The photography thread.

[Vinsanitizer]

I saw a video on YT, where a guy was out taking video footage on the street. While he was shooting video, he would hit the shutter button to take snapshots of various things while the video kept recording.

Anyone know what this is called and how to do it? He was using the same camera that I have (Canon G7X Mark II).

 

[bhatta]

Hi Vin,
The Canon G7X Mark II also has a story mode hybrid auto feature that records video and still images simultaneously and combines them into a small trailer.

You can also look at this video:


Feels like I am turning in to an AI, all I did was a Google search

 

[Vinsanitizer]

Hi Vin,
The Canon G7X Mark II also has a story mode hybrid auto feature that records video and still images simultaneously and combines them into a small trailer.

You can also look at this video:


Feels like I am turning in to an AI, all I did was a Google search

Thanks bhatta. That's a feature where the camera automatically takes snapshots itself at preset intervals. What I'm talking about is manually taking random snapshots using the shutter button while continuously filming; you're filming and grabbing snapshots at the same time. I have a cheap Sony HDRCX405 HD camcorder that does it. I don't think the G7X MkII has that capability.

 

[Jethro Rocker]

Thanks bhatta. That's a feature where the camera automatically takes snapshots itself at preset intervals. What I'm talking about is manually taking random snapshots using the shutter button while continuously filming; you're filming and grabbing snapshots at the same time. I have a cheap Sony HDRCX405 HD camcorder that does it. I don't think the G7X MkII has that capability.

If it doesn't have that feature then no you can't do it?
My SLRs all have that feature. So do 2 of the compacts. It may be called stills while video recording or such.

 

[Vinsanitizer]

If it doesn't have that feature then no you can't do it?
My SLRs all have that feature. So do 2 of the compacts. It may be called stills while video recording or such.

The Canon G7X Mark II doesn't have the capability. I used your search criteria, and found the answer below. Strange that my $230 Sony camcorder can do it, but my compact can't. Now I need to see if my EOS R50 can do it.

Canon G7X Mark II - Does it capture still images while recording videos?: Canon PowerShot Talk Forum: Digital Photography Review

Expert news, reviews and videos of the latest digital cameras, lenses, accessories, and phones. Get answers to your questions in our photography forums.

www.dpreview.com

 

[Vinsanitizer]

Anyone here own the Sony RX100 Mark VII?

If so, I'd like to know what you think. I just ordered one, and I'm hoping it's better than my G7X MkII, which is already a nice compact.

 

[Jethro Rocker]

Anyone here own the Sony RX100 Mark VII?

If so, I'd like to know what you think. I just ordered one, and I'm hoping it's better than my G7X MkII, which is already a nice compact.

Your Canon is actually a very nice little compact. Very fast lens on it, something to consider. Better in what way?
It has a fairly substantially slower lens than the Canon. The R50 should do that video still thing.
My vote is the Canon for low light capability, lens wise.

 

[circles]

From a jam last weekend:

 

[Vinsanitizer]

Your Canon is actually a very nice little compact. Very fast lens on it, something to consider. Better in what way?
It has a fairly substantially slower lens than the Canon. The R50 should do that video still thing.
My vote is the Canon for low light capability, lens wise.

Thanks JR. I love the G7X, but I'd like a compact with 4K, longer zoom, and an EFV, that can serve as a pseudo "satellite version" of my R50. I don't see myself touring an amusement park with a camera and 5 interchangeable lenses. The Sony checks those boxes.

The Sony arrives tomorrow. I can return the it for a full refund if I don't open the box. If I open the box, I have 14 days to return it, and there's a $200 restocking fee (@15% - the Sony is a whopping $1,300). I did a breakdown of the negatives to each camera:

RX100 VII:
can't use AF & zoom at same time (not sure if matters).
touch screen is limited (AF touch points only, but not for navigating menus - bummer, but I don't see many complaints).
not good in low light - (bummer, but the G7X isn't great either, and I'll only be using it in daylight).
Pop-up EVF can move if your eye presses on it (may not be a real issue)
no ND filter (don't know if I need it or care).

G7X Mark II:
no 4k video
not enough zoom
no VF

 

[bhatta]

Great Vin. Check out the Sony RX100

I am a very basic photographer, who's still learning with a handed down Nikon D7000. I got myself 3 lenses a kit 18-55, a 35/1.8 prime and a 70-300 zoom.
I got the Nikon since my brother, the photographer in the family, upgraded back in 19. Now he's using a Z9!!!

Gotta couple of trips planned this month to the coffee estates and Himalayas after that. I want to scale up my photographing skills then.
Will share some pics from earlier when I am at my laptop.

