Sony RX10M2 HFR QUestions

[TheeDirector]

I can't seem to find the answer.. with the Sony RX10M2 and the HFR specifically the 120 FPS and 240 FPS are you limited in duration? It seems you are limited to an unusable two seconds but can that really be true? I look at people's sample slow motion footage and find that hard to believe.

 

[Darren Levine]

well, it gives you 10 seconds of slow mo. limiting, yes, but for planned shots can do plenty.

 

[deckitout]

I have been using 100fps setting slowing it to 25% which is giving me nice results

 

[unadog]

I have the RX100IV. It can shoot continuously in 1080 120 until it overheats. You should get at least 5-6 minutes, maybe 12, maybe more, depending on the conditions. I know the 4K bit rate is 100 Mbs, I can't remember if the 120 is also 100 Mbs or if it is 60 Mbs. You can also shoot 120 FPS in SLog2, etc.

I am supposed to be selling mine. I have 4 different systems. All of the different menus-batteries-lenses have been driving me crazy! So I decided to keep only Nikon and Panasonic, and to sell my Sony and Canon bodies at least. I will keep the Canon lenses to use on the Panasonic.

But I change my mind every few hours about selling the RX. It is a great little camera, and a great sensor. I had the RX100III, and I like the EVF on the IV quite a bit more! I decided I had enough of trying to use LCD-only cameras, at least for stills. Video with a Hoodman or monitor is different of course.

Good luck!

 

[k0bayashi]

I have a Sony RX10 II and can do 1080p 120 fps all day long. In HFR *that is for slow motion in 250/500/1000 fps in PAL or 240/480/960 in NTSC - you are limited to a burst of 2 seconds in Quality priority or 4 seconds in Shoot Time priority (the quality here really drops, so I suggest to always shoot slow-mo in Quality Priority)

Quality Priority NTSC:

* 240fps/250fps (1,824 x 1,026),
* 480fps/500fps (1,676 x 566),
* 960fps/1000fps (1,136 x 384)

Shoot Time Priority:

* 240fps/250fps (1,676x566),
* 480fps/500fps (1,136x384),
* 960fps/1000fps (800x270)

240/250 *NTSC or PAL gives you a total of about 20 seconds of REAL time slow-motion (2 seconds x 10 times the slow-motion as 240fps/24= 10) , or you get double that - or about 40 seconds in 480/500fps but a lower resolution something less than 720p and rather soft and noisy. Plus you get more aliasing and moire the higher the frame rate.

As as I stated above, you can get smooth slow motion up to 20 seconds of very usable resolution, provided you expose correctly as you'd need multiple time more light for proper HFR. See the Super Slow-Mo video I shot below: