# 16 to 18 frames per second.

> Still possible: 16 to 18 frames per second.

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Answer · Patterson-Gimlin film

# 16 to 18 frames per second.

16 to 18 frames per second.

**Still possible** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Still possible** Its tests haven't settled it: two pieces of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Shutter blur and camera-shake frequencies match a 16–18 fps shutter.
- The subject's cadence at this rate falls in a plausible walking range.

## What would rule it out

- An independent determination clearly at 24 fps.

## Evidence 2 for · none against

[16 fps was the K-100's minimum and typical for amateur film without sound.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/patterson-gimlin-film/evidence/EVD0CZ2615T3125/16-fps-was-the-k-100s-minimum-and-typical-for-amateur-film)

Suggestive

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[Munns and Meldrum say the speed has been established at 16 to 18 fps.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/patterson-gimlin-film/evidence/EVD0CZ260Y07656/munns-and-meldrum-say-the-speed-has-been-established-at-16)

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## The questions it answers

[At what speed did the camera run?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/patterson-gimlin-film/questions/QST0CZ25X1048GJ/at-what-speed-did-the-camera-run)

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