Is this great for high speed or slow motion video? If not or if you find a better model, please do tell!
1000407
I've rarely used the camera for video but, according to the owner's manual, you can shoot in 30 or 60p frames per second, with various picture size (bit rate) choices. There is a "high speed video" choice which fixes the scene mode to QVGA (640x480 pixels/approx. 4 Mbps) in the Motion JPEG format. There is also a "variable bit rate" which is changed automatically depending on the subject to record (the recording time is shortened when a subject with fast movement is recorded). I could send you snapshots of sections of the manual if I had your email address.
1000408
I have just purchased the Lumix FZ200 camera. While I have not yet tried out the feature of slow motion video, their literature advertises what you are asking. I think that from several days experience playing with the FZ200, you should consider it instead of the FZ150. Page 125 of the FZ200 manual covers the recording the high speed motion picture.
1000409
The high speed (slow-mo) is cool, but it's lower-resolution than full HD. See this link to a video I mad with this camera: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xi-72avWLY. All the exterior shots and slow-motion shots were made with this camera. I believe the latest update to this camera from Panasonic (the FZ200) has full resolution high-speed video, but I'm not sure.
839570
Thank you Michael for your very helpful detailed response. Good to know in what settings to use which recording mode. I plan to keep it mainly on 1080p as you, unless filming an event with quick moving images such as a sports match in which case I'll switch to 720p @ 60fpm. Thanks again for your input :)
558307
We use it with sony handycam. The movement is pretty smooth. Sometime the video shakes a little when the movement is stopped suddenly. It probably not work good with a heavier camcorder. I have been very happy with it.
930438
Have never needed slow motion, can not answer your question, perhaps going on line to the pdf files on this product will give the answer
1919425
Hello Leslie, I haven't explored the video capabilities in depth, but just with base settings, I've been pretty happy with the video capabilities. The images come out clear with smooth fps. I guess it depends on what level of quality you're looking for, at a hobby level, it's been awesome and I am able to use the still photos for my professional work.
39033
No you cannot do that. The slowest speed is like a slow live panoramic . Nice and smooth but too fast for time lapse. It's a good panner but not great. It is the only one worth a damn for under 1000 that I have seen.
1253032
I'd be curious about this as well. I bought a standard definition FS200 which had really grainy, poor video quality. I'm ready to pay extra for the HD version but would like to know how you like the video quality of of the HF200 so far.
1229499
I have both 30 and 45 MB / s, and makes no difference. But I am not happy with the speed filming. HS 1000 must be kidding. At almost 480 umlig to get sharp images, even with a tripod. Maybe I do something wrong? - Must try more, I think.
2140412
It will do 400/sec, but it reduces the frame size to almost a thumbnail. It does a really good job at 60 and 120 frames/sec with strong ambient light, but it still reduces the frame size. Overall, I think it is well worth the price. You can see a lot of detail at 120 fps.
1559562
i'd suggest searching you tube/vimeo for the handful of clips f/tm700 that were shot in 1080p/24 cinema mode and the HA 1080i mode...judge for yourself if the quality is good enough...if you have at least a dual-core computer 2.0-3.0 ghz you should be ok power wise.
1793720
It is a very nice camera but it does not as far as I know have any slow motion capture capabilities. It may play back in slow motion. For example there is no time lapse capabilities. That being said you would pick the best high speed frame rate you could get and then play it back slower in your computer. Then you would have perfect slow motion.
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YES! It has several different high speed recording settings: 240fps, 480fps, and 1000fps. There is also a mode where the user can switch back and forth between 30fps and 240fps. This is my favorite setting because you can show normal motion then switch to slow motion in the same movie. The picture quality is excellent. The rest of the camera functions work well too.
1093281
220 hz minimises Motion blur for high speed video action , ie football, games etc. i did not do a side by side, but talked to tech heads at my office who said the difference was negligable, but present. For my money- I went with 240 hz for best processing capability. Research on line for technical info
1150476
Its not too slow. Its the same speed as the 70-200 2.8. It should be fast enough to shoot b ball indoors. I shoot poorly lit MMA fights with a 70-300 4-5.6 and expose fine.
350808
Yes!! Make sure to the high speed class 10 card and the video will be seemless. I was blown away the quality in both underwater and above water shots. And while others have complained about digital drop out, I had no problems using the faster SDHC micro card.
1727901
It is for stage photo application.So it should be fine for motion taking video.Regards,kimoutlet
361234
Video you'll need IS to reduce handshake. This len is so slow, it not even good for taking pictures of moving objects.