Top 10 FAQ about Canon Video and Canon Camera

This article will help you solve 10 FAQ about Canon Video and Canon Camera.

Q1: “Is there a way to make it so everything is in focus, becuase the shallow depth of field annoys me sometimes, I am using Canon 550d dslr.”

Solution: Decrease your aperture, such as use f/11.

Q2: “I have a canon 60D that i recently bought with a class 4 16gb sandisk sd card and while trying to start a project everything was fine, but when i tried seeing the videos afterwards they wouldn’t show up. Now i can only see pictures and the vids are no where to be found.”

Solution: (only some suggestion)may be the card isn’t nearly fast enough for video, you can use a class 10 card – the fastest currently available. You can try a usb card reader. They’re not expensive, though we will not be surprised if something in the card is corrupted, it’s certainly worth a try.

Q3: “I recently bought a Canon EOS 600D (Rebel T3i), along with a 16GB Kingston Class 10 SD card.. Now I’m trying to shoot a 5-10 minute video on it right now. However, it frequently stops between 1-3 minutes saying “video recording has stopped automatically”, I was once able to shoot a 20 minute video. Any help would be appreciated!”

Solution: First, make sure you have formated the card first before making a video.if not, try formatting the card. Then, if the camera itself has limit on how much you can record. You can put together the pieces in a Mac video editor .


Tips:You cannot format a memory card on a computer, the camera you are using is the only place to format memory cards.

Q4: “See, the video was recorded with my Canon HD Vixia HG20 Camcorder. I recorded the video as 1080i, and it was 1920×1080. The video exports as MTS files, now I want to upload the video to Youtube, what should I do?

Solution: First, Youtube supports FLV well, you can convert Canon HG20 mts files to FLV, then upload to Youtube for sharing directly by following steps:
1:Click the Upload link at the top of any YouTube page.
2:Click the Upload video button to browse for the video file and select the file you want to upload and click Open.
3:As the video file is uploading, enter as much information about your video as possible in the relevant fields (including Title, Description, Tags, and Category). You’re not required to provide specific information, but the more information you include, the easier it is for users to find your video!
4:Click the Save changes button to save the updates you’ve made to the video file.

Q5: “Actually I have problem that my Canon HFR16 HD camcorder video can`t play on my simple monitor. please suggest me some HD video player for my normal monitor. please help me!”

Solution: VLC, ALLPlayer, MPlayer, Gom Player all can play HD video, if you are a Mac user, you can convert the HD video to MOV, DV, MP4 etc with Mac Canon Video Converter, then imported to Quicktime etc for playing.

Q6: “Is there a cheaper camera with similar video and photo quality to a Canon D7? And Video quality would be my top priority but I also need to take a lot of photos, since I am building a portfolio.”

Solution: You can choose Canon 600D/T3i or Nikon D5100. Video quality probably will not be an issue since no video uses more than 2 mp of the sensor (Full HD, 1080p) and less than 1 mp (HD, 720p). Canon t1i, t2i or t3i also good, the 60D is an amazing camera that will be totally up to what you want and need and then some, but it does not live up to the standards of the older 50D camera , however, the 50D does not have video, so it’s also not an option for you.

Q7: “How do I turn my video light for the canon vixia hg21. I purchased a Canon vixia HG21, and I cant figure out how to turn on flash/video light.”

Solution: (only some suggestion)Try searching the button on the top of your camcoder. Of course, it’s usually not a button but a setting in your camera. Probably you have to set the camera to “photo” and then in the settings find menu that let you choose from : auto – always flash -never flash or something like that.
Tips: The pictogram for flashing is a lighting-bolt, if you don’t see one in your display it means the flash function is disabled.

Q8: “what video formats of Canon camera, and how can I import the Canon video to imovie 11, Final Cut Pro x etc to Mac?”

Solution: In fact, video from Canon camera is always in MOV, MOD, AVCHD etc HD formats Which can not be widely accepted by Mac software or device, however, we can convert these Canon video to MOV, DV, MP4, then import Canon video to iMovie 11, Final Cut Pro X, Mac Lion etc easily.

