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I am thinking of buying a Sony DCR VX2100. This is my first good video camera I have ever purchased. It has a10,000th of a second shutter speed. Does that mean 10,000 frames per second? If its not, how can I find out the FPS on the camera. I'll be using it for extreme sports so I need to be able to have a very smooth slow motion. Thanks to anyone who can help.
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The frame rate is the number of frames the camera takes in a second.
The shutter speed is the amount of time it takes for the camera to take each frame.
Television frame rates are standardized, and will remain the same if you change the shutter speed. NTSC-format video runs at 29.97 fps, and PAL and SECAM-format video run at 25 fps. It depends on what part of the world you're working in. There are also HD formats at different frame rates. The DCR-VX2100 only shoots standard-definition video, so it will shoot at one of those two frame rates, depending on where you are.
Again, frames per second is the number of pictures the camera takes in a second. Shutter speed is how quickly the camera takes each picture. So, let's say you're in an NTSC-format country. You decide to shoot with a 1/100 shutter speed. The camera will shoot 29.97 frames every second, and every frame will be shot in 1/100th of a second. In other words, the "shutter" will "open" for 1/100th of a second to shoot each frame. It will do this 29.97 times every second.
At faster shutter speeds (1/250, 1/500, etc.), the camera still shoots 29.97 frames every second, but it opens the shutter for 1/250th or 1/500th of a second for every frame it shoots.
Faster shutter speeds are good for action shots, such as sports. You get less motion blur at faster shutter speeds, but you need more light because of the short amounts of time the shutter opens to let light in.
In short, frame rates won't change unless you're willing to invest thousands more for specialty super-slow-mo cameras that are sometimes used at professional sporting events or on shows like "MythBusters" that are taping things like bullets and explosions. Still, you should be able to get smooth slow-motion at standard frame rates if you use good editing software.
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Whats a good camera to get for extreme sports photography? Not gopro 600$?
Dave
I'm getting engaged in extreme sports photography, i want to know a good camera in the 600-700$ price range, i already own a gopro, so thats out of the question. I already plan on picking a couple more up. I just need something with clear footage and relative zoom so i can get that perfect shot!
Thanks
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You can use a good entry level dSLR like the Nikon D3200 or Canon T3/1100D, but what you need is a lens like the 18-200 mm so you can get tight shots at different parts of the track or good wide shots on nearby corners.
That means that your budget is rather small for what you need for shooting any motor sports, which includes extreme sports.
I have a colleague who shoots X-Games and he uses an inexpensive Nikon D40 with a 70-200 mm f/2.8 lens and flash. With the D40, he can shoot at high shutter speeds, higher than the standard 1/200th or 1/250th second restriction of CMOS sensored cameras.
Cost wise this is the break down. A good used Nikon D40, about $350. A AF-S Nikkor 70-200 mm f/2.8, about $2,400 and the SB 800 flash, about $400
If you are planning on shooting video, then you can probably use consumer grade video camera like those made by Canon, Panasonic, JVC or Sony
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