Casio have announced the Exilim Pro EX-F1. It is a 6 mega pixel 12x optical zoom that has an amazing burst rate of 60 frames per second at full resolution and a mind blowing 1200 fps when the resolution is dropped to 336 x 96. Rumor has it that Casio have had this camera in the pipeline for a while and will be welcome in a Casio range that is predominantly 3x zoom compact digitals. The Casio Exilim Pro EX-F1 will be available from March and with a price tag of around $1000.

Press Release:

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

Casio EXILIM Pro EX-F1 Hi-Speed Large Zoom Digial Camera

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.

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