OK, feel free to laugh. I'm an absolute novice with video and have a quick question about frame rate. My new Canon R7 can shoot 4K (and 1080) in 60, 30 and 24.
I believe (think,???) these frame rate numbers are how many frames per second the video is shot in. I do know some of the cool super slo mo stuff like a bullet going through a lightbulb are shot at several hundred thousand frames per second. I assume the higher the frame rate the more latitude for slowing it down? Not sure.
My question is of the 3 choices offered in my camera, why/when would I choose 24 vs. 30 vs 60?
Currently I have it set at 30 for no other reason than it was in the middle but I'm quite sure that is sub optimal
What are your thoughts / advice for a complete video rookie. I have been shooting stills for about 40 years so I'm quite familiar with stills terminology. Perhaps my difficulty here is trying to equate video language back to something I understand and there may not be a clear path in that direction.
Thanks, I hope my question made some level of sense.
Jeff
I believe (think,???) these frame rate numbers are how many frames per second the video is shot in. I do know some of the cool super slo mo stuff like a bullet going through a lightbulb are shot at several hundred thousand frames per second. I assume the higher the frame rate the more latitude for slowing it down? Not sure.
My question is of the 3 choices offered in my camera, why/when would I choose 24 vs. 30 vs 60?
Currently I have it set at 30 for no other reason than it was in the middle but I'm quite sure that is sub optimal
What are your thoughts / advice for a complete video rookie. I have been shooting stills for about 40 years so I'm quite familiar with stills terminology. Perhaps my difficulty here is trying to equate video language back to something I understand and there may not be a clear path in that direction.
Thanks, I hope my question made some level of sense.
Jeff