At least I learned to appreciate the review method imaging-resource uses. It was nice to be able to compare the same scene for different cameras because that became the question - how does this compare to the 50D? I think it's clearly superior to the 50D and if it does all the rest Canon claims then they've built quite a little hot rod.
1. the Japanese brochure is 26 pages while the US one is only 6
2. they don't refer to it as the "Image Monster" in the US brochure
3. They specifically state in the US brochure (and perhaps the Japanese one, but I don't read Japanese) taht it tracks at the same level as the 1 series cameras (but do
they mean MkII or MkIII )
4. the Japanese brochure nicknames the camera in English "The Canon EOS 7D - IMAGE MONSTER", not Japanese (I always though it was interesting that Japanese companies, and Asian in general, apparently have to name their companies using the western alphabet and same for products, even the copies for sale in Japan still say "Canon EOS 10D" etc.)
5. They mention some sort of special on-chip pattern noise reduction system (as well as on-chip regular noise reduction, however, by this they probably jsut mean the egular CMOS thing and not 'real' noise reduction).
Yes, marketing is usually independent in different regions. The product guys determine the core features/benefits, but the marketing guys fine tune that for each region.
"Image Monster" may sound perfect in Japan but have an odd ring to a Western ear. I rather like the Canon USA tagline: "Beyond the Still". This speaks to several core attributes of the product: motion & movement (e.g., capturing high speed action), and also video capture.
garyvot wrote:
Yes, marketing is usually independent in different regions. The product guys determine the core features/benefits, but the marketing guys fine tune that for each region.
"Image Monster" may sound perfect in Japan but have an odd ring to a Western ear. I rather like the Canon USA tagline: "Beyond the Still". This speaks to several core attributes of the product: motion & movement (e.g., capturing high speed action), and also video capture.
i kinda think Image Monster has a good ring to it and "Beyond the Still" sounds rather awkward, like an off translation
Ronan O Keeffe wrote:
Just to add to that, I remember reading in one edition of Eos magazine (came with CPS membership I think) that the reason that the maximum recording length for the 5DMKII's video clips in low res mode was 29.59 mins was that it would classify as a video camera if it was longer. They thus avoided having import duty charged on the MKII as they kept it below the 30 min mark.
I am visiting the US in November, so I have been making enquiries about exactly this.
Digital Still cameras (clasification code 8525803000) currently attract a duty of 0% + 15% VAT. To be a still camera it must have a low video resolution (sounded like less than VGA) or have maximum continuous recording time of less than 30 mins.
For lenses (classification code 9002110090) the duty is 6.7%.
I also spoke to Canon and they confirmed that EOS cameras do not have a Worldwide Warrenty, but some US retailers may offer it as an option (not sure of the details).
While on the phone to canon UK I also asked if I could complain about their $1=Ł1 pricing policy. This has been recorded in their system, but I doubt it will have much effect.
If anyone wants to do the same their number is 0844 369 0100 - calls cost 5p/min
Also, importing from the EU is OK as no DUTY and VAT already paid and the warrenty is Europe-wide.
VLC and WMP uses far less resources than QT. QT is so poorly written it's ridiculous. I could play 1080p stuff on a dual core Athlon64 in VLC that would absolutely crawl in QT, even on my hackintosh (windows and OS X)
kewlcanon wrote:
Monster is not a good word in Western world maybe
The Japanese, like most Asians, tend to maker their own understanding of western words. Monster is not very negative in Japanese youth culture, and Pokémon is actually short for Pocket Monster.
So a guy gets busted for for spending too much time in a Canon forum and at sentencing the judge says: "I'd sentence you to life, but unfortunately you don't have one".
