Casio will next month release a 9.1-million-pixel digital camera claimed to deliver a still image burst rate of 40 frames per second (fps) and ?HD? movies.
The High Speed Exilim EX-FH20 will cost £399 and is part of the firm?s ?pro range?, which also includes the EX-F1 launched earlier this year.
The EX-FH20 sports a lens designed to deliver the 35mm viewing angle equivalent of a 26mm lens at the wide end. Features also include sensor-shift image stabilisation.
The 40fps burst rate applies to images captured at 7MP resolution.
The movie mode records HD images at 1280×720 pixels, according to Casio.
For the full UK specification, as supplied by Casio UK, see below:
EX-FH20 Specifications
HIGH SPEED EXILIM
EX-FH20
Number of Effective Pixels 9.10 million
Image Sensor 1/2.3-inch high-speed CMOS
Total Pixels 10.29 million
File Format Still Images RAW (DNG*1), JPEG (Exif Version 2.2, DCF 1.0 standard, DPOF compliant)
Movies AVI format, Motion JPEG, IMA-ADPCM (monaural)
Built-in Flash Memory (Image Area) 31.9MB
Recording Media SDHC Memory Card, SD Memory Card, MultiMediaCard, MultiMediaCardplus compatible
Number of Recorded Pixels Still Images RAW, 3456 x 2592, 3456 x 2304 (3:2), 3456 x 1944 (16:9),
3264 x 2448, 3072 x 2304, 2560 x 1920, 1600 x 1200, 640 x 480
STD Movies 640 × 480 (30 fps)
HD Movies 1280 × 720 (30 fps)
Hi-Speed Movies (HS) 480 × 360 (210 fps, 30-210 fps), 224 × 168 (420 fps), 224 × 56 (1000 fps)
Recording Capacity
(With Still Image at Maximum Image Size Setting) Still Images
(JPEG) Built-in Flash Memory Approx. 5 shots (Fine) / 10 shots (Normal) / 16 shots (Economy)
SD Memory Card 1GB*2 Approx. 170 shots (Fine) / 322 shots (Normal) / 478 shots (Economy)
Movies Recording Time Maximum Recording Time per File: 10 min.
Built-in Flash Memory Approx. 8 seconds (HD) / Approx. 10 seconds (HS 1000 fps)
SD Memory Card 1GB*2 Approx. 4 min. 22 seconds (HD) / Approx. 5 min. 14 seconds (HS 1000 fps)
Operating Speed Shutter Release Time Lag*3*4 Approx. 0.01 second
Image Playback Approx. 0.1 second/image
Shot to Shot Time*4*5 Approx. 0.8 second
High-speed Continuous Shutter Maximum 40 frames per second at 3072 x 2304 pixels
Maximum 30 frames per second at 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash Continuous Shutter Maximum 5 frames per second (up to 10 images) at 3264 x 2448
Lens Construction 14 lenses in 11 groups, including aspherical lens
F-number F2.8 (W) to 4.5 (T)
Focal Length f=4.6 to 92.0mm
35mm Film Equivalent Approx. 26 to 520mm
Zoom Optical Zoom 20X
Digital Zoom 4X (80X in combination with optical zoom)
HD Zoom 108.0X (image size: 640 x 480 pixels)
Focusing Focus Type Contrast Detection Auto Focus
Focus Modes Auto Focus, Macro Mode, Super Macro, Manual Focus
AF Area Spot, Free or Tracking
AF Assist Lamp Yes
Focus Range*6 (From Lens Surface) Auto Focus Approx. 40cm to ∞ (W)
Macro Approx. 12cm to 50cm (W)
Super Macro Approx. 1cm to 12cm
Manual Focus Approx. 12cm to ∞ (W), Approx. 1cm to ∞ (zoom lens position: super macro)
Exposure Exposure Metering Multi-pattern, center weighted, spot by imaging element
Exposure Control Program AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Speed Priority AE, Manual Exposure
Exposure Compensation -2EV to +2EV (in 1/3EV steps)
