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I love the 300 fps mode - but I find it's compressing the movie too much. We're seeing it at about 1,500 kb/sec. I wish Casio had a mode where they compressed the image much less, but maybe limited how much it would shoot. Or something like that.

All in all, very nice toy!

LarryCohen

dr-poop-

Let me know if the site works for you. Good luck!

Milo.Stone

theredbaron

theredbaron

There is a detailed explaination of Sony's live-view in the below link:

[www.photoclubalpha.com]

Essentially you get full AF capabilities in LV, and there is no noticeable pause between when the sensor is capturing images and when its not.

The fact is, the reflecting mirror and pentaprism/pentamirror are primarily there to display a representative image to the photographer. There are good alternatives to reflecting light to the AF/Metering like the above link has shown. The SLR design was of course was important in the film days when there was no better option to compose your shot.

However, in the digital area its clearly moved on from that. You can actually get a better representation from the sensor then a mirror (which is why Live view is popular). This new Casio shows what things can be done beyond our traditional perceptions of classical SLR design.

Capturing images at 1/40,000 of a second like this camera can are capabilities that high end cameras need (its a feature even hacked canon point-and-shoots have nowadays).

Scaramanga

powerball

It really needs a lot of light in the high-speed modes, though. The best cheap indoors light source I have found for them is tungsten halogen worklights, which do not flicker at 120hz.

I got mine the day they came out, and will be using it at the Carolina Combat and Robogames combat robotics events to hopefully capture some interesting footage.

MadOverlord

As for the Olympus and Sony method, I may be misinterpreting matters but I don't see how that solves the problem.
Ok, yes, they have a sensor in the viewfinder to provide 'live view' but the mirror must still have to be locked up when you want to record, no?
So do they just revert to the Canon and Nikon method during recording then?

And, yes, D-SLRs are evolving but there are certain functions they're just not well suited for and, like I say, I for one don't really see the point of trying to force them to do things they can't do well.

Step666

Certainly the mirror would need to be up for exposure to the sensor, however, such technology is already being used by modern live-view cameras while maintaining AF capabilities.

Nikon and Canon use a contrast based method for AF during live-view mode. Sony and Olympus are much more clever, in those iteration you can use live-view and still have full AF function. They do this by having a small sensor in the viewfinder that acts as the display in the LCD while the light is still being reflected to the AF sensor. This is being used in the Alpha-250 and Alpha-350 as well as Olympus DSLRs.

The real interest of these new type of sensors is that its clearly moving beyond what modern dSLRs are capable of, and when you look at the trend and capabilities of modern dSLRs they are entirely different beasts to what they were a decade ago. As the dSLR evolves, the types of photographs that can be taken with cameras in the future will be unthinkable compared to today. In this case, ultra-high-speed photography.

Scaramanga

josh.vh

On top of that, you have the general issues that locking the mirror up on a D-SLR is a great way of getting your sensor dusty.

Then you have the fact that a D-SLR just isn't designed to record movies, nor are they generally marketed towards people who want their camera to do so.
And to be honest I think it's better kept that way, as opposed to trying to make them jack of all trades and master of none - if I spend serious money on a D-SLR, I want it to do what it was intended to and do it well. But, hey, that's just me.

Step666

minjae0810

[gizmodo.com]
[www.sony.net]

Would also be interested to see if Sony could build this sensor larger that would be befitting a DSLR.

Scaramanga

1roll20s

mthrndr

krokus

nizz

What's the duration of shooting for the hi-def modes? Can it go continuously until the card is full? The rep at CES told me 2 seconds maximum in any mode, which sounded silly.

Als0, how long for the higher speed modes. And does it have a CMOS sensor with the inherent "rolling shutter" artifacts?

Matthew77

Wilson Rothman

Kaiser-Machead's Chips Ahoy!

LittleJon

yogibimbi

DaOtter

makanai

All kidding aside, I'm sure it's not a terrible camera but I'll be long dead before I ever consider buying a Casio.

Step666

davidm

of course it does things that other cameras can't, and if you really want those features, then i guess this is the product for you.

MrBlahBlah

johnnyabnormal