Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Slow Motion Video

I was inspired by a Gizmodo's recent article on slow motion videos so I decided to post this.

Phantom v1610
I've always been attracted to high-speed cameras and amazed how they can shoot at 20.000 frames per second, but I've recently heard about the Phantom v1610 camera which can shoot at 1,000,000 frames per second (well okay, the resolution needs to be 128x16, but it's still impressive).

That got me researching a bit more and I found out that the fastest high-speed camera has the ability to take pictures at a speed of 200 million frames per second.

Just to be clear... when you record something at high speed, per say 1500 frames per second, the slow motion effect appears when you play those 1500 frames at a normal speed of 30 frames per second. But if you recorded at a whooping speed of 200 million fps and decided to play it at normal speed, it would take you 77 days to watch the whole recording (77 days to watch the 1 second long footage). Now THAT is slow motion.

Actually, the image above is a video, so if you come back every day for the next 77 days it might change slightly.

If you're interested in this topic, I recommend watching the following video:


Skipping Slow Motion from photography-factory.co.uk on Vimeo.

Also, I found this on Amazon: Casio EX-FH100 10.1MP High Speed Digital Camera with 10x Ultra Wide Angle Zoom with CMOS Shift Image Stabilization and 3.0 inch LCD. It can record at 1,000 fps, which is not bad at all, and it appears to be affordable at $300.
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24 comments:

  1. Sub Radar (Mike)August 10, 2011 at 6:09 PM

    Best use of slow motion camera ever.

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  2. AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 10:50 PM

    I need one of this!!! I have many ideas for a camera like this one.

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  3. Comic Book ClubAugust 11, 2011 at 1:15 PM

    it's like having your own click remote. god that mvoie was awfull

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  4. Jacob McCannAugust 11, 2011 at 1:34 PM

    That's some cool information, I never quite understood how slo-mo differed from regular video. Keep it up, +1 follower

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  5. amorsanguinoAugust 11, 2011 at 3:02 PM

    That's awesome. I can appreciate someone recording that. Watched it to the end. <3

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  6. Derrick TusangAugust 11, 2011 at 3:05 PM

    Epic

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  7. SadethAugust 11, 2011 at 3:20 PM

    Seems like we'll be pushing the limits soon.

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  8. SinclairAugust 11, 2011 at 3:35 PM

    I love slow motion in movies and such. So much fun to watch.

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  9. Morph1n3August 11, 2011 at 3:45 PM

    This is what I need instead of my camera on my phone.

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  10. FailpailirlAugust 11, 2011 at 4:02 PM

    that quality is amazing, definatly looking into buying this camera! :D. i always love watching these high fps slow motion videos, its amazing.

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  11. BobAugust 11, 2011 at 5:27 PM

    Nice use of slowmo there. :)

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  12. KyranAugust 11, 2011 at 8:24 PM

    Slowmo vid was nice, good tune as well. Was it ever intended for anything other than bouncing jubblies? Doubt it.

    +followed

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  13. DWeiAugust 11, 2011 at 8:49 PM

    My cousin can take slowmo videos with his camera. They're hilarious.

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  14. AdamAugust 11, 2011 at 10:14 PM

    pretty epic, my camera now has self-esteem problems

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  15. MrZakPKAugust 11, 2011 at 11:39 PM

    This. is. my. new. favourite. blog.

    :D I love the show Time Warp...you've probably seen it but if you haven't you should check it out you'd love it

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  16. JayAugust 12, 2011 at 2:01 AM

    yellow bikinis and slow motion cams are awesome together

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  17. RobAugust 12, 2011 at 12:47 PM

    very interesting stuff. following!

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  18. BerserculesAugust 12, 2011 at 3:57 PM

    Slow motion sounds gooooooooooood.

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  19. DieguiiAugust 12, 2011 at 4:20 PM

    i like slow motion but not all the time... it may be boring T_T haha
    PS: nice Phantom =P

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  20. my day in a sentenceAugust 13, 2011 at 8:30 AM

    That video just made my day. :D

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  21. Feda.LoverAugust 13, 2011 at 11:54 AM

    Cool!!

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  22. SylarAugust 14, 2011 at 12:39 AM

    I want one of those cameras!
    article very interesting

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  23. Ferdynand Andrzej Magellan-FritzSeptember 1, 2011 at 12:28 PM

    Okay, this is the slow motion I really liked. But I'm quite concerned about this lady jumping on high heels, I mean that's really brutal.

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  24. lorenzoJanuary 14, 2012 at 2:44 PM

    shut up and take my money

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