new Canon pocket cameras with 1080p 24fps and lowres hi-speed at 240 fps

hawaj

hawaj

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I know there is more buzz around new 600D and 1100D but other cameras catched my interest this time.
I own Ixus 120 which is very small and handy point and shoot camera which shoots very nice 720p videos and I really like it. Since they are using h264 codec everybody is surprised how good quality HD videos I have from yesterdays party :happy:
But now with new models IXUS 115 HS, IXUS 220 HS, IXUS 310 HS they added 1080p 24fps mode and hi-speed at 240 fps/ 320 x 240 or 120 fps/ 640x480!
Well it looks like good trend to have all this stuff packed in the size of a thick credit card in your pocket everything you go. We live in good times.


http://www.dpreview.com/news/1102/11020711canonixus115hs.asp
http://www.dpreview.com/news/1102/11020712canonixus220hs.asp
http://www.dpreview.com/news/1102/11020715canonixus310hs.asp


... and when you consider that u can tweak these cameras with some code from SD cards (I don't remember that link now) so they can shoot in RAW, work like timlapse timers, automatically take picture if they recognize any movement or you can unlock recording time restrictions, play simple games on lcd, etc etc :happy:


So now I'm only waiting when GoPro will rise their bitrates ... and somebody finally makes that 3K raw camera for $ 3K :)
 
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i've been waiting for this type of breakthrough. it looks like my dream of casting my family in a remake of avatar and setting it in my backyard may one day become a reality.
 
it annoys me that outside of red there isn't a good camcorder that does 120fps ,and yet this stills camera even at 640x360 can do it ,why am i limited to 720p 60fps on a pmw 350k. AGHHHHHHHHH!
 
wannabeapilot said:
it annoys me that outside of red there isn't a good camcorder that does 120fps ,and yet this stills camera even at 640x360 can do it ,why am i limited to 720p 60fps on a pmw 350k. AGHHHHHHHHH!
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It's a point and shoot camera, not a professional tool. It could be a throwaway feature, because it doesn't have to be high quality to be marketed.
 
Manufacture quality hi-speed cost lot of money, but ability to use at least some cheap pocket version is great. Couple years ago there was just nothing ... n o t h i n g!
 
hawaj said:
Manufacture quality hi-speed cost lot of money, but ability to use at least some cheap pocket version is great. Couple years ago there was just nothing ... n o t h i n g!
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A couple years from now my iphone will shoot 1000fps at 480p...but Sony will still overcrank 60 frames at 720p :D

I've been looking for a good little point and shoot since my old SD1000 fell off a table (bumped by a dog). This may be a good solution. Buy an underwater housing and you have a GoPro that turns out great stills and shoots at 24p
 
wannabeapilot said:
it annoys me that outside of red there isn't a good camcorder that does 120fps ,and yet this stills camera even at 640x360 can do it ,why am i limited to 720p 60fps on a pmw 350k. AGHHHHHHHHH!
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Because 720p reolution above 60p the camera septuples in price.
 
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