Nikon D90 shoots HD video movies

[iibw]

The new Nikon D90 shoots motion JPEG avi movies. Is Edius broadcast compatible with this??

http://chsvimg.nikon.com/products/imaging/lineup/d90/en/d-movie/

[GrassValley_KH]

Without a sample, or knowing what container the format uses, it's hard to know if it is compatible or not.

[STORMDAVE]

I'm sure it will shoot .mov, so my guess is yes. Wait until samples are out there so you can test it before buying the cam, but also don't expect "great" footage, but who knows, it might knock us out with the IQ.

I have the D80 and I love it!

[THoff]

It's 24P with mono sound and no AF. It's a gimmick...

[GrassValley_BH]

Strangely enough, sounds more like a film camera... movie film, that is.

[iibw]

I was wondering if this setup will make 35mm adaptors obsolete?? The shallow depth of field looks very cool, and the D90 is much smaller than using a Brevis or Letus setup.

[STORMDAVE]

If you want to shoot video, get a video camera. If you want to shoot still images, get a digital still camera. Same goes for phones with cameras, if you want a phone, get one, just don't expect it to take pictures that are the same quality as P&S or DSLR cameras.

Unless this is a hobby...

[tingsern]

1000% agree with Dave :-). I have NEVER ever seen any digital still camera producing a video that is good enough to pass when compared to a decent video camera. Vice versa, I have also never seen any video camera taking still pictures to remotely rival a DSLR in quality.

[Jerry]

1000% agree with Dave :-). I have NEVER ever seen any digital still camera producing a video that is good enough to pass when compared to a decent video camera. Vice versa, I have also never seen any video camera taking still pictures to remotely rival a DSLR in quality.

What about the Red One?

[tingsern]

Okay - maybe the RED ONE might be an exception then. However, that RED ONE is not classified as a video camera :-). It is a cine camera meant to replace 35mm film cine camera.

[STORMDAVE]

Yeah, the Red is a sub $20,000 cine camera body that uses CMOS and has rolling shutter :)

[STORMDAVE]

Sample footage from the D90

http://chsvimg.nikon.com/products/imaging/lineup/d90/en/d-movie/

[tingsern]

Before the gang exit en mass for the Nikon D-90 :-), here is the damper ....

*Autofocus is not available when recording movies. Matrix metering is used regardless of the metering method selected.

In other words - manual focusing .... Matrix metering is okay.

But, having a movie taken with 10.5 fisheye or 200 macro lens is something we can't do using a normal video camera. Somebody have to look into the quality of the movie from a video aspect.

[GrassValley_KH]

Sample footage from the D90

http://chsvimg.nikon.com/products/im...90/en/d-movie/

Oh boo - I can't actually download the source clips to test in EDIUS.. :(

[tingsern]

My guess is that you probably need to wait for somebody to actually purchase a D90 and upload the MJPEG file here :-).