Canon 7D manual sound gain control

[flbs]

Hi,
Is there any rumors out there about a firmware upgrade for the Canon 7D, that allows manual gain control for sound? It is a BIG problem when shooting video with an external mic., and the built in mic is extremely sensitive to wind noise. Tey made a firmware solution for 5D so many are hoping for the sam for 7D.

 

[Loswr]

I'm sure many are hoping, but don't hold your breath. That feature is available in newer bodies (e.g. 60D). The 5DII was a unique example of useful features being added via a firmware update - that's certainly not the norm for Canon.

 

[awinphoto]

The squeeky wheel gets the grease? 5d m2 owners complained in mass for 24fps video, manual control, sound, etc... 7D owners aren't nearly as vocal... Emailing/calling canon may have more impact if you really want this feature than hoping it will happen. Given this camera is nearly 2 years old right now I wouldn't hold your breath... maybe next years 7d m2 will have it.

 

[superpsilo]

Yes, that would be usefull !

 

[paul13walnut5]

I've heard some various talk that it isn't as straight forward because the 7D has two processors (and the fw is locked, which has prevented ml from hacking it, some suspect to protect the details of how the processors interact)

I use a beachtek DXA-5Da which has a pretty effective AGC disable function, gives a heaphone monitor and XLRs.
The last two points would not be addressed by the addition of manual audio level, desirable as it may be.

I suspect the reason that 7D owners aren't as vocal is that most buyers were buying on the strength of the stills capability video being some way down the list after af speed, drive speed etc, wheras many folks bought the 5Dmk2 specifically for video.

 

[Fleetie]

wheras many folks bought the 5Dmk2 specifically for video.

I cannot understand why anyone would do that. If you wanted to drop £1800 on a camera "specifically" for video, then surely to goodness, a £1800 dedicated camcorder should give far better results, and be compatible with lenses designed specifically for video? And its shape would be more ergonomic for video use.

As for me, I have a 7D and love it, and I have, honestly, never even tried switching it into video mode - not even once. I'm sure I'd be an awful videographer, and besides, you can't print videos out at 18"x12" and admire them!


Martin

 

[Mack]

wheras many folks bought the 5Dmk2 specifically for video.

I cannot understand why anyone would do that. If you wanted to drop £1800 on a camera "specifically" for video, then surely to goodness, a £1800 dedicated camcorder should give far better results, and be compatible with lenses designed specifically for video? And its shape would be more ergonomic for video use.

As for me, I have a 7D and love it, and I have, honestly, never even tried switching it into video mode - not even once. I'm sure I'd be an awful videographer, and besides, you can't print videos out at 18"x12" and admire them!

Well, the 5D is full frame. The next cheapest full frame video camera available is many times more expensive than a 5D, which is why it's so popular for video. Plus, because of the huge user-base using it for videos, there are many accessories you can buy to make it more ergonomic for video use.