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Casio EX-F1 High Speed Camera
VIDEO BLOG:
I recently stumbled upon some footage on Vimeo shot with an inexpensive digital SLR-like camera called the Casio EX-F1. This footage was shot in high speed, at rates of 300, 600 and even 1200 frames per second! The camera shoots great still images and HD video. The cost of the camera is just under $1,000 and it can be found here. Why is $1000 cheap? Because the high speed cameras that I use in a pro setting cost over $100,000! The only problem is that the higher the recording frame rate, the less resolution you get out of the camera. But.. at 300 FPS the camera looks ok, even when up converted to 1080p HD. I downloaded some source footage from Vimeo that a guy shot at a skate park. He shot this footage at 300 FPS with the Casio EX-F1. They guys name is AJ DeLong and his Vimeo video is here. If you search, “EX-F1″ in Vimeo, you will find a ton of stuff shot on this camera. You can watch the video I up converted from AJ’s source footage by clicking the link below: 3 comments to Casio EX-F1 High Speed Camera |
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Hey Tom,
Just wondering if i could pick ur brains?
what process you used or would recommend to up convert the footage from the EX-F1 (when shot at 300fps – 512 x 384) how did you do it with AJs footage?
Did you blow up and distort the original frame size? also wondering what method you used to ramp his original footage? was it just a speed setting in your edit app?
Have you heard many reviews about this camera?
Cool site, cheers!
@tom:
Yes. I simply took AJs original source file from Vimeo (512×384) and placed it on the Final Cut timeline. I then used the “scaling” feature in the motion tab and blew it up. I maintained the proportions, so I simply zoomed into the center of the image to make it match my HD timeline settings. The footage looks pretty good, but certainly not broadcast quality.
I used the “speed” setting to ramp the footage right in Final Cut. I think I set the speed to 300 percent to ramp it up and kept the slow footage at 100 percent.
I only know that the quality sucks. I have not heard any other reviews and I have never used this camera. I would not buy it because the footage is inferior to what I am use to shooting.
Good Luck!
how much is this?