Nikon D90 video as it relates to lens width / angle
Destin_FL
Couple of questions about the D90 video feature before I take this plunge...
first, does it shoot video in wide angle if I have a wide angle lens on e.g.
12-24mm OR is the video feature constrained to some predetermined aperture
so that the lens doesn't make any real impact on the video?
Secondly, is it possible to shoot video in Portrait orientation and if so,
is there any way to actually view it in portrait orientation on a TV or
monitor?
The scenario would be shooting room interiors wherein the D90 would
essentially replace the need for stitching pano images together. So I would
shoot video in the portrait position so as to get more of the room height,
etc.
Thanks,
Tim
trouble
is going to help you with presumably static multi-image panorama shots?
Even if there were a simple way to transpose the video image 90 degrees
watching that on a video monitor would be like looking through a moving
slit. Stitching selected video frames together would yield an image of far
lower resolution than stitching static images together.
Destin_FL
for what will ultimately be a number of images stitched to make a wide pano,
it is advised to shoot vertical since you get so much more of the room from
floor to ceiling.
In the case of the video, it would be me putting the D90 on a tripod in
portrait mode, then panning the camera as the video is rolling.... again, so
that more of the room is seen floor to ceiling.
T
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Paul Furman
> Hello all,
> Couple of questions about the D90 video feature before I take this
> plunge... first, does it shoot video in wide angle if I have a wide
> angle lens on e.g. 12-24mm OR is the video feature constrained to some
> predetermined aperture so that the lens doesn't make any real impact on
> the video?
It looks the same in video or still mode.
> Secondly, is it possible to shoot video in Portrait orientation and if
> so, is there any way to actually view it in portrait orientation on a TV
> or monitor?
>
> The scenario would be shooting room interiors wherein the D90 would
> essentially replace the need for stitching pano images together. So I
> would shoot video in the portrait position so as to get more of the room
> height, etc.
This idea won't be practical. Just take stills and make sure you get
some overlap. It would be too much hassle to make those huge video
files, then get screen grabs of a much lower resolution... in that
process you would be doing the same thing you could do in real time in
the room.
Also, I don't think super-wide rectilinear lenses work well for
stitching panoramas. I'm not positive about that last point but I would
check. In any case, you don't need a wide lens if stitching.
In tight spaces with foreground elements you might consider a panorama
head too: parallax errors could be a problem with furniture in the
middle or looking through a doorway.
Easier yet, get a used Canon 5D (full frame) and a Sigma 12-24 so you
can compose naturally. That's equivalent to an 8mm lens on the D90 - as
wide as you would ever want. D700 or 5DII if budget allows.
ASAAR
> Easier yet, get a used Canon 5D (full frame) and a Sigma 12-24 so you
> can compose naturally. That's equivalent to an 8mm lens on the D90 - as
> wide as you would ever want. D700 or 5DII if budget allows.
When you can get Sigma's 10-20mm lens for the D90 instead, the 2mm
difference would have to *really* be needed to justify getting a
Canon 5D in addition to the 12-24 lens. Getting the 10-20mm lens
for the D90 would be *much* easier on the wallet. Also, while these
cameras all have video modes, the 5D and D700 don't shoot videos!
Destin_FL
I so appreciate everyone's willingness to help.
About the 'video-then-grabbing-screenshots' ..... I would be using the
actual video, not grabbing screenshots from video. So for instance in a
presentation of a property, I would build a video that included both stills
and actual video footage put together in Premiere Elements or Cyberlink or
Pinnacle or whatever.
T
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Paul Furman
> thanks everyone!!
> I so appreciate everyone's willingness to help.
>
> About the 'video-then-grabbing-screenshots' ..... I would be using the
> actual video, not grabbing screenshots from video. So for instance in a
> presentation of a property, I would build a video that included both
> stills and actual video footage put together in Premiere Elements or
> Cyberlink or Pinnacle or whatever.
In that case, yes you could do portrait orientation video but it would
probably require some custom settings in the video editing software
(which I'll bet is not easy), and would likely not play on a TV screen
unless you added a bunch of black space on the sides. But I've done
non-standard aspect ratios... it's certainly possible.
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You could just turn the TV onto its side.
( is that lateral thinking ? )
Roy G