebate = $1899

Source:
http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/03/05/its-spring-rebate-season-for-canon/

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Photoshop CS3: Supported Canon and Nikon Cameras for RAW

July 21, 2009 7:13 pm /

One consideration in buying a new SLR camera is make sure your photo editing software supports RAW natively. If not, then you will need to go through an intermediate program that converts the RAW photo format into a more universal format such as DNG. Photoshop CS3 seems to be getting outdated nowdays with the Photoshop CS4 release. This means less Photoshop CS3 updates from Adobe for supporting new cameras. Here is a list of Canon and Nikon cameras that are currently supported with Photoshop CS3. Notice the Canon EOS 500D T1i, Canon Powershot SX1 IS , and Nikon D5000 are not on the list. Photoshop CS3 only supports Camera Raw 4 updates. Photoshop CS4 uses the new Camera Raw 5 updates.

Here’s the list of supported Canon and Nikon Cameras with Photoshop CS3 RAW:

Canon

  • EOS-1D
  • EOS-1D Mark II
  • EOS-1D Mark II N
  • EOS-1D Mark III
  • EOS-1Ds
  • EOS-1Ds Mark II
  • EOS-1Ds Mark III
  • EOS 5D
  • EOS 10D
  • EOS 20D
  • EOS 20Da
  • EOS 30D
  • EOS 40D
  • EOS 50D
  • EOS D30
  • EOS D60
  • EOS Digital Rebel (EOS 300D/EOS Kiss Digital)
  • EOS Digital Rebel XS (EOS 1000D/EOS Kiss F)
  • EOS Digital Rebel XSi (EOS 450D/EOS Kiss Digital X2)
  • EOS Digital Rebel XT (EOS 350D/EOS Kiss Digital N)
  • EOS Digital Rebel XTi (EOS 400D/EOS Kiss Digital X)
  • PowerShot 600
  • PowerShot A5
  • PowerShot A50
  • PowerShot G1
  • PowerShot G2
  • PowerShot G3
  • PowerShot G5
  • PowerShot G6
  • PowerShot G9
  • PowerShot Pro 1
  • PowerShot Pro70
  • PowerShot Pro90 IS
  • PowerShot S30
  • PowerShot S40
  • PowerShot S45
  • PowerShot S50
  • PowerShot S60
  • PowerShot S70

Nikon

  • Coolpix 5000
  • Coolpix 5400
  • Coolpix 5700
  • Coolpix 8400
  • Coolpix 8700
  • Coolpix 8800
  • Coolpix P6000
  • D1
  • D1H
  • D1X
  • D100
  • D2H
  • D2Hs
  • D2X
  • D2Xs
  • D200
  • D3
  • D300
  • D40
  • D40x
  • D50
  • D60
  • D70
  • D70s
  • D700
  • D80
  • D90

For more information visit:

http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/402/kb402444.html#CR4.6

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