Casio's
usual Exilim fare might struggle to engender a second look from the weary-eyed camera cognoscenti, but a few of the company's models do feature an attention-grabbing 1,000fps shooting mode (albeit at a relatively useless 224 x 64 resolution). A pair of those speedy shooters, the
EX-FC100 and
EX-FH20, have today been ever so gently upgraded with a set of new name badges and mildly improved performance. The EX-FC150 ups the pixel count to ten million while adding a
backlit CMOS sensor, but retains the 5x optical zoom, sensor-shift image stabilization, and general performance of the previous generation. The EX-FH25 20x superzoomer (pictured above) has a similar (if not identical) ten megapixel CMOS sensor, which upgrades the camera's 40fps burst mode from seven to nine megapixel stills, and retains the 720p video recording at 30fps, something the FC150 can also boast. Both are coming out on November 27, though prices have yet to be announced. Hit the read link for the full dish.
posted Nov 16th 2009 4:34AM
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I'm dying to see how that BSI sensor performs in real life.
I'm getting a g11 to replace my g9 that had an unfortunate encounter with the pavement. The EX-FH25 is making me reconsider...
There are only two types of cameras... 'those that you'll drop, and those that you'll drop again'
I'd like to see Casio do an update to the EX-F1. I was so excited for that camera to be released, but disappointed with the results of the still photos. Maybe they should collaborate with Olympus to produce a high-speed, movie mode 4/3rds camera with an interchangeable lens.
Is this the first camera with a Backlit CMOS to hit market? Very interested to see how these perform. I'd love to see them in HD Camcorders if they actually work.
I'm a pretty big fan of these cameras. I have both the FC100 and the FH20. Overall, these are cameras you really should get. The high speed stuff is very amazing and opens up a lot of different applications. I read in consumer reports that it is listed in third place among the super zooms, including image quality. Now, I don't know if I would place it there or not, but how can I disagree? I'm glad to see Casio continue in this direction.