ZV-E1: Adding variety to movies with slow/quick motion and time lapses

    Add variety to movies with slow motion, quick motion, and time lapses. Note that sound is not recorded in these modes.

    S&Q motion

    You can record a moment that cannot be captured by the naked eye (slow-motion recording) or record a long-term phenomenon into a compressed movie (quick-motion recording). For example, you can record an intense sports scene, the moment when a bird starts to fly, a blooming flower, or a changing view of clouds or a starry sky.

    1. Set the Still/Movie/S&Q switch to S&Q.

      With the screen facing the user, set the Still/Movie/S&Q switch on the top of the camera to the rightmost position to select S&Q shooting.

    2. Select MENU → (Shooting) → Shooting Mode → Shoot Mode, and then select your preferred shooting mode (Intelligent Auto, Program Auto, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, or Manual Exposure).
    3. Select a movie format from MENU → (Shooting) → Image Quality/Rec → File Format, and then select a frame rate and recording setting from S&Q Settings.

    The playback speed depends on the value set in Frame Rate Settings. For slow-motion playback, set a frame rate value higher than the recording frame rate, and for quick-motion playback, set a frame rate value lower than the recording frame rate.

    Refer to the Help Guide for more information, such as setting details and restrictions.
    S&Q Settings

    Time lapses

    Time-lapse recording can show gradual changes (such as the changing colors of the sky or the movement of stars or clouds) much faster than they actually happen.
    With the ZV-E1, time-lapse movies can be created in two ways.

    Recording video as a time-lapse movie

    Time-lapse movies can be recorded by the camera itself.
    You can record movies by condensing changes over a period of up to several dozen minutes. Unlike quick-motion movie recording, you can set a shooting interval longer than 1 second. This enables you to record movies with a larger time compression ratio.

    1. Set the Still/Movie/S&Q switch to S&Q.

      With the screen facing the user, set the Still/Movie/S&Q switch on the top of the camera to the rightmost position to select S&Q shooting.

    2. Select MENU → (Shooting) → Shooting Mode → Shoot Mode, and then select your preferred shooting mode (Intelligent Auto, Program Auto, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, or Manual Exposure).
    3. Set the recording frame rate, interval time, and other details in MENU → (Shooting) → Image Quality/Rec → Time-lapse Settings.

    For more information, such as setting details and restrictions, see the following page.
    Time-lapse shooting

    Using software to create a time-lapse movie after shooting at specific intervals

    You can also create a time-lapse movie in the Imaging Edge Desktop application on a computer after the camera captures a series of still images according to your specified interval.

    1. Capture a series of still photos with interval shooting.
      • Set the Still/Movie/S&Q switch to still shooting.

        With the screen facing the user, set the Still/Movie/S&Q switch on the top of the camera to the leftmost position to select still image shooting.

      • MENU → (Shooting) → Drive Mode → Interval Shoot Func. → Interval Shooting → On.
      • Set the shooting interval, number of shots, and other details.
        Refer to the Help Guide for more information, such as setting details and restrictions.
        Interval Shoot Func.
    2. Use the Imaging Edge Desktop application to create the time-lapse movie on a computer.
    Note:

    The following pages introduce easy-to-understand tips on shooting and choosing lenses, grouped by subject (such as landscapes and starry skies) and accompanied by sample photos.

    Shooting tips
    Choosing lenses

    Setting the right vibe with Creative Looks
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    All images used here are provided for illustrative purposes only.