Casio Introduces Exilim Pro $999 EX-F1 High Definition Hybrid Camcorder/Camera

[Jerry Jones]

Casio introduces all-new Exilim Pro $999 EX-F1 hybrid camcorder/camera:

http://www.popphoto.com/photonews/4971/casio-picks-up-speed-with-exilim-pro-ex-f1.html

Does both 1080i and 720p.

This is an entirely new class of camera, it would seem.

Jerry Jones

http://www.jonesgroup.net

[Jerry Jones]

Official Casio press release:

http://www.casio.com/news/content/7AD51123-7BE6-4C82-8D26-F29FCB99A6B8/

I think this could be the beginning of the end of the traditional "camcorder."

Jerry Jones

http://www.jonesgroup.net

[Jerry Jones]

Note how the hot shoe takes an external microphone.

Jerry Jones

http://www.jonesgroup.net

[Jerry Jones]

There's also a microphone input terminal.

But I could find any detail about bit rates.

Jerry Jones

http://www.jonesgroup.net