Photo&Cameras

Fujifilm FinePix F700 digital camera review : Fujifilm introduced the FinePix F700 during the PMA 2003, beginning of February this year. In January 2003 they already announced the 4th generation Super CCD sensor designed by Fujifilm itself, world-wide. However, the availability of the Fujifilm FinePix F700 was somewhat delayed, but recently the camera can be admired at the dealer shops. The story of the Super CCD sensor does need some explanation. This feature offers a specific contribution to the final image quality and in fact the application of this new generation Super CCD makes the Fujifilm FinePix F700 an exception in camera land.

Fujifilm FinePix F700 – Super CCD SR
The Super CCD SR sensor that the Fujifilm F700 is equipped with was introduced in January of this year, by Fujifilm. The Super CCD SR sensor is designed by Fujifilm. The strength of the operation of the Super CCD shows to full advantage at a high contrast rate. Over the past years, Fujifilm can boast of an impressive status of service among other things on the field of digital photography. The Super CCD technique is completely developed by Fujifilm and has grown to become a 4th generation technique since its introduction. At first sight the technique seems confusing because there is talk about two different sorts of pixels. Plainly explained this technique consists of large high sensitive S-pixels as well as the smaller R-pixels (together SR). By combining the information of both sorts of pixels two very important features, a large dynamic range and high sensitivity, are possible in just one composition. Therefore the resolution of 6.2 million pixels exists of 3.1 million S- and 3.1 million R-pixels.

Fujifilm FinePix F700 – Quality appearance
The compact design of the Fujifilm F700 and the nice aluminium workmanship give the FinePix F700 a quality appearance. The camera offers convenience and user friendliness as well as many settings for the photographer. This new model is available on the Dutch market since a few months, so it is time to try out this Fujifilm FinePix F700 in the field. Read about our experiences with this digital camera in the following review.

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Corsair is expanding its Flash Voyager and Flash Survivor USB drives with new 32GB capacity offerings. The all-rubber Flash Voyager or the aluminum-encased water-proof Flash Survivor can both be used as portable back-up devices for critical or sensitive information. “Our newest USB additions will allow a whole new set of users – multimedia, technical and data conscious – to take advantage of rugged, high-performance solid-state storage,” said Jack Peterson, VP of Marketing at Corsair. The CorsairFlash Voyager 32GB costs $229.99, and the Corsair Flash Survivor 32GB $249.99.

Corsair Press Release

CORSAIR INTRODUCES 32GB HIGH-DENSITY USB FLASH DRIVES FOR FLASH VOYAGERв„ў AND FLASH SURVIVORв„ў AT CES 2008

USB Drives Have Capacity to Hold Over 16 Full-Length High-Definition Movies or an Entire Season of a TV Series

Fremont, CA, January 3, 2008 – CorsairВ® http://www.corsair.com, a worldwide leader in high performance computer and flash memory products, announced today that it is expanding its Flash Voyager and Flash Survivor USB family lines with new 32GB capacity offerings.  The new Corsair 32GB Flash Voyager and Flash Survivor USB drives will be debuted at the Consumer Electronics Show 2008 (CES) next week in Las Vegas in the Corsair Suite at the Wynn Hotel and at Showstoppers CES 2008.

Ultimate Solution for Storing, Transporting & Backing-up Critical Data
Users now have the ultimate solution for storing, transporting and backing up large amounts of personal and professional data.  Whether using the Corsair proprietary all-rubber Flash Voyager or the aluminum-encased water-proof Flash Survivor, the large amounts of data on the drive will be safeguarded for users with an active lifestyle.  Corsair USB drives provide the added ruggedness and performance not found in other storage drives utilizing rotating media. 

Corsair 32GB drives provide the storage capacity necessary to hold over 16 full-length, high-definition movies or even an entire season of your favorite TV series.  These large density drives can also be used as portable back-up devices for critical or sensitive information.  In addition, Corsair 32GB USB 2.0 drives are bootable, which means users can actually store full versions of operating systems and applications in order to quickly “re-create” the necessary software environments to troubleshoot system problems.

