Digital Camera Movies

After buying his first digital camera, Bob the newbie runs into Camertron, the super-hero of digital cameras.

"Hi Cameratron!" exclaims happily Bob, "Did you see my new digital camera? It has a 4X optical zoom and a 5,600X digital zoom, it can even record movies! So do I still need to buy a video camera?"

"The answer is 42," replies sarcastically Cameratron after hearing the same question from the billionth person. Only 5.2 more billion people and I won't have to answer this again, thinks Cameratron.

"I thought that was the meaning of life?"

"Right.", answers Cameratron tiredly. "Actually it depends, Bob. It may be surprising but the best thing at taking digital pictures is a digital camera, and the best thing at recording video is a video-camera. So if you need good quality movies at length, you can't get away with just a digital camera."

Thinking about all the money he spent so that he can record movies and zoom 22,400X, Bob nervously inquires: "But Cameratron, how bad can it be?"

"Well, at least you didn't buy an expensive DSLR for that. Those almost never record any movies..." starts Cameratron.

Thinking about all the money he could have spent, Bob interrupts: "Any?"

"With an SLR camera, a mirror moves in front of the sensor to show the subject through the viewfinder. When it does that, it blocks the sensor, so it can't record anything that you are seeing."

"What about a regular digital camera?"

"As I was saying, at worst you'll get poor resolution, a sluggish frame rate and won't be able to record for more than a few seconds. A good video camera will record 720x486 pixels at between 24 and 30 frames-per-second. A digital camera that records less pixels will have poorer image quality and one that records less frames-per-seconds won't show motion as smoothly. Most video cameras can record for hours on a single tape. Now, the numbers are not always the same but 640x480 at 30 frames-per-second is as good as a progressive DVD."

"Wow! Then digital cameras can be just as good as video-cameras?", eagerly asked Bob.

"Not so fast Bob, its not that simple. Let me explain, even digital cameras that record enough pixels at enough frames-per-second have disadvantages compared to video-cameras. First, movies are either time-limited, length-limited or storage-limited. At best, you get the chance to fill an entire memory card with a movie. That may sound good but the 1 GB card you have in your camera won't hold more than 15 minutes of high-quality video," says Cameratron, seeing the 1 GB card in Bob's camera using his X-ray vision.

"I guess I'll just buy one of those 12GB cards that Pretec announced."

"Those things cost more than my super-suit! Even if your camera lets you record that much, you still have other problems to worry about. Sound for instance, most cameras have very poor microphones which record mono sound only. Also, most cameras won't let you zoom or focus while filming. If you think you can make an award-wining movie with that, I'm looking for a part..."

Interrupting Cameratron, Bob says "You keep saying that most cameras don't do such and such, so I'll just get one that does. Just tell me which one and I'll give you a part."

Just as Cameraton's logo starts flashing red, he says "Several cameras stand out but none do it all, some just have more limitations than others. There are things that video-cameras can do but not digital cameras. This includes cross-fades, special effects, subtitles and in-camera editing."

"OK, OK, I get it. Can you just name me some of the best ones out there?"

"I will tell you about five large cameras that allow zooming and sound-recording while filming: the Canon Powershot S1 IS, the Canon Powershot S2 IS, the Konica-Minolta Dimage Z5, the Konica-Minolta Dimage A2 and the Konica-Minolta Dimage A200. Among these, the A2 can't record DVD-quality movies. The A200 is the only one that records 800x600 movies which are better than DVD-quality. The only one with no recording limit, other than available memory, is the Z5. Both Canon cameras won't record more than 1 GB, which is 8 DVD-quality minutes. The A200 will record up to 15 minutes, which is a bit better. The A2 is limited to 6 minutes. The current favorite is the Canon S2 because it can record good-quality stereo sound, has a wind-noise filter and can still take 5 megapixel pictures while filming."

"I really need to think about which limitations I can live with then. Isn't there another way I could manage with just one camera?"

"You can always look for a video-camera that takes pictures. I suspect you'll find similar limitations there too. You'll have to decide if you prefer pictures or video. Maybe www.dvspot.com can help you."

"Thanks a lot Cameratron! Before you go, can you help me remember all that information?"

"Sure thing, Bob. There's a table of digital cameras which record DVD-quality movies and their limitations at neocamera.com ," he answers before disappearing in a flash of light.

