will the camera play in slow motion, forward and back and will it stop and then play frame by frame with good resolution?
1298726
No it will not play ib slo mo forward or back. I use the PD 150 camcorder strictly to shoot video then transfer it to my iMac via i.LINK (firewire 400) to edit in iMovie and Premiere, other wise you wear out the video heads more quickly. The PD 150 does come with a Memory Stick for still photos, but too cumbersome to do so compared to any cheap DSLR photo camera. I never use it for stills or special effects or anything I can do in an editing program. Although PD150 can shoot DV in 16:9 wide screen it is not an HD 1080 camcorder. It's normal best resolution mode is NTSC 480 line 48kHz audio in 4:3 aspect ratio. It's a great camcorder to learn and practice videography techniques, but quite outdated to current consumer HD camcorders. I only keep it because it is compatible with my firewire Mac editing system for small projects I can post online.
99188
You can set it to burst mode 10 frames per second. Good to have a class 10 SDHC card to, will speed up time between shots (image capture to memory).
553155
It's slow but its worth the money its a great little camera...Btw it takes great video!!
67834
yes, i had this problem. i noticed that the playback looked fine on the camera, but when i transferred to my computer, it was jerky. turns out the problem was the kind of application I was using to view it. I found the free GOM player, and this solved the problem nicely.
1175791
Not necessarily. For this game, as long as you have the room for saving the content, then it'll play smoothly for you. :]
1761788
Yes it is very fast, and the pictures come out very sharp and clear I have taken some outstanding pictures with my camera. The other thing is you can play them back in slow motion and that just is sharp.
2030292
It's capable of 1080p at 60 frames per second, that's as good as it gets for hidef video. Just make sure to use a SD card rated at class 10 so no dropped frames.
1832242
There are instructions that tell you how. It's easy to switch back and forth between video and photos. I've had some trouble with the camera or the speed of the micro SD card not being able to write fast enough. The result is that the image gets stuck on a frame. If you're looking for a reliable camera, I would search elsewhere. This behaves more like a toy!
1997442
I believe that the software will check and complain but it will still work. You'll get a list that will show the features that will not work using the slower speed. I think you might lose some higher end HD recording features. You'll also see noticeable lag during playback. You'll probably be able to record in 720p, but not 100% sure.
2223518
That is what we bought it for but playback was slow, delayed, and poor quality. Does not have HDMI so video quality was poor. We sent ours back.
2142615
60 Frames per Second is Actually a smother High quality Normal speed and makes a More Fluid motion thus cutting Motion Blur by 2 times u need a camcorder capable of Shooting 120 FPS 240 FPS 480 FPS or even greater and Play it back at 30 FPS to get 4x , 8x , 16 x Slower motion
741405
yes, fast forward and backward at 2, 4, 8 & 16 x.frame by frame at the pause button.0, 10, 20 ... 90 % at the numbers buttons.
1076656
Nice camera! Yes, it will work. I find in most situations it works best in constant on rather than in flash mode.
183800
Not sure what the person that says this is a slow camera means. It is as fast as you need it to be, as 10 fps, what more would anybody want.
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.
1865606
Hi Brandon, Yes you can get slow motion out of this camera. First is to start with shooting in 24P (Frames Per Second) and to edit in post. Here is a link t o a article that explains it: http://www.studiodaily.com/2005/01/get-film-style-slow-motion-effects-with-the-panasonic-dvx100a/
1338143
The manual says when in movie pause mode you can move one frame forward or back at a time. You can download the manual at the Casio website.