Corsair 32GB USB drives are immediately available:
Flash Voyager 32GB ~ $229.99 USD MSRP
Flash Survivor 32GB ~ $249.99 USD MSRP

“Whether with innovative designs, like the Flash Voyager and Flash Survivor, or industry leading large-density drives in convenient portable form-factors, Corsair is always pushing the limit of what USB portable storage has to offer,” said Jack Peterson, VP of Marketing at Corsair.  “Our newest USB additions will allow a whole new set of users – multimedia, technical and data conscious – to take advantage of rugged, high-performance solid-state storage,” added Peterson.

Corsair 32GB USB drives are available through Corsair’s authorized distributors and resellers world-wide.  Each drive is bundled with a lanyard, security software/driver preloaded, and USB extension cable.  Corsair flash products are backed by a 10-year Limited Warranty.  Complete customer support via telephone, email, forum and TS Xpress is also available.  For more information on Corsair USB drives, please visit http://www.corsair.com.

About Corsair
http://www.corsair.com
Corsair, Inc. has earned a reputation as being the first to market performance leader with cutting-edge products for the PC enthusiasts.  Corsair supplies DRAM Memory, Flash Memory, Power Supplies and Water-cooling solutions for high-performance gaming systems, mission critical servers and portable notebooks.  Performance, Reliability and Innovation – It is Corsair. 

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“GrangГ¤rde, BysjГ¶n: On Christmas day my friend and I went for a walk on the lake not far from our homes in the Central part of Sweden. The day was silent and a low cloud hung over the centre of the lake. Already the track has been prepared for the Lake Race which will take place in the first days of February. The track is marked out by planting branches in the ice as it freezes. Hundreds of us will race on skis around the ten kilometre track. There will be a lot of akvavit drinking too to keep us going”. Taken by Lars

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Canon MD235 : Canon launches the new MD235 MiniDV camcorder that introduces Canon’s new, powerful Advanced Zoom. Advanced Zoom combines the quality of a genuine Canon video lens with the power of the DIGIC DV processor, resulting in zoom ranges that extend as high as 45x magnification. The Canon MD235 offers true widescreen recording, easy and intuitive operation, and the advantage of Canon’s Quick Start feature. “The new MD200 series camcorders bring affordable, high quality home moviemaking to even more consumers,” said Mogens Jensen, Head of Canon Consumer Imaging Europe. “Easy to use and small enough to take anywhere, this new range of MiniDV models is the perfect way for anyone to catch the moviemaking bug.”

Canon MD235 camcorder – Viewfinder
Nearly every television set sold today offers true widescreen playback – but not every camcorder does. However, the Canon MD235 camcorder benefits from Canon’s True Wide High Resolution 16:9 recording system. Allowing anyone to capture stunning, panoramic movie footage, the MD235 camcorder also incorporates a widescreen 2.7” LCD – the ideal way to preview movies in the correct dimensions. Right down to the widescreen EVF (Electronic Viewfinder), the Canon MD235 is geared for true widescreen.

Canon MD235 miniDV camcorder – DIGIC DV zoom and Video light
Advanced Zoom is an innovation that provides users with the ability to capture distant events – such as a concert or a school sports day – in amazing clarity. Combining the quality of a genuine Canon lens with the processing power of the unique DIGIC DV image processor, enhanced zoom capability is possible – without compromising image quality. New to Canon camcorders in 2008, the 2.7” LCD can also be used as a video light when turned to face forwards. This allows close-up subjects to be captured in poor lighting conditions.

