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720p vs. 1080p on the Canon XF100

This is a short and slightly crude comparison of 1080p 25fps output from the Canon XF100 and 720p 50fps output upscaled in Premiere Pro. I wanted to see if the 1080p footage (2,073,600 pixels) really resolved much more detail than the footage which is flagged as 720p (921,600 pixels).

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Timelapse on the XF100

Timelapse options on the XF100 are a little strange. On first inspection, it appears to have some pretty flexible and solid options for timelapse photography with the Interval Record feature. XF100 Left SideHowever, you soon realise that although you can set the interval to 1 second, the fewest frames you can capture is 2. This describes a way around that limitation.

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