Camcorder question

[nevets88]

What camcorder specification do you key in on to get a recording of your swing that approximates the super slow motion videos on CBS or NBC? My entry level $400 Canon shows a blur when I play a swing in slow motion. I've seen consumer looking Sonys that do the trick, but it's hard to pick one out in a store. Thanks.

[beung]

The only thing that is going to make any difference is probably going to be shutter speed. If you can find one that you can set manually and if not then one that has a sport modes (which is usually the fastest for that camera).

With the super fast shutter speed you need lots of light, because the shutter opens and closes so quickly there is not a lot of time for light exposure.

One other thing of note, you are probably going to want to get some software that will allow you to advance through the video frame by frame. Most are only like 30fps, I use one that does the raw video @ 60fps and even then the club moves pretty far between frames.

Unless you go commercial you are not going to be able to get the kind of quality or amount of frames that you see on TV with those ballistic camera - they can capture something like 3k fps.