Canon MD235 features
• Canon’s new Advanced Zoom, offering up to 45x magnification
• Megapixel CCD recording and DIGIC DV image processor
• DIGIC DV image processor for superb colour reproduction
• True Wide High Resolution 16:9 recording system
• Microphone input connection
• Quick Start – power up the camcorder in less than one second
• New LCD Video Light for filming close-up in poorly lit environments
• New multi-angle remote control for extra shooting flexibility
• Easy shooting mode offers genuine �point and shoot’ recording

MD235 miniDV video camera – Easy shooting and Microphone
With a compact, sculpted shape, the Canon MD235 camcorder in the range is designed for perfect shooting comfort. The one-push Easy shooting mode automatically takes control of all key settings, allowing novice users to begin shooting immediately. For more control over advanced settings, a Joystick at the edge of the LCD screen can be used to navigate onscreen menus. Great movies always deserve a great soundtrack. But sometimes audio capture can prove to be a problem – especially in environments where there is excessive background noise, such as a school play or a busy conference hall. A microphone input connection allows users to attach an external microphone to the camcorder, giving more control over sound.

Canon 235 digital camcorder – Remote and Battery
Unlike traditional remotes that can only be used when standing in front of the lens, Canon’s new multi-angle remote control allows users to operate the camcorder from almost any angle – an additional sensor on the LCD screen simply needs to be directed towards the user’s position. While most camcorders take several seconds to power up after being switched on, Quick Start powers up the camcorder almost instantly. With one push of the dedicated Quick Start button, the camcorder rests in Standby mode, conserving battery power. With one more push of the button, the camcorder is ready to record in less than one second. Quick Start allows users to capture precious memories that they might otherwise miss – a child’s first steps, for instance, or a match-winning goal.

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Image Doctor 2 is a set of Photoshop filters that clean up visual defects in digital photos. It can be used to remove small things like pimples or moles, or it can be used to remove large things like the trash can that snuck into the photo. It can even make low quality JPEG images look better.

Image Doctor 2 is effectively five filters that reside in a sub menu off of Photoshop's Filter menu. The filters work on both 8 and 16 bit images which means that they will work on Raw images after they are loaded into Photoshop. They also will work in both Grayscale and RGB mode.

To run Image Doctor 2 you will need Adobe Photoshop CS2 (9.0.2) or later, Adobe Elements; 4.0.1 on the Mac, or 5.0 on Windows, Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 or later, or Adobe Fireworks CS3. While it may work on other programs, these are the only ones that it has been tested to work with. You will need 1024 MB Ram, 1024×768 monitor resolution, XP or later on PC or Mac OS X 10.4.0.

There are five filters in Image Doctor 2 and each takes care of a different aspect of image repair. The one thing that you will need to know how to do is make selections. In all but the JPEG repair, you must select that which you want to repair.

The complexity of the selection is directly proportional to complexity of the fix you want to make. If you have a flag pole that extends from the blue sky, through green trees, over a red car, over green grass, brown dirt, and is embedded into black asphalt then you will have to do a selection for each of these areas. Don't let this scare you though; it is really pretty easy once you get the hang of it.

Dust and Scratch Remover is what you will use to remove texture imperfections and defects in homogeneous textures. It is used to eliminate linear defects such as tears or creases, remove small text such as time stamps, or dust or other such remnants. The Scratch Remover avoids repetitive patterns that can result from directly cloning source textures. As with all of these fixes you can control the selection size with the contract/expand selection slider, you can specify the texture sample size, and define the background complexity.

Smart Fill is used to remove larger objects from images, or images with complex backgrounds like the flagpole example I used above. Smart Fill intelligently samples patches around the area to be removed and the tries to smoothly recombine the patches to create a contiguous background texture where the original image appeared. In the image below it was used to remove the flap of purple halter and the lead line that hangs off the right. The lead line was a little more difficult because in covered the ground image as well as the pink on the girl's shirt and therefore multiple selections had to be created to get a more seamless look.