High Resolution Movie Mode Digital Cameras

Model	Resolution	Codec	Zoom	Focus	Audio
Canon 1D Mark IV	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS	H.264	Yes	No	Stereo input
Canon 1D X	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS *64-Level Sound-Input with Wind-Filter. Videos split into 4GB files, maximum 29:59s recording.	Quicktime H.264	Yes	Yes	Stereo input
Canon 5D Mark II	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS	H.264	Yes	No	Stereo input
Canon 60D	1920 x 1080 @ 24 FPS *1280x720 @ 60 FPS	H.264	Yes	No
Canon 7D	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS *Also 1280x720 @ 60 FPS.	MPEG-4 AVC	Yes	No	Stereo input
Canon A1100 IS	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Canon A1200	1280 x 720 @ 24 FPS	Quicktime H.264	No	No
Canon A2200	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Canon A3000 IS	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Canon A3100 IS	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Canon A3300 IS	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	Quicktime H.264	No	No
Canon A480	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Canon A490	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Canon A495	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Canon A800	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Canon D10	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Canon ELPH 100 HS	1920 x 1080 @ 24 FPS *1280x720 @ 6 FPS Miniature Effect. 320x240 @ 240 FPS Super-Slow.	Quicktime H.264	No	No
Canon ELPH 110HS	1920 x 1080 @ 24 FPS	Quicktime H.264	No	No
Canon ELPH 300 HS	1920 x 1080 @ 24 FPS *1280x720 @ 6 FPS Miniature Effect. 320x240 @ 240 FPS Super-Slow.	Quicktime H.264	No	No
Canon ELPH 310 HS	1920 x 1080 @ 24 FPS	Quicktime H.264	No	No
Canon ELPH 500 HS	1920 x 1080 @ 24 FPS *1280x720 @ 6 FPS Miniature Effect. 320x240 @ 240 FPS Super-Slow.	Quicktime H.264	No	No
Canon ELPH 510 HS	1920 x 1080 @ 24 FPS	Quicktime H.264	No	No
Canon ELPH 520HS	1920 x 1080 @ 24 FPS	Quicktime H.264	No	No
Canon G1 X	1920 x 1080 @ 24 FPS	Quicktime H.264	No	No	Stereo
Canon G11	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	Quicktime	No	No
Canon G12	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	H.264	No	No
Canon Rebel T1i	1920 x 1080 @ 20 FPS	H.264	Yes	No
Canon Rebel T2i	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS	H.264	Yes	No	Stereo input
Canon Rebel T3	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	Quicktime H.264	Yes	No
Canon Rebel T3i	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS *Also 1280x720 @ 60 FPS.	Quicktime H.264	Yes	No	Stereo input
Canon S100	1920 x 1080 @ 24 FPS	Quicktime H.264	No	No	Stereo
Canon S90	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	H.264	No	No
Canon S95	1280 x 720 @ 24 FPS	Quicktime	No	No
Canon SD1200 IS	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Canon SD1300 IS	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Canon SD1400 IS	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	H.264	No	No
Canon SD3500 IS	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	H.264	No	No
Canon SD4000 IS	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS *Slow motion movie 320x240 @ 240 FPS.	H.264	No	No
Canon SD4500 IS	1920 x 1080 @ 24 FPS *Slow motion movie captures at up to 240 FPS at reduced resolutions.	H.264	No	No
Canon SD780 IS	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	H.264	No	No
Canon SD940 IS	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	H.264	No	No
Canon SD960 IS	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	H.264	No	No
Canon SD980 IS	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	H.264	No	No
Canon SX1 IS	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS	Quicktime	Yes	Yes	Stereo
Canon SX100 IS	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Canon SX120 IS	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	Yes	No
Canon SX130 IS	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	Quicktime	Yes	No
Canon SX150 IS	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	Quicktime H.264	No	No
Canon SX20 IS	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	Quicktime	Yes	Yes
Canon SX200 IS	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	H.264	No	No
Canon SX210 IS	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	Quicktime	No	No
Canon SX220 HS	1920 x 1080 @ 24 FPS *320x240 @ 240 FPS Super-Slow Motion. 1280x720 @ 6 FPS Miniature Effect.	Quicktime H.264	No	No
Canon SX230 HS	1920 x 1080 @ 24 FPS *320x240 @ 240 FPS Super-Slow Motion. 1280x720 @ 6 FPS Miniature Effect.	Quicktime H.264	No	No
Canon SX30 IS	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	H.264	Yes	Yes	Stereo
Canon SX40 HS	1920 x 1080 @ 24 FPS	Quicktime H.264	Yes	Yes	Stereo
Casio EX-FC100	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS *120 FPS @ 540x480. 240 FPS @ 448x336. 420 FPS @ 224x168. 100 FPS @ 224x64. No sound in any high-speed movie mode. Up to 5 secs pre-recorded video.	M-JPEG	No	No
Casio EX-FC150	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS *120 FPS @ 540x480. 240 FPS @ 448x336. 420 FPS @ 224x168. 100 FPS @ 224x64. No sound in any high-speed movie mode. Up to 5 secs pre-recorded video.	M-JPEG	No	No
