CES 2008: Casio Exilim Pro EX-F1 makes sure you get your shot

[News Hound]

If digital cameras were baseball players, Casio's new Exilim Pro EX-F1 point-and-shoot digital camera would definitely be suspect for taking steroids, And not for the usual inflated specs: It features a modest 6 megapixels, at the low end for a consumer digicam (although still enough for most people's needs). It also has a healthy 12x optical zoom (the 35mm film equivalent of a 36-432mm zoom lens). Still, there are other cameras with 15x, and even 18x, optical zooms. Where the EX-F1 raises eyebrows is in its ability to take many shots rapidly, a feature referred to as burst mode, in a way that almost guarantees you won't miss a critical moment. Most digital cameras have a burst mode, but until recently, rarely could one shoot more than 2 or 3 frames per second (fps). Professional SLRs can fire 5, 8, or even 10 fps, although sometimes you must reduce the images' size to get the faster burst. And, you generally pay through the nose for such speed.

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