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[OM] Re: (OT) What will they think of next?

Subject: [OM] Re: (OT) What will they think of next?
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2008 07:16:52 -0500
I found it more interesting that it's only 6 MP.  Has sense returned to 
the industry or is it only 6 MP because of the requirements to support 
this high frame rate?

Chuck Norcutt

Dan Mitchell wrote:
>   Another thing "they thought of next":
> 
> http://www.dpreview.com/news/0801/08010601casiof1.asp
> 
>   video at 60fps is nothing particularly special, my tiny Canon p+s does 
> that, but 60fps at HDTV resolution is more interesting. (or 60fps at 
> 6mp, but only for 1 second, I think)
> 
>   More interesting still is the 300fps shooting at 512x384, all the way 
> up to 1200fps at 336x96 (which is low-res enough to not be obviously 
> useful for taking images, but could be useful for industrial/scientific 
> situations where you need that sort of framerate for some reason, and 
> aren't too picky about the colour balance).
> 
> 
> <http://gizmodo.com/341634/casios-exilim-pro-ex+f1-hands+on-1200-fps-demo
> -video-and-sample-60+shots+per+second-gallery>
> 
>   (URL probably needs joining) has some sample shots at 60fps and some 
> high-framerate video; it also has the "capture the second before you 
> press" feature, in case you're slow on the trigger.
> 
> 
>   Now, all of this lot is useless for a lot of things, it's clearly a 
> very specialised tool -- but if you need what it does, it could be very 
> useful.
> 
>   -- dan
> 
> 
>   -- dan
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