Casio EX-FH100	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS *120 FPS @ 540x480. 240 FPS @ 448x336. 420 FPS @ 224x168. 100 FPS @ 224x64. No sound in any high-speed movie mode. Up to 5 secs pre-recorded video.	M-JPEG	No	No
Casio EX-FH25	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS *120 FPS @ 540x480. 240 FPS @ 448x336. 420 FPS @ 224x168. 100 FPS @ 224x64. No sound in any high-speed movie mode. Up to 5 secs pre-recorded video.	M-JPEG	No	No
Casio EX-G1	848 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Casio EX-H10	1280 x 720 @ 24 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Casio EX-H15	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Casio EX-H20G	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	Quicktime H.264	No	No
Casio EX-H30	1280 x 720 @ 24 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Casio EX-H5	1280 x 720 @ 24 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Casio EX-S12	1280 x 720 @ 24 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Casio EX-S200	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Casio EX-S5	848 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Casio EX-S7	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Casio EX-Z2000	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Casio EX-Z280	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Casio EX-Z29	848 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Casio EX-Z33	848 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Casio EX-Z35	848 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Casio EX-Z550	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Casio EX-Z800	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Casio EX-ZR10	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS	Quicktime H.264	No	No	Stereo
Casio EX-ZR100	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS	Quicktime H.264	No	No	Stereo
Casio EX-ZR15	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS *High Speed Video: 224x160 @ 480 FPS, 512x384 @ 240 FPS, 640x480 @ 120 FPS, 512x384 @ 30-240 FPS, 640x480 @ 30-120 FPS.	Quicktime H.264	No	No	Stereo
Casio EX-ZR200	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS *High-Speed Video: 224x64 @ 1000 FPS, 224x160 @ 480 FPS, 512x384 @ 240 FPS, 640x480 @ 120FPS, 512x384 @ 30-240 FPS, 640x480 @ 30-120 FPS.	Quicktime H.264	No	No	Stereo
Casio EX-ZS10	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Casio EX-ZS5	848 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Casio TRYX	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS *High-speed movie up to 240 FPS at reduced resolutions.	Quicktime H.264	No	No
Fuji A170	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Fuji A220	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Fuji AV100	1280 x 720 @ 24 FPS *Sound off while video zoom is enabled.	M-JPEG	Yes	No
Fuji AV200	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	Yes	No
Fuji AV230	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	Yes	No
Fuji AV250	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	Yes	No
Fuji AV280	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	Yes	No
Fuji AX200	1280 x 720 @ 24 FPS *Sound off while video zoom is enabled.	M-JPEG	Yes	No
Fuji AX300	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	Yes	No
Fuji AX330	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	Yes	No
Fuji AX600	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Fuji F10	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Fuji F100fd	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Fuji F200 EXR	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Fuji F30	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Fuji F300 EXR	1280 x 720 @ 24 FPS	M-JPEG	Yes	Yes
Fuji F40fd	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Fuji F50	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Fuji F500 EXR	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS *1280x720 (720p) @ 60 FPS. High-speed low-resolution video up to 320 FPS.	H.264	Yes	No	Stereo
Fuji F505 EXR	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS *1280x720 (720p) @ 60 FPS. High-speed low-resolution video up to 320 FPS.	H.264	No	No	Stereo
Fuji F550 EXR	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS *1280x720 (720p) @ 60 FPS. High-speed low-resolution video up to 320 FPS.	H.264	Yes	No	Stereo
Fuji F600 EXR	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS *1280x720 (720p) @ 60 FPS. High-speed low-resolution video up to 320 FPS.	H.264	No	No	Stereo
Fuji F605 EXR	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS *1280x720 (720p) @ 60 FPS. High-speed low-resolution video up to 320 FPS.	H.264	No	No	Stereo
Fuji F660 EXR	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS	MPEG-4 H.264	Yes	No	Stereo
Fuji F70 EXR	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Fuji F750 EXR	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS	MPEG-4 H.264	Yes	Yes	Stereo
Fuji F770 EXR	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS	MPEG-4 H.264	Yes	Yes	Stereo
