Smooth Slow Motion looks grainy?? at DVinfo.net

Marco Giordani · June 21st, 2009, 07:05 AM

Why does the footage look so grainy when I shoot in super slow motion?

I am only using the 6 sec record and it looks like the shutter speed is around 1500 or 2000.

(It will probably look better if I shoot it in 60i and slow it down in Final Cut, but that defeats the purpose of that feature on the Z5u)

Any thoughts?

Thanks.

Ben Hall · June 21st, 2009, 09:06 AM

Because the picture quality in slow motion modes on the Z5/FX1000 is compromised, and the longer you buffer, the worse quality it gets.

I've found in good light, the 3 second buffer is good enough to get away with it in most cases, but the longer modes are too poor to be used for anything other than the odd special effect or web video where the quality doesn't matter too much.

In low light, it gets too grainy to be used much...

June 21st, 2009, 07:05 AM	#1
Marco Giordani Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 37	Smooth Slow Motion looks grainy?? Why does the footage look so grainy when I shoot in super slow motion? I am only using the 6 sec record and it looks like the shutter speed is around 1500 or 2000. (It will probably look better if I shoot it in 60i and slow it down in Final Cut, but that defeats the purpose of that feature on the Z5u) Any thoughts? Thanks.

June 21st, 2009, 09:06 AM	#2
Ben Hall Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 48	Because the picture quality in slow motion modes on the Z5/FX1000 is compromised, and the longer you buffer, the worse quality it gets. I've found in good light, the 3 second buffer is good enough to get away with it in most cases, but the longer modes are too poor to be used for anything other than the odd special effect or web video where the quality doesn't matter too much. In low light, it gets too grainy to be used much...