HDX 900 settings

[Ray Palmer]

I’ll answer the second half of your question. 720p is terrific for slow motion since it is progressive versus interlaced.
We did a beauty piece where everything was shot 720p at 60 and then resolved down to 30.
No vertical hop that you get with an interlace project when slowed down.
The images were fluid and almost surreal!

Later,
Ray

Ray Palmer, Engineer
Salt River Project
Phoenix, AZ
602-236-8224 office
There are three types of people in this world, those that can count and those that can’t.

[Robin Probyn]

Hi Ray

Thanks,the camera can only do 60p in 720p mode? is that right?Do you usualy shoot straight HD mode or any of the film modes.I know it often depends on the project,but wondered if there was a general concenus on which looked better for all purpose doco shooting.

[Robin Probyn]

Forgot to ask,did you use the half shutter setting for the 60p to slo-mo?

[John Sharaf]

If the slomo is to mimic that created by a motion picture camera, then yes, you’ll want to use the equivilent of a 180 degree shutter aka “half”.

JS

[Robin Probyn]

Thanks John,I was wondering if the surreal look mentioned was without shutter.

Thanks

[Ray Palmer]

When I mentioned surreal, I was refering to the lack of interlace vertical hop. I have been doing slow motion replays for football for ten years and it was always interlaced.
Progressive slow motion is as smooth as 12 year old Scotch. Surreal may be an overstatement… How about “Way cool”.

Ray Palmer, Engineer
Salt River Project
Phoenix, AZ
602-236-8224 office
There are three types of people in this world, those that can count and those that can’t.

[Robin Probyn]

Ok thanks! see what you mean,thought you might have been referring to some amazing effect! Do you shoot in the straight HD mode,as oppossed to film like modes.Or what are your thoughts between the two.

Thanks