TZ29 – Camera Shutter Speed
Ever notice the dreamy quality of a British sitcom? How about the "shellshock" look used in war movies? And we're all familiar with the look of an amateur home video, which can be...surreal. Believe it or not, these effects are created in the camera's shutter speed, and very rarely in post-production.
So what'll it be? Fast, jittery frame rates, or the usual slo-mo Matrix ripoff?
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wow, that HD footage looks amazing! It makes the titles look pixely
I’ve heard it called “shutter angle” rather than “shutter speed.”
I think some video cameras call it “shutter speed” because they expect the user to be familiar with still cameras. But on a motion picture camera, there’s a technical difference between shutter speed and shutter angle. Basically, shutter angle is independent of the frame rate, while shutter speed is dependent upon the frame rate.
As to what Ryan said…
Shutter angle is actually only for film cameras. Video cameras don’t have camera angles. Angles are used to control the amount of light touching the film while still keeping the same frame rate. If you were to slow down the shutter speed in a motion picture camera to adjust the light it would no longer match the frame rate…
Digital doesn’t have a multiple shutter angles…
I’m not totally sure how it works, but I do know that our new camera has an option to change the angle of the shutter.
Hmmm… i didin’t really understand the difference (angle vs. speed). Again a language problem? Probably.
By the way, i can’t download those two HD videos. Both links are broken.
I got it now. This might help others:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shutter_speed
If you scroll down you’ll find the deffinition of shutter speed in video, with the links for shutter angle and frame as well.