Fuji F80 EXR	1280 x 720 @ 24 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Fuji HS10	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS *High-speed video up to 1000 FPS	MOV H.264	Yes	Yes
Fuji HS20 EXR	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS *1280x720 (720p) @ 60 FPS. High-speed video up to 320 FPS.	H.264	Yes	Yes
Fuji HS25 EXR	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS *1280x720 (720p) @ 60 FPS. High-speed video up to 320 FPS.	H.264	Yes	Yes
Fuji HS30 EXR	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS *1280x720 (720p) @ 60 FPS. High-speed video up to 320 FPS.	H.264	Yes	Yes
Fuji JV100	1280 x 720 @ 24 FPS *Sound off while video zoom is enabled.	M-JPEG	Yes	No
Fuji JV200	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	Yes	No
Fuji JV250	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	Yes	No
Fuji JX250	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS *Sound off while video zoom is enabled.	M-JPEG	Yes	No
Fuji JX280	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS *No sound while zoom in active during video recording.	M-JPEG	Yes	Yes
Fuji JX300	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	Yes	No
Fuji JX350	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	Yes	No
Fuji JX400	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	Yes	No
Fuji JX500	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	Yes	No
Fuji JX550	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	Yes	No
Fuji JX700	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	Yes	No
Fuji JZ100	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	Yes	No
Fuji JZ250	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	Yes	No
Fuji JZ300	1280 x 720 @ 24 FPS *Sound off while video zoom is enabled.	M-JPEG	Yes	No
Fuji JZ500	1280 x 720 @ 24 FPS *Sound off while video zoom is enabled.	M-JPEG	Yes	No
Fuji REAL 3D W3	1280 x 720 @ 24 FPS	HD-3D	No	No	Stereo
Fuji S100FS	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	Yes	Yes
Fuji S1500	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	Yes	Yes
Fuji S1600	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	Yes	Yes
Fuji S1800	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	Yes	Yes
Fuji S200 EXR	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	Yes	Yes
Fuji S2550	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	Yes	Yes
Fuji S2800HD	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	Yes	Yes
Fuji S2950	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	Yes	No
Fuji S3200	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	Yes	No
Fuji S3300	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	Yes	No
Fuji S3400	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	Yes	No
Fuji S4000	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	Yes	No
Fuji S4200	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	MPEG-4 H.264	Yes	No
Fuji S4500	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	MPEG-4 H.264	Yes	No
Fuji S9000	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	Yes	Yes
Fuji SL240	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	MPEG-4 H.264	Yes	No
Fuji SL280	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	MPEG-4 H.264	Yes	No
Fuji SL300	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	MPEG-4 H.264	Yes	No
Fuji T200	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	Yes	No
Fuji T300	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	Yes	No
Fuji T350	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	H.264	Yes	No
Fuji T400	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	H.264	Yes	No
Fuji X-Pro1	1920 x 1080 @ 24 FPS	Quicktime H.264	Yes	Yes
Fuji X-S1	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS	Quicktime H.264	Yes	Yes	Stereo input
Fuji X10	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS	Quicktime H.264	Yes	Yes	Stereo
Fuji X100	1280 x 720 @ 24 FPS	Quicktime H.264	No	No	Stereo
Fuji XP10	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	Yes	Yes
Fuji XP100	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS	H.264	Yes	No
Fuji XP150	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS	H.264	Yes	No
Fuji XP20	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	Yes	No
Fuji XP30	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	Yes	No
Fuji XP50	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS	H.264	Yes	No
Fuji Z33WP	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Fuji Z37	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Fuji Z70	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	Yes	Yes
Fuji Z700	1280 x 720 @ 24 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Fuji Z800 EXR	1280 x 720 @ 24 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Fuji Z90	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	Yes	No
Fuji Z900 EXR	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS *High-speed movie modes at 80, 160 and 320 FPS.	H.264 Quicktime	Yes	No	Stereo
HP R967	640 x 480 @ 24 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Kodak C135 Sport	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Kodak C1530	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Kodak M215	1280 x 720 @ 24 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Kodak M530	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	Quicktime	No	No
