The 'Jello' effect from the rolling-shutter of CMOS sensors is a well known phenomenon, but clearly can have pleasing and interesting results.
From description by Steve Talkowski on vimeo:
"I wanted to shoot out the window on a recent flight and all I had available was my iPhone 3GS. The scanning order of the sensor combined with the refraction from the window caused this pretty cool phenomenon. I then discovered that rotating the camera would warp the blades in different directions.
Here's a still frame shot from another video (excellent image in my opinion)
25 October 2009, 11:57 PM
zaphodeist
Re: Jello: Rolling Shutter effect from CMOS sensors
That's frightening!
01 November 2009, 06:04 PM
germaine
Re: Jello: Rolling Shutter effect from CMOS sensors
very special
thanks for showing
04 November 2009, 03:15 AM
raynerj1
Re: Jello: Rolling Shutter effect from CMOS sensors
NEat article Steve. thanks for posting the link.
08 November 2009, 03:46 PM
Burpee
Re: Jello: Rolling Shutter effect from CMOS sensors
Now that was scary at first. Looked like the blades were flying off.
11 November 2009, 01:24 AM
fabbast
Re: Jello: Rolling Shutter effect from CMOS sensors
Thats crazy cooool, awsome effect that gives me some ideas. Thanks for sharing........
18 November 2009, 03:51 PM
thebrigadier
Re: Jello: Rolling Shutter effect from CMOS sensors
Did you see this distortion as you were shooting it or only after playing it back?