Q9: “I got a canon t3i, but I cant open t3i video with windows movie maker. is there a way i can change the format so it can work? what program works with .mov files?”

Solution: You can convertt3i MOV files to Window Media WMV etc to Windows Movie Maker.

Q10: “All 1080p looks the same? For example, the Sony Bloggie MHS CM5 video in 1080p 30fps. Will this video look as good as like a Canon 7D or some expensive video camera? Can you label videos with MegaPixels, like 1080p 15 Megapixels?”

Solution:
In fact, not all 1080p is created equally. 1080p is roughly 2 Megapixels, however, that only measure a single field/frame of video.
There are two main factors when considering video quality resolution and data rate. The data rate tells how much data is contained in each second of video. Blu-ray quality video is about 4.5 Gbps making a standard 1080p movie about 30Gb (not including all the extra features)
Most Consumer level HD camcorders record 1080p at a data rate of about 20Mbps about 1/220th of Blu-ray quality. Yes the video is the same size, but major sacrifices are being made to achieve a high resolution at a low quality.
The Sony Bloggie MHS CM5 record 1080p at about 13Mbps which is about 1/350th of Blu-ray quality. While the Canon 7D shoots 1080p video at about 50Mbps which is about 4 times as high a quality as the Sony Blogger.
I usually shoot 1080 video at 280Mbps. So, no all 1080p video is not the same, and no the sony blogger will not do video anywhere near the quality of the Canon 7D.
Full HD on consumer/prosumer cameras works out around 2 Mega pixels, the Mega pixels count is for stills, although “Red” cameras will workout at 5120 (h) x 2700 (v) giving you roughly 14MP, but that camera starts at 25k.
So, its not the standards or media that determines the quality of the images.

Import Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 AVCHD Lite 720P to Mac OS X Lion

Panasonic has officially unveiled the DMC-LX5, successor to the popular LX3. a well-regarded power compact that's also caught on as a D-SLR replacement.

The camera’s large 3.0-inch LCD is outstanding for both shooting and viewing. With a 3:2 aspect ratio and high 460,000-dot resolution, the LCD panel provides bright, easy-to-see images over a wider viewing angle.



Furthermore, Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 Digital Camera (Black) is ideal for professional photographers and serious amateurs looking for a compact digital camera that allows for a full range of creative photography capabilities. The new LX5 aims to build on the success of its predecessor with a new 3.8x, 24-90mm zoom lens, large 1/1.63-inch 10 megapixel CCD sensor and HD movie recording with Creative Movie Mode for adjusting both the shutter speed and aperture. Other key improvements to the LX5 include a re-designed user interface, Power OIS anti-shake system, Intelligent Resolution technology and an optional electronic viewfinder. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 is available now in black or white for £449.99 / $499.95.

Another key addition is the ability to shoot 720p high-definition video in AVCHD Lite and motion JPEG formats. The camera’s manual settings are enabled in video mode, allowing videographers more-granular control over footage; during AVCHD Lite video capture, you’re also able to change the bit rate from 17 mbps to 13 mbps or 9 mbps.

Import Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 AVCHD Lite 720P to Mac OS X Lion

According to above information, The Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 shoots 720p high-definition video in AVCHD Lite which isn’t mac friendly format, if you want to want to play this AVCHD footage to QuickTime, edit in iMovie’11, Final Cut Pro X and Final Cut Express, the most effective method is to convert Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 AVCHD Lite to MOV mac.

Panasonic Lumix LX5 converter for Mac OS X Lion is the best solution to convert Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 AVCHD Lite to Mac OS X 10.7 Lion supported MOV file for importing to QuickTime or iMovie, FCP X, FCE for playback and editing. Except Mac OS Lion, The software is also available Mac 10.6, Mac Snow Leopard, Mac 10.5, and Tiger etc.

