ZV-1M2: Adding variety to movies with slow/quick motion and time lapses

Add variety to movies with slow motion, quick motion, and time lapses. Note that sound is not recorded in these modes.

S&Q motion

You can record a moment that cannot be captured by the naked eye (slow-motion recording) or record a long-term phenomenon into a compressed movie (quick-motion recording). For example, you can record an intense sports scene, the moment when a bird starts to fly, a blooming flower, or a changing view of clouds or a starry sky.

1. Press the Still/Movie/S&Q button to select the slow-motion/quick-motion recording mode.
2. Select MENU → (Shooting) → Shooting Mode → Shoot Mode, and then select your preferred shooting mode (Intelligent Auto, Program Auto, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, or Manual Exposure).
3. Select the frame rate and other recording settings in MENU → (Shooting) → Image Quality/Rec → S&Q Settings.
4. Press the MOVIE (movie) button to start recording.
   Press the MOVIE button again to stop recording.

The playback speed depends on the value set in Frame Rate Settings. For slow-motion playback, set a frame rate value higher than the recording frame rate, and for quick-motion playback, set a frame rate value lower than the recording frame rate.

Refer to the Help Guide for more information, such as setting details and restrictions.
S&Q Settings

Time lapses

Time-lapse recording can show gradual changes (such as the changing colors of the sky or the movement of stars or clouds) much faster than they actually happen.
You can also create a time-lapse movie in the Imaging Edge Desktop application on a computer after the camera captures a series of still images according to your specified interval.

1. Capture a series of still photos with interval shooting.
   • Press the Still/Movie/S&Q button to select the still image shooting mode.
   • MENU → (Shooting) → Drive Mode → Interval Shoot Func. → Interval Shooting → On.
   • Set the shooting interval, number of shots, and other details.
   • Press the shutter button. Shooting will begin after the time set in Shooting Start Time has elapsed.
     Refer to the Help Guide for more information, such as setting details and restrictions.
     Interval Shoot Func.
2. Use the Imaging Edge Desktop application to create the time-lapse movie on a computer.
   • Transfer the images to your computer.
     For instructions on transferring images, see the following page.
     How to transfer pictures and videos from a camera to a computer or device
   • Create the time-lapse movie in Imaging Edge Desktop (Viewer) on the computer.
     For details on downloading and using Imaging Edge Desktop, see the following pages.
     Imaging Edge Desktop
     Creating time-lapse movies