Remember Cartier-Bresson's decisive moment, that one punctum of time when the world came into glorious alignment, the moment when your heart's finger said yes, and clicked the shutter? Well, digital and computational photography is finding new ways to technologize the decisive moment so that you can take your pick at home.
Put another way, you can now buy a camera that welcomes your indecision about the decisive moment.
Cassio's new Exilim Pro E-F1 still camera offers full resolution photography using 60 fps ultra-high speed burst mode captures the crucial moment. Users can shoot at an ultra fast 60 frames per second. I
n burst mode, the frame rate can also be varied from between 1 and 60 frames per second while shooting. Up to 60 shots can be taken at once, so 60 shots per second for one second, or 5 shots per second for 12 seconds, are possible.
Users can record images not just at the instant they press the shutter button, but before! Continuously recording at up to 60 images per second, a maximum of 60 images can be saved in the camera’s own buffer memory even before the shutter button is depressed. Even if users press the shutter a little late, they will still be able to catch that vital moment.
Slow Motion View function lets users view and capture that critical moment in slow motion during still photography. Users can take photographs while, in the monitor, the momentary action that is before their eyes is displayed in slow motion. It is just as if they have slowed down the passing of time. Users can unhurriedly observe the motion of the subject as they press the shutter, ensuring that they never miss that crucial moment.
The EXILIM Pro EX-F1 can record high speed movie footage of motion too fast for the human eye, for ultra slow motion playback. Users can select a recording speed of 300 fps, 600 fps or 1,200 fps. There is also a Movie Button that lets users quickly start movie recording without first switching from still image mode.
The camera features Full High-Definition movie recording capability. Users can record beautiful movies at a screen size of 1920x1080 pixels, at a rate of 60 fields per second. The camera can be connected to an HD compatible television with a separately available HDMI cable to enjoy viewing movies."
As an old school photographer, I hate this, of course; still, I want this camera.
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