High Speed Video Camara

I think a lot of people really like some of the Casio cameras for videoing their swings but your best bet is to use the search bar above and search for "cameras" and sort the results by relevance. There's loads of information on different cameras so you'll be able to figure out what's best for you based on your budget etc.

I am waiting for the Casio ZR200 to come out in April at $379

Supposedly you can shoot at 1000fps and control shutter speed.

See this review http://youtu.be/Xpi75AJIHzE

That ZR200 really looks good, especially for the price.

The Casio website says that the resolutions are a bit poor though as the FPS increases?

To be fair to the camera I think most people would be happy enough videoing their swing in 240 FPS and a resolution of 512 x 384 is more than adequate. For reference, this is 512 x 384:

I've been looking around at casio cameras too. Im sure the quality would be fine as long as you have good lighting.

I've been hoping someone with more photography experience than me would chime in before I volunteered my inexpert opinion, but I've heard you can shoot up to 300fps just fine indoors. Your best option to make sure would be to borrow a camera to see if you can get usable footage before spending money. You might also consider PM'ing Erik (username iacas) - he's a photography buff and I'm sure he can answer this question.

You need a LOT of light to shoot 300 FPS indoors. Your eyes are good at adjusting for lots of light levels, and most people wouldn't believe how bright something has to be to match "outside" light.

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Originally Posted by iacas 

You need a LOT of light to shoot 300 FPS indoors. Your eyes are good at adjusting for lots of light levels, and most people wouldn't believe how bright something has to be to match "outside" light.

Ok, but the question I think he's asking is can you get any usable high speed footage indoors. I.e., whatever the minimum frame rate is for swing analysis (120?), can that be used to get reasonably good footage?

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Originally Posted by sacm3bill 

Ok, but the question I think he's asking is can you get any usable high speed footage indoors. I.e., whatever the minimum frame rate is for swing analysis (120?), can that be used to get reasonably good footage?

Yes, he can. He just needs a lot of light. More than one might think is necessary. We can record at 1/1000 indoors, but we also have four $150 lights above our instructional bay and nine $100 lights in our 24-foot general hitting area.

I don't think there is anything really special about the light (well maybe if you have 20'+ ceilings). It is just a matter of getting a lot of it in ways that don't cast a lot of shadows. Go to most photography websites (or think about the last time you went to a professional photo studio) and you will see a bunch of high powered directional lights.
 

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Originally Posted by evan01 

Sorry, I went away for a few days. What constitutes a $150 light. I also work at a higher end golf club and we have built a great indoor practice facility  our pro is struggling with this problem also. Maybe I can win favor with him for a few lessons!  LOL

Might be a good idea to just borrow a camera to see if your existing light is sufficient, before doing a lot of research and/or spending on lights.

What was your light meter reading? 
 

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Originally Posted by evan01 

thats why I am here 3bill. I know of someone that has tried indoors at our facility and the 1st go around with the basic didn't work thyen I added 3 300 watt lights just over head that didn't work so I am hoping the golf gods here on the trap will help me out!