Casio Developing World's Fastest-Shooting Digital Camera

Berlin (ots) -

Ultra-high speed burst shooting captures 60 still images per
second / High speed movie recording, at 300 fps, catches motion
faster than the human eye

Casio Computer Co., Ltd., announced today that it is developing an
entirely new digital camera with hitherto unseen high speed
performance and image capture functions that make the most of its
cutting-edge digital technologies. This revolutionary camera of the
future will be able to take still images at an astonishing shooting
speed, to catch fast-moving subjects at the crucial moment. It will
also take movies that capture movement so fast that it cannot even be
seen by the human eye. The first prototype will be on display at the
IFA, a consumer electronics trade show, in Berlin, Germany, which
opens on August 31, 2007.

Casio's digital cameras have been setting the pace since 1995,
when the company introduced the QV-10, a digital camera for personal
use with an LCD display that played a major role in creating the
digital camera market. In 2002, Casio commenced sales of the
card-sized EXILIM® series of LCD digital cameras, which feature
superb portability and response speeds. Casio is constantly seeking
to expand the market by delivering greater ease of use and the kind
of innovative functions that only digital cameras can offer.

The prototype of Casio's latest revolutionary camera features a
new high speed CMOS sensor and a high speed LSI image processing
chip. This 6.0-megapixel, 12x optical zoom, high-performance digital
camera prototype with CMOS-shift image stabilization function offers
not only ultra-high speed burst shooting for still images, but also
high speed movie recording.

For still images, the camera achieves ultra-high speed burst
shooting of 60 images per second at maximum resolution - the fastest
in the world (1). Moreover, using Pre-shot Burst Mode, (a ultra-high
speed continuous shooting mode that captures images from the scene
prior to the moment when you actually press the shutter button),
users can be confident they will never miss the most crucial
photographic moment.

The camera can also capture movies at VGA resolution at an
incredible 300 frames per second, which means it can record movies
for replay in ultra-slow motion, a function that has only been
possible so far with a limited range of professional movie equipment.

Main specifications of prototype

Effective pixels: 6.0 million

Imaging element: 1/1.8 inch high speed CMOS sensor (total pixels:
6.6 million)

High speed burst shooting: 60 images per second at 6.0 million
pixels, JPEG

High speed movie: 300fps, Motion JPEG, AVI format, VGA

Lens/focal distance: 12 lenses in 9 groups, F2.7 to 4.6,
equivalent to approximately 35 to 420 mm on a 35 mm film camera

Zoom: 12X optical zoom

Image stabilization mechanism: CMOS-shift image stabilization

Monitor screen: 2.8-inch widescreen TFT color LCD, approx. 230,000
pixels

Viewfinder: Color LCD, approx. 200,000 pixels

Dimension and weight: 127.5 mm (W) x 79.5 mm (H) x 130.0 mm (D).
Approx. 650 g (excluding battery and accessories)

The precise product release date, pricing, brand name and
specifications remain to be determined. Casio will continue working
on the camera to further improve performance and functionality, and
is determined to produce an amazing digital camera that offers brand
new ways of enjoying photography and creates new applications for
digital photography.

The image shows the prototype. The printed and engraved designs on
the prototype are only provisional.

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