Three steps to convert Panasonic DMC-LX5 AVCHD to Mac 10.7

Step1. Load Panasonic Lumix LX5 AVCHD Lite videos to the Video Converter for Mac.Connect Lumix LX5 to iMac and transfer AVCHD files from camera to Apple hard drive. Run the Video Converter for Mac as the perfect Panasonic Lumix converter for Mac OS X Lion and click the “Add File” button to load AVCHD videos for conversion.



Step2. Choose HD MOV format.

Click the “Profile” option, and choose Common Video > HD Video> HD MOV as output format. The Mac Panasonic video converter will transcode AVCHD Lite to MOV, keeping the original Lumix DMC-LX5 video resolution 720p by adjusting video size in “Settings”.



Step 3. Convert Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 video to Mac OS X Lion

Click the “Start” button under the preview window, and the conversion from Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 720p AVCHD Lite to MOV for Mac Lion starts right away.



Note: If you want to import Lumix LX5 AVCHD to Windows 7, you can turn to Lumix AVCHD converter

Related: Play Panasonic AVCHD Lite on Toshiba AT200, Panasonic Lumix G2 to QuickTime X, Panasonic Lumix G2 to FCE, Lumix DMC-G3 to Final Cut Pro X, Burn Panasonic Lumix G3 to DVD

Play Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2 AVCHD Lite 720p MTS on QuickTime X

I have a Panasonic Lumix G2 camera which supports 720p video using the AVCHD lite codec. I am using QuickTime X and when I connect the camera I can see the recorded clips and have the option to import them. When I try this, I get the message “An error occurred during import”.



As we known, Panasonic endowed the G2 with a touch screen as well, the first in any consumer interchangeable-lens camera, including dSLRs (medium format digital cameras have had them for a while). The Panasonic Lumix G2 inherits many of the virtues of its predecessor – compact size, powerful optics, ease of use – but also brings some genuinely exciting new extras to the party. As well as shooting HD movies in the economical AVCHD format at 720p, the Lumix G2 makes brilliant use of the latest must-have in gadget land.

QuickTime X takes advantage of OS X’s ColorSync technology to provide high-quality color reproduction during playback and when sharing media to your iPhone, iPod, or Apple TV. Core Audio, Core Video, and Core Animation all come into play to provide the highest possible video quality and eye-catching interface effects. QuickTime X is compatible with mac operating system including Mac OS X Snow Leopard, Mac OS X Lion.

The workable solution is to convert AVCHD Lite to MOV with third party software with perfect synchronization. If you have just purchased Lumix DMC-G2 digital camera, and have difficulties playing the recorded AVCHD Lite files on QuickTime X, Lumix G2 AVCHD to QuickTime X converter is recommended as mac Lumix AVCHD Lite converter which can convert Panasonic Lumix G2 AVCHD Lite to MOV for QuickTime X on Mac OS X Snow Leopard, Mac OS X Lion.

Only three steps to convert Panasonic Lumix G2 AVCHD Lite to QuickTime X

Step1. Load Panasonic DMC-G2 AVCHD Lite videos to the Video Converter for Mac.

Connect Lumix DMC-G2 to iMac and transfer AVCHD files from camera to Apple hard drive. Run the Video Converter for Mac as the perfect Lumix AVCHD to QuickTime converter for Mac OS X Lion, and click the “Add File” button to load AVCHD videos for conversion.



Step 2. Choose MOV format.

Click the “Profile” option, and choose Common Video > MOV – QuickTime(*.mov) as output format. The Mac Panasonic video converter will transcode AVCHD Lite to MOV, keeping the original Lumix DMC-G2 video resolution 720p by adjusting video size in“Settings”.



Step 3. Convert Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2 video to MOV for QuickTime X.

Click the “Start” button under the preview window, and the conversion from Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2 720p AVCHD Lite MTS to MOV for QuickTime Player starts right away.

