Is this camera compatible with smooth slow motion?
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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/
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.
2202231
Yes very smooth, but you have to watch it from the right angle as the picture is not to good from side angles. Not a problem for me.
926055
That is the problem...you can't do rapid frames. The camera looks great, feels great to hold, but if you need something to capture a fast paced activity, this isn't the one for you. I like it and recommend it for a very casual user, however will be upgrading to a more advanced piece of equipment as soon as my budget allows.
1636527
Not sure. Our camera is motion sensitive and used when we are away so we are not doing much recording (we hope).
1906508
Yes. It also has image stabilization, so your videos will playback smooth, even when you pan manually. Pretty impressive video for such a small camera.
1820981
Very slow! Camera is 100% beautiful. Menu is state of the art. Color is great. Forget using for fast sporting events, etc.
1793721
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.
1372446
Most likely not. It is slow and has no stabilizer. You'll need a good tripod and a very well lit place. Even though, fast moments will likely be fuzzy.
1044695
This would not be a good fit from the stand point of capturing fast movement, unless you use the video mode. The zoom is terrific, and my wife and I took some great pictures of the Moon a while back which are amazing. I don't think you'll find anything that meets your movement criteria at that price point, though, processing tends to be too slow for that and shutter lag too great. They're fine for casual shooting, and I like the camera for vacation snaps and such. Also, the image stabilization is terrific. Without knowing what your primary camera is, it's hard to recommend a back up.
1476440
Yeah - it's slow when it takes pictures. I bought it for my 6 year old nephew so he's thrilled with it.
1172966
Yes it seems to be in slow motion when using the Magic Pix(nightshot) mode.. although I'm not sure how this looks when transfered to P.C.
1161152
The sound and focus on the video is very good. The sound and video are very clear. My biggest problem with this camera is taking pictures! The shutter speed is so slow. it takes a long time before you can take another picture. I don't know why this camera operate so slow? I've called Tech Support and they recommended that I reset the settings to default and use a fast SD disk. That solutions corrects the problem just a little. Instead of 18-20 second to take a picture it takes about 8-13 seconds.
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Also note that any camera will slow down the "time between shots" if you use flash and maximum resolution and HD. But 5-10 seconds is absurd. Let us know if the extra firmware update improves this.
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Yes it does 1000fps but the resolution is lowest at this setting. Probably you would call this a scientific analysis setting. Generally 250fps is the slowest I go as I get reasonable resolution with object movement smooth and graceful without taking too long to view. This and 120 and 250 is for more artistic type videoing. Excellent Camera. Stills and Video
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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.
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I have done some research on this, as this was of particular interest to me in purchasing. The instruction manual indicates the slowest shutter speed is 30 seconds. This will give you a bit of "time lapse", but not as much as a DSLR where you can specify the time the shutter is open. You can capture fireworks in about 4 seconds, slow a waterfall down using a 1 second shutter, and create an "action shot" of a moving item at about 1/15th of a second, so I think you have some room to work with on this camera.