Well I don't think the 5Dll will do lots of things badly but I do agree that HD video on a stills camera is of no interest to me and I do not want to pay for the feature (chance would be a fine thing) but the marketing boys at Canon and Nikon and elsewhere are forever looking for new features and this one is hopefully not too expensive. I guess it just requires a feed from the live view to a dedicated chip (which it has) and thence to the memory card. It will end up on all new cameras like live view itself. No autofocus and really requires the use of a tripod to get the best out of it so a poor option for casual use I would have thought. I have only once used the video mode on my compact but there are those who love it.....
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