Appropriate Shutter Speed at DVinfo.net

Steve Tapping · December 20th, 2003, 02:30 AM

What is the best shutter speed for shooting SURF SHOTS? Or What do you reccommend using.
I am currently using 1/60 It works nicely but sometimes comes out a little wrong.
Any help with shutter speeds would be greatly appreciated.

Thank You

Shawn Mielke · December 20th, 2003, 05:24 AM

Try some higher speeds for fast action. Gives the image this hyperkinetic urgency.
Be careful of vertical smear, though.

Boyd Ostroff · December 20th, 2003, 09:50 AM

You might try using one of the adaptive deinterlacing programs or plug-ins in post also and see if you like that look. Do a search here on deinterlacing for some extensive discussion. If you use one of the better ones it should approximate the look of 30p.

Frank Granovski · December 21st, 2003, 05:39 AM

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I am currently using 1/60 It works nicely but sometimes comes out a little wrong. Any help with shutter speeds would be greatly appreciated.

1/60th? Do you own a NTSC cam is PALsville, Australia? Are you viewing NTSC footage on a multi-system TV and viewing it in PAL?

Quote:

What is the best shutter speed for shooting SURF SHOTS? Or What do you reccommend using.

For NTSC, I'd use 1/60th or 1/100th; for PAL I'd try 1/50th first, but I think 1/100th would be much better. I would not shoot any faster than that with a TRV950 or PDX10.

Steve Tapping · December 21st, 2003, 07:46 AM

Boyd I ended up getting DVFilm Maker and I like it. Does a nice job. Slowly but nice.

I will try 1/100 but 1/60 normally looks better.

I own a PAL camera I am still able to obtain a shutter speed of 1/60 though.

My camera in steps shows:
1/3 | 1/6 | 1/12 | 1/25 | 1/50 | 1/60 | 1/100 | 1/120
& so on.

Thanks all for the input.

What Lens hood do you reccommend using for surf shots?
I have just been using the standard one, should I bee using the Wide Hood?

Thank You

Peace

Frank Granovski · December 21st, 2003, 08:01 AM

I didn't know that the PAL Sony does 1/60th. Are you using a tripod for your surfing videos?

I wonder if the NTSC version has the 1/50th manual shutter speed?

Tom Hardwick · December 21st, 2003, 10:54 AM

Yes, the 950, the PDX10 and the VX/150 all have 1/50th and 1/60th on the PAL versions.

High shutter speeds are a no-no on the 950/X10 because of the CCD smear. If you keep to 1/50th you'll get the smoothest slow motion and normal motion footage, but stills for web or page will have camera and subject blur. You might well need a 2 stop ND to suppliment the 3 in-built NDs, otherwise the camera will go for apertures smaller than f4.8 - another no-no on that camera.

The big supplied lens hood is the best, but if you always shoot in telephoto (to stop salt spray ruining your cam) go for an extendable Hoya hood - and get even more efficient shielding of that front element.

tom.

December 20th, 2003, 02:30 AM	#1
Steve Tapping Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Australia WA Posts: 41	Appropriate Shutter Speed What is the best shutter speed for shooting SURF SHOTS? Or What do you reccommend using. I am currently using 1/60 It works nicely but sometimes comes out a little wrong. Any help with shutter speeds would be greatly appreciated. Thank You

December 20th, 2003, 05:24 AM	#2
Shawn Mielke Major Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Santa Rosa, California Posts: 745	Try some higher speeds for fast action. Gives the image this hyperkinetic urgency. Be careful of vertical smear, though. __________________ Breakthrough In Grey Room

December 20th, 2003, 09:50 AM	#3
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,802	You might try using one of the adaptive deinterlacing programs or plug-ins in post also and see if you like that look. Do a search here on deinterlacing for some extensive discussion. If you use one of the better ones it should approximate the look of 30p.

December 21st, 2003, 07:46 AM	#5
Steve Tapping Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Australia WA Posts: 41	Boyd I ended up getting DVFilm Maker and I like it. Does a nice job. Slowly but nice. I will try 1/100 but 1/60 normally looks better. I own a PAL camera I am still able to obtain a shutter speed of 1/60 though. My camera in steps shows: 1/3 \| 1/6 \| 1/12 \| 1/25 \| 1/50 \| 1/60 \| 1/100 \| 1/120 & so on. Thanks all for the input. What Lens hood do you reccommend using for surf shots? I have just been using the standard one, should I bee using the Wide Hood? Thank You Peace

December 21st, 2003, 08:01 AM	#6
Frank Granovski Outer Circle Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hope, BC Posts: 7,524	I didn't know that the PAL Sony does 1/60th. Are you using a tripod for your surfing videos? I wonder if the NTSC version has the 1/50th manual shutter speed?

December 21st, 2003, 10:54 AM	#7
Tom Hardwick Inner Circle Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Billericay, England UK Posts: 4,711	Yes, the 950, the PDX10 and the VX/150 all have 1/50th and 1/60th on the PAL versions. High shutter speeds are a no-no on the 950/X10 because of the CCD smear. If you keep to 1/50th you'll get the smoothest slow motion and normal motion footage, but stills for web or page will have camera and subject blur. You might well need a 2 stop ND to suppliment the 3 in-built NDs, otherwise the camera will go for apertures smaller than f4.8 - another no-no on that camera. The big supplied lens hood is the best, but if you always shoot in telephoto (to stop salt spray ruining your cam) go for an extendable Hoya hood - and get even more efficient shielding of that front element. tom.