Technical Asspects

The filming of our Horror trailer will be done through a Cannon EOS 55OD. therefore to allow use the experience of using this camera we had a practise lesson in using this piece of technology and get comfortable with the features involved. The Cannon EOS 55OD is able to provide clips and photo's in high definition quality. The camera is accompanied with a verity of lenses to achieve various camera angles as well as shot types.

Features

• 18.0 effective mega pixel  CMOS sensor
• Full HD 1080p video recording at 30/25(PAL)/24(NTSC) progressive fps
• HD 720p video recording at 50 interlaced fps (PAL) OR 60 interlaced fps (NTSC)
• 3.5mm microphone jack for external microphones or recorders.
• PAL/NTSC video output
• DIGIC 4 image processor
• 14-bit analog to digital signal conversion
• 3.0-inch (76 mm) 3:2 aspect ratio LCD monitor
• Live view mode
• Built-in flash
• Wide, selectable, nine-point AF with centre cross-type sensor extra sensitive at f/2.8
• Four metering modes, using 63-zones: spot, partial, center-weighted average, and evaluative metering.
• Highlight tone priority
• EOS integrated cleaning system
• Internal monaural microphone
• sRGB and Adobe RGB colour spaces
• ISO 100–6,400 expandable to 12,800
• Continuous drive up to 3.7 frame/s (34 images (JPEG), 6 images (RAW)
• SD, SDHC, and SDXC memory card file storage
• RAW and large JPEG simultaneous recording
• Eye-Fi support
• USB 2.0, HDMI control ( CEC )
• LP-E8 battery
• Approximate weight 0.53 kg (1.2 lb) with battery and card

This exercise I found difficult as it was challenging to attempt to alter the camera into various lenses or focuses. I am now aware of how and why different lenses are used and the point they are trying to get across. The clip which we filmed was difficult as we were unaware of the basic skills needed to operate this camera.