Comments on: AP using NEW Soundslides (beta), oh, YOU students! Edirol recall? The Hybrid is coming! Video is so easy, even a monkey can do it.

By: richard

richard — Fri, 11 May 2007 03:11:55 +0000

am i misled here? will the new one have mic input? i read it somewhere but didn’t see it in the specs….plus tnxs for those examples, i’m surprised at the quality, not bad…..

By: Dennis Wierzbicki

Dennis Wierzbicki — Fri, 11 May 2007 01:19:41 +0000

Actually, the addition of a hot shoe IS a big deal, though maybe not worth the $100+ price premium the 5 is getting over the 3. Maybe the 4X video length over the 3, DIGIC III V II, larger sensor, larger LCD, etc…all add up to a pretty good upgrade.

By: John

John — Fri, 11 May 2007 00:16:55 +0000

Here are a few sample videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_DEKOTBV5g

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z78aCf_pcK0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUvL9GS2GFA

By: rhernandez

rhernandez — Thu, 10 May 2007 23:27:26 +0000

dude, can you post or send me some examples of the sound? really, no handling noise?

By: John

John — Thu, 10 May 2007 22:46:35 +0000

No mic inputs. But the audio is superb…no noise from handling the camera and the audio is picked up well even if your subject
is several feet from you.

By: rhernandez

rhernandez — Thu, 10 May 2007 22:41:31 +0000

does it have any mic inputs?

By: John

John — Thu, 10 May 2007 21:11:12 +0000

The S5IS is essentially the same as the S3IS – which I use now. It’s a minor upgrade. Save yourself a few bucks and pick up an S3IS whilst you can. It’s lightweight and affordable – priced at around $400 Canadian.

The S3IS delivers stellar video (with stereo sound) that is comparable to a lot of 1 chip mini dv camcorders.

The ability to switch from stills to video in an instance is a great feature for multimedia journalists.