SL3 EVF frame rate 60 or 120 fps?

[Ning Ning]

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Do any of you use the 120 fps frame rate of the EVF?
What are the advantages and disadvantages for you? Apart from the apparently higher power consumption, of course.

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[SolarChronicle]

All my cameras are set to 60 Hz, primarily for power efficiency. While 120 Hz certainly looks smoother, I don't find any practical benefit beyond the aesthetic. If you're used to shooting exclusively at 120 Hz, switching to 60 Hz can initially feel noticeably less fluid, that “choppiness” is hard to miss. But over time, it becomes less distracting, and you naturally adapt.

[Photoworks]

1 hour ago, Ning Ning said:

Do any of you use the 120 fps frame rate of the EVF?
What are the advantages and disadvantages for you? Apart from the apparently higher power consumption, of course.

If you do manual focus, use only 60 Hz

 

[Paul2660]

On 5/18/2025 at 8:51 AM, Photoworks said:

If you do manual focus, use only 60 Hz

 

Just curious, why only use 60mhz for manual focus  

 

Thanks

Paul

 

[Photoworks]

2 hours ago, Paul2660 said:

Just curious, why only use 60mhz for manual focus  

 

Thanks

Paul

 

Just try it, it is always softer looking, which makes it hard to tell what is in focus.

[chrismuc]

In my GFX100 and S1R, which have the same 5.7 MP EVF as the SL3, I use the highest refresh rate settings available (85 fps on the GFX100, 120 fps on the S1R) and these work perfectly for focusing manually, if zoomed in to 100% both are tack sharp. The image in the S1R is visibly smoother than in the GFX100, I have no complaints. In both cameras, IBIS helps a lot (especially at a bit longer focal lengths) for manual focusing to achieve a non-shaking image.