What Is the Flip Animation Feature on a Camera?
- Flip animation features are accessible through your camera's menu system. They generally contain a list of options. Whatever special options your camera offers, there is an option to capture images and another option to create a motion file. When you take pictures with flip animation activated, your camera stores these pictures together. When you create a motion file, the camera strings the pictures together and allows you to play them back or to transfer the file to another device such as a computer.
- Most flip animation features allow you to select a frame rate. The frame rate is the number of pictures in your series the animation will display per second. The higher the frame rate, the faster the animation will move from picture to picture and the shorter your animation will be.
- While you can use any images you want in a flip animation, the feature is most often used to take a series of pictures of the same subject moving from one position to another. For example, you can can make a stationary object appear to be in motion by moving it slightly after taking each shot in your series.
- While a flip animation feature simplifies the process of emulating stop motion animation, you do not need the feature to create the effect. Provided you have a basic digital video editing program, you can take a series of images with any digital camera, then import them into your editing program. You can then string them together, select your desired frame rate and create a movie file viewable in a media player.
