Reference Manual

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Movies
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Slow-Motion Movies
To record slow-motion movies, select [1920×1080; 30p ×4
(slow-motion)], [1920×1080; 25p ×4 (slow-motion)], or
[1920×1080; 24p ×5 (slow-motion)] for [Frame size/frame
rate]. Sound is not recorded.
Movies shot using [1920×1080; 30p ×4 (slow-motion)], for
example, are recorded at a frame rate of 120p and play back at
a rate of 30p. It takes around 10 seconds of recording to
produce about 40 seconds of footage. Slow-motion movies
can be used to view events of brief duration, such as a bat
striking a ball, in slow motion.
Recording and playback speeds are shown below.
* Actual frame rate is 119.88 fps for values listed as 120p, 29.97 fps for
values listed as 30p, and 23.976 fps for values listed as 24p.
Frame size/frame rate
Rate frames
are read at
*
Rate frames
are recorded/
play at
*
[1920 × 1080; 30p ×4 (slow-motion)] 120p 30p
[1920 × 1080; 25p ×4 (slow-motion)] 100p 25p
[1920 × 1080; 24p ×5 (slow-motion)] 120p 24p