why only web video of the k7?

dr jekyl and MR hyde · 11-25-2009, 04:08 PM

Hi
why all i can see here are web videos of the k7 on youtube or vimeo?
could you plase post a link to some raw videos... hot from the "oven"?

ps.
by the web videos it looks like that the video is good for slow motion.
when you have some fast motion it gets too much blurry (more than is should). no?

kthung · 11-28-2009, 01:43 PM

I don't know much about video so take this with a grain of salt but if I understand correctly, the blurriness is accounted for by the shutter speed used when recording videos much like the shutter speed when taking stills. Unfortunately, the k7 doesn't allow full manual control.

pop4 · 11-28-2009, 09:45 PM

What do you mean by "web video" and "raw video"?
Also, do you realise that the file-sizes from a video straight off the camera and not downsized and resampled for web use would be extremely large? I shot a 1min 25s video at 720P and 3star quality, and that video file was about 450mb; something that's not entirely practical to share, in that form anyway.

rawr · 11-28-2009, 11:14 PM

Originally posted by pop4

...Also, do you realise that the file-sizes from a video straight off the camera and not downsized and resampled for web use would be extremely large?

Indeed.

Perhaps the OP could just go into a camera store with a fast Sandisk SDHC card, and ask the assistant if they could just run off a 1 minute video test using the K-x, and do some simple pans and scans around the store for a minute or two. That would probably be the most practical way to obtain a full 'raw' K-x video sample. Given their ginormous file size (eg 1GB or more for many of mine), I don't think it is realistic to upload them anywhere.

jogiba · 11-29-2009, 06:27 AM

The original large AVI file (up to 500mb) is on Vimeo for a week after uploading with a free account.

11-25-2009, 04:08 PM	#1
dr jekyl and MR hyde New Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 6	why only web video of the k7? Hi why all i can see here are web videos of the k7 on youtube or vimeo? could you plase post a link to some raw videos... hot from the "oven"? ps. by the web videos it looks like that the video is good for slow motion. when you have some fast motion it gets too much blurry (more than is should). no?

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11-28-2009, 01:43 PM	#2
kthung Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 359	I don't know much about video so take this with a grain of salt but if I understand correctly, the blurriness is accounted for by the shutter speed used when recording videos much like the shutter speed when taking stills. Unfortunately, the k7 doesn't allow full manual control.

11-28-2009, 09:45 PM	#3
pop4 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: YMML Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,879	What do you mean by "web video" and "raw video"? Also, do you realise that the file-sizes from a video straight off the camera and not downsized and resampled for web use would be extremely large? I shot a 1min 25s video at 720P and 3star quality, and that video file was about 450mb; something that's not entirely practical to share, in that form anyway.

11-28-2009, 11:14 PM	#4
rawr Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 11,913	Originally posted by pop4 ...Also, do you realise that the file-sizes from a video straight off the camera and not downsized and resampled for web use would be extremely large? Indeed. Perhaps the OP could just go into a camera store with a fast Sandisk SDHC card, and ask the assistant if they could just run off a 1 minute video test using the K-x, and do some simple pans and scans around the store for a minute or two. That would probably be the most practical way to obtain a full 'raw' K-x video sample. Given their ginormous file size (eg 1GB or more for many of mine), I don't think it is realistic to upload them anywhere.

11-29-2009, 06:27 AM	#5
jogiba Banned Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Millstone,NJ Posts: 6,491	The original large AVI file (up to 500mb) is on Vimeo for a week after uploading with a free account.