Hello everyone,
I own a 1100D and have been using it as a beginner tool for the raw video workflow.
There are two main ways you can get it to record short clips or continuous raw video in the 16:9 -> 2.xx:1 aspect ratios.
The first one, my current way of using the camera, is to shoot in 4:3 and 1.2:1 aspect ratios then avoid stretching in post since you already have 2.22:1 and 2:1 videos. In this mode, you can use the ML live view overlay with all it's active features you selected from the menus ( histogram, waveform, focus peaking, zebras, etc ). This works only for composition. As soon as you press record, the overlay is gone untill the clip stops. I recommend using AF Live; this will allow you to back-button autofocus or zoom to focus, and not mess up the overlay when you exit zoom.
By not cropping and using this workaround, you can shoot:
3:2 - 2.49:1 actual a/r
4:3 - 2.22:1
1.2 - 2:1
1.175 - 1.95:1 ( new smartphone standard )
1:1 - 1.66:1 ( taller than 1.77:1 then corresponds to 16:9)
Here is what you can expect with a fast sd card ( Sandisk ExtremePro 95 Mb/s in my case )
25p
1.95:1 1408x720 10bit - 5 Sec 6 frames
1408x720 12bit - 3 Sec 4 frames
1408x720 14bit - 2 Sec
2:1 1408x704 10bit - 5 Sec 17 frames
1408x704 12bit - 3 Sec 6 frames
1408x704 14bit - 2 Sec 3 frames
2.22:1 1408x634 10bit - 8 Sec 7 frames
1408x634 12bit - 4 Sec 11 frames
1408x634 14bit - 3 Sec 2 frames
25p Continuous: 1248x562 10bit 2.22:1 ( I tested up to 12 min - 20.9 MB/s required )
24p
1.95:1 1408x720 10bit - 6 Sec 2 frames
1408x720 12bit - 3 Sec 13 frames
1408x720 14bit - 2 Sec 7 frames
2:1 1408x704 10bit - 6 Sec 8 frames
1408x704 12bit - 3 Sec 15 frames
1408x704 14bit - 2 Sec 8 frames
2.22:1 1408x634 10bit - 10 Sec 5 frames
1408x634 12bit - 5 Sec
1408x634 14bit - 3 Sec 9 frames
24p Continuous: 1280x576 10bit 2.22:1 ( untested - 21.0 MB/s required )
The second way to shoot the actual aspect ratio that you want, but the one that is not really reliable if you need to record clip after clip ( like a paid job ), goes something like this:
- set the autofocus to (-: AF ( not AF Live ) and the lens to AF - this is very important
- go into the settings and turn off 5x zoom from the zoom tweaks ( in my testing, 5x zoom results in artefacts on live view )
- select all your raw preferences ( bit depth, resolution, fps )
now, you should have a cropped live view image with that weird resolution ( lets say 1408x476 - the max 16:9 available ), but still retain overlays
- press display untill you get the ML overlay ( combo it with Av for the ML menu if it doesn't show up at first )
- while in live view and the ML overlay, press the zoom button once and the overlays should disappear, giving a clear full display ( you can only do your horizontal framing, since you miss out on the remaining vertical part of the frame covered by the black crop )
- press Av to go back to the ML menu, and you should see that it says 1408x792 or any full aspect ratio resolution that you have selected and you can start recording
This method is prone to fail after recording 1-2 clips, and you have to repeat the zoom-procedure to get back to full a/r recording, as the software switches back to the cropped resolution and overlays.
As a reference, you get about 7 seconds worth of video in 1280x720p 10bit 25p
Well, I hope I got everything right; I hope someone finds this useful and let me know if I can help with any other info regarding the 1100D. I ain't no expert, but I'll try to help.
Cheers
I own a 1100D and have been using it as a beginner tool for the raw video workflow.
There are two main ways you can get it to record short clips or continuous raw video in the 16:9 -> 2.xx:1 aspect ratios.
The first one, my current way of using the camera, is to shoot in 4:3 and 1.2:1 aspect ratios then avoid stretching in post since you already have 2.22:1 and 2:1 videos. In this mode, you can use the ML live view overlay with all it's active features you selected from the menus ( histogram, waveform, focus peaking, zebras, etc ). This works only for composition. As soon as you press record, the overlay is gone untill the clip stops. I recommend using AF Live; this will allow you to back-button autofocus or zoom to focus, and not mess up the overlay when you exit zoom.
By not cropping and using this workaround, you can shoot:
3:2 - 2.49:1 actual a/r
4:3 - 2.22:1
1.2 - 2:1
1.175 - 1.95:1 ( new smartphone standard )
1:1 - 1.66:1 ( taller than 1.77:1 then corresponds to 16:9)
Here is what you can expect with a fast sd card ( Sandisk ExtremePro 95 Mb/s in my case )
25p
1.95:1 1408x720 10bit - 5 Sec 6 frames
1408x720 12bit - 3 Sec 4 frames
1408x720 14bit - 2 Sec
2:1 1408x704 10bit - 5 Sec 17 frames
1408x704 12bit - 3 Sec 6 frames
1408x704 14bit - 2 Sec 3 frames
2.22:1 1408x634 10bit - 8 Sec 7 frames
1408x634 12bit - 4 Sec 11 frames
1408x634 14bit - 3 Sec 2 frames
25p Continuous: 1248x562 10bit 2.22:1 ( I tested up to 12 min - 20.9 MB/s required )
24p
1.95:1 1408x720 10bit - 6 Sec 2 frames
1408x720 12bit - 3 Sec 13 frames
1408x720 14bit - 2 Sec 7 frames
2:1 1408x704 10bit - 6 Sec 8 frames
1408x704 12bit - 3 Sec 15 frames
1408x704 14bit - 2 Sec 8 frames
2.22:1 1408x634 10bit - 10 Sec 5 frames
1408x634 12bit - 5 Sec
1408x634 14bit - 3 Sec 9 frames
24p Continuous: 1280x576 10bit 2.22:1 ( untested - 21.0 MB/s required )
The second way to shoot the actual aspect ratio that you want, but the one that is not really reliable if you need to record clip after clip ( like a paid job ), goes something like this:
- set the autofocus to (-: AF ( not AF Live ) and the lens to AF - this is very important
- go into the settings and turn off 5x zoom from the zoom tweaks ( in my testing, 5x zoom results in artefacts on live view )
- select all your raw preferences ( bit depth, resolution, fps )
now, you should have a cropped live view image with that weird resolution ( lets say 1408x476 - the max 16:9 available ), but still retain overlays
- press display untill you get the ML overlay ( combo it with Av for the ML menu if it doesn't show up at first )
- while in live view and the ML overlay, press the zoom button once and the overlays should disappear, giving a clear full display ( you can only do your horizontal framing, since you miss out on the remaining vertical part of the frame covered by the black crop )
- press Av to go back to the ML menu, and you should see that it says 1408x792 or any full aspect ratio resolution that you have selected and you can start recording
This method is prone to fail after recording 1-2 clips, and you have to repeat the zoom-procedure to get back to full a/r recording, as the software switches back to the cropped resolution and overlays.
As a reference, you get about 7 seconds worth of video in 1280x720p 10bit 25p
Well, I hope I got everything right; I hope someone finds this useful and let me know if I can help with any other info regarding the 1100D. I ain't no expert, but I'll try to help.
Cheers