Tips: If you want to play Panasonic Lumix G2 video to player on Windows, please refer to Lumix AVCHD converter

Related: Panasonic Lumix G2 to FCE, Lumix DMC-G3 to Final Cut Pro X, Burn Panasonic Lumix G3 to DVD

Free View/Edit/Burn Canon Rebel T2i/550D and T1i/500D 1080P MOV files

Have recorded couples of footages on your Canon Rebel T2i/550D or T1i/500D camcorder, now, you may cannot wait to play or edit or burn your Canon files on your Mac or Windows PC. But how much do you know about dealing with T2i/550D or T1i/500D1080P MOV video?

In fact, there are many great freeware can help you play, edit and burn Canon Rebel T2i/550D or T1i/500D MOV files. This article will give you detailed solution about these.

First, freeware for playing Canon Rebel T1i/T2i MOV video
For Windows user, you can using Windows Media Player to view T2i/550D or T1i/500D video. For Mac user, Quicktime is the best player for T1i/T2i MOV video which also can be used on Windows.

Second, freeware for editing Canon Rebel T1i/T2i MOV video
For Windows user, Windows (Live)Movie Maker is the best free video editor for you. For Mac user, iMovie is the right one, which now has new version 11.

Third, freeware for burning Canon Rebel T1i/T2i MOV video to DVDs
For Windows user, DVD Maker is a great free DVD creator for you to burn video to DVDs. For Mac user,iDVD. may be the best one for you.

Tips1:
As WMP, Windows(Live) Movie Maker and DVD maker only work with Windows Media WMV etc files, so before import Canon T1i/T2i MOV files to it, you need to convert T1i/T2i 1080p MOV files to WMV, AVI, MPG etc for importing to WMP/WMM with Canon MOV converter.
Of course, if Quicktime, iMovie and iDVD can not accept Canon T1i/T2i MOV well, you can also convert T1i/T2i MOV movie to Quicktime(MOV) with Canon T1i/T2i MOV Converter Mac.

Tips2: Canon T1i vs T2i
The benefit of the T2i lies in the video side of things. If you plan to use video creatively with your DSLR, the 550D’s manual exposure in video mode, and improved resolution available at more frame rates will be very useful as will the mic input socket.
The 500D can only record HD1080p footage at 20fps, and the other mode HD720p is at 30fps, neither particularly friendly for use with PAL systems (25fps).
The 550D promises to address this, making it a better option for video shooters in a PAL region. For stills the difference will be imperceptable at anything other than massive A2 prints up close.

Now, Step by Step import Canon T1i/T2i MOV files to Free video Editor, Burner and Player

Step1: Connect your camcorder to your computer. (Insert the USB plug on each end of the cable into the port on the back of the Canon T1i/T2i camcorder and any free port on the PC). After connect successfully, power on the computer and wait for the “New hardware Detected” message to display, the program will launch automatically, then download Canon MOV files to the computer.

Step2: Convert Canon T1i/T2i MOV video to WMV.
Download and Run Video Converter as Canon T1i/T2i MOV converter-add T1i/T2i MOV files-set output formats as WMV-Start Convert.
Tips: If you are a Mac user, download and run Video Converter Mac


Step3: After the conversion progress is finished, import converted Canon T1i/T2i MOV movie to Windows Movie Maker etc easily.

Convert Panasonic Lumix G2 AVCHD Lite to Final Cut Express on mac

Just bought a Panasonic Lumix camera which also records 720p video in ACVHD format. FCE picks up other videos just fine, but won’t even see AVCHD videos. I’ve tried opening the videos directly to FCE, but no luck there, either. I’d be very grateful for any suggestions. With thanks in advance.



I’ am lucky that many people have provided me with helpful advices, here, I want to share this solution with more people, Hope that it can help more Panasonic Lumix fans who wants to edit Panasonic Lumix series videos to FCE on mac os.

