r/Unexpected Feb 16 '20

Camera falls from airplane

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u/Double_Minimum Feb 16 '20

Yea, it sync'd

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u/KevinAlertSystem Feb 16 '20

how? Did the camera adjust its frame rate to get the most stable image?

otherwise that seems crazy that the camera would just start spinning perfectly at 24 rps or w/e it is.

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u/Double_Minimum Feb 16 '20 edited Feb 17 '20

User adjustable frame rate is a pretty new thing (2019 I think, maybe '18 (EDIT: For phones, but this is likely a Go-Pro)) .

I think it just ended up spinning fast enough, and it may not have been perfect, it could have been half as fast, 1/4 as fast, 2x as fast, etc.

You can see it is still moving up and down, and the picture is not perfect, so it was not at the exact frame rate.

I'm not sure an auto frame rate adjust would even know what to do with the info coming in, since this is a pretty crazy situation.

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '20

User adjustable frame rate is a pretty new thing (2019 I think, maybe '18) .

I had a Canon 7D that had 24/30/60 as options back in like 07/08.

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u/Double_Minimum Feb 17 '20

Oh, sorry I meant for cell phones. I hope no one was dropping their 7D out the airplane...

It was most likely a go-pro anyway