ILCE-7CM2: 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. Set the Still/Movie/S&Q dial to S&Q (C).

   

   • A: Still
   • B: Movie
   • C: S&Q

2. Select S&Q Motion on the Shoot Mode screen.

   If the Shoot Mode selection screen is not displayed, do the following.

   Select MENU → (Shooting) → Shooting Mode → Shoot Mode, and then select S&Q Motion.

3. Use the mode dial to select the desired shooting mode.

4. Select MENU → (Shooting) → Image Quality/Rec → S&Q Settings → Select an item to set, and then select the desired setting.

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.
With the ILCE-7CM2, time-lapse movies can be created in two ways.

Recording video as a time-lapse movie

Time-lapse movies can be recorded by the camera itself.
You can record movies by condensing changes over a period of up to several dozen minutes. Unlike quick-motion movie recording, you can set a shooting interval longer than 1 second. This enables you to record movies with a larger time compression ratio.

1. Set the Still/Movie/S&Q dial to S&Q (C).

   

   • A: Still
   • B: Movie
   • C: S&Q

2. Select Time-lapse on the Shoot Mode screen.

   If the Shoot Mode selection screen is not displayed, do the following.

   Select MENU → (Shooting) → Shooting Mode → Shoot Mode, and then select Time-lapse.

3. MENU → (Shooting) → Image Quality/Rec → Time-lapse Settings → Select the desired setting.

4. Set the recording frame rate, interval time, and other details in MENU → (Shooting) → Image Quality/Rec → Time-lapse Settings.

5. Press the MOVIE (movie) button to start recording.

For more information, such as setting details and restrictions, see the following page.
Time-lapse shooting

Using software to create a time-lapse movie after shooting at specific intervals

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.

   • Set the Still/Movie/S&Q dial to still shooting (A).

     

     • A: Still
     • B: Movie
     • C: S&Q

   • MENU → (Shooting) → Drive Mode → Interval Shoot Func. → Interval Shooting → On.

   • Set the shooting interval, number of shots, and other details.

     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 or movies from the camera to a computer using USB connection

   • 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 Download
     Creating time-lapse movies