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Timmy Wright
November 24th, 2010, 03:18 AM
hey can anyone help me out. does the SONY HXR-NX5 have a timelapse feature and where abouts do i find it.

Arkady Bolotin
November 24th, 2010, 04:13 AM
Timmy:

If by timelapse you mean an extreme undercranking (i.e. accelerated motion filming), then the answer to your question is no, the NX5 has no such feature.

However, the camera is capable for some sort of overcranking (i.e. slow motion effect): it can record fast actions using the SMOOTH SLOW REC function (with the unchanging shutter speed 1/215 sec).

Aaron Holmes
November 24th, 2010, 07:47 AM
I suspect you're referring to "interval recording." Unfortunately no, not there. Was on prior HDV models, but I suspect Sony felt the NX5 was beginning to intrude a bit on the EX1 and they decided to backpedal slightly in a few areas. Yep, too bad.

Best,
Aaron

Tom Hardwick
November 24th, 2010, 12:32 PM
....and anyway, the NX5 simply doesn't need it. The camera's got to be stationary anyway, so just run it in real time. Have two 32 gigs on board and on the timeline later play with the speeds to suit. If you've shot it timelapse up front, you're pretty much stuck with that speed.

Chris Adeyefa
November 25th, 2010, 07:26 AM
I 2nd that Tom! Even better yet attach the 128gb Harddrive like i did and get 11 hours of continuous HD Timelapse... "Interval Recording What?" lol As Tom said u have more control in post over the speed and duration.

Andy Tejral
November 25th, 2010, 09:12 AM
After discovering the interval record on my vx1000 was thoroughly useless, I used this method quite successfully.

Timmy Wright
November 29th, 2010, 05:05 AM
thanks for the advice guys. i have tried the way u suggested tom and it looks sick. thanks

Tom Hardwick
November 29th, 2010, 05:16 AM
It looks sick?

Aaron Christiansen
November 29th, 2010, 02:14 PM
"looks sick" is Aussie slang for "looks great".

Multicultural exposure a must ;-)

Victor Wilcox
November 29th, 2010, 06:38 PM
That was the in slang in the US in the 60's.

Ryan Douthit
November 30th, 2010, 12:47 AM
"Sick" is also a very good thing in current youth and extreme sport culture here in the US.

Steve Kass
November 30th, 2010, 12:05 PM
Enough of sick please I am sick of sick.