Casio Protoype: Shooting 60 Frames per Second
Posted on September 4, 2007
Filed Under DSLR, News
During the current IFA 2007 Consumer electronics show in Berlin, Germany, Japanse powerhouse Casio displays a prototype digital camera that is capable of taking still images at an impressive speed of 60 frames per second (fps) and movies at 300fps . The Casio prototype features six megapixel CMOS sensor and a high speed LSI image processing chip to process all of that massive data as qucikly as possible. Besides the actual prototype, there is no word on release date, pricing, or even final specifications.The prototype also includes a 12x optical zoom and a sensor-shifting image stabilization mechanism. A 2.8 inch widescreen LCD with 230K pixels is onboard to let you preview and review your images.
Via: http://www.digitalcamerareview.com/default.asp?newsID=3172
Other specs:
* Sensor: 1/1.8″ CMOS
* Electronic viewfinder has approx 200K pixels
* Lens: 12 lenses in 9 groups, F2.7 to 4.6, equivalent to approx 35 to 420 mm on a 35 mm film camera
* Movie capture: VGA resolution (640×480) at 300fps
* Dimensions: 27.5mm (W) x 79.5mm (H) x 130.0mm (D)
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