Hi,
Thanks for the response.
I have been looking into the matter further and I have had a reply from V1, (the people responsible for the golf swing analysis software).
The technician (Dean) says that he can open the short sample file that I have sent them. This was an AVCHD file. I don't yet understand how he has managed to open the file as I couldn't see it. I can only assume he has the latest codecs which have enabled him to do this.
Apart from that, his comments are as follows:
I can open and play your sample file.
It is huge in picture size and doesn't play very smoothly in slow motion. As you know, this is a MTS file which is mpeg2. This type of file is fine for playing back on your TV in standard motion and the video looks great. But, for your motion study, you need to shoot 640x480 with as many frames per second as possible.
Looking at the manual, I'm not sure I could readily figure out how to make a DSLR work well as a video camera for the use of motion study. I think you should talk with a Sony technician about what settings you should use to get 640x480, high frame rate. From what I can see of the specs, I can't tell that this camera can do that.
The sensor is huge and will give you stunning snapshots. That is what this camera was designed for. But for motion study you need high frame rate and a shutter speed of about 1/2000. I can't tell if the shutter is global or rolling. I would have to experiment with it. If you can manually set the shutter speed to 1/2000 and work outside in the bright sunshine, that will help. In order to have that shutter speed you need to have great light.
This is as much info as I can give you. I hope that it helps.
Dean
So what do you make of that then?
I have established that is a "rolling shutter". I haven't got a clue how I acheive the settings he is describing, I only know that the shop where I bought it from assured me that it would do the job.
