The “Break it Down” Blog

Canon 5D Mark II Firmware Update Coming

Thanks to Grant Gochnauer for the heads up on the news that Canon is working on a firmware upgrade for the 5D Mark II folks that will allow 1080p video recording at 24 and 25fps. London, 20 October 2009 – Canon today announces that it is currently developing a firmware update to the EOS 5D Mark [...]

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Canon 1D Mark IV 1080p Video – Vincent Laforet’s Nocturne

SmugMug’s Don MacAskill blogged about Vincent Laforet’s new ‘Nocturne’ short that was shot in 1080p at ISO 6400 on the new Canon 1D Mark IV — for those of you with your 5D Mark II’s, apparently the 1D MIV has better low-light performance, but the body runs a solid $5k — so probably just buy [...]

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The Canon PowerShot SX 1 IS Review – Could Have Been Great

Introduction I just purchased a Canon PowerShot SX 1 IS (not the SX10 — which has no HD video recording) to replace my existing Canon G9 (which is an excellent camera): What I really wanted out of the SX 1 IS was the 1080p @ 30fps video recording and improved zoom for traveling. Unfortunately when the SX [...]

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Canon Files for Fuel Cell-Powered Camera Patent

Just a heads up for the photographers out there, looks like Canon has filed for a patent for fuel-cell powered cameras (DSLRs based on the diagrams) where all auxillary components would be powered off the singular camera fuel cell, no need to have each component bring it’s own power to the picture. If you are [...]

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Canon SD800 IS Digital Camera $200

From Dealsea Amazon has Canon PowerShot SD800 IS 7.1MP Digital Elph Camera with 3.8x Wide Angle Image-Stabilized Optical Zoom and 2.5-inch LCD display for $200 with free shipping. NOTE: I got this camera, and love it.

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Time for a New Digital Camera: Canon SD800

Talk about timing… for Christmas this year I bought my mom the Canon SD700, and incredible camera. For the longest time I’ve had my Canon S400 and it has been good to me. But playing with my mom’s new SD600 this Christmas really made me want a new camera. That’s all good and well. So I break [...]

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Canon Rebel XT and XTi Gain Automated Cleaning System

This is a very slick technology coming out of Canon for you photographers out there. Aparently they have added an integrated dust/cleaning system into their Rebel line of cameras that uses an electrically charged panel to detach and sluff dust off of your lens for you, have a look at the video:

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