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2 is a relatively small, DSLR-like camera that uses the Micro Four Thirds sensor jointly developed by Panasonic andOlympus. Panasonic’s Lumix DMC-G2 is a digital, interchangeable lens system camera with a movable LCD that allows for touch-control and the successor to the award-winning and revolutionary Lumix G1, which was the world’s first Micro Four Thirds digital camera. The intuitive touch-control shooting elevates the camera’s operability, letting the user adjust auto focus (AF) simply by touching the subject on the large 3.0-inch 460,000-dot high- resolution LCD. The Lumix G2, also shoots 720p High Definition video using the AVCHD Lite format.

With the incompatibility of Panasonic Lumix G2 AVCHD Lite footages with Final Cut Express, the best solution to edit Panasonic G2 AVCHD Lite files with transcoding AVCHD Lite to MOV for importing and editing in FCE. Lumix AVCHD to FCE converter will be the first choice for you. It does not only convert AVCHD files to MOV files on mac os x lion, Mac 10.6, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, 10.4, Tiger, Leopard, 10.5.7, 10.5.8, Sonw Leopard. , but also enables you to keep original video bit rate for high quality video editing on FCE.

Lumix AVCHD Lite Video Converter for Mac is also workable with other Panasonic Lumix camcorders, like Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2/GF2, DMC-ZS3/TZ7, DMC-TS1/FT1 and DMC-FZ35/38. With this program, edit AVCHD (Lite) in Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Express and iMovie.

Now I would like to guide convert Panasonic Lumix G2 AVCHD Lite to Final Cut Express on mac

Step 1: Load Panasonic Lumix G2 footage to AVCHD Lite Converter for Mac

Download and run Panasonic AVCHD Lite Converter for Mac. Click the “Add” button on the up-left corner of top tool bar, by clicking it or dragging & dropping the video directly you can import the AVCHD Lite files to the program. Plus, multiple files are allowed to be imported altogether.



Step2:  Set output as MOV and save

Click the drop drown menu next to the “Profile” field, select MOV format for FCE, then Click the “Settings” button; you can open a profile window in which you can adjust the video resolution, the aspect ratio, bit rate, frame rate, codec, etc to get better output quality.

Click the drop drown menu next to the “Destination” field, chose the folder to save the converted MTS video.



Step 3: Convert Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2 AVCHD to MOV for Final Cut Express.

Click the convert button under the preview window, and the Mac Lumix AVCHD video converter will start the batch conversion from Lumix 1080P AVCHD to MOV for Final Cut Express with the best quality.



Tips: If you are using Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7, and want to edit Panasonic Lumix G2 with WMM, just free download the Windows version of Lumix AVCHD converter.

Related:Lumix DMC-G3 to Final Cut Pro X, Burn Panasonic Lumix G3 to DVD

How to Free Edit and Import Canon MOD&MOV& AVCHD Video to iMovie 11 on Mac Lion?

"I have iMovie 11, and am on a 12" Powerbook G4 running on OS X 10.7. I recently purchased the Canon HF10 video camera, and I cannot import the video files into iMovie. I have the camera plugged in, but When I check out the two drives on my desktop, I see nothing vaguely looking like a video file.Some help would really be appreciated. Thank you!"

Now, iMovie`11 is designed to work with a wide range of video recording devices, including camcorders, digital still cameras, iPhone 4, iPod nano (5th generation), and iPod touch (4th generation). Of course, iMovie`11 still works well with most Mini DV tape-based camcorders using DV and HDV formats, which use a FireWire cable (also known as IEEE 1394 or i.Link) to transfer video.

Tips: As a part of iLife`11, iMovie`11 makes it easy to turn your home videos into your all-time favorite films.and iMovie`11 introduces some new tools that make it easy for just about anyone to take advantage of expert-level effects that would have been difficult or impossible for novices to achieve before.

As mentioned above, iMovie`11 just worked out perfectly with camera video, however, not all camcorder movie can be imported to iMovie 11 natively, such as Canon camera, it can record many kinds of video, like, MOV, MOD, MPEG-2, AVI, MVI, AVCHD, but not all can be import to iMovie 11 directly for editing.