Kodak M550	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	Quicktime	No	No
Kodak M565	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Kodak M575	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	Quicktime	No	No
Kodak M580	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	Quicktime	No	No
Kodak Z5010	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	Yes
Kodak Z5120	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	MPEG4	Yes	No
Kodak Z950	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	Quicktime	No	No
Kodak Z981	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	Quicktime	No	No
Kodak Z990	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS	H.264	Yes	Yes	Stereo
Nikon AW100	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS	H.264	No	No	Stereo
Nikon D300S	1280 x 720 @ 24 FPS	M-JPEG	Yes	No	Stereo input
Nikon D3100	1920 x 1080 @ 24 FPS *1280x720 @ 24, 25 or 30 FPS	H.264	Yes	Yes
Nikon D3S	1280 x 720 @ 24 FPS	M-JPEG	Yes	No
Nikon D4	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS *Also 1280x720 @ 60 FPS. Realtime uncompressed output over HDMI.	Quicktime H.264	Yes	Yes	Stereo input
Nikon D5000	1280 x 720 @ 24 FPS	M-JPEG	Yes	No
Nikon D5100	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS	Quicktime H.264	Yes	Yes	Stereo input
Nikon D7000	1920 x 1080 @ 24 FPS *Adjustable microphone sensitivity.	H.264	Yes	Yes	Stereo input
Nikon D90	1280 x 720 @ 24 FPS	M-JPEG	Yes	No
Nikon J1	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS *1280x720 60 FPS, 640x480 @ 400 FPS, 320x240 @ 1200 FPS, 1920x1080 @ 60 FPS	Quicktime H.264	Yes	Yes	Stereo
Nikon L100	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Nikon L110	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Nikon L120	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	MPEG-4	Yes	Yes	Stereo
Nikon L21	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Nikon L22	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Nikon L24	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Nikon L25	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Nikon L26	1280 x 720 @ 24 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Nikon L810	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	Quicktime H.264	No	No	Stereo
Nikon P100	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS *Up to 240 FPS high-speed video at QVGA	H.264	Yes	Yes	Stereo
Nikon P300	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS *High-speed video 640x480 @ 120 FPS and 1280x720 @ 60 FPS.	Quicktime H.264	Yes	Yes	Stereo
Nikon P310	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS	Quicktime H.264	Yes	No	Stereo
Nikon P500	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS *High-speed video up to 120 FPS @ 320x240.	Quicktime H.264	Yes	Yes	Stereo
Nikon P510	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS	Quicktime H.264	Yes	No	Stereo
Nikon P7000	1280 x 720 @ 24 FPS	MPEG-4	No	No	Stereo input
Nikon P7100	1280 x 720 @ 24 FPS	MPEG-4	No	No	Stereo input
Nikon P80	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Nikon P90	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Nikon S100	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS	H.264	No	No	Stereo
Nikon S1100pj	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Nikon S1200pj	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	H.264	No	No	Stereo
Nikon S30	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Nikon S3000	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Nikon S3100	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Nikon S3300	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Nikon S4000	1280 x 720 @ 24 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Nikon S4100	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Nikon S4300	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Nikon S5100	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Nikon S60	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	Yes
Nikon S600	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	Yes
Nikon S6000	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Nikon S610	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	Yes
Nikon S6100	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Nikon S6200	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	MPEG-4	No	No
Nikon S6300	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS	Quicktime H.264	No	No	Stereo
Nikon S640	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Nikon S80	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	MPEG-4	No	No
Nikon S8000	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Nikon S8100	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS *High-speed video @ 240 FPS reduced resolution.	MPEG-4	No	No	Stereo
Nikon S8200	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS	MPEG-4	No	No
Nikon S9100	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS	MPEG-4	Yes	Yes	Stereo
