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May 12th, 2008, 09:39 PM | #1 |
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120 FPS with the Z7U
Just got a Z7U before I Left on a trip to Rio. I actually read the manual on the plane and discovered the cameras smooth slow motion feature which buffers up 12 sec of video then records it to tape. I created a little video on the beach all shot in smooth slow mode. You can view it at:
www.lafayettehillstudios.com/rio This was not done in post it was all recorded by the camera this way. Fun! Mike Brand mbrand@lafayettehillstudios.com |
May 12th, 2008, 09:50 PM | #2 |
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Mike,
Nice shots... Does the Z7 also have the buffer option for regular record mode. The wave action looks really nice, but I did notice a few glitches in the flag footage. Did the camera do this? Did you record to card or tape? |
May 12th, 2008, 09:57 PM | #3 |
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I'm glad you enjoyed your trip.
Well, not all are fans of beaches right? I live here and I'm not really into them haha. Now the technical question: How's the resolution loss when doing smooth slow record? Images seem really nice in that resolution, but how about 1080? 12sec... Hmmm nice! V1 had only 6sec (Correct me If I'm wrong). |
May 13th, 2008, 01:00 AM | #4 |
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WOW -- this is so much better than anything I ever captured with the V1!
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May 13th, 2008, 04:32 AM | #5 |
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Great footage. I'm very interested to here about the resolution of this function?
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May 14th, 2008, 03:23 AM | #6 |
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I asked Sony about the resolution of this feature and got the following reply:
"During ‘Smooth Slow Recording’ the image goes through a few different resolutions. For the HVR-Z7E, the capture is performed at 960x360 as a progressive format. Each frame is then converted to a JPEG image at 672x360. Finally the images are converted to a regular HDV signal at 1440x1080i. So as far as you will tell from any editing software you are using, this will only ‘see’ the final resolution which will look like a regular HDV 1080i signal, but the resolution of the images used to create that output is lower." |
May 14th, 2008, 10:36 AM | #7 |
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So essentially the res you're seeing is a little less than NTSC Standard-Def DV resolution (which is 720 x 480).
I think that's higher res than previous Sony cams that had Smooth slow Record but obviously a long way off HiDef. |
May 17th, 2008, 03:48 PM | #8 |
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That clip was really really impressive. Difficult to judge on web, might well look pretty rough on HD screen, but one of the best-looking clips I've seen from a prosumer camera.
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I can't get this mode to work. Is there something I should know?
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May 18th, 2008, 01:45 AM | #11 |
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Beautiful footage. The slo motion recording makes for a relaxing mood, even during the volleyball scene. Every vacation hot spot should look this graceful and elegant.
Man, I'm envious that my Sony EX1 doesn't have this feature. |
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I'm very envious of the slo-mo on the EX1! |
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I also tried banging my head against the camera in frustration and that didn't work either. |
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