General Best Cheap Camera For Ultra Slow Motion

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wrxer1

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What is the best cheap camera to film extremely slow motion shots? (60P+Twixtor)

Option so far:
GoPro (Already own)
T2i/T3i
60D
GH2
TM700 (1080/60)
Have I missed anything?

I have seen almost every twixtor video and understand the process but am asking in terms of video quality. Thank you in advance!
 
60fps and a high shutter speed are the key elements for twixter.
I'd try to borrow a camera and test it for yourself before selling the farm.
 
Thanks Michael

More specifically, which one of the mentioned cameras is the best quality for slo-mo? Is there a clear winner in overall sharpness once slowed down.
Are the t2i/t3i and 60d the same?

*Also, planning to use Nikon lenses with adapter*
 
HX9V slow motion. NOT a professional tool...but the slow mo is 1080 60P and costs 350USD. :)

 
Not to argue symantics but 60fps really isn't "ultra slow motion." If you want ultra slow motion you should look at a Phantom.
 
for slow motion, you need sharp image, means lot of light, closed lens (f11 and more) , high speed shutter (100 and over) , progressive picture.
Aslo depends the lenght of final sequence, knowing that 5 sec is already pretty long, if you slow it down by 10, a shot of half sec. is enough.
Some digital picture cameras are able to shoot 120 fps or even 300 fps at decent resolution (640x480), but it is still low comparing t full HD.
I think at 120fps you should get already pretty nice slow motion if you boost it to 240fps with twixtor.

if you want full hd at 120fps or over, be ready to spend +$10.000.
if you want to stay cheap, the Casio Exilim is probably the best you can find.

The best guess is to shoot 1080i60, then split fields as pictures, so you get 1920x540 at 120fps. for cheap it is the best you can do and loosing vertical resolution should not be a big deal.
 
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nosys70 said:
for slow motion, you need sharp image, means lot of light, closed lens (f11 and more) , high speed shutter (100 and over) , progressive picture.
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Not sure about others, but just looking at these settings I already know you'd get some pretty crappy results doing slow-mo with this, ESPECIALLY with twixtor. Lots of light is ideal yes. But high shutter speed should mean 1000 or more, 100 will definitely not cut it. f11 would be way too closed down at shutter 1000, I'd change it to f4 maximum. I see where you are coming from. You'd rather have everything in focus, hence f11 and slower shutter speed to keep more light coming into the camera, but for twixtor you want the background as out of focus as possible and your subject in focus (ideally you'd actually shoot against a blank background, like the sky or a wall with no patterns). That's why if you're going the twixtor route its more important to have your subject in focus and everything else out of focus as much as you can so it doesn't interfere with your subject. Hence, wider aperature, MUCH faster shutter speed.
 
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