Nikon D4. The new king with uncompressed HDMI output.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

As it is not pushed at any place, most probably it is not best.

bleach551

I especially like these features among others:

"Multi-area Mode Full HD Video: FX/DX, and 2.7x crop mode at 1080p video modes - Whether shooting for depth of field in FX format mode, or looking for the extra 1.5X telephoto benefits of DX mode, the high resolution sensor of the D4 allows videographers to retain full 1080P HD resolution no matter what mode they choose. With the 2.7x crop, users can experience ultra-telephoto benefits in full HD resolution all at 16:9 aspect ratio."

"Simultaneous live view output without display / simultaneous monitor - Shooters have the option to send the display signal directly to an attached monitor via the HDMI port. This signal can be viewed on the camera’s LCD screen and external monitor simultaneously. Additionally, the image data display can be cleared from the screen, to remove distracting data or when feeding a live signal."

"Time lapse shooting - This new feature combines a selected frame rate and “shooting interval” in a dedicated time lapse photography menu. Playback can be achieved with a wide variety of speeds from 24x to 36,000x while producing a fully finished movie file output for faster multimedia workflows."

bleach551

Here is what looks like what will be the officially announced tomorrow. However, still no mention of what the uncompressed video out is, 8-bit/10-bit.

http://nikonrumors.com/2012/01/05/the-official-announcement-nikon-d4.aspx/#more-30044

thepalalias

@brianluce Funny world - I lived in SB most of the time for most of the 90s and some of the last decade. :)

Well, then I guess I'll have to be the one to hit you up. I come to SB to shoot beaches or ranches sometimes, or to visit old friends.

brianluce

Funny you're in Pasadena, I was specifically thinking of incidents on the 110 fwy in the comment above near the Avenues/South Pas border. But these days I'm up in Santa Barbara.

thepalalias

@brianluce Btw, I'm based in Pasadena. If you ever have a slow weekend, I love spending time talking shop with other GH2 users in the area. :) (That is if you are still in the L.A. area).

thepalalias

@brianluce For some of the interviews and on location work, it would be great and the visual result would almost certainly be more beautiful than the high ISO approach. But I can't do ongoing inteviews with homeless people if I draw attention to the places they are hiding. :)

brianluce

I worked for a long time as a first responder, free lance camera crews in LA used to carry these incredibly powerful portable camera lights. They'd just blast an incident with light and actually made our jobs easier in a lot of cases. That was a different time though. Pre dslr, pre HD even.

thepalalias

@brianluce That made me smile. :)

No, but part of what I do is interviews with homeless people, some reportage work (police, natural disasters, etc.) and a lot of landscape and nature photography. I've had interviews interrupted by the sound of 5 consecutive gunshots and I've had to use my camera and telephoto lens in combination to check for a dead body. In that instance it turned out to be a suicide as opposed to gang violence, one of 5 or 6 in the last year on that block.

I've done interviews in areas that were surrounded by violent hard drug users (where the interview had to be conducted at low volume and with an ear for footsteps) and I've had people threaten to break my equipment. In one lower intensity situation, I had to call the police.

In all that time, I've only ever had to "book it" fast enough that equipment broke once, and luckily it was inexpensive equipment.

brianluce

@thepalalias
Do you film vampires for a living?
Now, what in the h*ll is h624????

thepalalias

@rockroadpix No problem. :)

rockroadpix

@thepalalias

Thanks!

thepalalias

@danyyyel That one worked, thanks.

danyyyel

@thepalalias http://nikonrumors.com/2012/01/05/nikon-d4-leaked-in-french-magazine.aspx/ if it does not work go on nikonrumors.com and you will see the article on the front page.

thepalalias

@danyyyel Hmm, that link didn't work when I clicked it. Was there a typo or did they take it down really quickly?

thepalalias

@RockRoadPix I downloaded the HTML file yesterday. Here it is in a ZIP file.

danyyyel

It seems that the rumored Nikon D4 is finally confirmed http://nikonrumors.com/2012/01/05/ni...px/#more-29976 . It has been published I think 1 day too soon. On the video it translate like this

full hd format in h.624, many framerate nd with some first like (entry in line, headphone, sound monitoring and vumeter, uncompressed hdmi that can e use by external recorder(or clean that can be recorded), transition to black...

