[marktwain]

Your supposition is covered in the video. The camera does not capture 8,000 frames a second. The shutter speed was 1/8,000 of a second. It was capturing about 20 frames per second.

In this excellent video, the photographer explains why he was using those settings. He is a proffessional photographer who routinely covers these events, and has done so for many years.

[Karl Spooner]

"For most ballistics applications, a camera frame rate of 100,000–300,000 frames per second (fps) is ideal for capturing the high speed of a bullet. A higher frame rate results in a smoother and more detailed video. For example, a rifle bullet travels about 3.5 meters in 1/250 of a second, so a 120 fps camera with a shutter speed faster than 1/125th of a second would need a frame width of at least 7 meters to capture the bullet in flight."

Camera FPS

[Jonty30]

Yes, after it was explained to me it became more clear.
I’m aware that the more bright the environment is necessitates a higher frame rate so the photograph doesn’t wash out in the bright light.

It just seemed like another piece to the puzzle at first, with a whole bunch of pieces or all these coincidences that just added up, coinky-dink, to a near assassination of a Presidential candidate.