Is it true that NEX has 7 fps????

pat donnelly

If so, how come they have managed to achieve this?

It may be that I am misinformed?????

std · Joined: 09 Feb 2010 Posts: 1827 Location: Bulgaria

if you shot raw not true.
it may be true for jpeg.

cooltouch · Joined: 15 Jan 2009 Posts: 9097 Location: Houston, Texas

Sony says 7 fps "with exposure and focus fixed at the first frame," but does not mention whether this is raw or jpg. I'm figuring it's jpg. It also mentions a "standard" frame rate of 2.3 fps.

http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921666192672#features

One reason why the NEX 5 can hit this high frame rate is -- obviously -- because it doesn't use a mirror. The shutter and the shutter button are really the only moving parts during this activity.

aleksanderpolo · Joined: 24 Jan 2010 Posts: 684

GH2 has unlimited 40FPS shooting. The FPS war has began Laughing

It is possible with jpg only and with reduced quality.

Scheimpflug · Expire: 2011-11-18

cooltouch · Joined: 15 Jan 2009 Posts: 9097 Location: Houston, Texas

Well, the 40fps is for video mode. The Nex and a bunch of others now shoot at 1080p, some with speeds over 30 fps. Dunno what the Nex's 1080p max frame rate is.

Scheimpflug · Expire: 2011-11-18

pat donnelly · Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 2:01 pm Post subject: Thanks, guys!

The sooner we get an LCD shutter the better!

7 frames p.s. is good, obviously no refocus, or exposure comp is fair enough.

For the price, this is some performance! When Sony sort out their menu system, I will be very interested as the sensor will complement the m4/3 system, allowing one lens to have two focal lengths.

Glad to see the number of replies as I was getting worried that Sonmy might have produced a lemon. They seem to be talking up the prospects for these cams, but the reality as we all know, often is different.

cooltouch · Joined: 15 Jan 2009 Posts: 9097 Location: Houston, Texas

JaccoW · Joined: 11 Nov 2010 Posts: 27

Sorry to bump, but I just did a quick test.

The 7fps is with jpeg, no refocus. Pretty much unlimited if using a fast enough card.
With raw it's the same speed, but the buffer runs full after 5 or so.

Scheimpflug · Expire: 2011-11-18

cooltouch · Joined: 15 Jan 2009 Posts: 9097 Location: Houston, Texas

I think I may have mentioned this in another topic, but I had the chance to play around with the NEX 3 the other day, and was rather impressed by it. It had the 18-55 zoom mounted, and I was quite surprised by how well damped both its zoom and focusing rings were. Sure enough, when set to multiple exposure mode, it blazes right along at what I must assume to be 7 fps. I found it to focus rapidly and follow focus quite well, too. Big pluses as far as autofocus goes. But if I were to buy one of these NEXes, it would be so I could use my manual lenses with it, and for that the metering patterns and accuracy become more important.

JaccoW · Joined: 11 Nov 2010 Posts: 27

Thanks Scheimpflug. Smile

I've been reading various lens reviews on these forums for a while, so I thought I'd register. Wink

@Cooltouch: Yes the 18-55 is quite nice, but I wanted to try some nice and especially faster manual focus lenses.
A couple of weeks ago I had to resort to manual focus when using the camera in (very) low light conditions because autofocus just wasn't fast enough. I quite liked working like that.

So now I got a pentacon 200mm F4.0 with a CZJ 50mm F1.8 and a Pentacon 30mm F3.5 on the way. Very Happy

cooltouch · Joined: 15 Jan 2009 Posts: 9097 Location: Houston, Texas

Great! Be sure to keep us informed.