I don't know if the h.624 is not a typing error. Lets see what Nikon has for us. Apparently they have been investing in a big motorcycle advert in Chicago city center, where the emphasis was a lot on video.

rockroadpix

@ Vitaliy_Kiselev

The article is no longer there. I wanted to read it.

It's very telling that these investment sites keep linking stories to fan rumors or articles that are pure garbage, like the one below. (One of the most poorly informed tech-video articles I've read!)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/benzingainsights/2011/11/07/did-canon-just-steal-the-future-of-filmmaking/

Easy to understand how the economies of the world are in the hole...

thepalalias

I think what @BrianLuce said in response to my comments is fair. If we look at the last generation of Canon and Nikon`s top of the line DSLRs, the video was not a headlining feature but the ISO performance was. These cameras get used a ton for journalism, sports photography, street photography, etc. and so even a "decent" video mode on them can be very useful if they at least take advantage of the large sensor and ISO combo. @kazuo They don`t have to "excel at video" gnerally to be winners, as long as they can excel in that specific area.

But that does not mean it will translate into great resolving power in the video (which the GH2 excels at) or that you will magically have "cinematic lighitng", and there are many situations where another camera might be a better choice for reasons of price or other feautres.

For the work I do, it`s 95% on location and available light only, and almost all of it at sunrise, sunset, twilight or at night. I take advantage of silhouettes, I make the most of "an edgy look" and I switch to black and white when I need to, to get the shot. Judging from a lot of the pictures and videos I`ve seen, I`m far from alone.

kazuo

Who has Nikon got on hand to help redesign their imaging technology? It's not like Nikon has a rep for churning out video cameras. They dun even have a quarter of the kind of R&D that Panasonic or even Canon has invested in creating cameras for moving images.

Nikon to displace GH2 and the rest of the biggies? Then pigs would fly

MarkV

"HDMI output enabling output of uncompressed video" - What this exactly means?
( https://wellsfargoadvisors.mworld.com/m/m.w?lp=GetStory&id=587442381 )

proaudio4

The problem is - seeing is believing.

Nikon has never been in the high end video business. I am only hoping on how well it performs.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

The video section will record pixel-for-pixel Full-HD 1080p resolution with selections for 30p and 24p frame rates in this iteration, and 720p at up to 60p for slow-motion work. The camera now includes support for the H.264 B frame compression scheme

Via: https://wellsfargoadvisors.mworld.com/m/m.w?lp=GetStory&id=587442381

Most probably compression chip is the same as D7000 and other cameras.

danyyyel

Looking in its context, for what it is the $ 6000 of the D4 is not exorbitant. The Pro sport/pj Nikon camera like the D3 was launched at about $ 5500. In the first it is a pro top of the line photo camera. Now for video what is interesting for me is if this tech will filter down to the lower line of camera. If it has no moire/aliasing, true hd resolution, a bit like gh2. If you add much better ISO, uncompressed hdmi (hopefully 10 bit) and much better rolling shutter it could another big step for dslr video. It would put the uncompressed hdmi output firmly as a hdslr feature, that will bring another level of competition.

I think they will put it/sensor/technology in a D700 replacement at about $ 2500. I think the d800 is more a successor to the d3X as a studio/landscape camera. We will very so

L4SBI

Although the specs on the camera may well prove to be correct, this press release seems a bit odd. There is a similar press release from the same source (Greg Tarr, who works for twice.com not IPTC) about the fuji X-pro1, dated and written in the same way. These releases are probably drafts or fakes, based on the speculation from rumour sites, which have been written early so they can be quickly edited and sent out once the camera is officially released. I wouldn't read too much into this.
Edit: Forgot to mention, releasing press release like this with fanboy wish lists can sometimes drive up share price... maybe thats why it's on wells fargo investments page?

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