Nikon S9200	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS	Quicktime H.264	No	No	Stereo
Nikon S9300	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS	Quicktime H.264	No	No	Stereo
Nikon V1	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS *1280x720 60 FPS, 640x480 @ 400 FPS, 320x240 @ 1200 FPS, 1920x1080 @ 60 FPS	Quicktime H.264	Yes	Yes	Stereo input
Olympus 5010	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	MPEG-4	No	No
Olympus 550WP	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Olympus 7000	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Olympus 7010	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Olympus 7030	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Olympus 7040	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	MPEG-4	No	No
Olympus 9000	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Olympus E-5	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	Yes	No	Stereo input
Olympus E-P1	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	Yes	No
Olympus E-P2	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS *Optional external microphone input.	M-JPEG	Yes	No
Olympus E-P3	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS *1280x720 @ 60 FPS	AVCHD, M-JPEG	Yes	Yes	Stereo
Olympus E-PL1	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS *Optional external microphone input.	M-JPEG	Yes	No
Olympus E-PL2	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS *Optional external microphone input.	M-JPEG	Yes	Yes
Olympus E-PL3	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS *1280x720 @ 60 FPS	AVCHD, M-JPEG	Yes	Yes	Stereo
Olympus E-PM1	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS *1280x720 @ 60 FPS	AVCHD, M-JPEG	Yes	Yes	Stereo
Olympus FE-4000	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Olympus FE-4010	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Olympus FE-4020	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Olympus FE-4030	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Olympus FE-46	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Olympus FE-47	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Olympus FE-5020	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Olympus SP-565UZ	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Olympus SP-590UZ	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Olympus SP-600UZ	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	MPEG-4	Yes	Yes
Olympus SP-610UZ	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	MPEG-4	No	No
Olympus SP-620UZ	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	MPEG-4	No	No
Olympus SP-800UZ	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	MPEG-4	Yes	Yes
Olympus SP-810UZ	1280 x 720 @ 24 FPS	MP4	No	No
Olympus SZ-10	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS		No	No
Olympus SZ-11	1280 x 720 @ 24 FPS	MP4	No	No
Olympus SZ-12	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	MPEG-4	No	No
Olympus SZ-20	1920 x 1080 @ 24 FPS	MP4	No	No
Olympus SZ-30MR	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS *Simultaneous video and image capture.	MPEG-4	No	No
Olympus T-100	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Olympus TG-310	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Olympus TG-320	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	MPEG-4	No	No
Olympus TG-610	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Olympus TG-810	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS *LED Illumination. Unspecified frame rate.	MPEG-4	No	No
Olympus Tough-3000	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	MPEG-4	No	No
Olympus Tough-6000	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Olympus Tough-6020	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	MPEG-4	No	No
Olympus Tough-8000	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Olympus Tough-8010	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	MPEG-4	No	No
Olympus VG-110	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS		No	No
Olympus VG-120	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Olympus VG-130	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Olympus VG-140	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Olympus VG-160	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Olympus VR-310	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Olympus VR-320	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS		No	No
Olympus VR-330	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS		No	No
Olympus VR-340	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Olympus XZ-1	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No	Stereo input
Panasonic DMC-3D1	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS *1920x1080 60i 3D Video (Proprietary Format).	AVCHD, MPEG-4	No	No	Stereo
Panasonic DMC-F2	848 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Panasonic DMC-F3	848 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Panasonic DMC-FH1	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Panasonic DMC-FH2	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Panasonic DMC-FH20	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Panasonic DMC-FH25	1280 x 720 @ 24 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Panasonic DMC-FH27	1280 x 720 @ 24 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Panasonic DMC-FH5	1280 x 720 @ 24 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Panasonic DMC-FH6	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	MPEG-4	No	No
