Sony Handycam & Super Slow Motion | Video Elements


Published: July 1, 2020
Author/Pilot: Jared Doneen
Category Tags: PROJECTS,VIDEO TIPS


The Sony FDR-AX700 Handycam can shoot video like most any other handheld camera. It’ll record audio, zoom in and out, and focus. It takes a standard SD card, can playback clips, and do most everything that someone might expect from a video camera. But what it doesn’t do, is miss a moment. 

That’s because this camera comes equipped with a Super Slow-Motion mode, that allows the user to capture video at an astonishing 960 frames per second (fps). That’s in comparison to the majority of cameras that shoot at roughly 30 or 60 fps. Occasionally there’s a 120 floating around. But 960 is 32 times more than your standard 30 fps camera. 32 times more individual pictures it’s taking per second. 32 times more data. 

To put it other terms, a 30 fps camera captures one cup of information per second. The Sony FDR-AX700: 2 gallons in that same time. Now that’s a volume worth respecting. And it allows you to record all those fleeting details that you miss in the blink of an eye.  

When in it’s Super Slow-Motion mode, the camera will capture approximately four seconds of real time action. But at 960 frames per second, it’s stretched out and slowed down so severely, that the resulting video comes in at one minute long and at 60 frames per second. That’s 15 times slower than what you actually saw and at a higher frame rate than what you generally see on Television. 

The end results make for some insanely cool footage. But mainly it just leaves you asking, “what can I slow down next?”


Sony Handycam & Super Slow Motion | Video Elements