Re: Z9...Another Week in Revenue Service...My Impressions
Two things you can never have enough of in a sports camera -- low-light ISO performance and frame rate speed.
Or so I thought.
I am loving the Z9. It ranks high on my list of favorite inanimate objects of all time.
But 20-30 -- and 120 fps .... whew. As the math would predict, I'm coming home with 2-3X the number of files to sort through after a game. They are all in focus. Which is terrific. But it's a workflow challenge for sure. Am I getting better basketball pictures than I was at 10-12 fps? Probably. But it's really too early to tell. I'm certainly getting "more" high-quality pictures to choose from.
These higher and hyper frame rates are a godsend and great for certain sports and activities. But I can really see myself starting to take a more prudent frame-rate-by-sport approach.
Don't get me wrong -- I love it. I just need to adapt and control the power a little more effectively. There are some fine motor skill techniques that I think will come into play. By the end of my second game, I found myself being able to do microbursts of just a few frames, almost featuring the shutter,
Getting a little more comfortable every game -- Game 1 I felt like I was roller-skating on ice.
Re: Z9...Another Week in Revenue Service...My Impressions
Two things you can never have enough of in a sports camera -- low-light ISO performance and frame rate speed.
Or so I thought.
I am loving the Z9. It ranks high on my list of favorite inanimate objects of all time.
But 20-30 -- and 120 fps .... whew. As the math would predict, I'm coming home with 2-3X the number of files to sort through after a game. They are all in focus. Which is terrific. But it's a workflow challenge for sure. Am I getting better basketball pictures than I was at 10-12 fps? Probably. But it's really too early to tell. I'm certainly getting "more" pictures.
Ironically, if you are getting 90% of your pictures in focus, fps becomes a little less important.
These higher and hyper frame rates are a godsend and great for certain sports and activities, but I can really see myself starting to take a more prudent frame-rate-by-sport approach.
Don't get me wrong -- I love it. I just need to adapt and control the power a little more effectively.
Jan 26, 2022 at 09:03 AM
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