Panasonic DMC-FH8	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	MPEG-4	No	No
Panasonic DMC-FP1	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Panasonic DMC-FP2	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Panasonic DMC-FP3	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Panasonic DMC-FP5	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Panasonic DMC-FP7	1280 x 720 @ 24 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Panasonic DMC-FX700	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS	AVCHD	No	No
Panasonic DMC-FZ100	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS	AVCHD	Yes	Yes	Stereo input
Panasonic DMC-FZ150	1920 x 1080 @ 60 FPS *QVGA @ 220 FPS.	AVCHD, MP4, M-JPEG	Yes	Yes	Stereo input
Panasonic DMC-FZ40	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	AVCHD	Yes	Yes
Panasonic DMC-FZ47	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS *1280x720 @ 60 FPS. 1080p Mode stored as 30p in MP4 or 60i in AVCHD.	AVCHD, MP4	Yes	Yes	Stereo
Panasonic DMC-G10	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	Yes	Yes
Panasonic DMC-G2	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	AVCHD	Yes	Yes	Stereo input
Panasonic DMC-G3	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS *1080p & 720p Stored as 60i or 50i from 30 or 25 FPS capture.M-JPEG 848x480 @ 30 FPS Video. Wind-filter, 4 audio levels.	AVHDC	Yes	Yes	Stereo
Panasonic DMC-GF1	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	AVCHD	No	No
Panasonic DMC-GF2	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS *Output is 1080i @ 60 Hz. Also 1280x720 @ 60 FPS.	AVCHD, M-JPEG	Yes	Yes	Stereo
Panasonic DMC-GF3	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS *Output is 1080i @ 60 Hz. Also 1280x720 @ 60 FPS.	AVCHD, M-JPEG	Yes	Yes	Stereo
Panasonic DMC-GH1	1920 x 1080 @ 24 FPS	AVCHD	Yes	Yes	Stereo input
Panasonic DMC-GH2	1920 x 1080 @ 24 FPS *Also 1080i and 720p @ 60 FPS.	AVCHD, Quicktime	Yes	Yes	Stereo input
Panasonic DMC-GX1	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS	AVCHD	Yes	Yes	Stereo input
Panasonic DMC-LX5	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	AVCHD	No	No
Panasonic DMC-S1	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Panasonic DMC-S2	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Panasonic DMC-S3	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Panasonic DMC-SZ1	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	MPEG-4	No	No
Panasonic DMC-SZ7	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS	AVHCD	No	No
Panasonic DMC-TS10	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Panasonic DMC-TS2	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	AVCHD	No	No
Panasonic DMC-TS20	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	MPEG-4	No	No
Panasonic DMC-TS3	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS	AVCHD	Yes	Yes
Panasonic DMC-TS4	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS	AVCHD, MPEG-4	Yes	No
Panasonic DMC-ZR3	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	AVCHD	No	No
Panasonic DMC-ZS10	1920 x 1080 @ 60 FPS *Sensor output is 60p but recorded as 60i. Also 1280x720 @ 60 FPS. 320x240 @ 220 FPS High-speed movie mode. Field of view reduced to 29-464mm while recording video.	AVCHD	Yes	Yes
Panasonic DMC-ZS15	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS	AVCHD	No	No
Panasonic DMC-ZS20	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS *Dolby Stereo Sound. High-Speed 220 FPS video.	AVCHD	No	No	Stereo
Panasonic DMC-ZS5	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Panasonic DMC-ZS7	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	AVCHD	No	No
Panasonic DMC-ZS8	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	Yes	Yes
Pentax E80	1280 x 720 @ 15 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Pentax E90	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Pentax H90	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Pentax I10	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Pentax K-01	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS	H.264	Yes	Yes	Stereo input
Pentax K-5	1920 x 1080 @ 25 FPS *Also 1280x720 @ 30 FPS.	M-JPEG	Yes	No	Stereo input
Pentax K-7	1536 x 1024 @ 30 FPS *Also HD 720p, Mono internal mic, Stereo external input	M-JPEG AVI	Yes	No	Stereo input
Pentax K-r	1280 x 720 @ 25 FPS	M-JPEG	Yes	No
Pentax K-x	1280 x 720 @ 24 FPS	M-JPEG	Yes	No
Pentax P80	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Pentax Q	1920 x 1030 @ 30 FPS	H.264	Yes	No
Pentax RS1000	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS		No	No
Pentax RS1500	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS		No	No