Blemish Concealer effectively removes obvious blemishes such as acne, freckles, and shadows from under eyes. It is also good at removing small water stains, mold spots, or other softly colored, low contrast defects from a relatively smooth background textures.

Skin Softener softens large areas of skin. It works to reduce wrinkles, small shadows, and oily skin glare. It tries to improve the look of skin without giving the face that plastic "Photo-shopped" look. It performs a blending with the background so you don't have to manually blend it by using a feathered selection. Before using this you should remove any skin defect that you wish to remove first. The softener was also used on the face of the girl in the image. It gives it a less harsh look.

JPEG Repair fixes those fuzzy halos around sharp edges, and those 8×8 pixel blocks that frequent low quality JPEG images. This can be really helpful to those designers that are forced to use suspect quality images by their clients. JPEG Repair cannot restore the detail that is lost in the compression process, but it can smooth things out, and make them more aesthetically pleasing.

So what is new in Image Doctor 2? First and foremost, is it's speed. I was really impressed with how fast it rendered the changes. Alien Skin has changed how it's rendering algorithms work and it really shows. Next the range of skin retouching has been expanded to the Skin Softener, and the Blemish Concealer; in version 1, it had the Spot Lifter. The new skin retouching filters offer many more possibilities. Finally the user interface has been upgraded and simplified, as well as the addition of an Automatic Mode to Smart Fill when source texture location is not important.

I have to say that Image Doctor 2 has really matured into a great product. Speed issues are virtually non existent, and the user interface is really easy to use. Sure you could perform many of these fixes your self via Photoshop, but why would you want to more than maybe the first time to say you did. Not to mention that it would take hours longer than with Image Doctor 2. If you need to do image repair on a regular basis, then this is a must have. To everyone else, it is highly recommended.

Image Doctor 2 is available at the Alien Skin online store for $199.00 new, or $99.00 for an upgrade.

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HP Photosmart R937 digital camera review : During HP labs event in Lisbon every participant received a digital compact camera to play with for one week. Of course this is an ideal way to get acquainted with the latest top model of the American brand. Certainly an experience that asked for more, so right after this we requested a model to put to the test and to offer you an extensive HP Photosmart R937 review.

HP Photosmart R937 – Huge touch screen
One of the extraordinary features on the HP R937 camera is its touch screen. Of course HP are not the first to apply a touch screen but it being such a huge screen is a unique experience. It should not surprise anyone that HP is offering a touch screen. The brand is aiming at the consumer. And the consumer wants an easy to operate camera that has not too many buttons and settings. HP is getting better and better at it. The user’s needs are met; he or she can take pictures without having to think too much. This is excellent for the target group the camera is aiming at.

HP R937 – 8.15 Megapixel camera resolution
The resolution of 8.15 Megapixels is sufficient to offer good enlargements. Most pictures will not even be printed in a size that big. Naturally HP’s adaptive exposure is available. It is one of the most sensible functions HP has been integrating in cameras. Furthermore a 3x optical zoom, clear program settings, ISO 1600 and a large 3.6-inch screen enable photographing in most circumstances. The way of sharing a picture with friends or family is quite remarkable too. The R937 is a unique camera in its class so it is time to put the HP Photosmart R937 to the test.

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The new RIDATA Smart Compact Flash Card features Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology so users can easily monitor the card’s status. “We are pleased to introduce the RIDATA SMART CompactFlash Card, which is the first of its kind in the industry,” stated Harvey Liu, Advanced Media president. “The flash memory market is growing quickly due to the number of new applications that use flash media for storage. As capacity continues to increase, RIDATA saw the need for an internal data monitoring system to ensure the safety of your data.” The RIDATA Smart Compact Flash Cards are available in either “Supreme 150X (up to 8GB capacity-SLC format)” and “Lightning (up to 16GB MLC format)”.

RIDATA Press Release

Announcing the RIDATA SMART Compact Flash Card

Featuring Self-Monitoring Analysis and Real Time Reporting Technology to Monitor CF Card Status.

