Videos ? Editing / noob / help ?!

[TheEvilGiraffe]

I'd class myself as a competent amateur behind an SLR taking stills .. however, when I switch the trigger to 'Video' on my 7D, it all goes wrong.

Filming on a stationary tripod, in bright (back lit) sunlight, they still look awful .. doesn't seem to matter which lens I use, they just dont seem anywhere near as sharp as videos I see on the net.

So, my question is... how do people get the videos looking so sharp ? Is it all in the post processing, practicing, special filters or magical potholes ?!

Thanks !

TEG.

 

[Andy.]

What mode are you shooting in? Do you have any samples?

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Goes up to 720p. Looks smart in tiny screen but full screen just looks dull to me :-S I'm wondering whether I'm expecting too much from it ?

 

[Feirny]

Seems to be quite sharp with a lot of DoF, try it on full manual at f11 or so.