Traditional camcorders produce video at 30 frames per second (FPS), that is, capture and display twenty-four pictures for every second of film that we watch. For normal moving objects at normal speeds, this is plenty, but for fast moving objects or lower viewing speeds there can be a blurred effect on the screen. Watch any airplane propeller rotate on video and you’ll see what we’re talking about.
New technology in the last few years has allowed for faster frame rate capture, and combined with high-definition video, some really cool shots have recently been composed. Three out of four episodes of Mythbusters will prove that quickly.
Even the local, simple things around us in our hotel rooms can be captured with a slow motion elegance, as Vimeo user Tom Guilmette shows in the below video.
[via Worldhum and The Daily Dish]