Note: RITEK invites CES attendees to see the variety of new Ridata brand products for 2008 in the Ritek/Advanced Media booth, #31477, South Hall 3.

Diamond Bar, Calif.—January 2, 2008– Advanced Media, Inc., is a manufacturer and marketer of the popular RIDATA brand of recordable CD and DVD media, electronic storage products, and digital media accessories. The company is introducing the first Smart Compact Flash TM Cards at CES 2008. Featuring high-speed access to reading and writing and up to 16GB of storage capacity, the self-monitoring CF card is ideal for virtually any flash media storage application.

“We are pleased to introduce the RIDATA SMART CompactFlash Card, which is the first of its kind in the industry,” stated Harvey Liu, Advanced Media president. “The flash memory market is growing quickly due to the number of new applications that use flash media for storage. As capacity continues to increase, RIDATA saw the need for an internal data monitoring system to ensure the safety of your data.”

The new rugged, reliable, RIDATA memory cards are available in two series of “Supreme 150X (up to 8GB capacity-SLC format)” and “Lightning (up to 16GB MLC format)”. It features innovative functionalities such as Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology so users can easily monitor the CF card’s status. The card is capable of providing notification to users in real time to protect vital information and data.

Reliability and Endurance
The new Smart Card offers long-term reliability and endurance with a Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) of 5,000,000 powered-on hours. It also offers maximum endurance of 100,000 times of program/erase cycles. Its embedded Error Correction Code (ECC) supports two random bits of a sector on-the-fly ECC corrections.

Compatibilities
Ridata’s Smart Card conforms to the CompactFlash Association Standard, the PC Card standard and is PC Card ATA and true IDE Mode compatible. It is also host ATA disk I/O BIOS DOS/Windows file system, utilities and application software compatible. The controller supports Ultra DMA Mode to Mode 4. Also supported is CIS implemented with 256 bytes of attributed memory. Lastly it supports 8 or 16 bit host transfers with any host speed using Input/Output channel ReaDY (IORDY).

Power Savings
Another feature of the RIDATA Smart CompactFlashTM Card is its low power consumption. In standby mode with an automatic power management function, users acquire longer battery life from a digital camera or other device. The non-volatile card requires no power to store data, but requires a 3.3V/5V single power supply to read and write data.

File Systems
Regarding the 4GB, 8GB and 16GB CF cards, users should use the cards on devices that support a FAT32 file system. Some older devices only support FAT16 file system and these systems have a maximum capacity of a 2GB CF card. Please refer to the owner’s manual for the device’s file system compatibility.

About Advanced Media (RITEK USA)
Advanced Media, Inc. is a subsidiary of RITEK Corporation, the world’s largest optical media manufacturer. Advanced Media is the sole North and South American marketer and distributor of the RIDATA brand of recordable CD/DVD media and other types of electronic storage media.

The RIDATA brand currently includes: Blu-Ray DVD, HD DVD series, DL DVD-R/+R, DVD+/-R/RW, CD-R/RW, flash memory cards, SSD, USB EZDrives(tm), and digital media accessories. Since its formation in 2001, Advanced Media has experienced phenomenal annual growth and is already a leading marketer of electronic storage products in the American market.

RITEK for years has been defining and redefining the optical storage market. Around the world, its name is synonymous with innovation, quality, and unparalleled consistency. Its ISO 14001, ISO 9001, ISO 9002, OHSAS 18001, and Green Mark certification from the EPA prove RITEK’s continuing commitment to quality control and the environment.

Advanced Media is headquartered in Diamond Bar, California. For further information, call (909) 861-2269 or e-mail: . The Advanced Media web site is located at: http://www.ritekusa.com.

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Photographing Horses: How To Capture The Perfect Equine Image is not necessarily written for the photographer who wants to learn how to photograph horses, rather it is more geared toward horse people who want to learn how to take better photos of their horses.

