A brand new start-up known as Pixboom has introduced an upcoming Kickstarter marketing campaign to crowdfund a brand new super-slow-motion video digital camera. Referred to as Spark, the digital camera is claimed to be able to a whopping 887fps when recording at Cinema 4K 16:9 decision (4096 x 2304), or an unimaginable 1724fps with decision lowered to 2K 16:9 (2048 x 1152). For context, a Canon EOS R1 tops out at 240fps at 2K, whereas the Sony A1 II can ‘solely’ handle 120fps at 4K.
Promotional slow-motion video from Pixboom:
Historically, such specialised slo-mo cameras have price a small fortune, however the Pixboom is (comparatively) effectively priced. When the Kickstarter marketing campaign goes reside on September seventeenth, the Tremendous Early Chicken worth will probably be $7,999. Place a $100 deposit now with Pixboom and you may get an extra $500 low cost. Full retail worth is anticipated to be $12,999.
For that you simply get a customized Tremendous 35mm back-side illuminated sensor with a claimed 13 stops of dynamic vary and twin ISO 400 / 1600 sensitivity. The Spark’s world shutter is claimed to eradicate rolling shutter distortion. The digital camera is offered with Sony E or PL lens mounts, although solely the latter helps digital lens-body communication.
A strong aluminium physique in black or silver finishes conceals an energetic cooling system and sports activities pro-level I/O, whereas energy comes from a V-mount battery. Video is saved to a proprietary Pixboom Professional Card SSD, although that is stated to allow document durations which might be solely restricted by the dimensions of the SSD. All the things is managed by way of a 3.5-inch, 6.22-million-dot touchscreen show.
Pixboom expects to ship the primary batch of 300 Spark cameras in January 2026, with a second batch of 300 items following in Febrary 2026. Nonetheless, as with every crowdfunding marketing campaign, pledging cash now would not assure you will obtain a completed product.