Fortunately,Canon Video to iMovie Converter Mac will help you out, it not only convert all Canon MOV, MOD, MPEG-2, AVI, MVI, AVCHD video formats to free iMovie`08/09/11 DV, MOV, MPEG-2, MP4 but also export iMovie`11 videos to other video formats on Mac os x Lion.

Canon Video Converter Mac also can act as Canon Video Editor Mac which allows you to edit the MOV, MOD, MPEG-2, AVI, MVI, AVCHD at ease with rich video editing features like: video trimming, cutting, splitting, joining/merging video. With it, you can also adjust video bright, contrast, saturation, set video resolution, encoder, frame rate, bitrate, crop video to remove unwanted video and merge several video files into one.

Tips: if you are a Windows user, just go to Video Converter which can help you import canon video to windows movie maker etc software for editing.

Import Canon Video to iMovie:
1.After installing Canon Video Converter Mac, clicking “Add File” button to choose my hard drive to add my MTS file.
2.Click “Profile Drop-down list” format column, click iMovie-MP4 etc. The Canon Video to iMovie Converter Mac will do the conversion of AVCHD to iMovie MP4 with high quality.
3.Set the output path to specify a location for the converted file. The last step is to start conversion with fast speed for getting iMovie`s native format with excellent quality.

Burn Panasonic Lumix G3 AVCHD to DVD for DVD player on mac os x lion

Panasonic Lumix G3 also shoots 1080i video, but only in AVCHD mode, which looks pretty good in good light. We’ve shot some low light video as well, which we’ll be looking at soon in more detail when we post our Video page.



If you’re looking for a camera that’s not quite as big as a dSLR but doesn’t skimp on hardware controls or features like an articulated LCD, EVF and stereo full HD video, the G3 is one of your top options. But performance is hit-and-miss for shooting action, so you may end up having to go with something just a bit bigger, anyway.

If you used a new Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3 to shoot kids videos in an AVCHD Lite model, and would like to upload the AVCHD Lite files to Mac, and put it on a DVD for family. However, iDVD does not recognize the AVCHD Lite video footage, however, There is a great Lumix AVCHD to DVD converter for mac lion which can do an excellent job in a professional manner to make iDVD work with Lumix DMC-G3 videos. The Mac Panasonic Lumix G3 AVCHD Convertercan convert Panasonic Lumix G3 1080I/720P AVCHD Lite to MOV for burning to DVD with iDVD. You can also merge AVCHD Lite video footage into a single file, edit AVCHD Lite with cutting and cropping and trimming and set video output parameter including resolution, frame rate, encoder, and bit rate.

Burn/make Panasonic Lumix G3 MTS to DVD for DVD player on mac os x lion only four steps

Step1: Download and install Panasonic Lumix G3 to DVD on mac os x lion, import Panasonic Lumix G3 MTS video to mac

Click the "Add" button to load the 1080i/720p .mts videos from Lumix DMC-G3 camera



Step2: Set output as MOV and save

Click the drop drown menu next to the "Profile" field, select MOV format for FCP, then Click the "Settings button; you can open a profile window in which you can adjust the video resolution, the aspect ratio, bit rate, frame rate, codec, etc to get better output quality.

Click the drop drown menu next to the "Destination" field, chose the folder to save the converted MTS video.



Step 3: Convert Lumix DMC-G3 AVCHD to MOV on mac os x lion for iDVD.

Click the "Convert" button under the preview window, and the Mac Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3 AVCHD converter will start conversion



Step 4: Burn Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3 MTS video to DVD with iDVD.

When the conversion is done, run iDVD to create a project and load the converted MOV videos to the iDVD project. The SuperDrive on iMac/MacBook Pro/MacBook Air or Mac Pro works with DVD. Thus, you can insert a blank DVD-R to the Apple bundled DVD drive, and click the "Burn" button on the bottom of the iDVD to start burning videos to DVD.

TIips:If you are using Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7, and want to burn to DVD with DVD Maker, just free download the Windows version of Lumix AVCHD converter.