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Japan's Impress Watch had the good fortune to attend this year's Robo-one tournament with a Casio EX-F1 in hand. The result is vise-to-vise combat captured at 300 frames per second. See a perfectly executed German suplex performed after the break. Makes us almost feel sorry for the little guy... almost.

Casio's EX-F1 has been out for a few days in Japan and to our delight, super happy tech site Impress had the chance to review the new ultra-quick, 6 megapixel shooter. How quick? Try 60fps burst or up to 1,200fps video. We're not going to try and make sense of all the machine translated text. Instead, we'll wait for a full-on English review to make sure we capture all the nuance. Until then, check the trio of videos they shot after the break in 300fps (512 x 384), 600fps (432 x 192), and 1,200fps (336 x 96). Right, as the frame rate goes up (and playback slows down) you're left with some teeny weeny video. Still, the effect is amazing. $1,000-MSRP amazing is the question we're still asking ourselves. Hit up that read link if you want to read Impress' full review.

Oh great lorf of frames per second shooters. Casio's Exilim Pro EX-F1 just snagged a ship date. It'll cost you ¥130,000 (tax inclusive) when it hits on March 28th in Japan. Still, we expect many people will be swayed by this 6 megapixel novelty with the ability to burst at 60fps while shooting up to 1200fps video. Still no US or European release where it's expected to pop for $999 (pre tax), but it can't be long now.

[Via I4U]

Ever wished you could reproduce those super-slow-motion shots taken by the pros. Now you can, with a catch. Casio's new EX-F1 can record full motion video at 1200fps. That's enough frames to catch water droplets fall in unbelievably detailed flight. Unfortunately, the EX-F1 scales things back to a tiny 336x96 resolution at that full 1200fps. Still, the results are startling even when set at 300fps (with the bonus of a much higher resolution) when compared to a typical camera's 30fps recordings. See for yourself after the break.

So after a bit of technical difficulty, we're finally posting a play-by-play of the Casio press conference which wrapped up a few minutes ago. However, rather than just posting the non-live minutiae, we'll give you a hearty gallery for a taste of the flavor. After all, we already know how it all turns out. We have to admit that while we went in with limited expectations, Casio pleasantly surprised us with a production version of the EX-F1, an iTunes compatible EX-S10 with autoshutter mode and Super Clear LCD, the EX-Z80 (like the S10 but without the Super Clear LCD), and wide-angle, 4x optical zoom EX-Z100 and EX-Z200 shooters. Casio wants to "take advantage of digital tech, not just replace film cameras." Sounds like they're on the right path to us.

Ok, we'll cop-to. We've got a hankerin' for Casio's new EX-F1. The same unit we went hands-on with back in October is back only now in a production body rockin' that same 60fps frame rate. Hell, don't listen to us swoon though, check the video hands-on after the break and let Casio walk you through the details highlighted by a 15 shot burst (with flash!) blinding of a Casio colleague.

We'd already seen prototypes of Casio's crazy 60fps 6 megapixel prosumer camera / camcorder hybrid, but the company is making it official at CES -- say hello to the EX-F1. There's been a couple changes spec-wise since we got our hands on one of these bad boys at IFA: while the 60fps burst still shooting and 300fps VGA video modes remain, video's been bumped to H.264 and there are several more shooting options, including 30fps 1080i / 720p and 1200fps at a tiny 336x96 resolution. Of course, all these tweaks pale beside the biggest change of them all -- Casio's now actually willing to take your $999 and ship one to you. Check out a couple more beauty shots after the break.