![]() ![]() You will be taking the camera to the range on occasions and therefore the portability of the camera is of extreme importance. Smartphones and other mobile devices enable you to download apps that can link to your camera for analyzing your swing. Consider any limitations on the software that the camera has before you make a final decision. Some software will enable you to connect your camera to capture your swing on a computer or display it on a larger display in real-time. The software on your camera will play a huge role in the replay of your swing on several devices. Controlsįor the effective use of the camera while recording and to minimize walking to the camera it will be helpful if you have a remote control to manage the camera from a distance. LCD Screenįor a quick view of what was recorded, it is immensely helpful if the camera has an LCD screen to replay your swing on. A tripod to place the camera on is highly recommended. To achieve the best results from the recording the camera should be on a stable base and not at floor height. Some high-speed cameras come with a fixed wide-angle lens making them less effective as they must be placed close to you and this will distort your positions in the golf swing. To aid you in taking videos indoors where space is a premium you can invest in a wide-angle lens. You will need to be a significant distance away from the camera to maintain and record your whole body and swing. If your budget does not allow for this, you will obtain superior results from high frame rate and shutter speed at the lower VGA quality. However, a high speed, high definition camera can be very costly. High definition will provide more resolution and deliver a clearer display on a big screen. To analyze your swing, you will often have to transfer the video from the camera to a computer or other device that can be displayed on a bigger monitor. The camera should record video in a specified format such as VGA on a memory card, hard drive, or USB device. Cameras with a shutter speed of less than 1/1000th of a second will produce blurred images.Ī good camera will offer shutter speeds of 1/2000th of a second or better and ideally you should be able to control the shutter speed manually to ensure that you select the best shutter speed to adjust to the ambient lighting. The shutter speed plays a huge role in the clarity of each frame produced by the camera. The higher the speed the more frames will be available to identify specific areas that could impact on your swing. ![]() Generally, cameras record at approximately 30 frames per second (FPS) but cameras with a higher recording speed, more than 30 FPS, are extremely useful for a golf swing that could be completed in less than 2 seconds. Videos taken on a low-resolution camera will show a blurred picture if you zoom in on the detail. The picture must be clear, and you may even want to zoom in on some detail in the frame. The resolution of the video should be sufficient to show the club in every frame that you review. ![]()
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