If you want to take your fast-action photography to the next level, this pro-shooter called the World’s Fastest Digital Camera can’t be beat. Capturing a top 60 frames of full-resolution photographs in one second, it’s so fast it can freeze a hummingbird’s wings mid-flap or capture the very moment a golf club strikes the ball – all in crisp, fine detail.

Winner of the prestigious Popular Mechanics Editor’s Choice Award, the World’s Fastest Digital Camera even improves on your reaction time, shooting a burst of 30 frames as soon as the shutter is half-pressed and 30 immediately after – helping ensure you capture key moments.

Also recording high-speed video at up to 1,200fps for super slow motion playback, the World’s Fastest Digital Camera lets you observe details not discernible to the human eye – such as the mechanics of a dragonfly’s flapping wings.

Including a high-speed CMOS sensor with 6 million effective pixels and recording 1080i high definition video for playback on an HDTV, the World’s Fastest Digital Camera gets a large 520 shots per charge and is available now from Hammacher Schlemmer for $999.95.

To celebrate Hello Kitty’s 35th anniversary, Casio have launched a blinged-up, pinkified, limited edition Exilim EX-Z2 camera – which is sure to evoke screams of excitement from fans of the Japanese icon.

Sporting a 3x optical zoom lens encircled with Swarovski crystals, this 12.1-megapixel kitty-cam includes a 2.7-inch LCD and comes complete with a litter of items including a lanyard and camera case – all emblazoned with the winking KT herself.

The Hello Kitty Casio Exilim EX-Z2 Digital Camera is available now on pre-order from Amazon.com for $499.99, but be quick kittens – at the moment there’s only four left in stock.

Sources:
DreamKitty and Amazon.com
Via: iTechNews

Casio exhibited their impressive little EX-FS10 point-and-shoot back in January at CES 2009 and now, it edges a little closer to consumer hands with release dates and a pre-order listings on Amazon. The Exilim EX-FS10 can fire off 30fps in high-speed Burst Mode, which Casio claim is faster than even SLRs can achieve.

The EX-FS10 comes with a 9.1-megapixel resolution, 3x optical zoom and a 2.5-inch LCD and can record high-speed videos at up to 1000fps. The burst mode will capture 30fps at a generous 6-megapixels each, so you’ll want a memory card with a decent capacity to store all those images on. The 0.6-inch thin digicam has a YouTube mode for easy uploads and can also record in 720p high definition, which makes it a good alternative to gadgets like Creative’s Vado HD and Flip Video’s MinoHD.

The new Exilim will be officially available in Japan on March 27 and the UK on April 13, so a US release should not be far off. The EX-FS10 has a pre-order price of $349.99 | £299.99.

I wonder if Casio will add high burst rate shooting to their Exilim cameraphone in the future? That thing is a dream gadget.

Sources:
Casio Exilim (Press Release) and EX-FS10 Product Page
Plus: Amazon.com and CES-Show