Shutter Type CMOS electronic shutter, mechanical shutter
Shutter Speed*7 Auto 1 to 1/2000 second
Aperture Priority AE 1 to 1/2000 second
Shutter Speed Priority AE 30 to 1/2000 second (high-speed continuous shutter: up to 1/40000 second)
Manual Exposure 30 to 1/2000 second (high-speed continuous shutter: up to 1/40000 second)
Aperture*8 F2.8 (W) to F7.9 (W)
Aperture Priority AE/
Manual Exposure F2.8 (W) to F7.9 (W)
White Balance Auto WB, Daylight, Overcast, Shade, Day white FL, Daylight FL, Tungsten, Manual WB
Sensitivity (SOS)*9 Still Images Auto, ISO100, ISO200, ISO400, ISO800, ISO1600
Movies Auto (Hi-Speed Movie when in Manual Exposure mode: ISO100,ISO200,ISO400,ISO800,ISO1600)
HIGH SPEED EXILIM
EX-FH20
Other Recording Functions Image Stabilization Mechanism CMOS-shift image stabilization
Prerecord Still Images Maximum 40 frames per second at 3072 x 2304 pixels
Maximum 30 frames per second at 3264 x 2448 pixels
Maximum recording capacity: 40 images
Prerecord Movie Yes
YouTube? Capture Mode Yes
BEST SHOT Yes: 18 scenes
High Speed Anti Shake*10 Yes
High Speed Night Scene*10 Yes
Digital Panning*10 Yes
Multi-motion Image*10 Yes
Move Out Continuous Shutter*10 Yes
Move In Continuous Shutter*10 Yes
Face Detection Yes
Self-timer 10 seconds, 2 seconds, Triple Self-timer
Built-in Flash Flash Modes Auto, Flash Off, Flash On, Red Eye Reduction
Flash Range*6 Approx. 0.4 to 7.0m (W), approx. 1.3 to 4.4m (T)
Flash continuous shutter*11: Approx. 0.6 to 2.3m (W), approx. 1.3 to 1.4m (T)
Finder Monitor Screen 3.0-inch TFT color LCD (Super Clear LCD), 230,400 dots (960 × 240)
Electronic Viewfinder 0.2-inch LCD, Equal to 201,600 dots
Timekeeping Functions Date and Time Recorded with image data
On-image Time Stamp Function Yes
Auto Calendar To 2049
World Time 162 cities in 32 time zones, city name, date, time, summer time
Input/Output Terminals USB/AV port, AC adaptor connection (DC-IN)
USB Hi-Speed USB
Microphone Monaural
Speaker Monaural
Power Requirements AA-size alkaline battery (LR6) x 4, AA-size rechargeable Ni-MH battery (HR6) x 4, AC adaptor
Battery Life Number of Shots*12
(CIPA Standards) Approx. 230 still images (alkaline battery), approx. 400 still images (rechargeable Ni-MH battery)
Continuous Playback
(Still Images) Approx 5 hr. 20 min. (alkaline battery), approx 6 hr. 20 min. (rechargeable Ni-MH battery)
Dimensions (Excluding Projections) 122.6 (W) x 81.4 (H) x 84.5 (D)mm
Weight (Excluding Battery and Accessories) Approx. 483g
Bundled Accessories AA-size alkaline battery (LR6) x 4, USB cable, AV cable, strap, lens cap, cap holder, CD-ROM
*1. DNG file format is one type of RAW image file, and it is recommended by Adobe Systems for use as a standard image file format. *2. When using Panasonic (Matsushita) Pro High Speed 1GB SD Memory Card. *3. When using built-in memory. *4. With built-in flash off. *5. When set at maximum image size and normal image quality. *6. Range is affected by optical zoom. *7. May differ according to camera setting. *8. Aperture changed by optical zoom or recording mode. *9. SOS: Standard Output Sensitivity. *10. Maximum image size 3072 x 2304. *11. In 5 shot flash continuous shutter mode. *12. Auto Mode, standard brightness monitor setting.
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