According to the author, Leslie Groves, "Horse photography does not lend itself to a traditional how-to approach, except at the most elementary level." "We don't all have the same expectations, nor are we working with predictable ingredients." "Our Photos are unique images of unique individuals." Photographing Horses is just over 200 pages in length and is divided into 16 chapters.

Chapter 1, "The Simple Recipe for Taking a Horse Picture," begins with the basics that will allow someone with little or no want to become a fine art photographer to gain the skills to take a picture that does not sabotage a horse's appearance. It is from this instant success that the author feels may bring a greater interest in photography. Chapter 2, "The Big Picture," provides an overview of horse photography and a detailed look at the many factors that result in a quality image.

Chapter 3, "Learning to See the Light," describes how the quality and direction of light has the most impact on the outcome of your image. Light can enhance or detract from your picture, so it is important for you to be aware of the light around you. Chapter 4, "Camera Considerations," works off of the idea that cameras don't take pictures, people take pictures and the worst cameras can take good pictures, as well as the best cameras can take bad pictures; there is a lot more to a good image than a great camera.

Chapter 5, "Technical Trade-offs," explains some of the more technical aspects of photography. Here you will learn about shutter speeds, aperture settings, ISO settings, and how they intertwine and work off each other. Chapter 6, "The Model Horse Exercise," describes an exercise for photographing horses by using small plastic models. This way you can concentrate on the getting experience with lighting and other aspects of your camera settings without having to contend with an animal that will have a shorter tolerance level.

Chapter 7, "Scouting Locations," shows how there is more than just background to getting the shot right. You have to take into consideration light source, slope, space, background, where will the horse want to be, how short or long is the grass, and does it matter which side you shoot the horse from. Chapter 8, "Grooming Considerations for a Photo Shoot," looks at how photographers can get involved in the grooming process at least to the extent that it has a positive impact on the look of the horse for the final image.

Chapter 9, "Setting up Photo Opportunities," realizes that sometimes opportunities come along and other times you have to create those opportunities. Many times that includes a helper or two. One is usually for the set up and one is to try and get the ears right. Chapter 10, "The Classic Poses," are the ones that have the horse standing balanced with all four feet showing and the two feet closest to the camera the farthest apart. Although this is the easiest shot to get there are still a lot of considerations to take into account.

Chapter 11, "Taking Pictures of Loose Horses," is sometimes the most eloquent; there are a lot of ways to go about getting the right image. Chapter 12, "Finding Flattering Angles," examines how moving around the horse you may better angles to get the best shot. Sometimes from below, sometimes from above may prove to be better angle.

Chapter 13, "Putting People in the Picture," explains the problems that arise with mixing people and horses into a shot. Many times the bright sunlight that is flattering to a horse is not to their human counterpart. Chapter 14, "Capturing Action," describes another challenge to the photographer, the action shot. Now you have to anticipate where the good shot will come from. This chapter will explain about knowing when to capture the right moment.

Chapter 15, "Taking Your Camera Along for the Ride," shows that there are considerations for taking your camera along. It is an expensive piece of equipment and you want to know the ins and outs. Chapter 16, "Moving Pictures," finishes up with talking about the use of video. This can be great when you are trying to market a horse.

Photographing Horses provides a good overview of the techniques of photographing horses. It is especially valuable to those whose primary focus is on horses and not photography. It gives you enough technical details with out overwhelming you. It provides you with techniques that will help you improve your skills.

In Photographing Horses, the author is clear and concise with her appraisal what to do and what not to do when photographing horses. No, not all of the pictures in the book are perfect, but I think that is part of the goal of the book is providing what would be good images. Many books contain nothing but perfect images, and that can be frustrating to someone who cannot recreate that perfect image because of equipment or experience limitations. It is very evident that the author had a frustrating experience in her early days that she wants the readers to avoid.

