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octothorp · 12-04-2009, 03:15 PM

While I don't have any experience with either of these two, my wife and I have a Canon 5D Mk 2, and we use it for HD video a lot; any time you use a DSLR for video, you're going to have a few issues with the audio; particularly, you'll pick up noise from any lense adjustments you make. If you find yourself doing a lot of video that you're picking up audio for, look into whether either of these have a jack for an external mic. A decent mic with a dead kitten mounted on your camera will give you a much better result than the built-in microphone.

Also, have a look at vimeo at stuff shot with the T1i. I find there's pretty good discussion there about camera video capabilities.
http://www.vimeo.com/videos/search:T1i%20canon

12-04-2009, 03:15 PM	#10
octothorp Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: not lurking Exp:	While I don't have any experience with either of these two, my wife and I have a Canon 5D Mk 2, and we use it for HD video a lot; any time you use a DSLR for video, you're going to have a few issues with the audio; particularly, you'll pick up noise from any lense adjustments you make. If you find yourself doing a lot of video that you're picking up audio for, look into whether either of these have a jack for an external mic. A decent mic with a dead kitten mounted on your camera will give you a much better result than the built-in microphone. Also, have a look at vimeo at stuff shot with the T1i. I find there's pretty good discussion there about camera video capabilities. http://www.vimeo.com/videos/search:T1i%20canon Last edited by octothorp; 12-04-2009 at 03:18 PM.