I switched from 24p to 60p because I prefer the smoother motion of 60p for uw video.

Curious if anyone is shooting 120p ?

I can't film at 120p and I normally film at 50p (PAL country). But honestly, even if I could, it wouldn't make sense unless for special use cases (spoiler: blackwater/bonfire).

Generally I hate videos that are all put together in slow motion on a 24/25p timeline. Personally, I find them deadly boring and they make me think that the cameraman doesn't have a steady hand and needs this trick to hide mistakes. In other cases, it's just a trend. Pay attention: there are tons of underwater videos that tell about vacations and liveaboards where the scenes between one dive and another, whether they show the fun on board or the preparations for the dive, are all in slow motion with background music (strictly chill-out or epic). By now, it's a real cliché and when Insaw see white rich people smiling and laughing in slow motion on a boat deck, I skip the video. (No offence).

IMHO, 50/60p can sometimes be a lifesaver when the shot is too short and magically those good 3-5 seconds become 6-8. This can happen in wildlife shots with subjects that are difficult to film, or because you simply messed up the shot and you absolutely need that clip. 100/120p is usually used for slow motion in sports shots, but almost no one uses it as a default. There are few popular cameras that offer it without compromising on crop or quality. In underwater filming, I can't think of a good example except Blackwater/Bonfire diving where the organisms move frantically. All of the videos you see are in slow motion at at least 50/60p, and 100/120p is a godsend.

Let's hear other opinions

2 hours ago, Davide DB said:

I can't film at 120p and I normally film at 50p (PAL country). But honestly, even if I could, it wouldn't make sense unless for special use cases (spoiler: blackwater/bonfire).

Generally I hate videos that are all put together in slow motion on a 24/25p timeline. Personally, I find them deadly boring and they make me think that the cameraman doesn't have a steady hand and needs this trick to hide mistakes.

Just curious, Is 50hz and PAL still a thing with the near death of broadcast TV? Do TV's and computers in Europe not work and 30, 60, 120hz? Even low end TV's these days tend to do 120hz. Probably most video gets watched on phones that definitely are not 50hz.

Please educate us!

If you shoot all your footage at 50p, what do you set your timeline at ?

7 hours ago, Dave_Hicks said:

Just curious, Is 50hz and PAL still a thing with the near death of broadcast TV? Do TV's and computers in Europe not work and 30, 60, 120hz? Even low end TV's these days tend to do 120hz. Probably most video gets watched on phones that definitely are not 50hz.

Please educate us!

Funny, I too was asking myself this very question! However from some reason it seems to be a thing (50hz, not PAL) as I do not know why Osmo360 ends at 8k50 and not 8k60 - worldwide...

In Europe the electrical frequency is 50 Hz and the broadcast frame rate is adjusted to 25 fps to avoid interference. So 25 fps is still somehow relevant if you want to contribute to a TV production. However, if you produce YT content it's irrelevant in my opinion.

13 hours ago, Ronscuba said:

I switched from 24p to 60p because I prefer the smoother motion of 60p for uw video.

Curious if anyone is shooting 120p ?

I shoot 120 - when I have reason see below :-) and when water is not too warm 🙈. At 25C it’s fine but I tried to do fuvamullah tiger sharks feeding and both A1 and DJI action 4 were overheating some minutes into the dive at 30C. And once they get hot they not cool down reasonably quickly 🤨.

I guess you have Sony (from 24 to 60 🤣) so we in the same boat. I too would prefer 30 mainly for shutter speed and light but no bueno… so I do 60.

To try to answer the choppiness - I found 24 is butter smooth when the camera is stationary. As soon as there is panning or flyby movement the 24 gets awful chops. Much worse than skipping frames when putting 60p to 30p timeline. So that’s that.

Here is my reason to shoot 120 on occasion :-)