Recording Video with my Canon 40D

Posted January 30, 2009

The Canon 5D Mark II is not the only Canon DSRL camera that can record movies.  I found the software online to allow me to record movies on my camera via a USB cable.  I realize that most digital cameras can record video, but it’s a big deal for a digital SLR camera to record video because now I can use all my lenses, which means higher quality.

Here’s my first test sample.  Not much of a test and not very good lighting, but you can see the depth of field.  The main downsides are that is has to be attached to the computer, Windows only (although I am running Windows on my Mac), and no sound.