If you are a horse person who wants to take better pictures of horses, then Photographing Horses is a must have. It will give you the confidence to go out and take good pictures. If you are a photographer and want to learn the ins and outs of horse photography, you will find some good information here as well; not so much on the photography level, rather on the intricacies of working with horses and how it relates to photography.

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CES 2008: Casio today announced its EXILIM EX-F1 – a six megapixel camera with 12x zoom and some very impressive burst shooting capabilities. Capturing up to 60 frames per second at full resolution and a staggering 1200 fps if you drop the image size to 336 x 96, this innovative camera will also shoot 1920 x 1080 Full HD movies at 60fps. Helping to ensure the moment isn’t missed is a buffer system which continually updates then saves the contents to card when the shutter is released. Illumination is taken care of by a conventional strobe which works at up to 7 fps and a cellphone-style LED for 10-60 fps. The EX-F1 will be available from March 2008 priced at $999.99.

Gordon: We suspect this camera is using an implementation of Sony’s IMX017CQE CMOS sensor which we covered back in February last year. We also reported on the development prototype in August.

Press Release:

EXILIM Pro EX-F1 — a high speed digital camera boasting the world’s fastest* burst shooting performance

The EXILIM Pro EX-F1 incorporates a new high speed CMOS sensor and high speed LSI processor. After building in 6.0 million effective pixels and a 12X optical zoom, the developers focused on achieving a burst shooting speed capability that was hitherto unheard of. Using the camera’s ultra-high speed burst shooting for still images or its high speed movie recording mode, users can capture a split second’s movement with greater detail than before, allowing them to catch each decisive moment, and even motion that the human eye cannot ordinarily perceive.
*As at January 6, 2008, based on a Casio survey for the consumer market digital cameras.

Full resolution photography using 60 fps ultra-high speed burst mode captures the crucial moment
Using the still image burst mode, users can shoot at an ultra fast 60 frames per second. In burst mode, the frame rate can also be varied from between 1 and 60 frames per second while shooting. Up to 60 shots can be taken at once, so 60 shots per second for one second, or 5 shots per second for 12 seconds, are possible.

Don’t miss that crucial moment, Prerecord Still Images, using ultra-high speed burst function
Users can record images not just at the instant they press the shutter button, but before! Continuously recording at up to 60 images per second, a maximum of 60 images can be saved in the camera’s own buffer memory even before the shutter button is depressed. Even if users press the shutter a little late, they will still be able to catch that vital moment.

Slow Motion View function lets users view and capture that critical moment in slow motion during still photography
Users can take photographs while, in the monitor, the momentary action that is before their eyes is displayed in slow motion. It is just as if they have slowed down the passing of time. Users can unhurriedly observe the motion of the subject as they press the shutter, ensuring that they never miss that crucial moment.

Rapid Flash function allows continuous shooting even in low light
It is possible while using flash to take up to 20 continuous shots at a speed of up to 7 frames per second, so even in low light, no more missed shots. Also, the internal LED light allows high speed burst shooting at between 10 and 60 frames per second.

High speed movie recording at up to 1,200 fps
The EXILIM Pro EX-F1 can record high speed movie footage of motion too fast for the human eye, for ultra slow motion playback. Users can select a recording speed of 300 fps, 600 fps or 1,200 fps. There is also a Movie Button that lets users quickly start movie recording without first switching from still image mode.

Full High-Definition movies
The camera features Full High-Definition movie recording capability. Users can record beautiful movies at a screen size of 1920×1080 pixels, at a rate of 60 fields per second. The camera can be connected to an HD compatible television with a separately available HDMI cable to enjoy viewing movies.

Casio EXILIM Pro EX-F1 specifications

By: www.dpreview.com

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“A detail of the American Cemetery in Margraten, The Netherlands. Most of these men died at the end of the second world war in Europe. Some of them just one day before the end… eighteen years old”. Taken by Ben Swillens

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