First Prototype Digital Camera supporting 60fps from Casio

September 2, 2007 | Posted in Conceptual Gadgets, Electronic Gadgets, Photography

Casio computer 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. The Japanese camera maker revealed its first prototype at the press conference during IFA 2007 in Berlin, Germany.

The prototype features a new high speed CMOS sensor and a high speed of LSI image processing chip. This 6.0M, 12x optical zoom, high-performance digital camera prototype with CMOS-Shift image stabilization function offers ultra-high speed burst shooting for still images as well as high speed movie recording.

For still images, the camera achieves ultra-high speed burst shooting of 60 images per second at maximum resolution. It also offers ‘pre-shot burst mode’ meaning a ultra-high speed continuous shooting mode that captures images from the scene even prior to the moment when you actually press the shutter button.

The camera can also capture movies at VGA resolution at 300 frames per second, which means it can record movies for replay in ultra-slow motion according to the company.

A company official said that although specific launch date or price has not been decided yet, but they will certainly be able to release the model within this year.