S&Q Settings

movie, slow&quick 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, and a changing view of clouds or a starry sky. Sound will not be recorded.


[S&Q Settings] allows you to set the frame rate, bit rate, color information, etc.

When shooting slow-motion and quick-motion movies, set the Still/Movie/S&Q dial to S&Q, and set MENU → (Shooting) → [Shooting Mode] → [Shoot Mode] to [S&Q Motion].

  1. MENU → (Shooting) → [Image Quality/Rec] → [S&Q Settings] → Select an item to set, and then select the desired setting.

Menu item details

Frame Rate Settings:
Selects the frame rate of the movie and the shooting frame rate.
Record Setting:
Selects the bit rate, color sampling, and bit depth of the movie.

  • The [Rec Frame Rate] that can be set for [Frame Rate Settings] and the values that can be set for [Record Setting] are the same as the setting values for [Movie Settings].
  • Although the format of the recorded movie will be the same as the [File Format] setting, you cannot select [XAVC HS 8K] for slow-motion/quick-motion shooting. If [XAVC HS 8K] has been selected, it will automatically switch to [XAVC HS 4K].


Playback speed

The playback speed will vary as below depending on the value set for [Frame Rate Settings].

When [NTSC/PAL Selector] is set to NTSC

Frame Rate Rec Frame Rate: 24p Rec Frame Rate: 30p Rec Frame Rate: 60p Rec Frame Rate: 120p
120fps 5 times slower 4 times slower 2 times slower Normal playback speed
60fps 2.5 times slower 2 times slower Normal playback speed 2 times quick
30fps 1.25 times slower Normal playback speed 2 times quick 4 times quick
15fps 1.6 times quick 2 times quick 4 times quick 8 times quick
8fps 3 times quick 3.75 times quick 7.5 times quick 15 times quick
4fps 6 times quick 7.5 times quick 15 times quick 30 times quick
2fps 12 times quick 15 times quick 30 times quick 60 times quick
1fps 24 times quick 30 times quick 60 times quick 120 times quick


When [NTSC/PAL Selector] is set to PAL

Frame Rate Rec Frame Rate: 25p Rec Frame Rate: 50p Rec Frame Rate: 100p
100fps 4 times slower 2 times slower Normal playback speed
50fps 2 times slower Normal playback speed 2 times quick
25fps Normal playback speed 2 times quick 4 times quick
12fps 2.08 times quick 4.16 times quick 8.33 times quick
6fps 4.16 times quick 8.33 times quick 16.66 times quick
3fps 8.33 times quick 16.66 times quick 33.33 times quick
2fps 12.5 times quick 25 times quick 50 times quick
1fps 25 times quick 50 times quick 100 times quick

Hint

Note

  • In slow-motion/quick-motion recording, the actual shooting time differs from the time recorded in the movie. The recordable time displayed toward the top of the monitor shows the remaining recording time for the movie, not the remaining recording time on the memory card.
  • In slow-motion recording, the shutter speed becomes faster and you may not be able to obtain the proper exposure. If this happens, decrease the aperture value or set the ISO sensitivity to a higher value.
  • During slow-motion/quick-motion recording, the following functions are not available.
    • [Time Code Run] under [TC/UB]
    • [Time Code Output] under [HDMI Output Settings]
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