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Old November 4th, 2007, 10:49 AM   #1
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What is the best setting for slow motion when using the XHA1?
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Old November 4th, 2007, 11:23 AM   #2
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Suggestion:

Set the shutter speed to 1/120th (NTSC) or 1/100th for PAL.
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Old November 4th, 2007, 11:43 AM   #3
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Use interlaced recording.
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Old November 4th, 2007, 12:07 PM   #4
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do some slow down speeds work better than others?

eg. 50% as opposed to 40%?

and which works best,
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Old November 4th, 2007, 01:33 PM   #5
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50% would look better then 40% but I think it all depends on the shutter speed you shot it with to begin with.. The higher the shutter the more you can slow it down no?
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Old November 4th, 2007, 02:22 PM   #6
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The higher the shutter the more you can slow it down no?
No. Shutter is usually set higher just so that there wouldn't be an excess of motion blur.
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Old November 4th, 2007, 02:37 PM   #7
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I had great luck with slow motion using an XL H1, 1080i, interlaced, at 1/60th of a second and bright sun.

I used Vegas to slow it down.

Later, others suggested that it would have been even better at 1/120th of a second shutter speed.

I suggest that take some test footage, then try to slow it down in your Non-Linear Editor. Sony Vegas worked very well for me. I was amazed at the results.
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