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fps1000 Update Shows Near Finished Camera!

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Warning: The parent company of FPS cameras “The Slow Motion Camera Company Ltd.” went out of business and entered liquidation proceedings. No further development of cameras is expected. More information here on Google Search

The latest fps1000 update has something that buyers of the Kickstarter project have been waiting for months; this wait is over and we can now finally see the first images of the new camera iteration with a turned on screen and included 50mm C lens for C mount models.  What is clear is that the little camera has evolved into a real and tangible piece of gear with a lot of features apparent in the initial software release. → Continue Reading Full Post ←

Readers Questions August 2015!

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Here are some of the most asked questions received from our readers in the past two months about slow motion gear , phones and other imaging devices:

Q) What will the iPhone 6s be able to do? → Continue Reading Full Post ←

Moto X 2015 Rumors Up the Slow Motion Ante!

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The Moto X has kind of always suffered from a mid range hardware complex; overall pretty good but never has had a high end feel to the feature set compared to rivals like the iPhone and the Samsung Galaxy Series. If the latest Moto X  rumors of the phone for 2015 refresh are to be believed the camera on the Moto X 2015 might go punch to punch with the best around while at the same time offer even more with slow motion features that rival the iPhone 6 in some cases and beat it in others.

As with any rumors you should take them with a  grain of salt, however with the looming release date said to be Tuesday of next week, it could all be accurate. However no promises. → Continue Reading Full Post ←

Ono U1 Promises 480fps Full HD for $199!

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Out of seemingly nowhere a new smartphone competitor Ono has sprung up with a pretty slick phone that finally claims a smartphone called the Ono U1 which will do 480fps full HD using the Mediatek Helios X10 chipset released earlier this year. The company seems to be a collaboration from engineers and designers from India, France and Germany.   Anand Kumar the CEO of Ono and mind behind the phone strives to make it available to everyone in the world at a very low pre order price of $199.00 USD.

The specs of the Ono U1:
  • 480fps Full HD 1080p Video
  • 20 Megapixel Back Camera
  • 8 Megapixel Front Camera
  • 2560 x 1440px 2k Res – 16 million colors
  • 5.5″ Display
  • 4000mAH battery
  • Micro/nano Dual sim
  • 3GB Dual Channel LP DDR3 RAM
  • Gorilla Glass 4
  • 4G LTE
  • Mediatek Helio X10 Processor -480fps
  • Dual Color LED Flash
  • RadialOS- Simplified Speedy Android Compatible With Android apps.
  • Pre Order Price $199 USD Worldwide.

The specs are actually quite good and especially impressive for the low introductory price tag.  It reminds of of the Chinese company One Plus which introduced the low cost but very capable and no compromise One phone a year ago. → Continue Reading Full Post ←

iPhone 6s to feature Full HD Slowmo?

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The rumor mill has lit up with all kinds of leaked info about the upcoming iPhone replacement the iPhone 6s and 6s+. When it comes to high frame rates the current iPhone doesn’t disappoint; however the prospect of higher resolution slow motion is tantalizing in an Apple product. The current iPhone 6 spec is capped at 120fps and 240fps 1280*720 HD res and 60fps at 1920*1080 Full HD resolution. While the resolution is hardly to be considered HD at the moment considering it is skipping lines and creating artifacts; the look and feel of the footage thanks to clever processing is not that bad. It is still on the top ranks for slow motion phones to own.

The leaked Specs for the iPhone 6s Unconfirmed: → Continue Reading Full Post ←

Sony FS700 Price Drops to $4,999 USD!

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The Sony FS700 has been reduced in price several times this year and now commands an under $5k price for the body only package.  When the camera was released it commanded a $7,999 USD price tag for the same kit with $8,499 USD for the basic 18-200mm kit. Nowadays you can get some used FS700 bodies for just over 4k.

The FS700 remains in the #2 spot of our HSC Camera guide for slow motion cameras on a budget. The deal just got better with these price cuts. → Continue Reading Full Post ←