Canon 650d vs Nikon D7000

[mjhoward]

So? All the rebels handle the same.

Yes but the D5100 and D7000 do not. OP should handle the two being considered.

650D + 18-135mm IS STM = ownage for video

At this point, if you can afford it, there is nothing better to take pictures and shoot video at the same time.

If the 18-135 isn't parfocal, then it will garbage for video. Who cares if it has a stepper motor for focus that is inaudible. Anybody 'serious' about video will have an external mic that doesn't pick up lens noise anyway.

I wouldn't say "garbage". Although parfocal is nice, zooming generally is not done when shooting good video and... when it is done... it's generally not done with the lens, it's done by mounting the camera on rails and rolling it. So while it's definitely a nice feature... it's not necessarily a deal-breaker. Parfocal lenses (or at least nearly parfocal lenses) used to be more common in the days of manual focus and push/pull zooms -- today they're fairly rare except for a few rather high-end lenses (which aren't cheap.)

All of the situations you described would be fixed focal length. A non-parfocal zoom lens would be nearly pointless for video was my point and it seems like you may agree. BTW, you can get some qood quality parfocal lenses. Both of my Tokina's are parfocal and are tack sharp as well as relatively inexpensive.

 

[EDL]

Hu ?

I can shoot 1920x1080 / 30 fps just fine with my D5100.

So the D7000 very likely can too.

Not according to Nikon.

D7000

Movie
HD 1,920x1,080 / 24 fps
HD 1,280x720 / 30 fps
HD 1,280x720 / 24 fps
VGA 640x424 / 30 fps
Movie with sound

 

[TheFantasticG]

Nope. Just 24FPS. That could be adjusted via firmware but I don't lose sleep over it. I got the iPhone for video