Hello Everyone,

I am the proud owner of the EX1. I have 3 questions:

1. In "Slow Motion" mode, I connot seem to find the correct frame rate for slow motion recording. I have tried between 20-30, but when I play the clip back, it is still real time.
I am shooting in the 1080/30p mode. What is the best frame rate to produce smooth slow motion playback?

2. In "Interval Recording" mode, what would be a good setting for fluid rolling clouds time lapse effects?

3. In "Interval Recording" mode, what would be a good setting to produce the "long Tail" effect with traffic car lights at night?

Thanks for any tips.

Joel Brooks
Moments in Time Video Productions
Moments in Time (http://www.mitvideoproductions.com)

For slow motion you would have to use 720/30p or 720/24p which enables you to use the 60 frame setting. This setting is unavailable in 1080 for file size reasons.

Richard

Yes, slow-mo is 720 only.

For timelapse, 1 frame per second is a good start. You'll still probably end up speeding that up in post, but gives you flexibility. To get the long tail / streaking effect I've found that you need to use EX slow shutter at 16.

Correction:


You can not get slo-mo 1080 30P within the EX.
You can do it in post, but since it's recorded at 30P, it will only be just OK.

I believe a better solution is just go with 720 30P with overcrank.

For 720 30P:

Set the EX to 720 30P
Next, locate S&Q in the menu. Turn it on and set it to 60.

When you play back your video, it will be slo-mo half speed.

Also, please note that when you power off the camera, it turns off S&Q mode.
This is a safety feature in the event you forget it was still set to S&Q.

Steven,

This is not the case. At 1080 data rate (storage, bandwidth, not sure of the right word)requirements are beyound the camera's ability.
Check it out.

Richard

Woops, you're right.
I meant 720 30P. But, I see Joel wrote 1080 30P.

Well, in this case, I'd switch to 720 30P for the overcrank, then back to 1080 30P when slo-mo is not needed.

Hi Joel

This is my first posting. In reply to your third question check out EX1 on the M1 at Mach 2 on Vimeo (http://www.vimeo.com/1217832) simulating a motorway trip at twice the speed of sound.
You'll find all the settings in the related discussion.

Hope this helps

Paul

Hello Everyone,

I am the proud owner of the EX1. I have 3 questions:

2. In "Interval Recording" mode, what would be a good setting for fluid rolling clouds time lapse effects?

3. In "Interval Recording" mode, what would be a good setting to produce the "long Tail" effect with traffic car lights at night?

Thanks for any tips.

Joel Brooks
Moments in Time Video Productions
Moments in Time (http://www.mitvideoproductions.com)

I'm pretty sure most of us out here will use the slow shutter speed to mix it up with the interval recording to have a smooth fluid look. I'm using it that way. If you find it too bright, use a ND filter.

You have to spend some money and get the vortex DVD for the EX1, It really helps