Robot Combat In Slow-Mo
Writing by Evan Ackerman on Friday, 30 of May , 2008 at 12:49 am
A few months back on OhGizmo, we wrote about the Casio EX-F1, a prosumer digital camera/camcorder that can record video at 1200 frames per second. It’s not good video, but it’s video all the same, and it turns everyday occurrences like robot combat into beautiful slow motion ballets. Especially if you add The Blue Danube as a soundtrack. Have a look:
Most of these videos were shot at only 300 FPS, a quarter of the maximum speed of the camera. The Achilles heel (as it were) of the EX-F1 (and all high speed cameras) is that they need oodles of light for decent results. The main arena was lit by 10 500-watt halogen worklights, and it still looks a bit murky at 300 FPS. For only about $1k, though, the Casio is a pretty impressive little toy.
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