# 24 frames per second.

> Still possible: 24 frames per second.

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Answer · Patterson-Gimlin film

# 24 frames per second.

24 frames per second.

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

## Where it stands

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

## What it predicts

- Shake and blur match a 1/48 s shutter.

## What would rule it out

- An independent determination at 16–18 fps.

## Evidence 1 for · none against

[The K-100 offered 24 fps, and the speed setting on the day is unrecorded.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/patterson-gimlin-film/evidence/EVD0CZ261NE3RNH/the-k-100-offered-24-fps-and-the-speed-setting-on-the-day-is)

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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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