Pentax RZ10	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Pentax RZ18	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Pentax S1	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Pentax VS20	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Pentax W80	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Pentax W90	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Pentax WG-1	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Pentax WG-1 GPS	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Pentax WS80	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Pentax X70	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	Yes	Yes
Pentax X90	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	Yes	Yes
Sony A560	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS *Also anamorphic 1440x1080 @ 30 FPS mode M-JPEG>	AVCHD	Yes	No
Sony A580	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS *Also anamorphic 1440x1080 @ 30 FPS mode M-JPEG>	AVCHD	Yes	No
Sony DSC-H5	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	MPEG-VX	Yes	Yes
Sony DSC-H55	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Sony DSC-H70	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	MPEG-4	No	No
Sony DSC-H9	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	MPEG2	Yes	Yes
Sony DSC-HX1	1440 x 1080 @ 30 FPS *Anamorphic video capture, output at 1920x1080.	MPEG-4	Yes	Yes
Sony DSC-HX100V	1920 x 1080 @ 60 FPS *Anamorphic 1440x1080 @ 60 FPS	AVCHD, MPEG-4	Yes	Yes	Stereo
Sony DSC-HX5	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS	AVCHD	No	No
Sony DSC-HX7V	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS	AVCHD	No	No	Stereo
Sony DSC-HX9V	1920 x 1080 @ 60 FPS *Anamorphic 1440x1080 @ 60 FPS	AVCHD, MPEG-4	Yes	Yes	Stereo
Sony DSC-S2100	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Sony DSC-T99	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	MPEG-4	No	No
Sony DSC-TX1	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	MPEG-4	No	No
Sony DSC-TX10	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS	MPEG-4	No	No
Sony DSC-TX100V	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS *Also anamorphic 1440x1080 @ 30 FPS in MPEG-4.	AVCHD	No	No	Stereo
Sony DSC-TX200V	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS *Wind noise reduction.	AVCHD	No	No	Stereo
Sony DSC-TX5	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	MPEG-4	No	No
Sony DSC-TX55	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS	MP4	No	No	Stereo
Sony DSC-TX7	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS *Also anamorphic 1440x1080 @ 30 FPS MPEG-4	AVCHD	No	No	Stereo
Sony DSC-TX9	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS	AVHCD	No	No
Sony DSC-W310	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Sony DSC-W330	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Sony DSC-W350	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	MPEG-4	Yes	Yes
Sony DSC-W370	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Sony DSC-W510	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Sony DSC-W530	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Sony DSC-W560	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	MPEG-4	No	No
Sony DSC-W570	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	MPEG-4	No	No
Sony DSC-W610	640 x 480 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Sony DSC-W620	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	M-JPEG	No	No
Sony DSC-W650	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	MP4 H.264	No	No
Sony DSC-WX1	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	MPEG-4	No	No
Sony DSC-WX10	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS *Also anamorphic 1440x1080 @ 30 FPS in MPEG-4.	AVCHD	No	No	Stereo
Sony DSC-WX30	1920 x 1080 @ 25 FPS *25p packaged as 50i.	AVCHD	No	No
Sony DSC-WX5	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS	AVHCD	No	No
Sony DSC-WX50	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS	AVCHD	No	No	Stereo
Sony DSC-WX70	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS	AVCHD	No	No	Stereo
Sony DSC-WX9	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS *Also anamorphic 1440x1080 @ 30 FPS in MPEG-4.	AVCHD	No	No	Stereo
Sony NEX-3	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	MPEG-4	Yes	No
Sony NEX-5	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS	AVCHD	Yes	No
Sony NEX-5N	1920 x 1080 @ 60 FPS	AVCHD	Yes	Yes
Sony NEX-7	1920 x 1080 @ 60 FPS	AVCHD	Yes	Yes	Stereo input
Sony NEX-C3	1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS	MPEG-4	Yes	No
Sony SLT-A33	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS *High-speed continuous AF maintained during movie recording. Also anamorphic 1440x1080 @ 30 FPS M-JPEG.	AVHCD	Yes	Yes	Stereo input
Sony SLT-A35	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS *High-speed continuous AF maintained during movie recording. Also anamorphic 1440x1080 @ 30 FPS M-JPEG.	AVHCD	Yes	Yes	Stereo input
Sony SLT-A55	1920 x 1080 @ 30 FPS *High-speed continuous AF maintained during movie recording. Also anamorphic 1440x1080 @ 30 FPS M-JPEG.	AVHCD	Yes	Yes	Stereo input
Sony SLT-A65	1920 x 1080 @ 60 FPS	AVCDH (2.0), MPEG-4 (H.264)	Yes	Yes	Stereo input
Sony SLT-A77	1920 x 1080 @ 60 FPS	AVCDH (2.0), MPEG-4 (H.264)	Yes	Yes	Stereo input