Cheers

 

[Dogs of Doom]

Great Vin. Check out the Sony RX100

I am a very basic photographer, who's still learning with a handed down Nikon D7000. I got myself 3 lenses a kit 18-55, a 35/1.8 prime and a 70-300 zoom.
I got the Nikon since my brother, the photographer in the family, upgraded back in 19. Now he's using a Z9!!!

Gotta couple of trips planned this month to the coffee estates and Himalayas after that. I want to scale up my photographing skills then.
Will share some pics from earlier when I am at my laptop.

Cheers

if you don't have one already, get yourself a tri-pod... That'll help w/ a lot of scenic photos, getting them nice & sharp, especially if you want to get a lot of DOF. Along w/ framing, a good handholding technique, learning to brace yourself, &/or the camera, is a good thing too, for, when you can't use the tri-pod...

 

[bhatta]

if you don't have one already, get yourself a tri-pod... That'll help w/ a lot of scenic photos, getting them nice & sharp, especially if you want to get a lot of DOF. Along w/ framing, a good handholding technique, learning to brace yourself, &/or the camera, is a good thing too, for, when you can't use the tri-pod...

Hey DoD, thanks for the motivation.
yup, i got me a standard tripod already.
I want to capture some moon and if I can the Andromeda from the Himalayas.

Neways my hands shake like crazy, any shutterspeed below 100 and I am a disaster
Years of smoking all kinds of stuff doesn't help , LOL!

 

[bhatta]

Here are 3 recent pictures, my LP, the Hibiscus from today morning and we have lots of pigeons here

 

[Jethro Rocker]

Thanks JR. I love the G7X, but I'd like a compact with 4K, longer zoom, and an EFV, that can serve as a pseudo "satellite version" of my R50. I don't see myself touring an amusement park with a camera and 5 interchangeable lenses. The Sony checks those boxes.

The Sony arrives tomorrow. I can return the it for a full refund if I don't open the box. If I open the box, I have 14 days to return it, and there's a $200 restocking fee (@15% - the Sony is a whopping $1,300). I did a breakdown of the negatives to each camera:

RX100 VII:
can't use af & zoom at same time (not sure if matters).
touch screen is limited (af points only, not for navigating menus - bummer, but I don't see many complaints).
not good in low light - (bummer, but the G7X isn't great either, and I'll only be using it in daylight).
Pop-up VF can move if your eye presses on it (may not be a real issue)
no ND filter (don't know if I need it or care).

G7X Mark II:
no 4k video
not enough zoom
no VF

The G7 isn't 4k?? How old is it?
Man that IS kinda lame...
Sony looks good too, I have a Sony mirrorless plus a compact extreme zoom one. Both fantastic

 

[Vinsanitizer]

The G7 isn't 4k?? How old is it?
Man that IS kinda lame...
Sony looks good too, I have a Sony mirrorless plus a compact extreme zoom one. Both fantastic

Nope. It was released in 2016. I think I bought mine in the summer of 2021. The next year they came out with the G7X Mark III with 4K, but it flopped because they screwed up the AF and it wasn't as good as the MkII. They tried to fix it with a firmware update, but by then (over a year later) it had gotten a bad rap and the update was merely an improvement rather than a complete fix. I haven't seen them available anywhere lately.

The Mark II is still an excellent camera for photos, but videos are merely "ok", and my 4K (R50) blows it away for both photos and video.

So, I guess later today I'll be checking out a new Sony RX100 VII.

 

[Vinsanitizer]

His name is Todd.


My retro toy shelf. I tried posting this last year, but I think some ppl couldn't view it for some reason. The Cat In The Hat book is dated 1957.


Victorinox SAK "Explorer" model.

 

[BlueX]

Bush cutting (to make spruce grow faster and bigger). This section was long overdue.

 

[Vinsanitizer]

My first hummer. Man, they are tiny ! I almost could not see him w/o the camera zoom. Once zoomed in, I used the LCD's touch-shutter function: just touch the birdie, and the camera instantly focuses, tracks the subject, and snaps the photo all in milliseconds.

It would have been better if I wasn't shooting through a dirty kitchen window, but hey - it was 7am and I was in my jammies, hand-holding a 400mm lens zoomed all the way in.

 

[Vinsanitizer]

Bush cutting (to make spruce grow faster and bigger). This section was long overdue.

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I used to love doing that kind of work. It's very healthy.

 

[circles]

Out front it was pleasant. Landscape still a work in progress. I planted everything green except the spectacular blooming tree. The orange door is new.